http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwFUY3s-w-s&feature=email
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I thought Elisabeth Hasselbeck was brave to speak her mind without being intimidated. While she did come across as defensive, young and could definitely work on her listening skills, overall I give her major brownie points for sticking it out.
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I'm still not clear on what her point is and I watched the clip twice. If she was saying that the word should be expunged from our daily vocabulary, then I agree. I cringe when anyone black or white uses it. Especially Jesse Jackson:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ss5lYtVvZ9w
Can we get a muzzle on this guy?
I think Elisabeth was coming from a position of feeling that the use of the "N" word in public or private is wrong. I think she was scared about saying anything, given all the inherent sensitivities about that topic, but was passionate enough about her values/views, that she wanted her voice to be heard. How that manifested itself though was as a high pitched, not very easy to follow semi-monologue, where she got caught up defending that she knew how to raise her child and often lost her way during her argument. As she spoke, at some points I was cringing, at some points I was covering my face, just because I knew where she was coming from and was embarrassed for her on how poorly it was coming across.
I also think that Sherri Shepherd was a bit condescending and seemed to be saying, "Elisabeth, I don't even want to hear what you are going to say, because you have no right to speak on this topic." I thought that attitude was also cringe worthy. Kudos to Whoopi for bringing maturity to the whole conversation and who I felt created an air of openness, where all "views" could be shared...which in essence is the whole point of the show.
Man, oh man, though...I could really identify with Elisabeth. Speaking about a controversial topic, wanting to be careful about what you say so as not to come across as narrow-minded or very offensive, and being so passionate about your point - and on edge - that you somehow just end up sounding incoherent, immature and defensive. I have definitely been there. Others would have backed down long ago from the conversation, or wouldn't have said a word, so that's why I pat Elisabeth on the back for having the guts to stick through it all.
LOL @ Barbara Walters' attempts to get a word in. Haha.
As for the Jesse Jackson clip, re: his use of the "N" word, well, apparently he can't recall whether he used the word or not. But, he does know that he feels the word should not be used in public or private. See details below from Inside Edition's website:
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INSIDE EDITION's Diane McInerney spoke with Jackson via satellite. When asked whether he may have used the N-word when talking about Obama, Jackson says, "Not to my knowledge. It's unfortunate that that's common usage in private."
Jesse Jackson continued, saying that he does not know of anything else he may have said that O'Reilly has said may be more damaging.
According to Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly says the network withheld some of Jackson's trash talking. "We're not out to embarrass Jesse Jackson or make him look bad. If we were we'd use the other part which is more damaging," O'Reilly says.
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This word created by the white race needs to be thrown back at them and buried. Let us get rid of words that derogate any race. As for Jesse Jackson....what a disappointment. I detect a bit of jealousy in his utterances. I agree....muzzle him.
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