"I, for one, am really tired of the diatribes, the “humor” at others’ expense, the cruelty that passes for “funny”. Don Imus isn’t the only one doing this, but today he’s the one in the hot seat..."
"What he said was vile and disgusting..."
"The “I’m a good person who said a bad thing” apology doesn’t cut it..."
"The general manager of Cartoon Network resigned after a publicity stunt went wrong and caused a panic in Boston. He did the right thing. Don Imus should do the right thing and resign. Not talk about taking a two-week suspension with dignity. I don’t think Don Imus gets it..."
"Citing “context within a comedy show” is not an excuse..."
"CBS Radio and NBC News needs to remove Don Imus from the airwaves. That is what needs to happen. Otherwise, it just looks like profits and ratings rule over decency and justice..."
-Al Roker's own words
http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/04/10/116906.aspx
Joker Roker: 'Sorry'
by Michael Starr, New York Post
June 9, 2007 -- AL Roker apologized yesterday for joking about epileptic seizures on Thursday's "Today" show.
"Remember that controversial Olympic logo for the 2012 Olympics in London? Some folks have complained that the campaign actually sent them into epileptic seizures," Roker said on Thursday's show.
"Well, we asked you to weigh in on our Web site in an informal poll; those of you who could get up off the floor after shaking around were able to actually log in . . . "
Yesterday, Roker said he was sorry.
"I started joking about it. I want to make this clear - I was not joking about epilepsy or anyone who suffers from epilepsy," he said at around 8:04 a.m. while he was delivering a weather report from Milwaukee.
"We understand and know that this is a serious affliction and would never joke about that.
"We were joking about the logo - not about epilepsy. If anybody was offended, I heartily and really humbly apologize."
"Today's" poll showed that 80 percent of viewers thought the logo was inappropriate.
http://media.putfile.com/Al-Roker-Jokes-about-Epilepsy-on-the-TODAY-show
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I, for one, am really tired of the diatribes, the “humor” at others’ expense, the cruelty that passes for “funny”. Al Roker isn’t the only one doing this, but today he’s the one in the hot seat...
What he said was vile and disgusting...
The “I’m a good person who said a bad thing” apology doesn’t cut it...
The general manager of Cartoon Network resigned after a publicity stunt went wrong and caused a panic in Boston. He did the right thing. Al Roker should do the right thing and resign. Not talk about taking a two-week suspension with dignity. I don’t think Al Roker gets it...
Citing “context within a comedy show” is not an excuse...
NBC News needs to remove Al Roker from the airwaves. That is what needs to happen. Otherwise, it just looks like profits and ratings rule over decency and justice...