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I never even heard of Don Imus untill this deal.
But, as far as I'm concerned, he desirves everything he's getting. He kinda struck me as a real jerk.

I think Jim Legg ought to have his own radio show. I'll be a sponsor and his most faithful listener.

As interesting a morning coffee topic this is, I was going to post again on this thread about a commentator's perspective I heard on the way to work just now.

But it just struck me this thread is way off of our bbs's reason for being and outside of Dave Weber's guidelines for its use.

I'm checking outta this one, much as it is somewhat entertaining and interesting.

As fun as it sounds, I'm with you Chuck

The Imus show is a considerable loss to my housebound wife, who watches mostly for the musical guests. There's more to Imus than poor attempts at humor at other's expense. The stature of many of the guests on that show has always surprised me, and he seems to be well regarded by many mainstream popular figures - some in politics. His 'friends' seem to have deserted him.

My bride will miss the show, and this saddens her. The people who enjoyed and looked forward to certain elements of the show seem to be forgotten here too.... perhaps Imus will resurface on a cable only channel, or satellite radio.

Zumbo might reappear as a spokeman for Brady or HCI, where he can further help define bad and evil guns.

I didn't see or hear it.

Jim ..... I wonder who else is on your "Nappy Headed Ho's" list?
If it wasn't for Sharpton & Jackson (who are, as we all know, in this for their own gain) Don would still be spuing his BS ..... Who knows ..... Inbred Red Neck Hunters with Shotguns might be next!

Al

I don't really care one way or the other; not an Imus fan, not an Imus hater. But I'd have a lot more respect for the opinions of Sharpton and Jackson if they'd do more to eliminate the denigration of women and African Americans by other African Americans (black comedians, rap musicians, etc.). JMHO.

Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson have done more harm to Black & White relations in this country than a million Don Imus' could ever do. In fact, Don Imus, regardless of his reprehensible comment on the Rutgers Girls Basketball Team, was the one to apologize, ask for forgiveness and pledge to change both his behavior and show format for positive good. And let us not forget that the terminology which all those righteous media commentators and educators used to crucify Imus on the cross of Political Correctness (including dear Obama) came not from white culture, but directly from the Black under belly of gansta rappers and hip hoppers...a standard of conduct by which too many young Blacks define themselves. And that garbage permeates our air waves for many more hours a day, week, month and year than the Imus show could do if Imus lives to be 100.

In short, the pound of flesh exacted from Don Imus by hypocrites like Jackson and Sharpton and White Big Business (ABC) who short sightedly copitulated to pressure have missed an opportunity to use Don Imus for future dialog on the air and positive change which he pledged to do.

So who looses? We all do. The firing of Don Imus divides Black & White America again. The double standard of a Jesse Jackson's infidelities, anti-sementic rantings in the 1980's, his boycott of Budweiser Beer in Chicago which suddenly disappeared once his two sons were awarded the Bud Distributorship, and a Sharpton who personifies a reverse racism through his self appointed, self righteous politics of division, these are the people who should not have a public forum for their twisted views and confrontational comments.

Black America and Corporate White America have rushed to judgment on Don Imus, who I believe through his good works (just raised over 2 million on yesterday's radiothon for kids, including minorities, charities) is indeed a good man who said a stupid bad thing ...without thinking! So the PC Police now have Imus' head on a pike, and he's lost his job.

NOW it's time for BLACK America to CLEAN ITS OWN HOUSE and stop playing victim. It's time for these so called Christian (aka business)leaders in the Black Community to stop the destructive words of the gansta rappers, and the mega bucks sports figures with police records longer than my college degrees, who refuse to speak the "kings english" in favor of a low class jive that only serves to divide and lessen communication.

It's also time for WHITE American businesses like ABC which owns pieces of Viacom, BET, MTV etc. and profit greatly from the very words for which Imus was fired to change their policies and stop the junk from being produced and sold...they too are hypocrites hiding behind a warped view of the 1st Amendment.

Get with it guys. Firing Don Imus did nothing except ruin his career while stifling an opportunity for change. Now it's up to the righteous media, corporate sponsors and the Black Community to step up to the plate...or be labeled the HYPOCRITES I truly believe them to be.

By the way, if the only correct way to address a person of color in this country is AFRICAN AMERICAN, then I demand to be addressed as an ENGLISH SCOTS-IRISH AMERICAN of ANGLO decent. Of course, all along I thought we were all just Americans...or not.

I usually stay out of this kind of discussion but I'll state the following:
What Imus said was wrong. However; Where's Sharpton and Jacksons outrage over what Black rappers call women in general and Black woman in particular in their "music"? Their termonology is as bad if not worse. It's the old double standard - political correctness B. S. we all have to contend with. IMO; Both Sharpton and Jackson have made a career out of being "victims".
Jim