Posted on 04/09/2007 3:17:59 AM PDT by don-o
NEW YORK - Even as he scheduled an on-air meeting with radio host Don Imus, the Rev. Al Sharpton said he still wants Imus fired for his racially charged comments about the Rutgers University women's basketball team.
Sharpton said Sunday he intends to complain to the Federal Communications Commission about the matter.
"Somewhere we must draw the line in what is tolerable in mainstream media," he said. "We cannot keep going through offending us and then apologizing and then acting like it never happened. Somewhere we've got to stop this."
Sharpton and MSNBC announced that Imus would appear Monday on Sharpton's nationally syndicated program. Meanwhile, the Rev. Jesse Jackson planned a protest in Chicago, and an NAACP official called for Imus' resignation or firing.
The broadcaster said Wednesday during his nationally syndicated program that members of the mostly black Rutgers team were "nappy-headed hos."
The team, which includes eight black women, had lost the day before in the NCAA women's championship game. Imus was speaking with producer Bernard McGuirk about the game when the exchange began on "Imus in the Morning," which is broadcast to millions of people on more than 70 stations and the MSNBC television network.
"That's some rough girls from Rutgers," Imus said. "Man, they got tattoos ... ."
"Some hardcore hos," McGuirk said.
"That's some nappy-headed hos there, I'm going to tell you that," Imus said.
Imus has since apologized, but his mea culpa has not quieted the uproar.
Jackson said his RainbowPUSH Coalition planned to protest Monday in Chicago outside the offices of NBC, which owns MSNBC. He said Sunday that protests were being planned across the country.
"If he has a right to use that platform to insult and degrade, then we have a moral obligation to picket NBC and to protest," Jackson said. "If he can violate us in that platform in the name of free speech, we'll be picketing NBC in the name of free speech."
James E. Harris, president of the New Jersey chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, demanded Sunday that Imus "resign or be terminated immediately."
Allison Gollust, a spokeswoman for MSNBC, said the network considers Imus' comments "deplorable" and is reviewing the matter.
Karen Mateo, a spokeswoman for CBS Radio — Imus' employer and the owner of his New York radio home, WFAN-AM — said the company was "disappointed" in Imus' actions and characterized his comments as "completely inappropriate."
Imus, who has not been publicly disciplined, apologized on the air Friday.
"It was completely inappropriate, and we can understand why people were offended. Our characterization was thoughtless and stupid, and we are sorry," Imus said, according to a transcript on MSNBC's Web site.
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Old bigmouth looks a little subdued.
Having to take a bunch of crap from Sharpton, a card carrying rascist if ever there was one has got to sting.
So Imus is going to Sharpton’s house to grovel. I just saw him being “sincere” when talking about it on his show. The attorney’s must be going over contracts to see if he crossed the line and could be removed from the airwaves. Or they are checking their profits from his show and trying to determine the impact or both.
Maybe he should take a copy of the Shanklin number currently running on Rush’s program as a peace offering?
Imus vs. Sharpton—no matter who loses, we win!
Imus has been pretty liberal in my mind but his biggest “sin” in liberal minds from the past was cutting on the Clinton’s at that D.C. reporters dinner back in the 90’s.
It was said that he personally P.O’ed Bill and Hillary.
Is it payback time or just more grandstanding from our race master baiters? (Sharpton and Jackson)
Imus and Sharpton...
....they deserve each other....
One has to wonder if Sharpton, JJ, and the various branches of the NAACP have ever listened to rap music lyrics. You will hear stuff much worse than “nappy headed hos” to describe black women.
One has to wonder if Sharpton, JJ, and the various branches of the NAACP have ever listened to rap music lyrics. You will hear stuff much worse than “nappy headed hos” to describe black women.
You tell’m Jessie, tell him to go back to himeytown where he belongs. We won’t be insulted anymore, cause, we ARE somebody. No...really it’s ok, himeytown isn’t an insult. really! Sarcasm off.
popcorn ping
Then is suspect we will hear from Jesse Jackson to the same end as well.
After all is said and done, IMUS is too good for liberals to get the ax.
Listening to Imus this morning, it sounds like he was a busy guy over the weekend.
I had no idea Sharpton had a radio program.
At this point, "the uproar" is all to Imus' liking. Oh the attention!!! How else will people know he simulcast his radio show on MSNBC? Imus regularly "creates" these controversial moments.
Have to admit that was funny as hell watching Imus make fun of the Clintons in front of them.
The look of vile hate on Bills face was priceless.
Imus mentioned that RevAl is not heard in NYC. Prolly dis be part of the reparations
You a bad man. We gonna have to put you on Al’s show wif Imus.
Yo! Save me a seat on de short bus to de rehab?
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