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Mzuri
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Username: Mzuri
Post Number: 4372
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 11:06 pm: | 
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Relax??? WTF!?!?!?
Imus Creates Firestorm With Rutgers Comments
April 5, 2007
NEW YORK -- Don Imus is creating controversy again.
On his "Imus In The Morning" show Thursday, he referred to the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos."
He was talking to Sid Rosenberg with Sports Talk on the phone about the Women's NCAA Championship game.
Imus started out talking about the Rutgers team as, "some rough girls from Rutgers. They got tattoos," and then went on to call them "some nappy-headed hos."
He compared them to the Tennessee team, saying "The girls from Tennessee -- they all looked cute."
The conversation then went on to compare the game to "the jigaboos versus the wannabes." Media Matters reported that the show's executive producer, Bernard McGuirk, made that comment.
Imus has more to say about those remarks, according to the New York Times. Imus said people should relax and not worry about "some idiot comment meant to be amusing."
A Rutgers spokesperson issued a statement saying, "We agree with Mr. Imus that this was, in his own words, an 'idiot comment.' We are very proud of the success of the Rutgers women's basketball team. Coach Stringer and the Rutgers players are outstanding ambassadors for this great institution."
http://www.wnbc.com/news/11537229/detail.html?dl=mainclick
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Tonya
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Username: Tonya
Post Number: 5082
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 06, 2007 - 06:56 am: |
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video available here: http://www.wnbc.com/news/11537229/detail.html
He just apologized on his show a few minutes ago. He and Bernie are still assholes though. I'm a little surprised at Imus. He usually doesn't go this far.
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Mzuri
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Username: Mzuri
Post Number: 4376
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 06, 2007 - 07:14 am: |
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He makes me SICK! And as usual, NBC won't do squat.
Here's a link to the FCC complaints form if anyone cares to complain. Not that it will make any difference but at least it's doing something.
http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cib/fcc475B.cfm
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Enchanted
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Username: Enchanted
Post Number: 762
Registered: 11-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 06, 2007 - 07:16 am: |
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I guess some see why black woemn don't want to wear nappy hair now even white men can joke about them and black men see no wrong with it. We are not going to be considered beautiful unless we all get mixed so this proves what I told you about my sons and want them to marry "smarter". We can still be black but look better more mixed IMO all I have to say then this wont happen.
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Mzuri
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Username: Mzuri
Post Number: 4379
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 2 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 06, 2007 - 07:38 am: |
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Disenchanted - Thanks for sharing your reasons for living: trolling this forum with your incendiary racist comments and advising your "sons" on how to cleanse the negroid gene pool.
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Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 8175
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 06, 2007 - 11:16 am: |
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Ol "enchanted" is baaaaaaaaaaaaaack, Mzuri. Vascillating and agitating, changing her stance from post to post, affecting her semi-literate prose. She's an incurable virus that goes into remission and then returns. Is it any wonder how nauseating this troll is?? barf.
Don Imus, like Senator Biden, of "clean and articulate" fame, is clueless. They are benign racists and this type can be the worst kind; let them tell it, they don't have a prejudiced bone in their body. snort. |
Serenasailor
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Username: Serenasailor
Post Number: 1471
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 06, 2007 - 05:00 pm: |
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Enchanted you are SICK!!! GET SOME HELP!!! You are crazy!!! |
Mzuri
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Username: Mzuri
Post Number: 4389
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 06, 2007 - 08:38 pm: |
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Imus Apologizes for Rutgers Remark
Apr 6 05:22 PM US/Eastern
By LARRY McSHANE
NEW YORK (AP) - Radio host Don Imus apologized Friday for calling the Rutgers University women's basketball team "nappy headed hos" on his nationally syndicated program.
The National Association of Black Journalists demanded his immediate firing after the man known as "Imus in the Morning" put his foot deep in his mouth Wednesday. Imus questioned the players' looks, describing them as tattooed "rough girls." His producer compared the team—which has eight black members—to the NBA's Toronto Raptors.
Near the start of Friday's show, Imus said he wanted to "apologize for an insensitive and ill-conceived remark we made the other morning referring to the Rutgers women's basketball team."
"It was completely inappropriate, and we can understand why people were offended. Our characterization was thoughtless and stupid, and we are sorry."
Gregory Lee, an NABJ officer and senior assistant sports editor at The Boston Globe, said the mea culpa did little to atone for the comments.
"You can apologize, but what does that mean when you have a history of making disparaging remarks about people?" Lee asked about the acid- tongued Imus. "This kind of behavior must be punished. I hope the company and sponsors he has take some sort of action ... to educate him."
NABJ President Bryan Monroe asked Thursday if Imus had "lost his mind" and called for the veteran radio host's dismissal.
Imus was speaking with producer Bernard McGurk when the NCAA title game between Rutgers and Tennessee came up.
"That's some rough girls from Rutgers," Imus said. "Man, they got tattoos ..."
"Some hardcore hos," said McGurk.
"That's some nappy headed hos there, I'm going to tell you that," Imus said.
Imus, a member of the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame and one of the nation's best-known radio voices, is renowned for his caustic style and politically incorrect verbal broadsides. His show is syndicated to millions of listeners at more than 70 stations around the country.
WFAN-AM, the home of Imus' show, declined comment. At MSNBC, where the radio program is simulcast on television, officials offered Imus no support.
"'Imus in the Morning' is not a production of the cable network and is produced by WFAN Radio," said a statement from the network. "As Imus makes clear every day, his views are not those of MSNBC. We regret that his remarks were aired on MSNBC and apologize for these offensive comments."
In a joint statement, NCAA President Myles Brand and Rutgers President Richard McCormick condemned Imus' slur.
"The NCAA and Rutgers University are offended by the insults on MSNBC's Don Imus program toward the 10 young women on the Rutgers basketball team," their statement read. "It is unconscionable that anyone would use the airways to utter such disregard for the dignity of human beings who have accomplished much and deserve great credit."
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8OBBKT80&show_article=1
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Renata
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Username: Renata
Post Number: 1940
Registered: 08-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 06, 2007 - 09:16 pm: |
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Enchanted, black men think we're ugly because mothers like YOU raise them to think so.
And I PROMISE you that men like your sons will call a girl nappy headed more than any white man will. I wonder where they learn it from? |
Mzuri
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Username: Mzuri
Post Number: 4392
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 11:31 am: |
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Imus Under Fire After On-Air Racial Slur
By LARRY McSHANE
April 7, 2007, 10:27 AM EDT
NEW YORK -- The radio station that produces Don Imus' talk show pledged to keep tabs on its content after he apologized for calling the players on Rutgers University women's basketball team "nappy headed hos."
"We are disappointed by Imus' actions earlier this week which we find completely inappropriate," WFAN-AM said in a statement Friday. "We fully agree that a sincere apology was called for and will continue to monitor the program's content going forward."
Imus apologized Friday for the comments made earlier this week on his nationally syndicated program.
The National Association of Black Journalists demanded the immediate firing of the "Imus in the Morning" host. Imus questioned the players' looks, describing them as tattooed "rough girls." His producer compared the team -- which has eight black members -- to the NBA's Toronto Raptors.
Near the start of Friday's show, Imus said he wanted to "apologize for an insensitive and ill-conceived remark we made the other morning referring to the Rutgers women's basketball team."
"It was completely inappropriate, and we can understand why people were offended. Our characterization was thoughtless and stupid, and we are sorry."
Gregory Lee, an NABJ officer and senior assistant sports editor at The Boston Globe, said the mea culpa did little to atone for the comments.
"You can apologize, but what does that mean when you have a history of making disparaging remarks about people?" Lee asked about the acid-tongued Imus. "This kind of behavior must be punished. I hope the company and sponsors he has take some sort of action ... to educate him."
NABJ President Bryan Monroe asked Thursday if Imus had "lost his mind" and called for the veteran radio host's dismissal. Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer was also incensed by the comments about her team.
"I am deeply saddened and angered by Mr. Imus' statements," said Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer. "To serve as a joke of Mr. Imus in such an insensitive manner creates a wedge and makes light of these classy individuals, both as women and as women of color."
Imus was speaking with producer Bernard McGurk when the NCAA title game between Rutgers and Tennessee came up.
"That's some rough girls from Rutgers," Imus said. "Man, they got tattoos ..."
"Some hardcore hos," said McGurk.
"That's some nappy headed hos there, I'm going to tell you that," Imus said.
Imus, a member of the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame and one of the nation's best-known radio voices, is renowned for his caustic style and politically incorrect verbal broadsides. His show is syndicated to millions of listeners at more than 70 stations around the country.
At MSNBC, where the radio program is simulcast on television, officials offered Imus no support.
"'Imus in the Morning' is not a production of the cable network and is produced by WFAN Radio," said a statement from the network. "As Imus makes clear every day, his views are not those of MSNBC. We regret that his remarks were aired on MSNBC and apologize for these offensive comments."
In a joint statement, NCAA President Myles Brand and Rutgers President Richard McCormick condemned Imus' slur.
"It is unconscionable that anyone would use the airways to utter such disregard for the dignity of human beings who have accomplished much and deserve great credit," their statement read.
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/news/wire/sns-ap-imus-apology,0,4559345.sto ry
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Mzuri
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Username: Mzuri
Post Number: 4393
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 04:52 pm: |
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New Calls for Imus' Firing
By LARRY McSHANE
April 7, 2007, 3:39 PM EDT
NEW YORK -- Unimpressed by his on-air apology or corporate promises of a tighter leash, angry critics of nationally syndicated radio host Don Imus called Saturday for his dismissal over his racially charged comments about the mostly black Rutgers women's basketball team.
"I accept his apology, just as I want his bosses to accept his resignation," said the Rev. Al Sharpton. He promised to picket Imus' New York radio home, WFAN-AM, unless the veteran of nearly 40 years of anything-goes broadcasting is gone within a week.
Sharpton was not alone in his anger over Imus' description of the Rutgers' women as "nappy headed hos" during a Wednesday morning segment of his show, which airs for millions of listeners on more than 70 stations and the MSNBC television network.
On Friday, after Imus delivered an on-air apology, both WFAN and MSNBC condemned his remarks. WFAN issued a statement promising to "monitor the program's content" but Imus, a member of the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame, was not publicly disciplined.
The National Association of Black Journalists, the editor-in-chief of Essence magazine and a New York sports columnist joined the chorus against Imus.
"What he has said has deeply hurt too many people -- black and white, male and female," said NABJ President Bryan Monroe. "His so-called apology comes two days after the fact, and it is too little, too late."
Angela Burt Murray, of Essence magazine, called on Imus' bosses to take a harder stance over his "unacceptable" remarks. "It needs to be made clear that this type of behavior is offensive and will not be tolerated without severe consequences," Murray said.
Columnist Filip Bondy of the Daily News, in a column headlined "Imus spews hate, should be fired," said the radio star "should be axed for one of the most despicable comments ever uttered on the air."
The Rutgers team, which includes eight black women, lost the NCAA women's championship game Tuesday, and Imus was discussing the game with producer Bernard McGuirk.
"That's some rough girls from Rutgers," Imus said. "Man, they got tattoos ..."
"Some hardcore hos," said McGuirk.
"That's some nappy headed hos there, I'm going to tell you that," Imus said.
Karen Mateo, a spokeswoman for WFAN's parent company CBS Radio, said Saturday there was no additional comment on the Imus situation.
Imus' success has often been a a result of his on-air barbs.
"That Imus is in trouble for being politically incorrect is certainly not new," said Tom Taylor, editor of the trade publication Inside Radio. "He's lived his life in and out of trouble ... This is something CBS will be watching very carefully."
Recent controversies involving Imus focused on a member of his morning team, Sid Rosenberg, who was fired two years ago after a particularly vile crack about cancer-stricken singer Kylie Minogue. Before that, a racially tinged comment by Rosenberg about Venus and Serena Williams stirred another controversy.
The NABJ cited two other incidents in which Imus himself insulted two black journalists. Imus has called PBS' Gwen Ifill a "cleaning lady" and described William Rhoden of The New York Times as "a quota hire," the group said.
Sharpton said he was writing to the Federal Communications Commission about Imus' remarks.
"This is not some unemployed comic like Michael Richards," Sharpton said, referring to the "Seinfeld" actor who used the N-word and referred to lynching in a rant last year. "This is an established figure, allowed to use the airwaves for sexist and racist remarks."
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/news/wire/sns-ap-imus-apology,0,4559345.sto ry
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Robynmarie
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Post Number: 413
Registered: 04-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 09, 2007 - 09:27 am: |
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This is the basketball team. Where are the "nappy headed hoes". These young ladies look like happy kids. |
Yvettep
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 09, 2007 - 10:50 am: |
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Agree, Robynmarie. A fine group of young women.
It is important to remember these are not professional celebs or politicians or something who are used to being the brunt of public jokes, but college kids. Whatever happens with the DJ guy (who, thankfully, I have never heard) I hope each and every one of these players has enough fortitude to ignore his ignorant comments and move ahead into their bright futures. |
Robynmarie
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Post Number: 414
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 09, 2007 - 11:08 am: |
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Yes, Yvettep, I hope they don't let that fool comments discourage them. I remember a few years ago, Don Imus called Venus Williams "an animal". We tennis fans were up in arms, but it got very little press play.
BTW, does he consider the white girls "nappy headed hoes" too? |
Cynique
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Post Number: 8195
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 09, 2007 - 01:01 pm: |
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What's so telling is that the clueless Imus thinks what he said was harmless. As they say, he lacks a sensitivity chip and as ugly as he is, you'd think he'd know better than to remark about the appearance of others. |
Mzuri
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Post Number: 4401
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 09, 2007 - 02:11 pm: |
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You ain't never lied. That is one OOOOOGLY ass man! Inside and out. |
Mzuri
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Post Number: 4414
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 09, 2007 - 11:35 pm: |
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CBS Radio, MSNBC to Suspend Imus 2 Weeks
Monday April 9, 10:59 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS Radio and MSNBC both said Monday they were suspending Don Imus' morning talk show for two weeks as a protest grew about his reference last week to members of the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos."
The suspension begins next Monday.
MSNBC, which telecasts the radio show, said Imus' expressions of regret and embarrassment, coupled with his stated dedication to changing the show's discourse, made it believe suspension was the appropriate response.
"Our future relationship with Imus is contingent on his ability to live up to his word," the network said.
Imus, who has made a career of cranky insults in the morning, was fighting for his job following the joke that by his own admission went "way too far." He continued to apologize Monday, both on his show and on a syndicated radio program hosted by the Rev. Al Sharpton, who is among several black leaders demanding his ouster.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson said that Imus' suspensions would not halt the protests.
"This is a two-week cooling off period," Jackson said. "It does not challenge the character of the show, its political impact, or the impact that these comments have had on our society."
Imus could be in real danger if the outcry causes advertisers to shy away from him, said Tom Taylor, editor of the trade publication Inside Radio. The National Organization for Women is also seeking Imus' ouster.
Imus isn't the most popular radio talk-show host — the trade publication Talkers ranks him the 14th most influential — but his audience is heavy on the political and media elite that advertisers pay a premium to reach. Authors, journalists and politicians are frequent guests — and targets for insults.
He has urged critics to recognize that his show is a comedy that spreads insults broadly. Imus or his cast have called Colin Powell a "sniffling weasel," New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson a "fat sissy" and referred to Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado, an American Indian, as "the guy from `F Troop.'" He and his colleagues also called the New York Knicks a group of "chest-thumping pimps."
On Sharpton's program Monday, Imus said that "our agenda is to be funny and sometimes we go too far. And this time we went way too far."
Imus made his remark the day after the Rutgers team, which includes eight black women, lost the NCAA women's championship game to Tennessee. He was speaking with producer Bernard McGuirk and said "that's some rough girls from Rutgers. Man, they got tattoos ..."
"Some hardcore hos," McGuirk said.
"That's some nappy-headed hos there, I'm going to tell you that," Imus said.
The Rutgers comment has struck a chord, in part, because it was aimed at a group of young women at the pinnacle of athletic success. It also came in a different public atmosphere following the Michael Richards and Mel Gibson comments, said Eric Deggans, columnist for the St. Petersburg Times and chairman of the media monitoring committee of the National Association of Black Journalists. The NABJ's governing board, which doesn't include Deggans, wants Imus canned.
"This may be the first time where he's done something like this in the YouTube era," Deggans said. Viewers can quickly see clips of Imus' remarks, not allowing him to redefine their context, he said.
On his show Monday, Imus called himself "a good person" who made a bad mistake.
"Here's what I've learned: that you can't make fun of everybody, because some people don't deserve it," he said. "And because the climate on this program has been what it's been for 30 years doesn't mean that it has to be that way for the next five years or whatever because that has to change, and I understand that."
New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine spoke to Rutgers players Monday and said later that he strongly condemned Imus' words. Only the Rutgers players can decide to accept his apology, Corzine said.
Rutgers players said they planned to make a public statement on Tuesday.
Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, whose presidential candidacy has been backed by Imus on the air, said he would still appear on Imus' program.
"He has apologized," McCain said. "He said that he is deeply sorry. I'm a great believer in redemption."
Baseball star Cal Ripken Jr., who was to appear on Imus' show later this week to promote a book, has canceled his appearance, according to the Washington Times.
Imus' radio show originates from WFAN in New York City and is syndicated nationally by Westwood One, both of which are managed by CBS. The show reached an estimated 361,000 viewers on MSNBC in the first three months of the year, up 39 percent from last year. That's the best competitive position it has ever achieved against CNN (372,000 viewers).
Imus' fate could ultimately rest with two of the nation's most prominent media executives: CBS Corp. chief Leslie Moonves and Jeff Zucker, head of NBC Universal.
"He will survive it if he stops apologizing so much," said Michael Harrison, publisher of Talkers. Imus clearly seems under corporate pressure to make amends, but he's nearly reached the point where he is alienating the fans who appreciate his grumpy outrageousness.
Even if he were to be fired, he's likely to land elsewhere in radio, Harrison said.
Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP board of directors, said it is "past time his employers took him off the air."
Imus was mostly contrite in his appearance with Sharpton, although the activist did not change his opinion that Imus should lose his job. At one point Imus seemed incredulous at Sharpton's suggestion that he might walk away from the incident unscathed.
"Unscathed?" Imus said. "How do you think I'm unscathed by this? Don't you think I'm humiliated?"
http://finance.myway.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?section=news&feed=ap&src=601&news_id =ap-d8odfrfo0&date=20070409
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Nels
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Post Number: 825
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Black men have been calling sorry-looking black women nappy headed hos fo' at least the last 70 years. Now of course, those brotha's [  ] come from the aircraft carrier-wide nose crowd with a side order of flying saucer sized lips. So, what else is new? |
Doberman23
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nels being cavalier about this is not the way to go. |
Ntfs_encryption
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Post Number: 2066
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 12:47 pm: |
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"Black men have been calling sorry-looking black women nappy headed hos fo' at least the last 70 years."
Uhhhhhh....it's been longer than 70 years. You can believe that. |
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