Debate on ESPN show about the firing of Hank Williams (covered on this blog on 5th) gets heated
Zirin, for the most part, agreed with the others, saying that, “Really, one has nothing to do with the other.” Still, he couldn’t give Williams a free pass: “The NFL is always trying to be all things to all people, and to have as the spokesperson of their flagship show someone who would be viscerally offensive…then it becomes a different question all together.”
But then he made the curious point that Williams’s music advances the idea that we should all be “racist, confederate goons,” which is a reference to Williams’s song, “If the South Woulda Won.”
And now we get to the fireworks. See, ESPN cycled out the first two guests and brought in Paul Finebaum, a radio host down in Alabama where Williams makes his home. He didn‘t take too kindly to Zirin’s remarks about “racist, Confederate goons.”
“What people down here don’t like are people like Dave Zirin making idiotic statements about country music songs that Hank Williams has written,” he said, later adding, “I think the statement he made today is the single stupidist I’ve ever heard in the history of this program.”
That led Zirin to talk about country music “stereotypes” and “oppressing people” and Finebaum to levy the charge that “you don‘t know what you’re talking about” to Zirin, and even a challenge for Zirin to come down to Alabama....
Finebaum eventually asked a poignant question: “What’s wrong with stating your political opinion? Just because you two guys don’t agree with it, and then you start hiding behind all these elitist attitudes, which people from the South are sick of.” ....
Whew. What a segment. And there is a lot that you could say about it. And I’m sure there will be a lot said about it. Many will certainly wonder where all the outrage was when George W. Bush was compared to Hitler incessantly in the early 2000s. Others will note (as I did) that referring to your opponents as your “enemies” is something Obama made famous last year. And still others will wonder how other stars such as Madonna can make a Hitler reference and still be rumored for a Super Bowl half time appearance.
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3 comments:
The SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER and ACLU and other opertunistic reptiles
There can never be anything "racist" in discovering and opposing attempts to destroy all races as a softening up process to the imposition of global governance. In order to facilitate mutual respect between the broadly different peoples self determination is imperative. They must first be permitted self determination though, whether Europid, Asian, Black or whatever.
Multiculturalism is a simple attempt to deny them this opportunity and foster confusion and self defeat. They are then fit to be 'ruled' by despots and psychopaths.
Dreams of frenzied Global rule is the aphrodisiac of ritual self abusers.
Refuse to allow your selves to serve as their monkies.
It truly amazes me to see how one of the Left's oldest tactics, that is, keeping it's enemies on the defensive, is still so effective. The Left knows full-well that in the court of public opinion, defending yourself is always seen as guilt.
The entire Republican party, and far too many conservatives, seem to spend most of their time and energy defending themselves or their cause from Leftist attack, especially when the basis of the attack is a lie or distortion of the truth, which it usually is.
If you don't have the balls to stand up and defend what you say, then keep your mouth shut!
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