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By Stone Martindale Apr 11, 2007, 23:11 GMT
MSNBC severs ties with Don Imus
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He made a very hurtful statement about group of people who are not public figures. Many people in the Black community do not like or support the rappers who degrade and insult women, but this is a separate issue. All the marching, talking and protesting does not mean a thing - but advertisers pulling their support from the program speaks volumes.
Those of us who were offended but enjoyed Imus in the past now officially have no reason to watch their almost unwatchable programming. He done wrong. You make it worse. Please make it up to the scikle cell anemia foundation when Imus loses the capacity to sraise the money he has in the past.
Rev. Sharpton, I don't wnat you to feel you have to critique nonwhite people; how about doing something for charites like sickle cell, etc. something other than advancing your own spotlight?
Maybe Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton will take the AM spot on MSNBC and the ratings will soar. What a joke!!!
Hey Rev. AL. Why don't you go down to N. C. and apologize to the boys at Duke who's lives have been ruined by lies from the black woman accusing them of rape. No, that's ok with you - but instead you all run your mouth with the race card. This is a tragedy to all children with cancer that go to his ranch. Where will the money come from now to support this cause. He did not deserve to be fired. I hope you are satisfied.
Fire the real racist clown Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson.
Serves the jackass right....
I will never watch MSNBC again!!!
I will no longer support MSNBC. Thanks for the memories but I have to move on now. How dare you fire Don Imus. He said he was sorry and a 2 week suspension was appropriate. Rappers, Black Comedians, Black Athletes ALL use the same words Imus used. MSNBC officially stinks.
I guess this isnt a free country anyway, bush can make us do what he wants whether we like it or not, its like living in russia, no freedom that i can see, the whites in this country have to take a back seat to all the other races anyway, what about all the mexican jokes and rap music, why doesnt someone stop that crap , just my opinion
I will not watch MSNBC again. They let the black rappers spew all kinds of racist slurs, but fire the white that apologizes.
BOYCOTT MSNBC
I will be severing ties to watching MSNBC as well.
Good for MSNBC! The Rev Al Sharpton is a hero in my eyes. Finally we have people doing the right thing for the coming generations.It's a new era that just doesn't have to put up with elitest attitudes, racist old thinking, and the twisting of what free speech is all about. I thank Reverend Sharpton for standing up for these women. As a woman, I wish I could hug him and say thank you.
If you choose to fire Imus, I guess that is your perogative. But I am so sick of the blacks crying 'racism' everytime a white person says something about a black person, but when a black guy says something about a white person, then the world must stay quiet and it is ok. I want each and every black comedian, producer and actor that swears and uses the 'N' word to be fired the next time they say it.
I will never again watch MSNBC.
it was a mistake for which IMUS has paid a heavy price. Not freedom of speech, its 'no freedom after speech'.
There is no doubt in my mind that if Mr. Imus had not gone out of his way to apologize for the completely stupid thing he said, he would not be the center of this firestorm. If he stuck to the apology he made on Thursday, it would be all forgotten by now.
This leaves us with this question - why did Imus apologize over and over and over again? If it was to save his career, it sure didn't work. Mr. Imus is a very rich man and doesn't need the 'job' anymore. Why didn't he just drop it and let the dust settle? Maybe he actually felt what he did was wrong. Maybe he needed to make amends.
I never watched MSNBC, except by accident when channel surfing, but now, after this stupid, black-butt-kissing over-reaction, I will actively convince friends and random acquaintances to avoid watching MSNBC.
MSNBC just created another anti-viewer.
MSNBC giving in to two notorious renowned blackmailers, the Revs - has to be a horrible thing. Did Jackson humble himself at all when his girlfriend had his love child and then paid her off with app. $180,000 of company money. I don't see either of these hypocrits showing up on the air today regarding their mistakes in callling for the Duke players scalps last year. They loudly proclaimed the guilt of these young players before knowing any of the facts.
Just business as usual for the REVs.
Are you (MSNBC)serious? If Imus was black and said the same comment---no one would have even heard it! While I don't particularly care for Imus-style talk radio, he should not be the fall guy. Yeah---and what about the rappers who rap about their HOES, BITCHES, KILLING, etc.---we aren't we offended and shutting them down? Hmmm, seems like some kind of double-reverse standard if you ask me.
Let's see if AL and Jessie apologize to the white college students who they claimed were rapists now that the Duke case is dropped. Would you want someone wrongfully calling your son a rapist Al? or Jessie?
Al and Jessie are slim, pure and simple. The smart people might want to ask themselves just what Al and Jessie do for a living?
I have enjoyed the Imus for years. He pokes fun at everybody. That's the point. Sure, as a practicing Roman Catholic I have been offended from time to time by the 'Cardinal O'Connor' parades and as a social conservative by his parades of Jerry Falwell but I have a sense of humor. Apparently the black power base of this country does not.
Don Imus has contributed millions to charities including black charities. I guess that doesn't matter to the black racists. In my opinion MSNBC and the advertisers who have canceled his show are cowards.
If Imus is fired I hope he joins Stern on satellite radio. I don't have a receiver yet but will buy one.
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