Comments on: CBS pulls the plug on Imus

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

mother of two accomplished teenaged children who are well rounded enough to ignore comments that are meant in jest

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

You are so right Sandy. I too am a big fan of Imus. My nephew did an internship for Imus and was referred to as the “fat intern” the entire time.. But he knew what Imus was like and thought it was funny.

Imus was just used as a whipping post. And Jackson and Sharpton are no angels when it comes to bigotry. They led a witch hunt and it is sad in this country when a small group of people can cost a man his lively hood, and how many charitys will be affected by Imus being off of the air? But I’m sure the NAACP will pick up the slack to help all these kids that Imus has helped.

By: gene

gene — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Some would say that Imus was not thinking when he made those statments. Well he probably wasn’t and they were crude and wrong, basically his style. Thats why so many sick ass americans enjoyed his show. Joe public is generally crude and certainly (stupid…as in unaware), depressed, angry and chasing things (all kind of things). Both black and white….all colors of the rainbow. Imus could certainly be consider a pompus, arrogant, asshole although for certan he was correctly crude about many of the issues he discussed. I never watched him nor cared too. His big mouth will probably go on and so will STUPID Joe sixpack america. God what a f**k-up country.

By: Frazier

Frazier — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I don’t know if he should have been fired, and really have no opinion about his show(never listened to it)

But Imus utters a slur heard on millions of radio stations, and untold numbers of CD’s blaring out of cars traveling down the road, he gets fired and roasted in the court of public opinion, yet the girl who falsely claimed 3 Duke lacrosse players raped her, ruins lives, costs jobs, in other words causes untold damage with her lies(not the least of which will be the resulting suspicion of anyone who claims they were raped) and off she trots to continue her life unscathed.

F****d up indeed

By: Ray

Ray — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

C-ya Imus,

Nobody is going to miss you but the “CAPS LOCK CROWD” and they are of no importance in America.

I want to see Al Sharpton replace him – “Al in the Morning…”

By: Sandy Price

Sandy Price — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I am adult enough to overlook the trash talk. I would also add that most of his fans are on the intellectual side of the American public. But then Mort Sahl was another of my heros and I saw what the government and the media did to him when he questioned the Warren Report. The media made him the enemy of American politics. Imus will follow and you will continue to label anyone who found him above the norm of intelligence. He has directed my reading for years.

Maybe the reason I found Imus so interesting is that he did not allow the media or the black caucus to set his agenda. The man was completely color blind and poked all of us in the eye regularly.

I’ve been very shocked at the reaction from this site. Are we really a gang just waiting to throw a net over someone who dared to be different? I constantly am shocked at the American culture and how easily they can be swayed by the television networks. 90% of you, have never even watched “Imus in the Morning” but you have found a dog that you can kick with the applause of the media.

By: Fermi paradox

Fermi paradox — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I think Imus was lucky to avoid a good beating.

By: Ardie

Ardie — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Media Matters has a nice hit list of the rest of the trash we should get rid of. Imus is small potatoes compared to these haters.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200704120010

By: David Rosenberg

David Rosenberg — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Both MSNBC and CBS should be ashamed for the phony outrage they showed toward Imus. The suspension would have been the only punishment for Imus if the situation hadn’t gone any further.
When Sponsers were jumping ship, that’s when MSNBC and CBS saw dollars flying out the window. Then they both were so upset with Imus’s mouth, did CBS hand him the Pink Slip.
Did the words Imus used that slow to penetrate their brains then travel to their senses, setting off their disgust?
Imus deserved to be Fired. He made the mistake of insulting a group of women that exceeded all expectations in the world of Womens Basketball. They out played and out hustled better teams then themselves.
This was the one time for Imus, keeping his mouth shut, keeping his job.