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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:04 PM Original message |
Why Was Imus Fired But Ann Coulter Is Still Popping Up On Television? |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'd like to never see her again... |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Here's her publishers |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. good to know |
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NormanYorkstein (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. Why isn't GLAAD outside her appearances protesting? |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. Her column was dropped by a number of newspapers, not all of them, but |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Plenty kept her on, though. And she's getting new venues even now. |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. As I said, people are just now waking up. Political discourse does not change |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:34 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. No, they are going back to sleep. Your cite is March, mine is April. |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. I think the Imus situation is making people think. I prefer to think the change |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:49 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. We shall see. I personally think the only thing that will change the situation is a Democratic |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:52 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I agree with you — that will surely help matters. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. When was the last time you actually saw her on tv? Just sayin'. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. She was on Fox two nights ago tossing her hair around |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. I can live with her being quarantined on FOX. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:37 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Yeah, but it spreads |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
35. Quite facaetious of me. |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 07:17 AM Response to Reply #35 |
65. I prefer |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #25 |
42. I never watch Hairball so I guess I won't see her again. |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
7. absolutely! or Rush or a score of other hate mongers, |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. My theory is this |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. good take |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. Here's my theory about the Imus situation: |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 06:34 AM Response to Reply #24 |
63. There was certainly that element as well. I agree. |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
10. Do some of you expect Sharpton and Jackson to protest every fricking bigot? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Jackson wouldn't touch that issue for another reason. He doesn't see gay rights as civil rights. |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Al Sharpton has been trying to start a dialogue about homophobia.... |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. no of course not, it shouldn't be that hard |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-15-07 10:14 AM Response to Reply #10 |
59. Glad you asked. Yes. They should demonstrate that they are willing to |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
13. She just pops up, Imus has space they can sell. |
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youngdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
15. I suspect it is due to the thorny issue of the difficulty in ascertaining her sex or species |
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sandrakae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
19. A big ole double standard. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 07:34 AM Response to Reply #19 |
66. Fox is pro-war, that's why. The bulk of those sponsors have DOD or government contracts. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
22. I stood with women of color over the Imus debacle. One small tick off the dog. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. So do I |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I have noticed that with great sadness. nt |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 07:02 PM Response to Reply #28 |
52. But a great many do.... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
23. Imus the Martyr |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
27. You can't fire Ann Coulter. She has no show. That's a big difference. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. So you're telling me |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Nope. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:51 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Which is my point |
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Batgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:55 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. do you really believe MSNBC fired Imus for saying "nappy etc. etc.?" |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 11:01 PM Response to Reply #39 |
54. And you don't think corporations could just have easily |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:57 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. They fired him because he lost advertisers, thus advertising REVENUE. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 06:48 AM Response to Reply #40 |
64. That revenue, large as it may seem, is a teensy, tiny fraction of a fraction of a percent of |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
31. Don Imus' show was a regularly scheduled show ON a network |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
49. The Walgreen's sign! |
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Batgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
32. I think a crucial factor in why the Imus situation |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
38. Coulter did not say that Cheney should |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
41. She Didn't Call Edwards The "N" Word |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
43. A. She attacked a politician, not a group of innocent young women |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-15-07 10:11 AM Response to Reply #43 |
58. Her attack on "ragheads" wasn't on a politician. She is a tool of the |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-16-07 08:08 AM Response to Reply #58 |
67. Huh? |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
44. You can't end bigotry in a day |
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randr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
45. Chelsea Clinton |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. they did the same to Amy Carter, BUT in the larger sense, |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
46. Hi, ruggerson. Agree. I think a case can be made that Coulter's |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 06:22 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. late edit: "...he no more knew their sexual proclivities..." |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
47. because firing imus was a wrong-headed knee-jerk reaction...? |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
51. Perhaps... |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 10:59 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. I can only speak for myself |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-15-07 12:51 AM Response to Reply #53 |
57. Yes, I agree... |
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BenDavid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
55. Because she has an Adam's Apple and |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-14-07 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
56. Imus is a scapegoat. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-15-07 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
60. Ann is a tool of the corporatist fascist and Imus isn't. The corporatist |
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jakem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-15-07 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
61. Because her heads keep growing back if you cut them off anyway...? nt |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-15-07 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
62. A womens basketball team that handled themselves with great grace |
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