CBS Radio Fires Don Imus

BottleofRum · Post by **BottleofRum** » April 12, 2007 5:03 pm

Just reported, CBS has cancelled his radio show effective immediately.

johnson2113 · Post by **johnson2113** » April 12, 2007 5:11 pm

This is unbelieveable. This world is completely out of control. The suspension was plenty. 10 seconds of stupidity ruins 30 years of excellent work.

Just imagine what this has to done to feed Jackson and Sharpton's egos.

TommyBahama · Post by **TommyBahama** » April 12, 2007 5:15 pm

WOW.....that sorta surprises me..The Power and Influence he has ,i didn't think it would happen...was it wrong what he said..definitely....but you know Charles Barkley and Michael Irvin have made similar comments and it's no big deal!!.......Look for him on sirus sometime soon!!!

ScarletB · Post by **ScarletB** » April 12, 2007 5:22 pm

Political correctness has gotten completely out of control. He was absolutely wrong to say what he did but the apology and a suspension should have been enough. Yes, he's a wise ass, he's been a wise ass for decades, why are the sponsors who are falling all over each other to pull out surprised?
And the only reason Sharpton made such a big deal out of it is that his name hadn't been in the paper enough lately to suit him.

Al Sharpton, arbiter of taste, great.

TommyBahama · Post by **TommyBahama** » April 12, 2007 5:35 pm

ScarletB wrote:Political correctness has gotten completely out of control. He was absolutely wrong to say what he did but the apology and a suspension should have been enough. Yes, he's a wise ass, he's been a wise ass for decades, why are the sponsors who are falling all over each other to pull out surprised?
And the only reason Sharpton made such a big deal out of it is that his name hadn't been in the paper enough lately to suit him.

Al Sharpton, arbiter of taste, great.

The Things he does for Charity out measures one stupid comment....What he does for the Tomorrows Children Hospital...Donating time and Money..Plus the Imus Range......Those are the real losers ..The Kids and the charities!!....What happened to forgivness....didn't we just finish with the lenting season.......and did you notice..who is in the background with Sharpton...Jesse...These are the same 2 guys who still think OJ isn't guilty!!!

http://www.americanprofile.com/article/4880.html

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » April 12, 2007 5:37 pm

I think he apologized TOO much. He kept apologizing, and keeping it in the news.

Granted, it was bad judgement to say what he said, but firing him just shows how far political correctness has gone in this country.

ScarletB · Post by **ScarletB** » April 12, 2007 5:38 pm

SharkOnLand wrote:

I think he apologized TOO much. He kept apologizing, and keeping it in the news.

Granted, it was bad judgement to say what he said, but firing him just shows how far political correctness has gone in this country.

Actually I was watching that apology and I was like "OK stop now, you're rambling" But nonetheless this got WAY out of hand

Gulfbreeze · Post by **Gulfbreeze** » April 12, 2007 5:39 pm

ScarletB wrote:Political correctness has gotten completely out of control. He was absolutely wrong to say what he did but the apology and a suspension should have been enough. Yes, he's a wise ass, he's been a wise ass for decades, why are the sponsors who are falling all over each other to pull out surprised?
And the only reason Sharpton made such a big deal out of it is that his name hadn't been in the paper enough lately to suit him.

Al Sharpton, arbiter of taste, great.

And that other bag of wind Jessie Jackson...

TommyBahama · Post by **TommyBahama** » April 12, 2007 5:40 pm

By 3 p.m., $1.3 million had been raised for three children's charities, an associate producer at the station said. Volunteers were getting about 200 more pledges per hour than they did last year, with most callers expressing support for Imus, said Tony Gonzalez, supervisor of the Radiothon phone bank. The event benefited Tomorrows Children's Fund, the CJ Foundation for SIDS and the Imus Ranch

This was yesterday!!!!!

ScarletB · Post by **ScarletB** » April 12, 2007 5:47 pm

TommyBahama wrote:By 3 p.m., $1.3 million had been raised for three children's charities, an associate producer at the station said. Volunteers were getting about 200 more pledges per hour than they did last year, with most callers expressing support for Imus, said Tony Gonzalez, supervisor of the Radiothon phone bank. The event benefited Tomorrows Children's Fund, the CJ Foundation for SIDS and the Imus Ranch

This was yesterday!!!!!

Haven't heard a THING about that on the news have you? How much has Sharpton ever raised to benefit anyone but himself?

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » April 12, 2007 5:56 pm

Jesse Jackson has a radio show. He referred to NYC as "Hymietown" and called Jews "Hymies" a few years back. When is he getting fired?

TommyBahama · Post by **TommyBahama** » April 12, 2007 5:57 pm

ScarletB wrote:
TommyBahama wrote:By 3 p.m., $1.3 million had been raised for three children's charities, an associate producer at the station said. Volunteers were getting about 200 more pledges per hour than they did last year, with most callers expressing support for Imus, said Tony Gonzalez, supervisor of the Radiothon phone bank. The event benefited Tomorrows Children's Fund, the CJ Foundation for SIDS and the Imus Ranch

This was yesterday!!!!!
Haven't heard a THING about that on the news have you? How much has Sharpton ever raised to benefit anyone but himself?

It funny you should say that.......i was listening to WEEI today......and yes Don Imus is arrogant and stuff like that...but he is extremely popular....but anyways..they were talking about his Charities and the Millions he has raised...and like the Red Sox with the Jimmy Fund...They made the comment on what Minority group has stepped up to sponsor and run a charity of magnitude for a worthy cause...me personally i don't know.....i know a lot donate and have charity events...but national events where millions are raised in a day for Cancer...CF ....heart association ...name it...and for the record i'm not prejudice one bit...i just hate the double !!standard

ScarletB · Post by **ScarletB** » April 12, 2007 5:58 pm

LIPH wrote:Jesse Jackson has a radio show. He referred to NYC as "Hymietown" and called Jews "Hymies" a few years back. When is he getting fired?

OMG! I'd forgotten all about that - I remember when that happened!

TommyBahama · Post by **TommyBahama** » April 12, 2007 5:58 pm

LIPH wrote:Jesse Jackson has a radio show. He referred to NYC as "Hymietown" and called Jews "Hymies" a few years back. When is he getting fired?

Forgot about that...maybe that should of been brought up!!!

johnson2113 · Post by **johnson2113** » April 12, 2007 6:02 pm

TommyBahama wrote:
LIPH wrote:Jesse Jackson has a radio show. He referred to NYC as "Hymietown" and called Jews "Hymies" a few years back. When is he getting fired?
Forgot about that...maybe that should of been brought up!!!

It absolutely should. No one should ever be able to say anything about anyone.

I heard the head of CBS just say what kind of language this does to young women of color. But Snoop Dogg says it's ok for him to say even worse things.

I think Imus' comments wore very bad, but not as bad as a tenth of the stuff I hear on TV or radio everyday.

ScarletB · Post by **ScarletB** » April 12, 2007 6:06 pm

TommyBahama wrote:
ScarletB wrote:
TommyBahama wrote:By 3 p.m., $1.3 million had been raised for three children's charities, an associate producer at the station said. Volunteers were getting about 200 more pledges per hour than they did last year, with most callers expressing support for Imus, said Tony Gonzalez, supervisor of the Radiothon phone bank. The event benefited Tomorrows Children's Fund, the CJ Foundation for SIDS and the Imus Ranch

This was yesterday!!!!!
Haven't heard a THING about that on the news have you? How much has Sharpton ever raised to benefit anyone but himself?
It funny you should say that.......i was listening to WEEI today......and yes Don Imus is arrogant and stuff like that...but he is extremely popular....but anyways..they were talking about his Charities and the Millions he has raised...and like the Red Sox with the Jimmy Fund...They made the comment on what Minority group has stepped up to sponsor and run a charity of magnitude for a worthy cause...me personally i don't know.....i know a lot donate and have charity events...but national events where millions are raised in a day for Cancer...CF ....heart association ...name it...and for the record i'm not prejudice one bit...i just hate the double !!standard

I think that maybe those of us (the Northeast) who've maybe been listening to him longer have different feelings about him. Heck, I used to listen to him on the radio driving to COLLEGE and trust me that was a LONG time ago. That was when he was still drinking and doing drugs. And he was abrasive way back then.

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » April 12, 2007 6:08 pm

LIPH wrote:Jesse Jackson has a radio show. He referred to NYC as "Hymietown" and called Jews "Hymies" a few years back. When is he getting fired?

did you see the FOX reporter ask him that the other day? His answer was hysterical...that man could sidestep a mack truck

TommyBahama · Post by **TommyBahama** » April 12, 2007 6:08 pm

johnson2113 wrote:
TommyBahama wrote:
LIPH wrote:Jesse Jackson has a radio show. He referred to NYC as "Hymietown" and called Jews "Hymies" a few years back. When is he getting fired?
Forgot about that...maybe that should of been brought up!!!
It absolutely should. No one should ever be able to say anything about anyone.

I heard the head of CBS just say what kind of language this does to young women of color. But Snoop Dogg says it's ok for him to say even worse things.

I think Imus' comments wore very bad, but not as bad as a tenth of the stuff I hear on TV or radio everyday.

watch comedy central...look how many Minority comedians are knocking the whites...the white trash thing and all that!!!>........we laugh.....people just need to relax and stop being super sensitive!!!

Imus apologised...met with Sharpton or came on his show...and wants to meet with the Rutgers Team.......i think that tells a lot on how bad he feels.......it's not like he needs the money..he could just say screw it i apologized and leave it at that!!!......I'm still waiting for OJ to apologize for killing a white women!!

johnson2113 · Post by **johnson2113** » April 12, 2007 6:10 pm

ScarletB wrote: I think that maybe those of us (the Northeast) who've maybe been listening to him longer have different feelings about him. Heck, I used to listen to him on the radio driving to COLLEGE and trust me that was a LONG time ago. That was when he was still drinking and doing drugs. And he was abrasive way back then.

That's what my Dad was talking about. He said if you go back and watch or listen, you would see them ripping into each other more than anyone else.

Rob Bartlett, hysterical, calls Deirdre(sp?) the Green Ho.

Terry Bradshaw said when Imus dies he's hitting on his wife.

But that's fine. Hell, I heard Bernard call Hillary, live on MSNBC, a word that can definitely not repeated here.

And not one person said a word about it.

TommyBahama · Post by **TommyBahama** » April 12, 2007 6:11 pm

ScarletB wrote:
TommyBahama wrote:By 3 p.m., $1.3 million had been raised for three children's charities, an associate producer at the station said. Volunteers were getting about 200 more pledges per hour than they did last year, with most callers expressing support for Imus, said Tony Gonzalez, supervisor of the Radiothon phone bank. The event benefited Tomorrows Children's Fund, the CJ Foundation for SIDS and the Imus Ranch

This was yesterday!!!!!
Haven't heard a THING about that on the news have you? How much has Sharpton ever raised to benefit anyone but himself?

Yes,,,,the telethon is broadcast all day yesterday and most of this morning on WFAN in New York...it would of been on MSNBC if they didn't pull the plug!!!...The donations are incredible!!!