Malcolm Smith Demands Apology for Lil Wayne's Insult to NY

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/nyregion/malcolm-smith-demands-apology-for-lil-waynes-insult-to-new-york.html?_r=1&hpw

State Senator Malcolm A. Smith of Queens said Wednesday that he was “angry,” “taken aback” and “shocked” by five words uttered by the rapper Lil Wayne — five words that, unlike some other Lil Wayne lyrics, can be printed here in their entirety: “I don’t like New York.”

“I take strong exception to the words ‘I don’t like New York,’ ” said Mr. Smith, a Democrat. He called a news conference in Father Duffy Square, the island between West 46th and West 47th Streets, on Wednesday to demand an apology.

**Opinion**

While I commend Sen. Smith for his demand, Wayne is entitled to his opinion (although I disagree). Whether you like it or not, Wayne's dislike of NY isn't new. However, I do believe that even if he doesn't like the state, he should respect it. Now, that I question.