Random thoughts on the latest media swarm (which has all of the random irrationality of a swarm of locusts):
-- Don Imus's comment was offensive but I'm amazed at the reaction. I don't know if he should lose his job, but people certainly have the right to demand that.
-- It is unfortunate that every sports commentator in the country now thinks s/he can comment on social justice and race relations. Almost all of them are outraged and rant incessantly about Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson as being hypocrites. Whatever.
-- Some commentators cry "double jeopardy" because Imus was suspended and then fired "without new evidence". Heaven, help us. He wasn't thrown in prison! You'd think this was Nelson Mandela or someone who actually suffered.
-- If even 10% of this energy was applied to the issue of domestic violence then we'd be getting somewhere.
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