[smallpoxgirl]

It seems to me that Don Imus has the wit and intelligence of the average jelly bean. While this particular comment was, IMHO, pretty innocuous, I won't be crying any tears about his departure.

[Carlhole]

Why wasn't the nation's political-correctness SWAT Team sent after Ann Coulter when she publicly called John Edwards a "faggot"?

[frankthetank]

Maybe another reason???

http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/89728-0

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')ccording to European reports of the events surrounding Don Imus that have gripped the United States this past week, it was during an interview with another American media personality, Tim Russert, who is the host of a television programme frequently used by US War Leaders, wherein while decrying the state of care being given to American War wounded stated, "So those bastards want to keep these boys [in reference to US Soldiers] secret? Let's see how they like it if I start talking about their [in reference to US War Leaders] secrets, starting with 9/11.

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Carlhole', 'W')hy wasn't the nation's political-correctness SWAT Team sent after Ann Coulter when she publicly called John Edwards a "faggot"?

[The_Toecutter]

The guy may be a bigot, but that's his right to be one. I personally never cared for the guy and feel no sympathy for him. But for some politicians to proclaim that certain speech shouldn't be allowed, merely because it offends them or their race, is an attack on free speech.

Al Sharpton can go suck my Satan Stick.

[Carlhole]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Carlhole', 'W')hy wasn't the nation's political-correctness SWAT Team sent after Ann Coulter when she publicly called John Edwards a "faggot"?

[max_power29]

The truth is banned in the USA. It is despised above all other things. Its one of the reasons nobody will listen to a message such as peak oil even though they ask/complain why energy prices are so high or something.

"If you dont wanna be called a nappy headed ho, dont look like one. If you look like one, expect the looks and talk you get. When I was in high school and college I had long hair and holey jeans and always had a Judas Priest concert t-shirt on. I looked like a thug and I loved it when pple would move to the other side of the street and talk about me. It was what I was going for. I was a loud and proud rocker and I looked like what I wanted pple to think of me as. When pple said 'OMG, look at that' that was a compliment. Now these chicks wanna look all gansta and bad ass but when you call em what they look like, they get pissed?? Thats like a girl dressing up in a short skirt, stockings and 'Screw me pumps' getting mad cause every guy in the bar is ogeling her. If you dont like that, go home and change how you look. Otherwise, back off and STFU."-Fergus, from LATOC forums

I agree with Fergus. If you see some nappy headed hos, what's wrong with pointing them out? Its not like they werent nappy hos. Why collectively do we have to be walking on eggshells all the time? Lighten up everybody!

On the other hand, I don't really feel sorry for Imus; poor guy probably made more money in one year than I will ever make in my entire life.

he will be just fine and probably make even more money.

[Newsseeker]

I think the thing was the tattoos. These were some pretty hard boiled women and I when Imus made the comment he did so in a joking manner. I used to watch Imus on MSNBC but he is just a surly old fart and he always bitches about everything. I am not surprised he said it but I don't think the comments were either sexist or racist. He was just using black slang to describe a group of women with tattoos. End of story.

[SevenTen]

If this had anything to do with political incorrectness, we wouldn't have heard "nappy headed hos" repeated over and over and over in the media in regards to his comment.

"Don Imus has been reprimanded for a racially insensitive comment he made about the Rutgers women's basketball team. We're sure you can find out from the Internet what he said, but out of our respect for these women we will not be repeating his comment again on the air."

Yeah, THAT wasn't gonna happen.

Then again, a rose by any other name will still have thorns and scratch the **** our of your hand if you're not careful. What's wrong with calling a spade a nappy headed ho?

[smallpoxgirl]

Yeah. The comment struck me as juvenile and inane, but not particularly racist or sexist.

[Armageddon]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('frankthetank', 'M')aybe another reason???

http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/89728-0

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')ccording to European reports of the events surrounding Don Imus that have gripped the United States this past week, it was during an interview with another American media personality, Tim Russert, who is the host of a television programme frequently used by US War Leaders, wherein while decrying the state of care being given to American War wounded stated, "So those bastards want to keep these boys [in reference to US Soldiers] secret? Let's see how they like it if I start talking about their [in reference to US War Leaders] secrets, starting with 9/11.

[Newsseeker]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', 'Y')eah. The comment struck me as juvenile and inane, but not particularly racist or sexist.

[Eli]

Well I think Don Imus did do something good by saying what he did.

He showed just how shallow and insecure the black community is in the US. Make no mistake there are some serious issues going on within the black community and they have nothing to do with Don Imus.

He is just an old fart, but because he is white and used the term "nappy headed ho", one would think he was the next grand wizard of the kkK by the out cry.

Unfortunately there is a large segment within the black community who glorify gangsterism, violence and who are anti education, they celebrate ignorance and a dead end lifestyle. And they also have this this odd love affair with the term nigger.

But it is much harder to fight the enemy from within than the enemy from without. So along comes Don, wearing his ridiculous cowboy outfit and he says something stupid. The black community was then able to vent all their pent up criticism on this old white dude rather than take a hard look at themselves.

Call me when the black community stops praising former drug dealers and convicts, and they stop glorifying violence and misogynists until then they can shut the hell up as far as I am concerned.

[TheDude]

Media Matters has plenty of Imus dirt, like his comment in March that a good presidential canidate should be willing to "three big ones and drop one on Mecca, one on Jeddah, and one on Saudi -- one on Riyadh." That's nice. Thought it ironic that he'd be taken to task by Jessie "Hymietown" Jackson, too.
Watched a bit of Imus last year and it was pretty dull except for his producer's Ray Nagan imitation. "You don't know what it's like down here, Imus. It's hell, Imus. That Bush done left New Orleans in the lurch, Imus. You understand me, Imus?"
Imus was very proud of sponsoring a hospital for vets, we've since found out how the government's been treating them. Agree that this is nothing more than bread and circuses/wardrobe malfunctions to keep people from paying attention to anything real like missing White House email.

[Plantagenet]

Imus was a "shock jock."

His whole shtick was to say outrageous and provocative things.

However, Imus' insulting and non-PC comments on the Rutger's women's basketball team were too much for Rev. Sharpton and Rev. Jackson, and they threatened boycotts and led protests that resulted in his firing.

I predict whoever replaces Imus will never ever ever say anything non-PC about black women ever again.

[hubbertspeak7777777]

Attention whores they are. Won the race lottery they have.

[max_power29]

Very interesting Purcatty.

On another note. Why was this guy watching/commenting for a women's basketball game if he was so important and successful? I would rather watch paint dry.

I have never heard of him until last week.