A conservative radio show host in Rochester New York has been indefinitely suspended from his job and is to undergo "diversity training" after making what a local paper called: "comments that alluded to Rochester’s African-American mayor as a 'monkey' and 'orangutan.'”

Lonsberry made two controversial remarks recently that alluded to Mayor William A. Johnson Jr.’s campaign for Monroe County executive.
Late last month, Lonsberry made the first comment after an orangutan briefly escaped from a cage at the Seneca Park Zoo.
“Headline: Orangutan escapes at zoo, runs for county executive. Fascinating stuff,” Lonsberry said.
On Thursday, Lonsberry played what he said was the last caller of his show. Music that suggested a jungle scene with monkey sounds was then heard.
Lonsberry responded, “Freakin’ monkeys loose up at the zoo again. That’s really fine, really fine. Yeah, yeah, and he’s running for county executive. What is with that? I think we better go now.”

After he was accused of racism, Lonsberry called the Mayor to apologize, and insisted that he had no racist intent with his comments.

Despite his apologies, Lonsberry may lose his job. The local liberals, including the Mayor and other elected officials are opening calling for him to be banned or suspended from Rochester airwaves.

Do I approve of Lonsberry's comments?

No.

However, the way that his comments are being addressed is a perfect demonstration of the liberal double standard on censorship.

When Dixie Chick Nathalie Maines said she was ashamed over the President being from Texas, it offended a lot of people. A lot of whom decided--of their own free will--not to buy or play Dixie Chick records any more. Nobody from the government said they should be banned. People took it upon themselves to vote with their pocketbooks.

But a lot of people on the left called that "censorship."

Contrast that to what's going on in Rochester:
we have the Mayor of a City, the local NAACP and the members of a government legislative body calling for a talk show host's termination based on something he said. Government officials are openly calling for someone--someone who in the past has disagreed with them--to be taken off the air.

In other words, we have government figures directly calling for someone to be punished for their words.

Ladies and Gentlemen, that's real censorship.

Where are all the self-proclaimed guardians of free speech now?

Probably listening to their Dixie Chick records and figuring out ways to get more conservatives silenced.