tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post18960108569925780..comments2024-01-04T07:21:18.243-05:00Comments on John In Carolina: Rangel’s Latest OutrageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-46261898419868255732009-03-11T12:06:00.000-04:002009-03-11T12:06:00.000-04:00John - I think that at least some of Rep. Rangel's...John - I think that at least some of Rep. Rangel's response was/is based on a reliance on the "old" media. Before the days of YouTube and blogs, and the internet, responses that incorporated profanity would never be broadcast in the MSM, due in large part to the profanity involved.<BR/><BR/>If you look carefully at Rep. Rangel's response, it is limited to a single sentence, containing what was once thought a non-broadcastable profanity. Look also at the other YouTube clip on Ms. Malkin's website, containing the response from a Democratic Chicago Alderman (perhaps parts of that description are redundant?) to a constituent - he swears rather bluntly, then notices the camera, looks away briefly, then apparently plunges further into his use of profanity.<BR/><BR/>I think some of the politicians' use of profanity is intended to prevent their responses from ever seeing the evening news. Needless to say, they really don't want to respond to the questions posed to them in a public forum, so they try to "privatize" the forum through their language.<BR/><BR/>Frankly, both of these elected officials should be shown the door with the same respect they show to their constituents; however, our laws do not permit that to happen - their arrogance is protected, while ours is constitutionally delayed.drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750606810537926186noreply@blogger.com