Ebert may be a liberal but he was right the first time in this case. Some jackass drives drunk, kills himself and another person at 110 MPH, and we’re supposed to feel sorry about that? Please. It’s a mercy he only killed himself and the person dumb enough to ride with him drunk. He could have easily killed more people, innocent people, with his dumb and selfish stunt.
No sympathy. Ebert shouldn’t feel like he has to apologize for what he said.
The guy may have been drunk, or maybe he wasn’t. My first thought when I heard about the guy dying in a crash was to wonder if he was trying some stupid stunt for his jackass show. BUT, I did not react to that thought by cracking a joke about they guy’s death. Nor did I ASSUME that it was the case. To wonder about what else might have contributed to the accident is natural.
However, it takes a special kind of @$$hole to tweet jokes about somebody’s horrific death when he first hears about it. And this same @$$hole Ebert is the kind of liberal who deems himself morally superior to and far more sophisticated, intelligent, and sensitive than conservative troglodytes. Further, Ebert and his ilk often argue that those on the right are “insensitive” which just further illustrates his hypocrisy. Even if it turns out that he was “right” and the “jackass” was driving drunk, that does not make his tweet any less insensitive or inappropriate. It is very possible to be factually correct and still grossly inappropriate with one’s comments. Regardless of whether or not Dunn deserves any sympathy, Ebert should be embarrassed for making the comment that he made and he was right to apologize to Dunn’s family.
Agreed. If he felt the need to fire something back at those who were "offended", it should've been along the lines of "Okay, I'll retract my statement and offer a contrite apology - just as soon as the forensic investigation proves me wrong."