Don Imus got fired / thought police on a rampage

[going_home]

I dont listen to him but you would have to have been in a hole for the last two weeks not to know what he said.
He is an idiot for trying to talk like a black rapper on a national radio show.
Even though what he said was rude, and he shouldnt have said it, theres the double standard.
Dont get me started on Jesse "love child" Jackson or Al "Twanna Brawley" Sharpton, and who these self appointed ministers (of what gospel) congregation are.

This aint political, and its not religion.....so we should be able to talk about it.

My opinion is this, who's next ?
They have let the thought police out of Pandoras box now, who's next ?
Rush Limbaugh ? Shawn Hannity ? Glenn Beck ? Michael Savage ?
You bet they are.

Express your thoughts on the Imus firing.

[BigEvil]

Pretty much hit the nail on the head. If he were black, no one would have even noticed.

Imus should give up on being a DJ and take shot at making a rap album. Lets see what people say then.

[wjr]

I think what he said was just plain stupid, not really racist. It makes sense he was fired though.

ABC doesn't want his "racist" remark to reflect on them negatively, so they fired him. It makes sense to me.

Rush or Sean wouldn't get fired... they are popular with the people. Imus isn't...

So he got fired.

[olinar]

anyone got a link to the article? i dont know whats going on right now.

[MedicDVG]

I remember listening to him when he was just a shock Jock on WNBC before it went all politiical.

Anyone remember "Tres Juevos!"

He has been fired from better jobs. He will show up soon on some cable channel or something.

[grEnAlEins]

ABC doesn't want his "racist" remark to reflect on them negatively, so they fired him. It makes sense to me.

Rush or Sean wouldn't get fired... they are popular with the people. Imus isn't...

So he got fired.

Imus sure is. He is one of the most popular morning men in radio history, although he has fallen from grace in recent years.

It had nothing to do with racism of the comment. His advertisers backed out, meaning CBS Radio and MSNBC can no longer profit from him, so they let him go. It is all about the bucks my friend, that is the way of the world.

[grEnAlEins]

anyone got a link to the article? i dont know whats going on right now.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070412/ap_en_tv/imus_protests

[going_home]

I think what he said was just plain stupid, not really racist. It makes sense he was fired though.

ABC doesn't want his "racist" remark to reflect on them negatively, so they fired him. It makes sense to me.

Rush or Sean wouldn't get fired... they are popular with the people. Imus isn't...

So he got fired.

He claims 15 million listeners on 100 stations, I'd say he was pretty popular and had a pretty good following.
Just a little note, he was on CBS not ABC ?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/12/national/main2675273.shtml

[wjr]

He claims 15 million listeners on 100 stations, I'd say he was pretty popular and had a pretty good following.
Just a little note, he was on CBS not ABC ?

:shrug: I always confuse those two...

Yes, I don't doubt that he was very popular. But don't you think the majority of America now considers him racist?

[SCpoloRicker]

My opinion is this, who's next ?
They have let the thought police out of Pandoras box now, who's next ?
Rush Limbaugh ? Shawn Hannity ? Glenn Beck ? Michael Savage ?
You bet they are.

Express your thoughts on the Imus firing.

Somehow I feel like you're not an ACLU fan.

/Ironic?

[Mind'sEye]

Don Imus has made his living saying offensive things off the top of his head for years. Since he's certainly not the only one out there plying the shock trade, it will be interesting to see how "evenhandedly" this new found social conciouness is applied. I'm reminded of Isaac Hayes quitting South Park after they poked fun at Scientology, saying that the writers were "intolerant". Apparently he didn't have a problem when the show satirized other religions. My guess is our freedoms are not more secure. It makes me want to go put flowers on poor Lenny Bruces grave.

[Dark Side]

Let's just hope "Mind of Mencia" is never canceled. Double standards aside, I do love the comedy.

[NotKai]

Let's just hope "Mind of Mencia" is never canceled. Double standards aside, I do love the comedy.

Jesus Christ, you are stupid.

[Dark Side]

Jesus Christ, you are stupid.

Because I made a comment about a double standard in media today? Or is it because you could not read deeply enough into 2 sentences to figure out a point?

[pennywise]

Because I made a comment about a double standard in media today? Or is it because you could not read deeply enough into 2 sentences to figure out a point?

Neither. It's because Carlos Mencia is not funny and he steals material from comedians who are.

/nutshell.