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Originally Posted by Gingerdeltaz
Since I want to be open minded to other points of view I will agree that Samuel L. Jackson, someone I consider to be on the far left, is not a nominee and is simply expressing his political views as a private citizen in the public view. Similarly, Rush Limbaugh, someone I consider to be on the far right, was a private citizen in the public view expressing his (equally outrageous) opinion during the birth control controversy about the "character" of Sandra Fluke. He was fodder for the mainstream media and liberal organizations for days...unlike the chirping of crickets regarding Mr. Jackson's remarks.
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Is context relevant here? Limbaugh is an influential political commentator with the top-rated talk radio show (15 million listeners). He made his comments on that radio show, and he intended them to be part of his as political discourse. Those comments have both the potential to reflect on the sponsors of his show and to influence lots of Ditto-Heads.
Jackson is an actor who tweeted the comments. Granted, he has over a million followers (seriously?), but still, it's a tweet from an actor. Does anybody really care? (Perhaps my bias is showing. I simply don't see the point of tweeting.)
Limbaugh actually has the ability to influence politics. I don't think the same can be said for Jackson. Under those circumstances, do the two comments carry the same weight or deserve the same response?