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pan6467 · 05-10-2007, 01:55 PM

What I am simply trying to say and have been saying is I find it very hypocritical of ANYONE to say "Imus needed to lose his job" in one breath and in the very next say, "But what Sharpton said was ok because (insert BULLSHIT EXCUSE HERE)....."

Either both need to be punished or neither.... it can't be both ways.

It is not about WHAT was said, it's about the hypocritical bullshit that one can say hateful, hurtful things and be demonized, while another gets away scot free.

It makes it worse and shows the hypocrasy far more when Sharpton who was sooooo offended and sooooo public demanding justification over what Imus said.... says something just as offensive and gets excused for it.

Did Sharpton bring religion in the Imus argument? Did he care about what religion the girls were? Did he even know?

Of course not, he supposedly just cared because Imus was being prejudicial and hurtful and that was wrong.

Soooooo how is it different when Sharpton says something hurtful and prejudicial????

I guarantee 99% of those defending Sharpton would be the first to demand Limbaugh's job, protest the Pope, demand an appology from Bush, etc etc if they had come out and said something similar about Hilary or Obama.

If I were still a betting man I'd lay money on it.

And no, I don't think it's sloppy or stretching, these 2 cases are very similar.

The pain Sharpton brought the Mormons is not as worthy of discussion as the pain Imus supposedly caused??????

Who regulates and determines that?????

And I agree very much with the Voltaire quote. It just seems some people want to be able to pick and choose not what can be said, not how painful it is..... but WHO is allowed to say what. Imus not allowed, he needed to be fired.... Sharpton allowed, we'll make up excuses as to why his words were ok.

We shouldn't punish either, but IF we are to punish one we damned well better punish the other.

05-10-2007, 01:55 PM	#185 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	What I am simply trying to say and have been saying is I find it very hypocritical of ANYONE to say "Imus needed to lose his job" in one breath and in the very next say, "But what Sharpton said was ok because (insert BULLSHIT EXCUSE HERE)....." Either both need to be punished or neither.... it can't be both ways. It is not about WHAT was said, it's about the hypocritical bullshit that one can say hateful, hurtful things and be demonized, while another gets away scot free. It makes it worse and shows the hypocrasy far more when Sharpton who was sooooo offended and sooooo public demanding justification over what Imus said.... says something just as offensive and gets excused for it. Did Sharpton bring religion in the Imus argument? Did he care about what religion the girls were? Did he even know? Of course not, he supposedly just cared because Imus was being prejudicial and hurtful and that was wrong. Soooooo how is it different when Sharpton says something hurtful and prejudicial???? I guarantee 99% of those defending Sharpton would be the first to demand Limbaugh's job, protest the Pope, demand an appology from Bush, etc etc if they had come out and said something similar about Hilary or Obama. If I were still a betting man I'd lay money on it. And no, I don't think it's sloppy or stretching, these 2 cases are very similar. The pain Sharpton brought the Mormons is not as worthy of discussion as the pain Imus supposedly caused?????? Who regulates and determines that????? And I agree very much with the Voltaire quote. It just seems some people want to be able to pick and choose not what can be said, not how painful it is..... but WHO is allowed to say what. Imus not allowed, he needed to be fired.... Sharpton allowed, we'll make up excuses as to why his words were ok. We shouldn't punish either, but IF we are to punish one we damned well better punish the other. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?" Last edited by pan6467; 05-10-2007 at 02:08 PM..