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Originally Posted by ubertuber
There's no first amendment protection in the corporate world. If the networks don't want to have his words on their broadcasts, there's nothing to make them air him. And they don't have to wait for listener backlash either. First amendment protection applies to governmental restrictions.
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I understand that. And if the networks want to can him, that's their choice. However, the principle of the first amendment is that everyone has the right to express himself. For people to then get up in arms when others follow that principle is disingenuous.
I don't agree with Imus any more than I agree with the KKK idiots that preach hate on the street corner - but that doesn't mean I think they should lose their jobs for having those beliefs.