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Monday, April 16, 2007

Imus, ad nasuem

THE THREE WORDS THAT CONVULSED A NATION

People are supposed to get 15 minutes of fame, not 15 days.

What is comedy and what is not? Is the issue fairness and free speech? Is it a referendum on hip-hop, too? Where is Eric Sevareid to set them all straight when you need him?

A TIPPING POINT

I'll side with Dick Morris (gasp) and say what I hope it means. It means that the country has reached a tipping point in which the "shock jock" genre is passé. These programs were always a gross self-indulgence, and the people who love them know it (or should know it). Same for the Dinesh D'Souza's and the Ann Coulter's deliberate sensationalism - enough already.

IN SEARCH OF

The LGBT community is missing its own Rev. Al Sharpton on the political spectrum. Can MCC ordain a suitable firebrand?