You have to own what you say. We argue about anything here - over and over, it seems. People are accountable for what they say in public. People have a right to their own opinions about what others say in public, and we have a right to form opinions about what the critics say.

People have a right to express themselves, but when the network (or even a website) says, "not here, not now" they'll just have to do find another medium. Are any of us lacking any freedom of speech because we don't have Imus's audience and a virtual soapbox upon which to stand?