[Rhodes22-list] Dave Lewis and Don Imus

[DCLewis1 at aol.com]

Ed,
 
Thank you for your post - really, it made me chuckle.
 
I completely share your opinion re rap, I simply don’t get it at all, in  any 
dimension.  I particularly don’t get the demeaning, vulgar, and violent  
language; but frankly if they completely rectified those issues I probably still  
wouldn’t like rap.  But that’s my opinion and your opinion, and I wouldn’t  
be surprised if it weren’t the opinion of virtually everyone on the board.   
But I’m telling you, the young people of all races love it - at least in the DC  
area.  I truly have no idea what they see in it.
 
As to acceptance of rap as a form of free speech, I made no such  claim.  I 
said it was a dominate feature of young black, white, yellow, and  brown 
culture and that the segregation is by age, not race.  I stand by  that statement, I 
believe my observation is accurate.
 
As to Slim, what can I say.  With your Christian background I know you  
believe in redemption, maybe he’ll shape up.  Appearances and posts can be  
deceiving, I’m sure that deep down he’s a good guy.  I hope we’re still  friends.
 
As to the great liberal lie - you’re absolutely right, I stand by the  
liberal principles that say you leave me and my people alone, and I’ll leave you  
and your people alone.  You respect me, I’ll respect you.  You  disrespect me 
and I’m in your GD face.  I have a lot of sympathy and will  lend support to 
others that share those liberal principles without regard to  their race.  It’s a 
principle that accords each man woman and child the  right to their good 
reputation, if they deserve it.  The new-conservative  concept that you can say 
whatever pops into your head, if you’ve got an open  mike, does not apply.  It 
may interest you to know this great liberal lie  has been embraced by the State 
of South Carolina.   For example,  see  
_http://www.dancingwithlawyers.com/freeinfo/libel-slander-per-se.shtml_ 
(http://www.dancingwithlawyers.com/freeinfo/libel-slander-per-se.shtml) 
and  explicitly note the 4th bullet as you scroll down the page.  You will  
instantly recognize that 4th bullet applies to the Imus situation.   Imagine, 
all the states on that list endorsing this liberal position - Ed, we’re  
winning, you’re losing.
 
Finally regarding my denigrating the Southern Baptist church and your  
concern for its welfare.  If you think my alleging that large numbers of  black 
people attend Southern Baptist churches is somehow degrading to the  Southern 
Baptists, you are revealing your prejudice.  The blacks I referred  to are fine, 
upright, people.  The whole point of that part of my post was  to establish 
they are fine, upright people.  I cannot believe the Southern  Baptists are not 
overjoyed to have them in their congregations.
 
Dave



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