I found this to be very disturbing.
The only form of censorship that I agree with is that done by private business. A great example to me is Walmart not selling certain music cds. They certainly have a right to make a business decision on which products they wish to carry and which they do not based on content. Another case would be Random House's recent decision to not publish the controversial book "The Jewel of Medina" Whether because of genuine fear of Islamic terrorism or not, it is their right to determine it is not in the company's interest to release the book.

In the ABC case their censorship is totally deplorable and reprehensible. Their business is information and by it's nature ...

I found this to be very disturbing.
The only form of censorship that I agree with is that done by private business. A great example to me is Walmart not selling certain music cds. They certainly have a right to make a business decision on which products they wish to carry and which they do not based on content. Another case would be Random House's recent decision to not publish the controversial book "The Jewel of Medina" Whether because of genuine fear of Islamic terrorism or not, it is their right to determine it is not in the company's interest to release the book.

In the ABC case their censorship is totally deplorable and reprehensible. Their business is information and by it's nature a blog (and invited comments) are all about expressing and exchanging views. Deleting a comment that contained no personal attacks or profanity or anything remotely offensive is totally uncalled for.