Is the First amendment dead?

The media in today’s society, everything has to be politically correct.

If you slip one time in the newspaper, television or radio it could mean your job.
Harmless jokes and comments now days are taken out of context and often people take it way to serious.

Recently ESPN analyst and one of the hosts of Pardon the Interruption (PTI), Tony Kornheiser, was suspended from the show for making comments about a co-worker.

Kornheiser was talking about co-worker, Hannah Storm, and saying that her outfit was “horrifying.” Also he was joking around that she was too old to wear flashy clothing.
Although Kornheiser was trying to grab some laughs from his audience, ESPN did not find it funny and suspended him from the popular sports show PTI.

If anyone knows the talkshow host, they know that he says all kinds of funny things about people, ages, culture, outfits and most of all he laughs and jokes about himself.

When I heard the comment myself, I laughed, then found pictures of her outfit and laughed more.

But I feel as a journalist it is getting more difficult to voice opinion about individuals because some may get sensitive.

I feel like the first Amendment has somewhat gone out the window and we always need to be politically correct.

My personality is just like Kornheiser’s in the fact that I love to joke around and have a good time. Make people laugh by making fun of myself and others.

I do believe in the rule that everyone’s mother told them when they were young, “if you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all,” but if things are said in all good fun then it shouldn’t be a big deal.

I’m sure if ESPN didn’t suspend Kornheiser for the comment then nothing would have happened. People would have laughed and the whole situation would have been overlooked, but ESPN drew attention to it.

I think if comments are racial or discriminating towards a person, and then yes, of coarse suspensions should be made, and maybe jobs should be lost.

But don’t make the writers bite their tongue because we will never know or hear the full potential of the stories, scoop and opinions.

Tiger Not Out of the Woods Yet

Tiger Woods finally spoke after 3 months of Silence.

3 long months of wondering.

Wondering when he will return to golf.

Wondering what will be his future with his wife, Elin.

Wondering if he was really going to sex rehab.

And wondering why he cheated.

During the three months we had may questions, and frankly we still have questions. For three months we had golf without Tiger, jokes about him and many females coming out to tell their story about the golfer.

During his speech, Tiger apologized numerous times. He said he was sorry for his actions and for letting down people that looked up to him.

How legit was his apology? He sounded sincere, and he looked dead into the camera when he said sorry. At one point it seemed like he was going to tear up. He stayed relaxed and went on with his apology. I do buy Tiger's apology to a point.

Any time I was in trouble, my Mom and Dad would say I have to be a man and own up to my mistakes, then tell them what I was going to do to fix them. Tiger did just that. He said he cheated, he had an many affairs and he hurt many people, especially his wife. He did man up to his mistakes and told us that he was in rehab to get help, and the following day he would return.

Although Elin wasn't present, (which surprised many, including myself), Tiger spoke a lot about her. He knows how much he hurt her and is now trying to do everything he can to save his marriage.

The part that I didn't like about his speech was that he was criticizing the media. It was not the media's fault that you got caught cheating. He explained that the media had been chasing his wife and daughter. Yes, the media is a hassle and a pain in the ass at times, but thats the fame life, and when you mess up this bad, the media will soak it up. The media is just doing their job.

Finally Tiger said that he will return to golf, and he's not ruling out playing this year.

We are a VERY forgiving country and I'm sure all this drama will come to an end and Tiger will go on to playing golf again. Eventually he will break the great Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 major championships, (Tiger currently has 14). But it will all have to be in time.