So, you just joined this discussion to bring up race and your opinions on Al Sharpton, the FDNY, etc., but not comment on the topic at hand?

Huh? There is a lot of thread drift here, including talk of Maher, Fox News, and other issues.

I commented on the topic at hand several times, by stating that Rush was wrong to call this girl a "slut".

No, you mentioned it ONCE in the post above. You did, however, comment several times about the racial makeup of the FDNY, about Al Sharpton's sponsors, Bill Maher, Joe the Plumber and Sandra Fluke being public figures and, therefore, fair game, but there were definitely NOT several occasions where you stated that Rush Limbaugh was wrong.

Thanks for stalking me.

I responded directly to Lilo by explaining that the GOP is not responsible b/c Rush is not an elected GOP official. So I responded directed to the topic. Any other examples I brought up, like Al Sharpton who is a radio host like Rush, are related to the topic-controversial radio hosts.

Believe me, I have better things to do than stalk you. I simply went back to look at your posts in this topic since you posted that "several times" you stated that Rush was wrong. Unless you are under the impression that "several" means one, you did no such thing. Instead, you used this topic as a way to post what I consider borderline racist remarks. And when I say borderline, that border is razor-thin.

I didn't come close to making a racist remark. Not even close.

Lilo brought up the GOP and Rush and I responded accordingly by saying that Rush is not an elected official and the GOP has no obligation to respond.

Please show me where I said a racist comment.

This is completely off-topic, so this will be my last comment on this. Apparently, I'm not the only one who has noticed, since I believe Olivant made a comment, as did Lilo regarding the material in your posts. You are very careful about coming very, very close to the line without QUITE crossing over, although you come perilously close. Enough said. Back on topic.

Rush is still a pig.

So you need the emotional support of Olivant? Is that how you measure your self-worth?

This is a political thread and I let my positions be known. I had every right to bring up radio show host Al Sharpton as a comparison to Rush. It's a fair comparison.

OK, you two... time for a chill pill.

Babe and I heartily disagree about abortion, but she is right on the mark when it comes to characterizing some of your posts as at or approaching the racial content edge.

By the way, the Supreme Court's decision regarding the Ricci case (New Haven firefighters) was based on a disparate impact claim under Title VII. New Haven threw out the promotional exams because they feared a disparate impact lawsuit. Such a fear is recognized by the courts as legitimate. What the Supreme Court opined was that the basis for New Haven's fear did not reach the threshhold required to sanction its action.

OT but I'm pretty sure there's some anti redneck or whatever rhetoric on these boards as well, as if all racists are in the South. I'm thinking we forget the race riots in the 1940s and 1960s in Detroit.
Rochester 1964
New York 1964
Jersey City, N.J.-1964
Patterson, N.J.-1964
Chicago, Ill.-1964
Watts, LA,Calf. 1968

It was a tense time everywhere.

Anyway, affirmative action is what I recall SV comparing segregation to. While I do think AA is justified, it's certainly not solely predicated on race, and it's hard not to empathize with a young white-male college grad. who gets passed over in the workforce to someone with less education simply because they're minority, female, or aged.

It was a great day in America when Ricci won.

dt what we are dealing with here is women being called deragatory names. So you're basically saying it's ok for Maher to use the words he used to describe Sarah palin & Michelle Bachman. Because their public, but yet it's not ok for Rush to use the words he used to describe sandra Fluke, boy talk about a double standard. By the way since Sandra Fluke testfied before Congress she is no longer private.

For the record I completely disagree with Flukes viewpoint regarding concraceptives. If she or anyone else wishes to have sex it's their responsibility to pay for the contraceptives not some university or the government

I actually agree with you about Maher, Iceman. I can't stand him. What's good for the right should be good for the left. Fair is fair.