Well as usual, it’s all about me. What am I to watch in the morning now? Today Show is too pablum-ish–who comes up with their segment ideas?; Fox and Friends is too creepy–Mr and Mrs Happy?; and CNN is just plain boring.

Bitch, bitch, bitch.

Freelancer: excellent point about the victimization mantra, talk about a vicious circle.

There is a victim in this event. It isn’t the Rutgers lady cagers, they’re smarter and tougher than to think Imus’ foolishness was really significant, and they accepted his (I believe) sincere apology for being out of line. It isn’t Imus, he’s a big boy, sometimes you pay to play in his league.

The victim is truth. Les Moonves lied through his teeth when he “explained” why Imus was fired. It was racial-political pressure, not any sudden epiphany of morals. Al Sharpton lies every time his lips part. Why does noone demand an apology from Al for manufacturing a riot over a fabricated crime? How does he have ANY credibility with ANYONE? And only minimally les repulsive, Jesse Jackson. I can still remember him preaching at young folks to stand up for themselves, take responsibility, avoid the temptations that destroy, and make something of themselves. Then he learned that crying out for “the victims”, and extorting corporations pays well.

Imus’ misguided comment would have been extremely accurate in describing either of them, not the hard working basketball team from Rutgers.

The MSM has NEVER given Limbaugh a pass, and yet he’s still survived this long. It’s crap like the Fairness Doctrine which Rush has to worry about, not MSM or liberals (pardon the redundancy).

thirteen28 on April 13, 2007 at 12:58 PM

I support Limbaugh’s right to speak his mind. Believe he’s a net gain for my side, but that’s another story. Besides, if there’s no Limbaugh, Cheney would be reduced to walking around wearing a sandwich board.

As expressed elsewhere on this thread, this is bad news for the likes of Limbaugh and Boortz (sp?) and Savage. The old maxim that the MSM gives liberals a pass is no longer in play. Look out.

honora on April 13, 2007 at 9:43 AM

The MSM has NEVER given Limbaugh a pass, and yet he’s still survived this long. It’s crap like the Fairness Doctrine which Rush has to worry about, not MSM or liberals (pardon the redundancy).

Imus brought in around 20 million ans MTV Viacom brings in over a billion.

As expressed elsewhere on this thread, this is bad news for the likes of Limbaugh and Boortz (sp?) and Savage. The old maxim that the MSM gives liberals a pass is no longer in play. Look out.

Free speech for Don Imus became restricted when he went on the air each day and by the fact that he was an employee of a company / corporation.

No No No.

His speech was NEVER limited.

The repercussions deriving from an unrestricted application of that freedom never went away and may have increased.

It’s very simple in this case. The free market fired Don Imus. He made outrageous comments, then listeners & other prominent people gave feedback to CBS radio, MSNBC and the Imus show sponsors and he was fired. Job well done!

The most outrageous thing about this whole Imus story is that he wasn’t fired immediately.

Until his idiotic flameout, Don Imus was the nearest thing the liberals ever had to a success story in talk radio. He worshipped John Kerry. He fawned over Maureen Dowd. He cursed the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. After Saddam was executed, Imus joked with a local plagiarist about how Dick Cheney would handle himself on the gallows.

Who knew Imus would walk the Green Mile before Karl Rove?

The I-man thought he was one of the Beautiful People, but in the end it turned out like one of those Bob Dylan songs he used to play going into the breaks. Everybody said they’d stand behind him when the game got rough. But the joke was on him, there was nobody even there to bluff.

But the most interesting thing about Imus’ sudden demise is how few of the assorted coatholders, front-runners, bumkissers and drive-by pundits who called in every morning could be bothered to stand up for the I-man in his moment of need.

These liberals may be good company at a cocktail party in Vail, but you wouldn’t want to share a foxhole with them. When the I-man’s phone didn’t ring, he knew it was Joe Lieberman. Or maybe Frank Rich.

And now that we know that a radio personality can be fired for saying ‘nappyhead’, how long will it be before one gets fired for saying ‘islamofascist’ or ‘islam is not a religion of peace’?

Kevin M on April 12, 2007 at 7:48 PM

Excellent point Kevin. I’ll bet CAIR is taking notice on how this was done and it is just a matter of time before they get into the act.

Say good by to talk radio. Now that an already washed up liberal talk host can be taken down for 3 words out of a 20 +year career, you know the sharks are in the water to attack American talk show hosts.

You know who I mean. Those that have the guts to stand up for what is right and the audacity to quote the leftists own words. And then parody them.

Say good bye

The sharks are in the water, and they smell blood.

I hope to God I am wrong.

. . .the verb “to mau mau” meaning “to menace through intimidating tactics; to intimidate, harass; to terrorize,” entered English usage, especially in a political and/or racial context.

Well, Nearly everyone here has a good point on this. I find it hard to care personally. I don’t see this as a genuine Free Speech issue; CBS & MSNBC certainly have a right to fire anyone who works for them for ANY reason, as far as I’m concerned.

Never listened to a full Imus show. Just about every clip I have seen / heard or read has led me to believe he is a jerk, even on things where he was basicly correct. So, I see no need for anyone offering him a platform unless they make good money on it.

At the same time, I don’t like to see the other guys who make a living off of race baiting win either.

If Sirius wants to offer him a show for big bucks, that’s fine….. (Unless due to their merger with XM it ends up bumping something XM that I do like.)

LegendHasIt on April 12, 2007 at 7:34 PM

Well said, IMHO. I think he’ll end up on Satellite Radio as well. I’m thinking XM, as he likes Opie and Anthony, and Stern despises him. I’m a Sirius subscriber and shareholder, but I don’t want to see the merger go through, as I think the consumer will get screwed. But that’s another thread…

When satire is banned, We are no different than a third
world country.

Imus got screwed by the same people that pumped him up
for years. But what would I expect from liberals.

For me personally, everyone ivolved looks like a complete fool – did anyone notice the Rutgers presser, where they all had their hair straigthened and worn loose? The unintentional comedy is unreal. Now I know why there just aren’t many good comedy movies anymore – real life is way too funny. Nappy-headed hoes – hahaha – and the people who were offended are the same ones who watch videos with women lead around on leashes or shaking their asses in the air. The same people who cheered at one of the award shows when a real-life pimp was brought on stage.

What a country.

I challenge jj and sharpton to follow through with the filth in rap music. It’s NOT ok to go after the white guy for saying it and allow the blacks to proliferate it as well. I somehow won’t hold my breath that they will do the right thing.