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SeattleUte 04-10-2007 06:03 PM

Don Imus and Rutgers W basketball
 
If I was Imus' employer I'd fire him and participate in his disgracing; he's an ignoramous. Moreover, his grovelling is unseemly. He's not such a tough guy anymore, is he?

But have you ever seen such a lack of proportion between the attention the press gives a story and the level of public interest?

Also, I don't like Sharpton talking about federal regulation of broadcast programming. The feds should stay out of this. It shouldn't be regulated in the first place.

Brian 04-10-2007 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte (Post 72022)
If I was Imus' employer I'd fire him and participate in his disgracing; he's an ignoramous. Moreover, his grovelling is unseemly. He's not such a tough guy anymore, is he?

But have you ever seen such a lack of proportion between the attention the press gives a story and the level of public interest?

Also, I don't like Sharpton talking about federal regulation of broadcast programming. The feds should stay out of this. It shouldn't be regulated in the first place.


I enjoy Imus. His show is pretty funny and he has fantastic guests.
Oddly, I'm not sure why he hasn't gotten into trouble in the past. He is constantly making fun of groups/people.
I wouldn't fire him. This will blow over and he makes his employer a ton of money.

myboynoah 04-10-2007 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian (Post 72025)
I enjoy Imus. His show is pretty funny and he has fantastic guests.
Oddly, I'm not sure why he hasn't gotten into trouble in the past. He is constantly making fun of groups/people.
I wouldn't fire him. This will blow over and he makes his employer a ton of money.

I agree with Brian on this one. This makes me 4 for 7.

MikeWaters 04-10-2007 06:52 PM

I would make him go into rehab for 3 weeks, so that his heart can heal.

Then I would make him promise to be nice.

And then I would let him do whatever the hell he wants.

YOhio 04-10-2007 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters (Post 72032)
I would make him go into rehab for 3 weeks, so that his heart can heal.

Then I would make him promise to be nice.

And then I would let him do whatever the hell he wants.

I prefer your crucifixion idea.

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SteelBlue 04-10-2007 07:20 PM

I'm not convinced that Imus is actually a living being. I caught a glimpse of him on tv yesterday and he looked very much like a corpse. I think perhaps there is some Weekend at Bernie's magic going on here.

SeattleUte 04-10-2007 07:30 PM

He should go to the gallows with dignity. I hate this grovelling. Like Brian said, he says stuff like this all the time. Why is this different? Because he's facing the hangman's noose. He's a pus-- never mind. He should stand up for his bliefs, and take his punishment with joy, like Socrates. Besides, now he can probably go to one of those shock networks and made three times as much.

The NY Times has been running a veritable slide show and stream of news reporting on this. New story with new picture every 30 minutes or so. Right now it's the Rutgers coach castigating him. It's like the president was assasinated. Do people really care this much?

RockyBalboa 04-10-2007 07:42 PM

I would think that since this site is ALL about discussion...even if it's an insensitive or uncomfortable topic that firing is the last thing that should happen, in fact it's an opportunity for more discussion on the topic.

And this is coming from a conservative mullah. ;)

I'm not an Imus fan, never have been. I rarely agree with his politics.

I know he does good things with his ranch in New Mexico for kids with cancer and that's to be commendable.

SeattleUte 04-10-2007 09:32 PM

This has turned into a full blown soap opera. NY Times and ESPN are running pictures of the players looking like sweet, air brushed prom queens all in a row. The inset of Imus on ESPN's cover looks like an aged Nazi war criminal.

Brian 04-10-2007 10:25 PM

Yawn.
Wake me when this is over so I can continue to enjoy him on my commute to work.
I hope Bernard can eventually return to full form. I hope they don't drop the Cardinal O'Connor bit.
Maybe it will turn into "Mornings with Donny and Charlie" and I'll have to listen to my Liberace 8-tracks.
The one thing that sucks about my 8 minute commute is that it provides very little Imus time. That was the one good thing about my 45 minute morning drive on Atlanta highways.


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