tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post1937722404048481453..comments2023-08-18T04:37:47.001-04:00Comments on Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie: Your Daily Dose of ChristmasKelly Sedingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-2399465668598136702009-12-21T05:14:45.099-05:002009-12-21T05:14:45.099-05:00Simpson got off, in no small part, because he had ...Simpson got off, in no small part, because he had better lawyers.<br /><br />I'd long forgiven Michael Richards myself. <br /><br />WV: yamboat - pretty obvious, really: where you display your Xmas yams (or Christmas sweet potatoes - it's very versatile.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-72714396029124774292009-12-20T20:37:24.064-05:002009-12-20T20:37:24.064-05:00The N word is what it is and I think makes any dec...The N word is what it is and I think makes any decent person cringe. BUT I cringe even more now that the popular media has become seemingly more tolerant of thieves (especially in white collars) than they are of racial remarks. <br /><br />Former NBA player Jason Williams even tried to use the N-word as a defense to get off the hook for shooting a guy.<br /><br />Mark Fuhrman ended up with a stronger sentence in the OJ trial than the Juice himself for using it and then lying about it, but even if he had told the truth, the N-word would have probably led to Simpsons exoneration.Thee Earl of Obviousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-195224277880530552009-12-20T15:26:39.694-05:002009-12-20T15:26:39.694-05:00Thus far, yes. So far as I know, it was a one-time...Thus far, yes. So far as I know, it was a one-time incident that happened several years ago, and he was contrite almost immediately. I suspect he was trying to deal humorously with a couple of hecklers and clearly used wildly inappropriate humor. It was certainly shocking when it happened, but I don't think it should be a permanent blemish on his record as a human being.Kelly Sedingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-62957979950110628322009-12-20T11:51:44.893-05:002009-12-20T11:51:44.893-05:00Sire,
Do you find Michael Richard's actions f...Sire,<br /><br />Do you find Michael Richard's actions forgivable?Thee Earl of Obviousnoreply@blogger.com