As Edmund Burke said, "All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good
men do
nothing." Maybe, then, Tim, this is evidence that we need to be and should be
less silent
and do more on a daily basis.
Make it a good day.
--Louis--
Louis Schmierwww.
Louis-
Though I don't completely agree with your assessment- I do agree with the
manifest idea of the absurdity of all this hype (in the media, I mean). On the
one hand, perhaps things are better than you seem to think. (I have been doing
taxes most of the day so I admit my data are somewhat lim
Benoit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thu 12-Apr-07 02:13 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: [tips] Re: Freud and Don Imus
I don't think many would agree that MSNBC did the right thing. Two weeks
suspension doesn't cut it. To really send a message, he sho
I don't think many would agree that MSNBC did the right thing. Two weeks
suspension doesn't cut it. To really send a message, he should be "out"!
When are we going to get serious about rejecting the "I was only kidding,"
"Can't you take a joke?" and "Sorry if you were offended" apologies?
Bet
I don't think we need to appeal to Freud, here. Imus has a pattern of
misogynistic and bigoted comments that goes back a long time. That's
sufficient to strongly suggest that he's a misogynistic bigot.
m
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