Well, that’s it for Don Imus: CBS has fired him.
I never heard of Don Imus before this controversy, so I also never listened to his show. I detest racism, but I do not believe, after reading up on Imus, that he is a racist. He was making a joke.
Besides, Sharpton et alia really have no say about racism, discrimination, etc.
Hypocrisy, isn’t it a bliss?
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I think too many people jumped on the happy bandwagon.
But we’ll see. If the parties are still crying out to get more attention it should - hopefully - backfire.
I mean: even Obama calling on CBS to fire Imus? That’s quite remarkable and not in a good way.
Tough part is to figure out if he spotted a political gain by it or not.
I’m of the “if a presidential candidate says something about something controversial, one has to assume it’s for political purposes”.
These are pros man - everything they do is for a reason.
Oh sure, no doubt about that.
I personally kind of hope Sharpton et. all go overboard on it and they get a big backlash from it.
I want to see personal responsibility get back into play rather than constant - lets not offend.