[Vision2020] Is Our City Council 'Pulling a Palin'onDowntownParking

[Kai Eiselein]

Would Imus' comment have been any less appropriate had he singled out one 
person?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
To: "Kai Eiselein" <editor at lataheagle.com>
Cc: "Joe Campbell" <philosopher.joe at gmail.com>; "lfalen" 
<lfalen at turbonet.com>; "vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Is Our City Council 'Pulling a 
Palin'onDowntownParking


> Kai Eiselein stated:
>
> "To compare the history of black jokes to one sexually suggestive child
> joke suggests you are either naive about the subject, or are being less
> than truthful in your argument."
>
> Imus is not being held responsible for the "history of black jokes", Kai.
> He is, though, accountable for his "nappy-headed hoes" slur.
>
> Granted.  Neither Imus nor Letterman have earned any high marks on the
> "Warm and Fuzzy" list.  You must admit, though, that Imus' slur comment
> affecting a whole race of people is far more insulting than a late-night
> inappropriate comment made by Letterman.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>
> - Unknown
>
>