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Friday, April 13, 2007 12:00 AM

No more whining excuses

Whatever their motives in firing Don Imus, NBC and CBS did the right thing to uphold decency.
By Joe Conason

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  • Friday, April 13, 2007 02:08 AM

    sorry, not 1st amendment right

    It's called the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.

    -- Rob Anderson

    Nope, sorry...the airwaves are not meant as repositories for verbal smut, which racist, sexist and homophobic comments are...you aren't allowed to cuss on radio. Spreading hateful comments should be a no-go. This is just the start of well deserved purge of hate mongers on radio. The broadcast spectrum is a valuable commodity, and its use is a privilege, not a right. Hate mongers like Rush, Michael Savage, O'Reilly, Bob Grant, Glenn Beck, (M)an(n) Culter, and Boorst deserve a boot in the ass...

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