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Wrong Is Wrong, Even On 'Air America'
Fair is fair and wrong is wrong. The NY Post today contains a story about an Air America-aired creation displaying incredibly poor judgment:
AIR AMERICA SHOOTS OFF AN APOLOGYRhodes would have done better by simply shouldering the entire responsibility and not passing the buck in saying this was an element of her show that she had no control over. Even if that is true (and it probably is) and even if whoever is responsible for airing the tasteless bit is disciplined (there should be some sort of penalty meted out), just take the heat (this she did), apologize (this she did) and leave it at that (this she didn't), allowing the passing of time to bury this event.
By JOHN MAINELLI
NY POST
April 28, 2005--ALL-liberal Air America and talker Randi Rhodes apologized yesterday for a "bad taste" comedy bit in which President Bush was shot.
The Secret Sevice said yesterday it was looking into the incident to see if it constituted a threat to the president.
Rhodes opened her Monday afternoon radio show with an announcer blasting the president for his Social Security plan:
"A spoiled child [Bush] is telling us our Social Security isn't safe anymore, so he's gonna fix it for us. Well, here's your answer, you ungrateful whelp: [sound of three shotgun blasts].
"The AAARP the American Association of Armed Retired People [sound of rifle being cocked]. Just try it, you little bastard."
"It was a bit. It was bad. I apologize a thousand times," Rhodes told listeners yesterday on WLIB (1190 AM), adding: "I'm not in charge of the bits."
"Our normal vetting process failed . . . and we regret it," Air America's Jon Sinton told The Post..."
Not to lessen the incomprehensible lack of judgment on display here but do consider that other events similar to this have blackened our national discourse. Tom DeLay's slightly-veiled threats to the judiciary were completely out of bounds as have been at least a few of the inanities blathered by Ann Coulter. Remember her gem about it being too bad that Tim McVeigh didn't do the New York Times building?
End the bald displays of ultimate arrogance. Eliminate the stupidity because it's not funny, even as a money-making shtick.
None of this is necessary, let alone appropriate.
We all get angry but the well of social intercourse needs no additional poison.
Cleverly lampoon. Display some wit. Put some intelligence behind the mouthings and the writings.
Sparkling riposte or cheap shot (bad unintended pun)?
Which side are you on?
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