Freedom of Speech?

“If the Jews want to get it on, tell them to pin their yarmulkes back and come over to my house."
"Talk about how Oppenheimer in South Africa sends diamonds straight to Tel Aviv and deals with the diamond merchants right here in Crown Heights."
"I'm not your little faggot like (name deleted for respect.)"

Al Sharpton and Issiah Washington dissing Jews and gays respectively. Was there any suspension? Did anyone get fired? Not that I think they should have been. We are SUPPOSED to have freedom of speech in this country. No one thinks what Don Imus said was OK but doesn't he have a right to say whatever he wants?
To play devil's advocate against myself, CBS radio fired him because advertisers pulled out. And you can't have a radio show with no ads. BUT this was only after the media tore him apart.
When I heard what he said, I got chills through my body. It was so rude and disrespectful to these girls. But the problem is, I feel the same way when I hear some of the things Howard Stern says. So I don't listen. End of story.
I can't help but wonder, did anyone even stop watching Grey's Anatomy? Aside from the weak story lines, it continues to do well. I even watch it. Obviously there are double standards, but the million dollar question is, what can we do about them?