On Civility

I've been thinking a lot about this these last few days since the Don Imus thing...

Since when did "politically correct" become the phrase we use for civility? And if they are now one and the same, when the hell did it become fashionable to be uncivil towards each other?

I get pretty irritated when folks whine and wax nostalgic about the time "back when we didn't have to worry about being so politically correct".

Really?...You mean back in them good ol' days when we could use words like the 'N' word?

Sorry, but for all those idiot 'shock jocks', who can only make a living by appealing to the worst in us, and 'entertaining' through insult and derision, tough noogies. Sometimes, enough is enough, and through the power of our collective 'best side', we will vote you off the island.