I don't think you have, but that is not an answer to my question. Were you happy or unhappy when Clear Channel "decided not to play" the Dixie Chicks on their stations?
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I don't think you have, but that is not an answer to my question. Were you happy or unhappy when Clear Channel "decided not to play" the Dixie Chicks on their stations?
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The Almighty
I apologize... I misread that probably a dozen times...
Yes, I supported the position of Clear Channel. No, I do not think A&E is doing the right thing. The difference to me is that Robertson was being interviewed by GQ. They asked him a question on sin. He answered it based on his religious views. He was banned for that. I think that is wrong. The Ditzie Chicks on the other hand simply decided to bash the President when they were at a concert and they said something like they were ashamed he was from Texas. If I recall correctly they did so overseas. I think that was inappropriate.
So while the individuals had the right to say what they did, the networks had the right to react the way they did, the difference for us individually comes down to whether or not we agree or disagree with the comments and/or actions of the individuals/networks.
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For some reason I kept skipping over the 'not' in your original question. Totally my fault. Apologies. I just answered.
and yes... in this instance... I was the retard.
A black person working alongside him was not able to congregate among the white aristocracy, which is to say they could not eat in white restaurants, drink from white water fountains, so go school with whites, sit among them in the same movie theater, they couldn't vote, and God forbid a black man should look upon a white woman. Now how would describe slavery.
I never claimed he did say that.
christiefan915
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Exactly! He states that America's going down the tubes and it's all because of (paraphrasing) no-moral liberals and that he's glad he has a platform to air his views on how to correct what he sees as the problem.
cawacko
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LOL, he is a Democrat.
christiefan915
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Do you really take Mott seriously? I look at his posts as comic relief 90% of the time. And haven't you contributed with your sheep-fucking posts about people from Ohio or Michigan?
1) Thank you for your apology.
2) Thank you for answering.
This is an important thing I want you to understand. I do not like what the Duck Dynasty guy said, I disagree with him, I think what he said is harmful to people. I DISAGREE with the COMMENTS he made!
YET, because I believe in FREEDOM and the FREE EXPRESSION OF IDEAS, I do not agree with what A&E did. I do not think Comcast should have banned the DIXIE CHICKS for criticizing the president, and I don't think A&E should have banned this guy for calling homosexuality a sin.
One of my wishes is for AMERICANS to rise above what they believe about the issues and stand on some bigger principals about being accepting of the right to disagree!
I think I simply stated that they were within their rights to cater to their audience. I believe I mentioned that the Dixie Chicks being country music singers should have paid a little attention to their audience as well. I certainly didn't promote the "banning" of Dixie Chicks that I remember.
Did they invite those blacks they worked along to their homes for dinner?
OK Mr. Lawyer, I'll try again. But this is why I don't engage you often. You're lawyer speak gets tiresome. They are businesses and they can do whatever they wish with their employees, constituents or benefactors. You asked if I "support" them. If by that do you mean that I would do the same thing that they would do. Then then answer is different in each case. Yes, I'd have banned the Dixie Chicks and no I wouldn't have suspended Phil Robertson.
When I am asked if I support some action by a person or company to me it goes to the right of the person or company to do what they did. So I answered accordingly. I still say that you are trying to turn this thread into something other than what it is.
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you realize different states had different Jim Crow laws? You also realize that 'white trash' also was not welcome among the aristocracy? Robertson would have been about 18 when the Civil Rights act was passed. So they did have the right to vote.
While things were far from good even in the 60's, to compare that time to slavery is simply absurd.
They did have a Muslim reality show, it was so normal, it was boring and was cancelled! No drama, no stupidity, Americans aren't interested.
They tune in to mock the DD dynasty.
"It seems like, to me, a vagina — as a man — would be more desirable than a man's anus, that's just me," the reality star said.
"I'm just thinking: There's more there! She's got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I'm saying? But hey, sin: It's not logical, my man. It's just not logical."
"Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there, bestiality,"
Wonder what he means by she's got more to offer?
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yes, he is trying to turn this into some sort of gotcha thread. It is what he does when he doesn't have anything of value to add.
We used to sleep over at each other's houses. Do you think we made our friends eat outside based on skin color?
christiefan915
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I don't see LR as a bigot but then I've been reading his posts for almost five years. However, I'm bothered by his sweeping generalization about the left. A lot of RWs here are the same.