On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 1:35 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 1:08 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I momentarily forgot about Kevin's "No Apologies" philosophy. > > I'm not anti-apology. I'm anti-empty-apology. If The Roots actually > feel bad that Michelle Bachmann feels bad, then yes they should > apologize. But they don't. They made the choice to disrespect someone > who is disrespectful towards most of the populace. I'm against giving > the dopey broad a public forum for her crazy, so my previous post > wherein Fallon owes an apology for that is not entirely hyperbolic. To > me, this incident further illustrates how everyone involved -- Fallon, > the Roots, Bachmann -- is basically a whore for attention. And in the > end, Bachmann gets to play the role of the conservative victim -- a > role she enjoys playing. So she wins. And losers never need to > apologize to the winners. > > > She is a sitting > > member of congress, and deserves some basic respect. > > I respect individual people, not titles. No politician currently > leading this government has any respect for me or for the average > citizens of this nation. They do not get a free pass because of their > title... not when they are actively screwing up the United States. > First, as far as I know, it was Fallon who apologized, not the Roots. It was his show, and I believe he was not aware of the song choice in advance, and I suspect he was genuinely sorry. Second, I don't think it is exactly a news bulletin that late night talk show hosts and fringe political candidates are whores for attention. Third, I think you are wrong about the average citizen of the nation, who in general do believe that the President and members of Congress should be treated in public with basic civility and respect (though they don't always practice that themselves). Fourth, why do you assume that being polite to somebody is the same as giving them a free pass? There are lots of more effective ways of confronting a politician for "actively screwing up in the United States" than by playing a snarky, passive-aggressive song. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
