I would like to throw out there that this Imus thing has me in a tizzy. I would never listen regularly to a talk radio host that makes comments such as the one Imus made. I take offense to it. Really, I do. But I am so flabergasted at how blown out of proportion this whole thing has come to! Can you people slowly mouth the following words along with me??: “SLIPPERY SLOPE”
What’s next? The mighty advertiser dollar dictates what James Dobson can and can’t say on his Focus on the Family radio program?
The paragraph above spells out my emotions throughout today as I followed the debaucle that is Don Imus. However, a very intelligent person that I know just made the most startlingly obvious and yet over-looked by me comment that defines this incident. The government did not step in and cancel Imus’ show! This wasn’t Big Government defining Free Speech for us! This was the private sector. The people who own the company that broadcasted Imus’ show. The advertisers that paid for that time. These were the ones dictating this action. Do I still think it’s crazy? Absolutely. But I do have to admit that I much prefer the private sector “regulating” some of these half-crazed TV and Radio personalities as opposed to the government! Now THAT would be a SLIPPERY SLOPE!
