In a message dated 4/13/07 11:04:28 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yeah, I don't think these teenagers were just waiting > for him to hurt their feelings. It came out of the blue. > Why on earth would they expect a big-time radio and TV > host to make fun of their appearance and call them > whores? > > And they accomplished more than winning the game. They got their > fifteen minutes of fame and will be remembered long after the > winners of the game are long forgotten. So you don't think their feelings were really hurt, they just wanted to get on television, right? Gee, you should have told Imus that. He wouldn't have gone to all that trouble to apologize to them and meet with them. Don't you get that *Imus himself* thinks he said a terribly hurtful thing? Possibly, some on the team could be overly sensitive. Not being an Imus fan myself, I do know he makes comments like these all the time, it's his job, he was hired as a shock jock and nobody takes him seriously. My take on his comments was that he was actually paying them a complement, Ghetto style, and it backfired. Tattooed, nappy headed, ho's sounds like a tuff bunch of girls, playing a tuff game. <I think the girls were pushed into this mess by powers greater than themselves to meet a political agenda. If any of the girls were truly offended, it was appropriate for Imus to apologies to them, not to Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson and grovel at their feet.< Yes, Imus said something that most people would consider mean spirited, although I don't believe he intended it to be mean and hurtful and he has been pounded for it and feels bad it was taken as it was, but NBC and CBS hired the guy to say these very things because his fans liked it and so did his sponsors until they were threatened with boycotts. There are attorneys that say Imus has an excellent case against NBC and CBS for breach of contract. They hired him knowing he says these things on a regular basis and it gave the broadcasting companies good ratings and now they decide to fire him while under political pressure. There are those that think the Clinton's are behind this because Imus hates Hillary and refers to her as the anti -Christ and says she'll never be invited on his show and all she would have to do is give the Rev Al a call to start the ball rolling while she screams *racism* and demands his firing. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
