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Don Imus, Legendary 'Imus in the Morning' Radio Host, Dies at 79
Hollywood Reporter ^ | 12/27/2019 | by Duane Byrge , Katie Kilkenny

Posted on 12/27/2019 7:11:25 PM PST by SeekAndFind

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To: SeekAndFind

He was brilliant


21 posted on 12/27/2019 8:05:31 PM PST by stanne
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To: stanne
I remember when he called Olympic ice skater Tara Lipinski a rubber lipped rodent.

It wasn’t a nice thing to say but I nearly drove off the road laughing :-))

RIP I-man.

22 posted on 12/27/2019 8:34:30 PM PST by broken_clock (Go Trump!)
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To: MrEdd

It was only racist because they were black.


23 posted on 12/27/2019 8:35:27 PM PST by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: Delta 21

Nah. A lot of redheads have the same type of hair.


24 posted on 12/27/2019 8:38:07 PM PST by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: MrEdd

He called them his that’s why.


25 posted on 12/27/2019 8:41:29 PM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: broken_clock

He called Hillary satan.


26 posted on 12/27/2019 8:42:12 PM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: gcparent

Haha, he knew how to compliment!


27 posted on 12/27/2019 8:44:33 PM PST by broken_clock (Go Trump!)
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To: broken_clock
I remember when he called Olympic ice skater Tara Lipinski a rubber lipped rodent.

LOL! Never heard that one before. :-D

RIP, I-man.

28 posted on 12/27/2019 8:47:32 PM PST by nutmeg
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To: SeekAndFind

I used to listen to him on my three hour commute from Western MA to Portland Maine. He was a fun listen. He had great guests and he knew what was what in politics.

He never offended ME. And if he had, I would have stopped listening.


29 posted on 12/27/2019 8:54:13 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: broken_clock
I remember when he called Olympic ice skater Tara Lipinski a rubber lipped rodent.

Perhaps senility was setting in:


30 posted on 12/27/2019 8:57:48 PM PST by KevinB ("Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." - Charles Darwin)
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To: KevinB
Lol, the way I recall it he was on a roll. Think it was after she won the gold medal.

Pure Imus.

31 posted on 12/27/2019 9:10:16 PM PST by broken_clock (Go Trump!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Imus was mostly a leftist, but an honest one. To me, “free speech” means Don Imus got to say whatever he wanted to say with no legal repercussions.

Most don’t remember that Imus cut a few comedy albums back in the day. He had one album of his prank calls on the radio, including the 1200 hamburger call. He also had one that included a bunch of his Billy Sol Hargus routines including the one where he asks the congregation if God talks to them.....”They’re going to lock your a$$ up....He don’t have time to talk to people. But He talks to me, and I talk to you”

He also did an album called “This Honky’s Nuts” - a direct response to Richard Pryor’s “That Nigger’s Crazy” album. The stuff he said on that album made the “nappy headed ho” comment that drove him off the radio sound like preschool talk. I used to have a copy, but don’t think I do any more - wonder if it’s still available? Talk about a snowflake trigger.


32 posted on 12/27/2019 9:14:59 PM PST by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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To: dp0622

Yeah, but after his Nappy Hos observation, he folded like a cheap suit on his Apology Tour


33 posted on 12/27/2019 9:42:46 PM PST by A_Former_Democrat (Guns up . . . We cominÂ’ PS: Eric The Blower Ciaramella. PASS IT ON)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Oh he did?

Ah, then I don’t care that he died :)

I didn’t know that. Wuss.


34 posted on 12/27/2019 9:44:06 PM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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To: dp0622

Classy


35 posted on 12/27/2019 10:39:30 PM PST by Roccus (When you talk to a politician...ANY politician...always say, "Remember Ceausescu")
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So ...

I have a question for yourself, or any of the other new-yawker’s out there.

Back in 1989, I spent some time as a co-op with IBM in lovely Poughkeepsie. On my way to ‘work’ in the morning, on the AM radio (crappy Ford Escort AM radio), I would catch this morning show out of NY with comedy bits, including one of the radio personalities would do this amazing Bullwinkle impression.

My favorite of these was Bullwinkle’s version of “Stairway to Heaven”.

Does anyone have any idea who that was, can it be found on youtube, anything like that?

Wondering...


36 posted on 12/27/2019 10:45:41 PM PST by Kommodor (Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
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To: Roccus

I could tell you to go #### yourself but THAT’S not classy :)

With what you contribute to the board...it wouldn’t be wholly unwarranted

i’ve seen your drivel :)


37 posted on 12/27/2019 11:02:39 PM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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To: Kommodor

Don’t know bro.

I actually only listened to Howard Stern and remember Imus when I was like 8 in my aunt’s car.

God forgive me I thought howard stern’s show was hysterical but incredibly crude and..

well I would still think it was hysterical!!!

Torn between humor and the decay of American society!!


38 posted on 12/27/2019 11:04:04 PM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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To: SeekAndFind

RIP, Quack Quack!


39 posted on 12/27/2019 11:11:25 PM PST by Atticus
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To: MrEdd

He called them ho’s. It was a racial insult. And since he actually had nappier hair than the women on that team, that was also a racial insult.


40 posted on 12/27/2019 11:14:44 PM PST by Yaelle
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