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I Vote In Pittsburgh (387 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:48 AM Original message |
How come Imus was fired for his statement but O'reilly wasn't? |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
1. Short and easy answer: O'Reilly works for Fox. n/t |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
2. Imus worked for a company that has a shred of integrity |
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Araxen (826 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
3. O'Reilly = Ratings for Fox |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
4. Well, Sharpton went after Imus big-time...it was partly a personal |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 10:57 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Sharpton along with many others |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. True...Imus' comment was one of many leading up to this final straw... |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Only if they hit the sponsors |
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TexasProgresive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. If Sharpton when after O'Liely Faux would |
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liberalnurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
6. It appears that Foxx endorsed bigotry , sexism and racist behavior as do all their sponsors. |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:34 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Their sponsors are regulat sponsors |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
8. It's not as if being lynched is an exclusively black phenomenon. |
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dailykoff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
9. Imus got fired for raising questions about 911, |
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Metta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
10. O'Reilly's bosses reflect his opinions. I'm sure they don't care about what he says. |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
13. Because Imus would also say Cheney should be hung as a war criminal. |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-29-08 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
14. they worked for different companies??? |
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