Posted on 12/03/2007 4:43:34 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Returning to the airwaves this morning after a seven-month exile, Don Imus seemed intent on demonstrating two things. First, that he was unequivocally contrite concerning the comments he had made about the Rutgers University women's basketball players that resulted in his firing. Second, his contrition notwithstanding, he wasn't going to change his irreverent ways when it came to the country's political leaders.
To prove his iconoclastic bona fides, Imus concluded his monologue by observing "Dick Cheney is still a war criminal, and Hillary Clinton is still Satan."
Listen to audio here [with apologies for the mediocre sound quality.]
But before ending on that defiant note, he took several minutes to describe his meeting with the women of the Rutgers team, and the way the entire experience had changed him.
Excerpts from Imus's remarks:
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Oh I’m quite Sirius. Been a Stern fan for more than 20 years. I don’t subscribe to his stupid political ideology, but then again, I don’t listen for political opinion; I listen to be entertained.
Well, at least he’s half right.
He did not. Bernard is there. When Imus introduced everyone he saved Bernard for last.
Bernie is back on the show.
Imus looks like he got “botoxed” while in excile???
You can tune in to 106.7 Lite FM for non-stop Christmas music...or watch Fox & Friends. Whoever thought we’d miss Kuby the Commie!
He’s also juvenile, and boring.
(Brief review: firing Curtis and Kuby for THIS was a huge mistake!)
You got that right. I tossed the iPod in the glove box just this morning.
I listened to Imus on the way in, just out of curiosity. The program was terrible. Pointless, rambling, with lots of dead air and "technical difficulties". They had Imus in front of a live audience, which made his difficult-to-understand enunciation even worse, because of the poor sound quality. It was absolutely the worst radio I have ever heard.
I will be the first to say that the old Curtis and Kuby format was getting a little bit long-in-the-tooth. But Imus is terrible. I want Ron Kuby back, that's how bad he was.
And it has nothing to do with racial anything or insults or innuendoes. It is simply incompetence. The man can't form a thought into a sentence, let alone run a radio show.
Program Director Phil Boyce got himself damaged goods.
That Imus pic is incredulous! thx Joe!
Is Bernie still with him?
Local Racial, Arsonist Sediki Kambon organized a rally at WTTK. Six, count’em, six protesters were there. That’s how relevant Imus is.
Sean and Frank have a good morning show on WCBM in Baltimore followed by Tom Marr.
Is there any way to sell Arbitron ratings short? Because this is much, much worse than the last time I listened to Imus (which was an interview that consisted of enthusiastically kissing Jean Francois Kerry's butt back in 2004).
Please accept my jumble apologies.
Yes, Bernard is still the producer.
I don’t think Imus will be featuring him on this side of the microphone, however.
Exactly.
Instead of rehashing what he’s said previously, where is the condemnation of those he supported than ran away from him with the faux scandal?
lol....
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