lolgaxe wrote:
And just to point out the blindingly obvious, and the slightly less obvious of padding my count, Beardy McHillbilly didn't lose his wittle freedom of speech. He said what he wanted, and it got published. Dealing with the fallout is a humorous in this instance consequence. Bet he wishes we didn't have that pesky freedom of the press thing.
I don't see it that way at all. I'd bet he's banking ( literally) on freedom of the press. Sure, his comments offended a lot of people, but those folks probably didn't and wouldn't ever purchase anything related to this man ( including watching the show). The only difference is now some of them will be temporarily pissed off whilst not buying his stuff.
On the other hand, those that do support him probably already agree with him and now feel vindicated, which will spur them on to purchase even more of his products.
IMHO, Freedom of the press is going to be nothing more than free advertising for him. He may be offensive, but he ain't dumb.