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 Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:02 am Post subject: Taranto: "Botched Joke Brotherhood" |
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Good ol' Taranto 
| Quote: | Botched Joke Brotherhood
Good news for Don Imus: Someone is finally coming to his defense. The bad news is who it is:In an interview with NY1 political anchor Dominic Carter, Mass. Senator John Kerry says radio-show host Don Imus should not have been fired by CBS--and won't rule out appearing on a future program hosted by the controversial shock jock.
Kerry is the first high-profile Democrat not to support Imus' ouster -- who was fired last Thursday after making remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team.
Here is a transcript of Kerry's remarks:
Kerry: "I think that the . . . you know the punishment has to fit the crime so to speak. I think a long suspension, or a strong suspension met with his appropriate level, given that the team forgave him. To me it was in the hands of the young women. They made the judgment that they thought he was genuine and they felt they could forgive him. And I think it was appropriate to pay a price on the airwaves but I'm not sure that it was appropriate to say you're off forever." Actually, this is a pretty good standard, and we're going to apply it to Kerry himself. When the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth forgive John Kerry and make the judgment that he's genuine, we will agree that he does not deserve to be fired.
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