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

[Joe Campbell]

Again I didn't say that. Is it worse to offend millions of people or  
one person? Millions. Is prejudice worse than poor taste? Yes.

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On Jul 28, 2009, at 2:14 PM, "Kai Eiselein" <editor at lataheagle.com>  
wrote:

> 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
>>
>