MSNBC severs ties with Don Imus
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By Stone Martindale Apr 11, 2007, 23:11 GMT
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I guess free speech is based on skin color.
Agreed - if comedians have to be this careful of what they say,
i am sick of this hypocrisy ........ all the black hip hop artists say all the bad things they want about women, and no one says anything.....give me a break...Al Sharpton cries the race card for everything.... personally i am sick of his racist attitude... black americans have become as racist as the people they complain about...i will rethink watching anything on this news channel...
This is ridiculous, but we've become a ridiculous society because we made the mistake of giving such a loud voice to 'the offended.' Imus shouldn't have apologized, it was funny. He deserves to be fired for his apology.
too bad rush, the dope head and o'reilly, the pervert don't get canned as well...lol
Where is the great Rev Sharpton and Jesse Jackson when all the rappers are making millions selling records about drugs, guns, bitches and hoes? I don't see him calling for a boycott on his african american rap buddies........... Please.
Take a joke for a joke.
All I have to say is,
MSNBC -
I have enjoyed your programming over the years including but not limited to-
COUNTDOWN
IMUS
THE MOST
But, as of these recent incidents that have ensued, I can no longer support your business by viewing your programs. I choose not to support any media franchise that chooses to silence free speech unjustly.
Thank you.
I personally think that Imus did the right thing in apologizing and asking for a meeting with the women of Rutgers. What more can a person do who has made a mistake? He honestly said he was wrong and apologized and tried to do the right thing. What is wrong with this country when we start to fire someone for a mistake? Didn't Jesse Jackson make a slur calling Jewish people Hymies? What happened to him - the whole country has turned upside down - Howard Stern who is an abhorrent person is held up to do no wrong. Imus has raised money for Kids with Cancer, Sycle Cell Anemia, SIDDS, and charities too numerous to mention. The reason he has been so famous is that people can identify with him - he is honest - he does and says things that are irreverant, but who hasn't - are we becoming a country where we have no tolerance of one another. I am really mad at MSNBC and NBC - but it is to be expected - most of the people associated with the networks are so biased and have so much coercion that they aren't free at all - And we say this is the land of the free - HA HA - you better watch it!
well if imus is gone so are we msnbc will have the lowest ratings hope he gets on another radio station elswhere or just relaxe and enjoy is life
Umm, excuse me, but Howard Stern has NEVER said anything racist in a malicious manner. Imus is a racist a$, and while I dont think what he said was terrible in this case, his history as a racist (calling a coworker a 'n-gger', among other things) makes this a case of karma. Imus is a dinosaur, a bigot, and deserves everything that he has gotten so far.
Bravo! Even in the land of 'free speech,' there are just some things you don't say.
Does this mean I finally don't have to pay for MTV or BET, ESPN or any of the other channels that routinely demean races and ignore womens feelings??? It should!!!!!!!
Its about time us as a nation treats all races as equals. The civil War was 150 years ago. We as a society need to address the black gangster rap as something just as hateful to women and African Americans. If we do not deal with the real issues we cannot grow as a nation.
Look at this crackerbarrel. Not one of you have any idea what Freedom of Speech is, do you? The Constitution doesn't guarantee you the right to say anything you want, anytime you want. Federal Broadcast regulations further limit what you can say and when you can say it. Imus has been playing this game for years, and finally got called on it. He's not sorry for what he said, he's only sorry for the consequences it holds for him. Sharpton and Jackson HAVE condemned rapper's lyrics as well, you just weren't paying attention when they did it. Imus is an old tool who needs to be hung out in the shed, and if the crackers miss him, they can always get a chuckle from dope addicts like Rush Limbaugh.
Give me a break. The only reason he got canned is because he said it and he's WHITE. There is a double standard here. Blacks look the other way when it's a black person saying anything racist.
signed,
Don 'Whitey' Hoe
MSNBC can take a nose dive for this crap. Keep Imus on. Hell, he's the only thing worth watching in the morning. I say we put Sharpton and Jackson under the microscope. Can't do that though b/c they're black.
how come any other race can say what they want but white people have to walk on broken glass how many times have you heard the word whitetrash cracker honkey?? white people dont cry about it ..get over it people there just WORDS QUIT YOUR CRYING if you think about it the white man help alot of people think about your race and what it would be like if we never import the slaves look at your people now
Everyone should take a 'chill pill'.
We have become a nation subject to the Tyranny of the Sensitive.
Al Sharpton can repeatedly call whites by various ephemisms, (such as 'cracker' and 'whitey', etc.) and no one complains.
Don Imus makes a comment using the same three words as can be heard in hip-hop songs broadcast nationwide, or on Comedy Central, or at the Apollo, or he's called 'racist'.
Give me a break.
Don Imus and his wife spend more money and personal time, per year, on terminal ill kids of all races, than Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson have spent in their whole life.
Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson should just shut up.
True integration will occur when no one reacts to words because of color, but instead because of rules of decency and decorum.
I read one of the comments that said Howard Stern has said much worse. I agree he has and thats why he should be fired also. Our society should rid itself of these classless people. Surely with all the talented people we have in our country we can find someone who knows how to talk and act. These people are so unflattering to our people and our society. We can do so much better and I think we should rethink what we consider entertainment. It is long over due.
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Antonio, SAN DIEGOApr 11th, 2007 - 23:46:30
God, gimme a break, Howard Stern has said much worse with less raised eyebrows from the public and media...grow up America and stop acting as if we live in glass houses.
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