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Re: I am looking forward
Gatewood; I would not look forward to having my family members called names on public, you are right. But I have not paraded them around as icons of responsible sexual activity, nor am I a public figure with conflicting positions on personal responsibility and family planning. The eldest daughter is not merely a public firgure by virtue of her ...
Posted to Politics by john adkisson on June 19, 2009
This Pundit Takes Herself Too Seriously.
Politics and humor don't mix-- as in when political pundits try to put comedy into a political frame. Or they mix fine -- as in when comics make fun of politicians. Although Letterman will probably benefit financially from this fake dispute, he nevertheless has probably suffered some humiliation from having been mischaracterized as laughing at ...
Posted to Politics by john adkisson on June 18, 2009
I Just Don't Agree...
While I can agree that what Letterman said was in poor taste, it's being blown way out of proportion. Comparing Letterman and Imus isn't fair. Letterman's joke wasn't nasty or hateful--it was an implied silly joke. He didn't even use the word ''sex,'' he said ''knocked up.'' Imus referred to the Rutgers' team as ''nappy headed ho's,'' a term ...
Posted to Politics by Obaminator on June 18, 2009
dirty jokes
Kidding about 14 year old girls getting knocked up is not good innocent fun. It does not have its place in the media.
Posted to Politics by david wayne osedach on June 18, 2009