Comments on: Protesting "Free" Speech

CBS' Meyer Sort Of Applauds Efforts To Clean Up Pop Culture In Wake Of Imus Farce And Va. Tech Tragedy

[sparks224]

katg21,

"THE AMERICAN ELITE" are the people who own the corporations, like the oil companies for example.

These people are represented by the Republican party. You could say the Republican party is nothing more than the public relations department for these corporations.

The same corporations that own the Media.

That is why the idea of a liberal media is laughable.

[fascistusa]

Who controls the Media??

THE AMERICAN ELITE AND AIPAC/ISRAEL.

"Liberal Bias" is a LIE. Say a LIE enough times, it somehow becomes "Truth".

Freedom of Speech is a Myth.

Politically Correct is Brainwashing.

We live in a FASCIST COUNTRY. The Elite use the Media to CONTROL us.

[susanhelit]

That myth again. Reporters are liberal - although not all that strongly - socially liberal, fiscally conservative. However Editors are conservative - strongly. Media owners likewise. That's what that study showed, and it's been misused to claim a liberal bias to the media. Who do you think controls what is printed - the reporter doing his job, or the editor or managers who hire and fire him, and choose which stories get printed?

[i-tack]

The media may not consider itself liberal, but it historically and solidly Democratic. Whether they consider themselves liberal is more of a relative discussion, but in the overall picture they would not be a centrist.

As for their Corporate ownership; there is some truth to that. Corporations however, are not loyal to anything that can cause them financial pain hence the pro-war talk then and the pro-walk talk now.

It is up to the people to not be so impressionable by believing every sound bite.

[taylpatr]

I don't think Imus should have been fired. He shouldn't have been on the air in the first place. There was a time in this country, even when segregation was still the norm, that the media used a thing called "tact". Some would refer to it as manners, a quality that Mr. Imus seems to lack.But I can't fault Imus for making a living. He wouldn't be able to spew his garbage if someone wasn't buying it. The same with the rap lyrics.I don't understand people paying good money to someone to degrade them.

[katg21]

Liberalism is clearly NOT in their financial interest.
Conservatism clearly IS

Posted by sparks224 at 07:43 PM : Apr 26, 2007


Now that's funny!!!

[sharona13]

If the media hadn't made such an issue, no one would have cared and the Rutgers Women's Basketball team wouldn't be remembered only as "Nappy Headed H-s". First of all by acknowleding the comments, they became victims. If they felt the need to comment, they should have gone on Imus's show and proved they were neither nappy headed or hos! My Godmother called me nappy head when I was little and I didn't thing anything of it and still don't. In fact I took it to be a term of endearment. Sharpton and Jackson should practice forgiveness and let whoever Imus's god is judge him. If they were true Christians, as they profess to be, they would not have judged him so harshly. Hope Imus is watching when they trip and I bet he will not be so judgemental and demand that they be fired. Oh wait, Jesse Jackson has a job?

[sparks224]

xzavierbrown,

"Liberal media"
That's pretty funny.

Would that be the same Media that is owned by corporate America?

Liberalism is clearly NOT in their financial interest.
Conservatism clearly IS

[bigdadpatrio]

hypnotoad72, I hope that you don't say anything at work that might be politically incorrect because, according to you, you should then be fired also. We'll have to disagree on this issue! I (he, you) have the right to say anything that I (he,you) want to, as long as it's not "fire!" in a crowded theatre, or if it would incite dangerous actions/activities. At least that's how the constitution has been interpreted up until now..... AND, YES McCain IS a liberal (much closer than to a conservative!)

[hypnotoad72]

xzavierbrown - I'm sorry you feel the need to blame it all on liberals... Look up some of John McCain's comments. Is he a liberal? Um, no. How about Ann Coulter. Is she a liberal? Given the quantity of comments she spits out, perhaps she is she the deity Liberals pray to?! Nope, wrong again! She too is a 'conservative'. One that does the party she claims to adhere to a tremendous disservice, but that's her problem.

There are a lot of people who are anything BUT liberal and have said some fairly vile things. The issue is not one-sided, I'm sorry to incorporate some reality into this discussion thread.