Barry, don't apologize

Apparently you can't be funny anymore. Barry Melrose makes a crack about Newark not being safe and he gets vilified.

From article: In a video segment posted on ESPN.com last week, Melrose described the recently opened arena as a "beautiful new building" but added, "Don't go outside if you have a wallet or anything else, because the area around the arena is just horrible."

Newark mayor Cory A. Booker and Municipal Council president Mildred Crump took exception to the remarks and called for Melrose to apologize.

"All of us make mistakes, but it's a shame when it's at the expense of 300,000 people," Booker said, referring to Newark's population.

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"ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said the network would not punish Melrose for the comments.

"Barry addressed it and that was the important thing," Krulewitz said. "He obviously was remorseful and we feel it's in everybody's best interests to put it behind us.""

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Wouldn't punish Melrose?!?!? Why should they? And why should he be remorseful? Why should he sugar coat how he (rightly) feels? In this age where every liberal nut job in hollywood has the "right" to make their moronic political opinions known, why does Barry Melrose get slammed? Is it the mullet? What a wonderful PC age we live in. What's the big deal? Newark IS a sewer. But hey, what can you expect from a screwed-up state a like NJ?