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April 11, 2007
MSNBC Drops Imus
This story is going to make one of my co-workers deeply unhappy.
NEW YORK - MSNBC said Wednesday it will drop its simulcast of the “Imus in the Morning” radio program, responding to growing outrage over the radio host’s racial slur against the Rutgers women’s basketball team.Things aren't looking too good for him over at CBS, either. I can't help but feel Imus is getting a raw deal here. What he said was really stupid, but the reaction has been completely out of proportion. As irritating as Imus can be, he's still the best interviewer on the radio, allowing his guests to talk for a long time and sometimes getting them to say something embarrassing.In a statement, NBC News announced "this decision comes as a result of an ongoing review process, which initially included the announcement of a suspension. It also takes into account many conversations with our own employees. What matters to us most is that the men and women of NBC Universal have confidence in the values we have set for this company. This is the only decision that makes that possible."
What's really ridiculous about this story is that the two biggest Imus critics are Al "White Interlopers" Sharpton and Jessie "Hymietown" Jackson. I guess not all racial slurs are equal.
UPDATE - Now CBS has canned him. Imus is off the radio. Rick Moran says he should have been fired a long time ago.
Imus is now fired.Slightly edited for content.It took the Rutgers Womens Basketball team eight days to get justice for a minor slight that hurt their feelings, perhaps, for an hour, and angered them for at most a week.
On the other hand:
Crystal Gail Mangum is a poor, black woman. And, you know...a criminal, a thief, and a perjurer.
The Duke Three were rich white boys.
They were accused of this fantastical crime thirteen months ago. They were indicted for the second-worse crime on the books -- rape -- and condemned by the media and most of the world of the worst moral crime, racism.
They faced perhaps 25 years in jail if convicted of this actual crime.
It took 395 days for them to receive justice.
Unbelievable.
Posted by slublog at April 11, 2007 07:23 PM
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I really think people will change their views of Imus when they discover he has just entered therapy. Check out the details on my blog - "Necessary Therapy".
Posted by: Pistol Pete at April 11, 2007 09:27 PM
I liked Malkin's "Tourette's Nation" line.
Posted by: MainiacJoe at April 12, 2007 07:24 AM