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April 15, 2007 at 18:48:00

Freindly Fire Fury Unleashed on Sharpton's Hypocrisy and Media's Cowardice

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Fury Unleashed: Imus/Sharpton Racial Hypocrisy Hits All-Time High

America may well be closer to an all-out race war than it has been in forty years. The hypocrisy and double standards regarding race and gender have hit all time highs, and the great silent majority may finally be an awakening giant.

Enough is enough.

America cannot continue to prosper, and indeed survive, if it is continually choked by the politically correct garbage increasingly prevalent in every aspect of its society. That type of culture directly leads to an unnatural state of oversensitivity and fear, resulting in citizens being too afraid to stand up and weigh in on the important issues of the day---such as the Don Imus flap--- for fear of being labeled “racist”, “bigot”, or “sexist”. Because these wildly inaccurate, irresponsible and slanderous attacks have not been aggressively countered over the years, they have become a highly successful weapon of the small but unabashedly loudmouthed extreme Left. Innovation and creativity are nearly stifled, and Americans have become so risk-averse that they now resemble their counterparts in Europe---a wholly gutless, cowardly and indecisive continent witnessing its own destruction, with no leader bold enough to right the ship.

The most ironic aspect of this predicament is that America is not falling from outside invasion, but from internal decay and a complete lack of fortitude. In short, we are willfully killing ourselves and the very values on which America was founded. And why? To appease the Jesse Jacksons and Al Sharptons of the world?

Enough is enough.

It is high time we stand united, blow past the scurrilous comments, and expose the frauds for what they truly are---hypocrites and shameless self-promoters who appear only when it is opportunistic for their self-interest.

Several examples:

The Duke lacrosse players (who are White) had all charges against them dropped, charges that were brought about by a Black woman, and summarily exposed to be fraudulent and deceitful. Where are Jackson and Sharpton in this case? Are we to expect a press conference in North Carolina with these men validating the innocence of the Duke players? After all, this was clearly a case where race was involved, as evidenced by both the complainant and the (possibly soon-to-be-disbarred) District Attorney. While the students are now free to move on with their futures, their lives are forever changed, and to a large extent tarnished, by the false accusations against them. Yet even though this case is infinitely more serious than Imus' comments, where is Jackson's moral outrage, especially given the fact that the accuser herself will not be tried. Interestingly, there is also no sign of Sharpton, despite the prevalence of Carolina BBQ. Despicable.

A CBS Corporation Director and former head of the NAACP, Bruce Gordon, called for Imus' firing, stating that “We should have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to what I see as irresponsible, racist behavior.” Gee, Bruce, I was unaware that you were the standard by which all things “irresponsible and racist” should be measured. Well, if that's the case, let's throw in “sexist” too.

So here is what I now expect to see from you, Gordo: an immediate denunciation of all comedians, hip-hop “artists” and rappers who, in their “art”, advocate the killing of police, describe women as “bitches” and “ho's” (in addition to numerous other sexually graphic and depraved depictions), and continue the widespread use of the “N” word. Not to mention the anti-White songs.

Wait, didn't someone else recently use the word “ho” in a joke, albeit an unfunny one?

Based on Bruce's “zero tolerance”, I would certainly expect that none of the radio stations in the CBS Radio Network would ever play music containing such disparaging lyrics.

Except, Bruce, they do. Perhaps in your rant against Imus, you simply overlooked that fact.

Or, perhaps, you don't think that those lyrics should be classified as “racist” or “sexist”. A clarification

from you would be helpful, since CBS Radio is the “largest radio group in the US”, according to your website.

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Christopher Freind is a twice-weekly Commentary columnist for The Philadelphia Bulletin, tackling topics and taking on leaders with a critical perspective that is all too rare.  Mr. Freind also serves as the President of The Artorius Corporation, a crisis management & strategic leadership
firm (www.ArtoriusCorp.com).  His background includes 15+ years of professional experience in politics, campaign management, lobbying and public affairs.  He has also served as an executive in the marketing and technology arenas, and ran for State Rep. in 1994.  He served as the CEO of the REACH Alliance in Harrisburg, where he worked with Governor Ridge in attempting to enact landmark education reform legislation. He appeared on numerous TV and radio stations statewide, debated elected officials
and organization heads, and was quoted extensively in newspapers
around Pennsylvania on the issues ranging from legal reform to
school choice. He was also named a Public Policy Expert by The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.  He is a graduate of The American University in Washington, D.C.

 

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Extreme Left?

You've got it a bit confused Mr. Friend. Sharpton's no member of the extreme left and neither is Jackson. Your  unfounded, unsupported remark about the extreme left's threat to american spine is  well, to put it simply, silly.

I agree with you that misogynist rap music should not be played on the radio. But those stations aren't owned by lefties. They're owned by right wingers.

Regarding the minister for the Rutgers Coach. Reverend Soares is one of those right wing, Clarence Thomas Types. You're talking about a right wing player who's lost his mind, not one of your phantom liberal threats to America.  

I'm not going to argue that Sharpton and Jackson are working this media event. But they are right. The talk should be shut down.

Today, while I was eating lunch at a Chinese restaurant, three black teens came in for take out. They said to each other, repeatedly, "nigga bitch" in front of a Chinese woman behind the counter. They laughed as they said it to each other. It was disgusting. Maybe they were doing it BECAUSE of the media attention the Imus case has given to this language.

Like I say, we agree it should stop. But it keeps on going because of hundreds of Clear channel stations that play it, Apple I-tunes that offers it for download and publicly held vendors like Amazon, Barnes and Noble and others that sell the garbage.

Maybe, if you turn down the "Fire" and reevaluate your problems with the left, which I'm guessing filter everything you see, you'll find that those on the right are a bigger part of the problem.  

by Rob Kall (804 articles, 3911 quicklinks, 329 diaries, 1693 comments) on Sunday, April 15, 2007 at 7:28:21 PM
 


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moosehunterBill is a member of the post war ‘baby boom’ after WWII, and came of age during the civil rights struggle of the 50’s and 60’s, and the Vietnam War soon thereafter. The assassination of Jack Kennedy made a huge impact on him and his doubts about the ‘official’ explanation launched him into a lifelong search for the truth which has taken him down many paths, from Zen Buddhism to a two year study of the Koran at the Islamic Center in Wash. DC . In 1984 this self...

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It's not just 'racism'

Your article is spot on .. but let's not forget about the anti-semitism screed !  Anyone who dares to question Israels influence peddling over here, or criticizes it's genocide against the Palestinian people, or its blantant aggression in Lebanon are immediately tarred with the old 'anti-semitism' brush ! It's so much easier to hang labels on your adversary then to answer uncomfortable questions ! 

by moosehunter (9 articles, 2 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 7 comments) on Monday, April 16, 2007 at 5:07:40 AM
 

 

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