Comments on: Imus Fired from MSNBC http://www.logipundit.com/2007/04/imus-fired-from-msnbc.html A Bastion of Reason Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:24:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rip http://www.logipundit.com/2007/04/imus-fired-from-msnbc.html#comment-1947 Rip Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:56:00 +0000 http://www.logipundit.com/blog/?p=1627#comment-1947 Correction, the book is titled "Two Guys, Four Corners: Great Photographs, Great Times, and a Million Laughs". Correction, the book is titled “Two Guys, Four Corners: Great Photographs, Great Times, and a Million Laughs”.

]]> By: Rip http://www.logipundit.com/2007/04/imus-fired-from-msnbc.html#comment-1946 Rip Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:45:00 +0000 http://www.logipundit.com/blog/?p=1627#comment-1946 I haven't listened to Imus recently, but recall that he had views ranging the political spectrum. Definitely not a conservative or liberal hack. And, in my opinion, a funny guy and an interesting listen.<br/><br/>He and others on talk radio have said worse, and I think it's quite shameless on the part of the networks to fire him a FULL WEEK after his remarks...obviously the corporate powers that be were afraid of a more widespread backlash against their products and were in full-throttle damage control mode. Who cares if he makes a stupid remark from time to time? He's a radio host, not a congressman. <br/><br/>In a fair world, there would be no difference between the reaction to Imus using such language relative to it appearing in a hip-hop/rap song. <br/><br/>Side note: I bought a book a while back at the second-hand store of photographs of the American West by Don and Fred Imus (Don's brother). It's called "Two Guys, Four Corners: Great Times, Great Times and a Million Laughs". The photographs were stunning. It's worth checking out at the library (assuming they don't pull it from the shelves). I haven’t listened to Imus recently, but recall that he had views ranging the political spectrum. Definitely not a conservative or liberal hack. And, in my opinion, a funny guy and an interesting listen.

He and others on talk radio have said worse, and I think it’s quite shameless on the part of the networks to fire him a FULL WEEK after his remarks…obviously the corporate powers that be were afraid of a more widespread backlash against their products and were in full-throttle damage control mode. Who cares if he makes a stupid remark from time to time? He’s a radio host, not a congressman.

In a fair world, there would be no difference between the reaction to Imus using such language relative to it appearing in a hip-hop/rap song.

Side note: I bought a book a while back at the second-hand store of photographs of the American West by Don and Fred Imus (Don’s brother). It’s called “Two Guys, Four Corners: Great Times, Great Times and a Million Laughs”. The photographs were stunning. It’s worth checking out at the library (assuming they don’t pull it from the shelves).

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