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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Not to be taken lightly

The last few days of the "Don Imus controversy" has left me completely disgusted. I don't know if I can even articulate what I'm thinking correctly because my anger has skewed my focus. I'll try to keep this short and to the point. I'm just venting.

Look at the instigator behind this whole non-story. Al Sharpton, a shameless opportunist, a bold-faced liar and an absolute racist and race-baiter himself. He, the perpetrator of that impardonable hoax (the Brawley case) is making such an issue over Imus' very typical humor laden remark. Sharpton is a vile human being; a criminal and I think it's time that society and the media take a good, long look at this man. I refuse to call him "Reverend" as there is nothing spiritual or faith-based about him.

The cowards at CBS and NBC left Imus hung out to dry. They backpedal and cower. Who runs your company? You or these special interest groups?

Why is no one planning a counter-protest outside Air America to decry Sharpton's propagandist bullshit program?

Now we're force-fed the obviously-coached/rehearsed "outrage" of the Rutgers basketball team? Is this what they call a delayed reaction; a late shock? Guaranteed, when those women first heard Imus' remark, I'm sure they either said "fuck him" or "who?" and then didn't give it a second thought.

Why do reporters constantly have to interview these insipid liberal Jewish princesses when they KNOW what the answers will be? It's SO sensationalistic.

Why did NO ONE in the media stand up for Imus save for Gregg Hughes, Anthony Cumia and James Norton? Seriously. I am not being funny--these were the ONLY ones who have spoken up and have defended and supported Imus. And they weren't being funny, either. This is no laughing matter.

What happened to our right to make jokes? Are people this fucking hypersensitive? I think not. This is SUCH a farce.

Now let's see who calls me a racist or an anti-Semite or whatever you want to think of. I don't care. Here's the bottom line:

-Imus made a joke. He's said a LOT of heavier things earlier in his career.
-Take a fucking joke and let it go. If you're offended, accept the man's apology and move on. That's what ADULTS do.

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I was surprised when I read that Sanctuary was no longer going to be releasing new artists and becoming a "catalog only" label entity. Had me reeling for a while, especially after reading that they were (of course) letting go of a lot of their staff. And I have to wonder where the next Undertones album will be placed.

I have about 10 new songs that are in their embryonic recorded versions. At the rate I'm going, I may actually have an album coming together.

More later; I'm fighting off this latest crud that's been going around.

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