I Agree With Al Sharpton and David Brock
Now that the ever offensive Don Imus has been fired for using sexist and racist remarks it's time to go after all of the others who do the same.
The Rev. Al Sharpton applauded the Imus firings as a victory in the battle against abuse of the airwaves.
So let us all raise our voices together to stop those who use their terrible song lyrics to encourage the killing of police officers, the degradation of women and all of the different races be they black or be they white. Let us go after the media pundits who do the same.
Let us boycott every radio station who plays these types of songs or spews sexist, racist hate. Let us not buy this kind of music and let us no longer make those rich who use racism and sexism in their music or punditry. Let there no longer be a double standard in any of the races.
I hope everyone notices that the major media spewers of hate, sexism and racism are CONSERVATIVES.
David Brock CEO of Media Matters says it best...
In wake of CBS decision, David Brock calls for 'broader conversation' on bigotry and sexism in the media
Washington, DC - In the aftermath of CBS Radio's decision to cancel Don Imus' syndicated radio show Imus in the Morning, David Brock, President and CEO of Media Matters for America, released the following statement regarding the overall tone of talk radio and cable news today.
Examples of Bigoted Commentary Rife on the Cable Networks and Talk Radio"I applaud CBS for listening to reason and canceling Imus in the Morning. Viewers and listeners sent the clear message that they would no longer tolerate bigotry on America's airwaves," said David Brock, President and CEO of Media Matters for America, the organization first to post on Don Imus' racist comments of April 4th. "It is our hope that this incident will begin a broader conversation about the responsibility that news corporations, journalists, and media figures have to the American public. This is an opportunity for the media to truly raise the bar to a higher standard and return to the fundamentals of journalism."
Below are just a few of the many examples of deplorable comments by media personalities that Media Matters for America has documented over the past several years:
Limbaugh: "The government's been taking care of [young blacks] their whole lives"
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On the February 1 edition of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh responded to a Reuters report on a University of Chicago study that found that "a majority of young blacks feel alienated form today's government" by asserting: "Why would that be? The government's been taking care of them their whole lives."
Limbaugh handicapped races in new Survivor series, suggested "African-American tribe" worst swimmers, Hispanics "will do things other people won't do"
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On the August 23, 2006, broadcast of his radio program, Limbaugh suggested that the competition in the then-new season of CBS' reality TV program, Survivor, in which contestants were divided into competing "tribes" by ethnicity, "is not going to be fair if there's a lot of water events." In support of this assertion, he cited a March 2 HealthDay article reporting that "young blacks -- especially males -- are much more likely to drown in pools than whites."
O'Reilly said Virginia Beach mayor "should be baking pies, not running a major city"
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On the April 6 edition of his nationally syndicated radio show, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly stated that Virginia Beach Mayor Meyera Oberndorf "should be baking pies, not running a major city." O'Reilly made the comment while discussing a March 30 automobile accident that resulted in the deaths of two teenage girls, reportedly at the hands of an illegal immigrant who said he had been drinking the night of the accident. O'Reilly blamed Oberndorf in part for the accident, saying that Virginia Beach's "sanctuary city policy" prevented police from detaining and deporting the driver, despite three previous alcohol-related convictions.
O'Reilly to Jewish caller: "[I]f you are really offended, you gotta go to Israel"
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O'Reilly responded to a Jewish caller to his radio show who objected to "Christmas going into schools" and explained that he "grew up with a resentment because I felt that people were trying to convert me to Christianity." O'Reilly told the caller that America is "a predominantly Christian nation" and that "if you are really offended, you gotta go to Israel." O'Reilly labeled the caller's concerns "an affront to the majority" and insisted that "the majority can be insulted, too." During his exchange with the caller, O'Reilly also mistakenly referred to "the seven candles" of Hanukkah.
O'Reilly: Abducted child "liked ... his circumstances," had "a lot more fun" than usual
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On the January 15 edition of his television show, O'Reilly said of Shawn Hornbeck -- who was abducted at the age of 11, held for four years, and recently found in Missouri -- that "there was an element here that this kid liked about his circumstances," adding that he "do[esn't] buy "the Stockholm syndrome thing." O'Reilly also said: "The situation here for this kid looks to me to be a lot more fun than what he had under his old parents. He didn't have to go to school. He could run around and do whatever he wanted." When fellow Fox News host Greta Van Susteren pointed out that "[s]ome kids like school," O'Reilly replied: "Well, I don't believe this kid did."
Boortz: Rep. McKinney "looks like a ghetto slut"
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On the March 31, 2006, broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio program, Neal Boortz said that Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) "looks like a ghetto slut." Boortz was commenting on a March 29 incident in which McKinney allegedly struck a police officer at a Capitol Hill security checkpoint. Boortz said that McKinney's "new hair-do" makes her look "like a ghetto slut," like "an explosion at a Brillo pad factory," like "Tina Turner peeing on an electric fence," and like "a shih tzu." McKinney is the first African-American woman elected to Congress from Georgia.
Predicting Media Matters would flag his Cindy Sheehan attacks, Boortz also declared Islam a religion of "violent, bloodthirsty cretins" and called Prophet Muhammad a "phony rag-picker"
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On the July 19, 2006, edition of this show, Boortz claimed that "at its core," Islam is a "violent, violent religion," called "this Muhammad guy [] just a phony rag-picker," and asserted that "[i]t is perfectly legitimate, perhaps even praiseworthy, to recognize Islam as a religion of vicious, violent, bloodthirsty cretins." Boortz also labeled Cindy Sheehan a "lunatic", a "moonbat", and a "crazy broad," adding, "I had to give Media Matters something to do."
Boortz suggested that Katrina victim turn to prostitution
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On the October 24, 2005, broadcast of his program, Boortz suggested that a victim of Hurricane Katrina, then-housed in an Atlanta hotel, consider prostitution. "If that's the only way she can take care of herself," Boortz posited, "it sure beats the hell out of sucking off the taxpayers." The woman was featured in an October 23, 2005, Atlanta Journal-Constitution article; Boortz repeated her first name on the air.
Boortz: Islam is a "deadly virus" and "we're going to wait far too long to develop a vaccine to find a way to fight this"
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On October 16, 2006, Boortz declared: "Islam is a virus. It is a deadly virus that is spreading throughout Europe and the Western world," adding that "we're going to wait far too long to develop a vaccine to find a way to fight this." Later in the broadcast, Boortz, who stated that he "would be willing to put money that Spain will be operating under Islamic law within 10 years," predicted "that Europe is doomed, and America's going to have a tough time surviving in anything close to its present form after America falls to Islam -- to the Muslim creeping virus." Boortz also characterized Islam as "not a very pleasant religion" and "a creeping mold infestation." He also said of Muslims: "[T]hese people are violent."
CNN's Beck to first-ever Muslim congressman: "[W]hat I feel like saying is, 'Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies' "
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On the November 14, 2006, edition of his CNN Headline News program, Glenn Beck interviewed then-Rep.-elect Keith Ellison (D-MN), who became the first Muslim ever elected to Congress on November 7, and asked Ellison if he could "have five minutes here where we're just politically incorrect and I play the cards up on the table." After Ellison agreed, Beck said: "I have been nervous about this interview with you, because what I feel like saying is, 'Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies.' " Beck added: "I'm not accusing you of being an enemy, but that's the way I feel, and I think a lot of Americans will feel that way."
CNN's, ABC's Beck on Clinton: "[S]he's the stereotypical bitch"
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On the March 15 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Beck said: "Hillary Clinton cannot be elected president because ... there's something about her vocal range." He went on to say, "There's something about her voice that just drives me -- it's not what she says, it's how she says it," adding, "She is like the stereotypical -- excuse the expression, but this is the way to -- she's the stereotypical bitch, you know what I mean?" Beck also asked: "[A]fter four years, don't you think every man in America will go insane?" and pleaded, "I'm sorry for being such a pig. But please, America. Please. I don't think I could do it for four years. I mean, sure the country is going to go to hell in a handbasket, but could we make this about me for a second? I just don't think I could take it from her." He also said that "there is a range in women's voices that experts say is just the chalk, I mean, the fingernails on the blackboard."
Beck has a warning for Muslims "who have sat on [their] frickin' hands" and have not "lin[ed] up to shoot the bad Muslims in the head"
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On the August 10, 2006, broadcast of his radio program, Beck warned that "[t]he world is on the brink of World War III" and that "Muslims who have sat on your frickin' hands the whole time and have not been marching in the streets" will face dire consequences. Beck made his comments toward Muslims who he claimed "have not been saying, 'Hey, you know what? There are good Muslims and bad Muslims. We need to be the first ones in the recruitment office lining up to shoot the bad Muslims in the head.' "
Beck called Hurricane Katrina survivors in New Orleans "scumbags," said he "hates" 9-11 families
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On the September 9, 2005, edition of his radio show, Beck referred to survivors of Hurricane Katrina who remained in New Orleans as "scumbags." Also, after acknowledging that nobody "in their right mind is going to say this out loud," Beck attacked victims of the disaster in general and the families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, saying: "I didn't think I could hate victims faster than the 9-11 victims."
Coulter refers to Edwards as "faggot," has smeared Dems in similar fashion many times before
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In a March 2 speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), right-wing pundit Ann Coulter said she "can't really talk about" Democratic presidential candidate and former Sen. John Edwards (NC) because "you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot.' " The CPAC audience applauded her comment. Coulter's comments, which aired on CSPAN, were also documented by the weblog Think Progress. It was not the first time Coulter has smeared a prominent Democrat with a homophobic epithet, and it is not the first time that Coulter has ridiculed Edwards.
Plugging new book in latest solo Today appearance, Coulter attacked liberals, 9-11 widows
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On the June 6, 2006, edition of NBC's Today, Coulter criticized the widows of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks for "speak[ing] out using the fact that they're widows" and "using their grief" and "the fact that you lost a husband" to make "a political point while preventing anyone from responding." She further argued that "the Left" exploits a "doctrine of infallibility," and that "[i]f they have a point to make about the 9-11 Commission, about how to fight the war on terrorism," they "put[] up Cindy Sheehan ... put[] out these widows." As a result, Coulter said, conservatives "always have to respond to someone who just had a family member die" and appear to be "questioning the authenticity of the grief."
Carlson referred to Canada as "retarded cousin"
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MSNBC host Tucker Carlson twice referred to Canada as a "retarded cousin": First, on the December 15, 2005, edition of MSNBC's The Situation with Tucker Carlson (later renamed Tucker), he stated that "Canada is a sweet country. It is like your retarded cousin you see at Thanksgiving and sort of pat him on the head. You know, he's nice, but you don't take him seriously. That's Canada." Then, on the September 22, 2006, edition of the show, Tucker purported to point out the "incompetence of Canada," saying, "It's too easy, Willie. ... I feel like I'm beating up a retarded cousin almost." Geist hurriedly added: "I'm going to move on quickly. Maybe nobody will notice you said it."
Carlson: "[G]rouchy feminists with mustaches" control the Democratic Party
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On the November 22, 2004, edition of the now-defunct CNN's Crossfire, Carlson stated: "And that's about the era [the 1970s] that still defines the Democratic Party, the era of Our Bodies Ourselves [women's health book collective], of solar [power], not nukes. ... You know what I mean? ... A time when grouchy feminists with mustaches controlled the party, and they still do."
Savage: CNN's Blitzer and King "would have pushed Jewish children into the oven"; "curry favor with the turbanned hoodlums"
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On the August 7, 2006, edition of his nationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage declared that CNN hosts Wolf Blitzer and Larry King "look like the type that would have pushed Jewish children into the oven to stay alive one more day to entertain the Nazis."
Malkin to Fox News guest: "Oh, geez. Here we go with the 'blame whitey' again"
Discussing Imus, MSNBC's Jansing sugarcoated Coulter quote on converting Muslims
Savage called Media Matters "a gay smear sheet," CEO David Brock "a psychopath"
Labels: Al Sharpton, Conservative pundits, Davis Brock, Don Imus
posted by Sandy at 11:45 AM
7 Comments:
"On the February 1 edition of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh responded to a Reuters report on a University of Chicago study that found that "a majority of young blacks feel alienated form today's government" by asserting: "Why would that be? The government's been taking care of them their whole lives." "
VERY POORLY, I might add. With perhaps the exception of the Johnson administration.
For a bit of balance:
Al Sharpton said: “White folks was in caves while we was building empires ... We taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it.”
and Jesse Jackson described New York as a "Hymietown"
Anon,
Racists are disgusting I don't care if they're red, yellow, black or white.
In this one instance I agree with Al Sharpton but you're right, he and Jackson can be and are just as racist as any white men.
My point wasn't so much about Sharpton and Jackson being black - it was more about the fact that they are ostensibly "liberal". Their comments prove that conservatives don't have a monopoly on bigotry. In fact, the rise of left-wing anti-semitism is a worrying phenomenon.
Oh, I see, you're more concerned with Liberal anti-Semitism.
Alright, we can get into anti-Semitism if you like. The most troubling thing about your complaint is that you believe if Liberals do not go along with or if they acknowledge that the Israel is committing wrongs against other people they are labeled as anti-semitic by the neoConservatives.
Any reasoning person could see that does not make Liberals anti-Semitic, it makes them wise enough to realize Israel is a big part of the problem in an unstable part of the world.
This is just one more battle cry from the far right-wing as proof the nasty Liberals are bad bad bad.
The most worrying phenomenon is that our country is being hijacked by a right-wing one party system that thinks it's way is the only way and who is more concerned with Liberal anti-Semitism [cough] than their own obvious racism and bigotry.
There is, of course, a distinction between anti-semitism and considered, justified criticism of Israel. I wholeheartedly agree with you that blindly labelling someone as anti-semitic just because they criticise certain actions of the Israeli government is ludicrous.
However, in Britain (where I am from, incidentally) there is an alliance forming between socialists / leftists and hardline radical Islamists. It is, thankfully, only a fringe group (though on occasion its proponents appear on the comment pages of the Guardian), but much of its rhetoric goes far beyond justified criticism of Israel and strays into territory occupied by the far-right.
This is obviously not a suitable forum to go into great detail about this alliance and perhaps there is no equivalent movement in the US, but if you are committed to combating racism of all forms, you cannot ignore it just because it doesn't originate on the Right.
Anon,
I apologize because I apparently did not make myself clear in regards racism. I abhor racism no matter if it is from the left-wing or the right-wing, whether it's from red, yellow, black or white.
I'm of Native American heritage and I can assure you I've experienced my share of racism. My aunt used to refer to Native Americans as red niggers and the sad thing is, she was one but apparently very ashamed of that fact. Whereas her sister, my mother was very proud of her Apache heritage and made her children very proud of it also.
I'm not aware of any fringe groups here in the US like those you speak of that are in Britain. However, it wouldn't surprise me at all if there were considering all the whackos here. I hope Britain will be able to take care of that problem ASAP.
Best regards,
Sandy
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