tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post1969886428722221931..comments2024-03-27T01:58:17.583+13:00Comments on Tongue Tied 3: jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-11571585312070564842013-06-20T00:24:12.289+12:002013-06-20T00:24:12.289+12:00http://wtop.com/120/3362608/Va-cabbie-pursues-char...http://wtop.com/120/3362608/Va-cabbie-pursues-charges-after-anti-Muslim-rantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-19562018894045027122013-06-19T06:11:00.446+12:002013-06-19T06:11:00.446+12:00Anonymous 3:37,
This has nothing to do with the F...Anonymous 3:37,<br /><br />This has nothing to do with the First Amendment. <br /><br />The First Amendment applies to government censorship and control of the exchange of ideas. The radio station is not the government by any stretch of the imagination. <br /><br />So let's acknowledge this for what it really is. Three people who work(ed) for a radio station thought it would be funny to make fun of a person who is dying. <br /><br />The station, sponsors and listeners found the bit not to be funny at all. In doing so, the station felt the personalities' judgement was faulty and not professional. <br /><br />They fired them.<br /><br />As I said, this is not a 1st Amendment issue. This is an issue of "who do you want representing your company and brand?"<br /><br />Actions have consequences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-53244652761638145492013-06-19T04:07:08.543+12:002013-06-19T04:07:08.543+12:00All quite true Anon 1:24, but in an "allegedl...All quite true Anon 1:24, but in an "allegedly" free society, we all have our own interpretations of what's funny and what is not. That's why there's a First Amendment, which is about free speech, (not) the right (not) to be offended. <br /><br />Having said that, you're right that the station is a business and they have the right to regulate that business. Or, is this simply another example of how much damage political correctness has done to our society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-73552880149507362462013-06-19T01:54:02.067+12:002013-06-19T01:54:02.067+12:00America is becoming a namby pamby nation
There ma...<i>America is becoming a namby pamby nation</i><br /><br />There may be difference in being "namby pamby" and being a decent human being. <br /><br />This "bit" was over the line in the eyes of many people, including the people that mattered - the people who run the radio station. <br /><br />The station is within its rights to terminate those who would reflect badly on their station and hurt their business. <br /><br />In other words, actions have consequences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com