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Wednesday, March 22, 2006
But He Said He Was Sorry
My dad let me know about this story, and all I could do was just shake my head.
But Lenihan never had a chance. Growing up near St. Louis, I can attest to the fact that tensions are a bit high when it comes to race relations. There are plenty of activists in the area that will jump on an imagined slight. There's no telling what would have happened if KTRS hasn't tossed him on his keister before the show was over. Boycotts would have been the least of their worries.
The St. Louis area has suffered greatly under the influence of the Left, and, in all honesty, I think the black community has suffered the most. For generations, many blacks have been taught that the government will take care of them, and the cycle of poverty and welfare is a sad norm in the area, along with the gangs and criminal behavior that go along with it. And, then, those who are stuck in the cycle are told that those not in cycle are intent on keeping them down. And they are offended at the slightest little thing, because, after all, every person who doesn't look like them is just another racist pig.
And this isn't a black thing, or a racism thing, or a St. Louis thing. It's a Nanny State, entitlement, victimhood thing. The Left in this country has done everything in its power to segregate the population into "victim groups," (women, minorities, laborers) telling them that the DNC are the only ones who care, the only ones who will take care of them. And, because they've been told that for generations, the "victims" dutifully drink the Kool-aid and join the zombie masses, afraid to break the cycle that has held them captive.
But, back to our story. In all of this, what strikes me most is the blatant hypocrisy in all of this. This guy was fired for saying one insanely stupid thing on the air. However, when Howard Dean's assistant calls a Hispanic Senate candidate a "House Mexican", it's hardly reported. When Ray Nagin bemoans the possibility of New Orleans becoming "vanilla", the MSM just chuckles. When Dan Rather uses the term "Buckwheats", it's not even worth mentioning. For some reason, Lenihan's remark was just too racist to be tolerated. (I don't know if he's a liberal or a conservative, but... I'm willing to place a bet on it.)
No, he shouldn't have said. Yes, he should have apologized, and he should send an apology to Dr. Rice. And, no... I seriously doubt he should have been fired.
A radio personality at 550 KTRS was fired on the spot this morning after using the word “coon” on the air in a conversation about Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.If that's all you heard about the story, you'd probably think that it was right for this idiot to be canned immediately. But, when you hear the details, it's not so clear.
Lenihan’s comment was made during a discussion about Rice’s credentials to become commissioner of the National Football League, a topic that has been fodder for sports talk radio since the current commissioner announced he would retire later this year.Like I said, it's not so cut and dry, when you hear the whole thing. It's obvious that he has a lot of respect for Dr. Rice- he was singing her praises. And he caught himself and apologized on the air immediately. He didn't even finish the sentence. He realized his mistake and corrected it right away. OK, there is never an excuse for saying something like that, but it's not like he was slamming her left and right. He's a fan who made a horrific mistake (yes, I'm taking him at his word... I've meant one word and said another one before... it happens...
Lenihan was listing what assets Rice could bring to the league, including her tenure as a top academic officer at Stanford University and the fact that she is African-American.
“She’s just got a patent resume, of somebody that’s got such serious skill,” Linehan said on the air. “She loves football, she’s African-American, which would kind of be a big coon, a big coon – oh my God, I am totally, totally, totally, totally, totally sorry for that, OK? I didn’t mean that. That was just a slip of the tongue.” Lenihan later said he meant to use the word "coup."
But Lenihan never had a chance. Growing up near St. Louis, I can attest to the fact that tensions are a bit high when it comes to race relations. There are plenty of activists in the area that will jump on an imagined slight. There's no telling what would have happened if KTRS hasn't tossed him on his keister before the show was over. Boycotts would have been the least of their worries.
The St. Louis area has suffered greatly under the influence of the Left, and, in all honesty, I think the black community has suffered the most. For generations, many blacks have been taught that the government will take care of them, and the cycle of poverty and welfare is a sad norm in the area, along with the gangs and criminal behavior that go along with it. And, then, those who are stuck in the cycle are told that those not in cycle are intent on keeping them down. And they are offended at the slightest little thing, because, after all, every person who doesn't look like them is just another racist pig.
And this isn't a black thing, or a racism thing, or a St. Louis thing. It's a Nanny State, entitlement, victimhood thing. The Left in this country has done everything in its power to segregate the population into "victim groups," (women, minorities, laborers) telling them that the DNC are the only ones who care, the only ones who will take care of them. And, because they've been told that for generations, the "victims" dutifully drink the Kool-aid and join the zombie masses, afraid to break the cycle that has held them captive.
But, back to our story. In all of this, what strikes me most is the blatant hypocrisy in all of this. This guy was fired for saying one insanely stupid thing on the air. However, when Howard Dean's assistant calls a Hispanic Senate candidate a "House Mexican", it's hardly reported. When Ray Nagin bemoans the possibility of New Orleans becoming "vanilla", the MSM just chuckles. When Dan Rather uses the term "Buckwheats", it's not even worth mentioning. For some reason, Lenihan's remark was just too racist to be tolerated. (I don't know if he's a liberal or a conservative, but... I'm willing to place a bet on it.)
No, he shouldn't have said. Yes, he should have apologized, and he should send an apology to Dr. Rice. And, no... I seriously doubt he should have been fired.
