16. In view of the plethora of stupid comments made on every site by people using a computer, I wonder why such self righteous anger is expressed at a television personality who has done the same thing.

Most of the comments that normally appear on these sites come from TV sound bites. American young people are known to not have solid historical educations.

American history is full of examples of the persecution of minorities. However, there aren't many, if at all, countries which have not done worse and continued to do so.

Fortunately, free speech is still a pillar of American values, stupid or otherwise. That right is not universal or enshrined in law internationally.

S. Navon at 11:48AM on Oct 14th 2007

17. Hey young turds, maybe if you got all conservative commentators off the air you might attract more than 100 people in your audience. Well I guess not, poor research and boring topics will never succeed.

socal4patrick at 2:48PM on Oct 14th 2007

18. as long as there are those who will take a stand against the virulent, satanic disease of bigotry and racism, there is hope.

charles nolley at 12:46PM on Oct 14th 2007

19. If you're gonna cry about reverse racism you should start off by giving precise examples. Don't make over-generalizations like "all Jews hate Christians," which is kinda a funny statement consdering how many Christians defended Ann Coulter who said Jews "need to be perfected." And I love it when racism is so blatant that instead of just admitting to it, the ignorant just say well "lots of groups of people are racist." Two wrongs don't make a right. This blog isn't trying to prove that only whites are racists, it is bringing ONE example of a man who is so obviously racist. You can hear the contempt in his voice when he says "the school is majority black." He wasn't reporting the facts, like when the news reports who committed the shooting. He assumed that it was a black ghetto young man who listens to hip-hop. That is a racist assumption, and quite funny considering that most school shootings are done by white men. I find it fascinating that the people who defend racist comments and say that it hardly exists, are the very people who COMMIT the racism. If it doesn't exist than why do you look down upon anyone that is a different skin color, religion, etc. from yourself? YOU are the reason people have blogs like this that point out the racism that exists. And what the hell does Gibson's political stance have to do with what he said? Do you think if a democrat made these comments they wouldn't be equally criticized?

Jane at 1:12PM on Oct 14th 2007

20. Another thing Gibson forgot to mention when he was "reporting" the "news" is that this school is doing phenomenally better than other schools in that city. This alternative school works with other groups that teach them business skills that they can apply to real life. They also have a 94% graduation rate, as opposed to the rest of schools in their area whose percentage is around 55%. Instead of giving these kids credit for trying to make a better life for themselves, despite their poor upbringinings, this douche bag Gibson has to bring them down by complaining about rap music.

Jane at 1:19PM on Oct 14th 2007

21. Funny--I have listened to Jews for, probably, thousands of hours in all, in various contexts, and have never heard even one "spew the most awful hateful hatred towards Christians.' What, if anything, do you actually mean?

Bruce Peterson at 1:58PM on Oct 14th 2007

22. Another Tirade? There was no first Racial Tirade as attested to by Al Sharpton and Rev J Jackson

Lies building on other lies.

Young Turks and the Truth do not go together

robert okane at 2:10PM on Oct 14th 2007

23. #20 & 21
people might take you more seriously if you came across as the least bit intelligent...

M at 2:30PM on Oct 14th 2007

24. Gibson should be fired. He doesn't bother to get the facts--he simply begins a rant with an indirect implication of racism and continues to blame "hip hoppers" until being told the gunman was white and into Marilyn Manson. First of all, get the facts before you opine about this tragedy. Secondly, MUSIC had nothing to do with this. This boy was obviously very troubled and no musical genre pushed him to do this. Gibson can barely put a sentence together and the sentences he finishes are pure stupidity. A cultural illiterate.

Jude Fields at 2:49PM on Oct 14th 2007

25. what an idiot!

Lezlie at 8:07AM on Oct 16th 2007

26. Mr. Gibson also forgot to mention that in at least of the school shootings, Pearl, Mississippi, the shooter DID NOT kill himself. How classy is that now?

R. Harris at 5:04PM on Oct 14th 2007

27. From: robert okane at 2:02PM on Oct 14th 2007

Most shootings in USA in schools is done by blacks.

V -Who told you this lie and even more important, why do you believe it?

Ventrue at 6:05PM on Oct 14th 2007

28. To Jane #17 & 18, thank you so much for your comments. It was a pleasure to read what you had to say. Truly a breath of fresh air in these blogs.

Patty at 6:27PM on Oct 14th 2007

29. Hey Turk:

You and this blog suck. Eat the big one and return home

Edwardo at 7:54PM on Oct 14th 2007

30. John Gibson, Rush Limbaugh, Bill o'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Tucker (what the hell is he doing on MSNBC?) Carlson, Ann Coulter et. al. are hate mongers who spew their venom because they do not have the talents to make a living any other way. What else can Rush (I don't have a degree) Limbaugh do? He is always taking offense at academics and anything black or brown. Their audiences is poorly educated and easily misled. Who the hell sits around listening to a m talk radio? It's people who cannot afford rados that pick up f m radio frequencies and blue collar, rednecks who are easily persuaded. They think they live in trailer parks because of affirmative action and minority set asides. The truth is Eugene McCarthy appealed to those of the same class. He is one of Hannity's heroes. A pox on all of them and their lineage. May they and their lawyers rot in hee.

J. at 8:21PM on Oct 14th 2007