Well, maybe Mr. Richards saw the story below (about Jessica Simpsons’ hair stylist) and breathed a sigh of relief: “Whhoooooooooeeee, CelebritySatan.com is finally finished with their analysis and back to talking about Jessica Simpson.”

No, Michael… we find you quite interesting, and, actually getting even more interesting given your latest explanations of your outburst (“forcefield of hostility” etc.). And, given our American context with our history of racism and brutality (and, ever-present denial of such truths… you know, the whole “land of the free, god bless this, god bless that, land of opportunity equality” etc.), and, the whole Jewish speculation, and, the whole intersection of commerce interests (you know, Jerry seemed a little worried about the new dvd sales), and, the interesting legal and financial ramifications (we’re getting a little glimpse at human nature), and the whole media illusion again created whenever a celebrity espouses intolerance (you know, the media will attempt to portray said celebrity as the only individual in America with racist leanings, and, thus, we all derive a certain psychic consolation), and, you know, there are endless interesting tangents, so, the word etcetera is definitely fitting! … so, we’re just not going to find you uninteresting any time soon.

And, I’m trying to find a transcript from Jesse Jackson’s radio interview with Richards, so, if anyone comes across that, please leave a link in a comment. I’d love to read that. : )

So, we have presented a lot of Michael Richards analysis, and, being the way I am, you see, I’ve got this thing about organization, so, I’ll end this with a

Michael Richards Link Round-up

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• Our coverage began with Sympathy For The Cosmo, and, different ideas were presented in that piece: including the warped reality created by our mainstream media… the implicit suggestion being that Richards is the only guy who said the word “nigger” that day.

• If A Black Comedian Yelled, “Kike! Kike!” Would Letterman And Seinfeld Hug Him Too? I know that this is just the sort of title and topic that makes an awful lot of folks uncomfortable, but, it’s a valid question, and, it leads to some interesting tangents.

• Michael Richards Conspiracy Theories: This is a really interesting piece based on some emails I received: the suggestion being that in order for Mr. Richards to have any further acting success it would be necessary for him to break the (nearly unbreakable) Cosmo Kramer association held by the general public.

• Tyrese And Jamie Foxx Comment On Michael Richards Video hear what Tyrese and Jamie have to say… Jamie was pretty understandably upset.

• Michael Richards: Fiction and Betrayal: in this article is a brief exploration of how the public mind can blend together a human (who plays a character), the actual character, and the human a character is based on.

• Is Michael Richards Jewish and Does That Matter? I argue that, given our imperfect world, this information is indeed relevant. I, too, of course, dream of a world where everyone gets along; but, that world isn’t here yet…

• The KKKramer Rap: yes, I got a kick out of this one. As I said, there are some creative folks in this world of ours.

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  Micheal Richards Unseen Video Footage: well, I also got a kick out of this humorous spoof.

• Michael Richards And The Apology Concept: after Michael’s hate rant, there’s an awful lot of talk about apologies… but, what does an apology really do?

• Paul Mooney With Greta Van Susteren Video Interview: This one is a kick as Mooney takes umbrage at Greta’s cultural arrogance. And, I’m left saying, “Thank you Mr. Mooney!”

• Publicist Confirms Richards Is Jewish: again, this is something that generates controversy; however, it is a relevant aspect of this whole story.

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  Matt Lauer Interviews The Gentleman Richards Yelled At: Video interview of Frank McBride And Kyle Doss.

• The Real Kramer: I’m Sorry That The Public Is So Stupid: Radio interview with Kenny Kramer, whom the television show Seinfeld’s Kramer was based upon. Kenny Kramer needs to emphasize that he is a separate entity from Michael Richards, which, says pretty sorry things about the public’s intelligence.

• Hard Hitting Mainstream Michael Richards Analysis: Les Payne lets fly. Bravo.

• How’s Our Cosmo Tone?: just sort of wondering aloud where we fit into the enormous spectrum of the Michael Richards coverage. We think we’re pretty nice and objective people. : )

• And, I’m also going to include a link to another article that wasn’t written by us, but, that I think is quite interesting. It’s called To Be Or Not To Be Jewish, and, it provides a fascinating presentation of how religious identity is portrayed on such popular programs as Seinfeld, Friends, ER, Suddenly Susan, Chicago Hope, Beverly Hills 90210, etc. A well-written article to be sure.

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