--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: <snip> > 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.
Or maybe, a lot of people have been finding him offensive for a long time, and this was the last straw. See, it wasn't just the women who were offended. > 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. Oh, please. "Hos" isn't a compliment, even ghetto-style. > I think the girls were pushed into this mess by powers > greater than themselves to meet a political agenda. *What* political agenda? Imus is an equal- opportunity offender. People across the country were up in arms before any of the political people spoke up. > 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. I don't think Imus groveled at Sharpton's or Jackson's feet, but he didn't need to go on Sharpton's show. I agree with you on that point, at least. > 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. One of the first to pull out was American Express, at the behest of its CEO, who is black. Yes, Imus was hired to say outrageous things, but this was obviously over the top. He wasn't hired to gratuitously insult people who aren't public figures and haven't done the slightest thing to deserve it. I don't think you realize how widespread and spontaneous the outrage was, including from the sponsors. I haven't heard of any boycott threats. No doubt they would have come in time if the sponsors hadn't pulled out so quickly and MSNBC and CBS hadn't taken action, but they hadn't really gotten started yet. 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 Yeah, he hadn't said *this* kind of thing on a regular basis. This was beyond the pale because of who the targets were. 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 There are those who think the Clintons are behind *everything*. What else is new? I take that about as seriously as you take Imus. 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. Sharpton picked up a ball that was already rolling and ran with it. He didn't need any encouragement from Clinton. And she didn't demand his firing, she just asked for people to support the team. She was late to the party at that; her supporters had been criticizing her for not speaking up a lot earlier. It was a full week before we heard a peep out of her.
