On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 1:41 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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). > > I didn't state the average citizen believed as I do; (SNIP) > > > 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. > > Absolutely. This would not have been the way I would personally have > chosen. I'd have very publicly not allowed her to appear on the show > if I had the power. Or if I was ?uestlove -- well -- I'd give myself a > name that doesn't include a punctation mark, but after that I'd refuse > to play her onto the stage. I'd have her walk out to the complete > silence of a room filled with people who can't stand her. But that > wasn't the choice they made. I don't need to agree with their decision > to support their right to have done it. > Oops - apologies. I misread your post last night, where you said the politicians had no respect for the public as saying the public had no respect for them. My bad. My point is that extending basic politeness is not the same as giving a "free pass". It is possible to not call a guest a lying bitch and still call them out on whatever lies you think they have told. To your last point, I don't dispute that The Roots have the right to play the song, in that I would oppose a law making it illegal to play that song on television. But having the right to do something does not make that something right to do, nor does it extend immunity from the consequences. One of those consequences, as you noted earlier in this exchange, is that it gives Bachmann a fund-raising point, whining about how conservative white women are being targeted by the liberal elites in the media. -- 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
