Don Imus got fired / thought police on a rampage

[Aggravated Assault]

I assume everyone is aware that major companies pulled their ads from MSNBC and that is the real reason Imus lost his show.

Imus had been losing ratings & sponsors since before this happened.

Look, There was no boycott. Just a knee jerk reaction. The network and sponsors folded like a deck of cards. Is regulation so far fetched if something similar happens again? That's all I'm getting at. An overreaction that could infringe on my and every one elses right to listen to what we want and express ourselves as we want.

With the tragedy that just occured at VT, I assume a lot of this will be forgotten, which to me will be a good thing. That tragedy shows there is a lot more to be concerned about than stupid comments by a washed up hack. Thoughts and prayers to those people.

[SCpoloRicker]

I'm disagreeing with you less than most would think . Several large advertisers had been concerned with Imus, and there definitely was a chain reaction effect with his show being dropped.

However, I see that as a good thing. I say that it is indicative of market forces, not that "they" pushed him out. "They" in this case is a bunch of boring marketing guys, which in terms of government regulation is a good thing. I think.

[Aggravated Assault]

So, I guess that you're seeing "they" as the marketing people crunching numbers and I'm seeing "they" as being the sponsors hiding under a table from JJ and AS, trying to figure out a way to make them go away.

For me, it isn't a big leap to imagine senator x and rep y doing the same thing.

[SCpoloRicker]

To me, the difference is that businesses are held accountable. If public, they answer to their shareholders, if private they can do whatever they want.

[Aggravated Assault]

Ah, well I guess thats where, at least you and I, disagree a tad then.

I just don't think that shareholders had anything to do with the fiasco. And if, god forbid, we have another PC "incident" that brings government into it, I worry at bit.

Guess we'll just have to wait till next time to see

[paintballfiend]

All the hail the all mighty dollar. Imus was pulled because of money. The sponsors didn't want to seem like they support a racist/prejudice/opressed/crazy guy.