Posted on 04/12/2007 2:55:55 PM PDT by kellynla
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CBS/AP) CBS announced Thursday that it has fired Don Imus from his radio program, following a week of uproar over the radio host's derogatory comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team.
"There has been much discussion of the effect language like this has on our young people, particularly young women of color trying to make their way in this society," CBS President and Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves said in announcing the decision. "That consideration has weighed most heavily on our minds as we made our decision."
It's a stunning fall for one of the nation's most prominent broadcasters. Time Magazine once named the cantankerous broadcaster as one of the 25 Most Influential People in America, and he is a member of the National Broadcaster Hall of Fame.
But Imus found himself at the center of a storm after he called members of the Rutgers team "nappy-headed hos" last week. Protests ensued, and one by one, numerous sponsors pulled their ads from Imus' show. On Wednesday, MSNBC dropped its simulcast of the program.
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Katie will be filling in.
Who is this “Don Imus” of whom you speak?
Well, the racist hatemongers won one today.
You know, “I’m an Ass in the Morning.”
As long as you give these idiots like Sharpton and Jackson what they want, you can be sure they will be back for more.
They have seen the weakness and are using it.
Local news talk show say race baiter Sharpton will hold a news conference outside CBS headquarters — right now. Nobody is carrying it live, that I can find.
Ok, so when are they firing Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson? Oh wait, they don’t have jobs. Nevermind.
Imus has been fired before, from the predecessor of his current station, WNBC. He was back about a year later. He’s been at that station and WFAN, which took over the frequency, ever since.
Watch BET television tonight. Then pick your jaw off the ground.
so I guess my question is-when will Imus appear before congress to tell us a tale of woe and censorship. After all, when Clear Channel made a business decision to no longer play Dixie Chics music because of complaints the cry of “censorship” was heard all over the land. Those poor victims were being censored, how dare the evvvvviiiiillll corporation do that.
So now CBS has also made a business decision-will the left now cry censorhip and have him testify before congress?
LOL
That makes perfect sense. He may have walked into a trap that was set sometime back, just waiting for him to eventually stumble into it.
It will be interesting to see if SeeBS will do anything about the Rappers on their record label who use ever filthy word out there in their recordings...
Typical of See BS, they hire a foul mouthed bigot to be just that, then they fire him when the PC patrol points out he’s a bigot. The real bigots are the CBS management who know what they hired him for to make millions for them. But this misdirection ploy will divert attention from the truth that it is the CBS leadership who are the true damaging bigots for our troubled society.
I don’t see much difference between Imus and the Dixie Chicks situation. Granted, Imus apologized and the Chicks were defiant but that’s the only difference. Both said something in public which offended a lot of people and both paid the price. Welcome to the big leagues.
I wonder if his younger wife will stick with him.
Imus in the Nothing
Does CBS or their parent company own any record companies? Which ones? Who are the vulgar artists they have under contract? Do they just happen to all be black? If so, Imus could sue due to racial discrimination.
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