My two cents: People can say whatever in the #$%^@$# they want to about President Obama and the First Lady; Insensitive comments about slavery, welfare, and uneducated blacks are sprinkeled all over the Right Wing media outlets; And we can't forget, politicians like Rick Perry had an entire Ranch named after the "N-word". And yet, when I heard the outrage of a group's warped interpretation of Roland Martin's comment - which leads to his suspension - I said to myself, "Self" where was the outrage for all of the aforemention issues? Why didn't we hear of someone getting suspended? Then reality stuck in... and said, "you know why."At any rate, if you haven't heard by now, here is the backstory - from your very own CNN. "CNN Wednesday suspended commentator Roland Martin over the tweets that the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has denounced as anti-gay. A CNN spokeswoman confirmed that the network issued this statement: "Roland Martin’s tweets were regrettable and offensive. Language that demeans is inconsistent with the values and culture of our organization, and is not tolerated. We have been giving careful consideration to this matter, and Roland will not be appearing on our air for the time being." Spokesmen for TVOne and the syndicated "Tom Joyner Morning Show," where Martin also appears, did not respond to requests for comment.
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