I'm surprised that nobody started a thread on this yet, so I guess I'll start it.

It seems that after 30 years on the air, Don Imus may finally have crossed the line, by referring to the young women playing NCAA basketball as "nappy headed hos."

I've been listening to him for many years but in my opinion this is reprehensible. From a racial standpoint it's disgusting. On top of that, with body image being such a touchy issue for young women, I think he crossed the line.

30 years on the air, he should have known better. I don't think a half-hearted apology cuts it this time.

Maybe he's looking to be fired so that he can sign a big money contract and land a gig on Satellite Radio!

You know something DC ? Maybe you're half joking, but radio contracts are veeeery difficult to break, even for the I-Man.
It's possible.

Difficult. But not impossible.

I knew you were gonna say that!!

Don Imus is a loser. Howard Stern whooped his ass out, and Imus' own mouth will get him screwed over.

He deserves to get ousted.

Take your fucking cowboy hat and go home, Imus.

Imus definitely crossed the line of good taste. The apology seemed hollow to me.

I haven't listened to his show in a long time. Does his brother still appear and try to sell shirts and things?

This morning, April 9, Imus went int the longest rant of self pity, self righteousness and smarmy apology that I have heard since The Checkers Speech (or for you republicans out there Clinton's apology over Monica). He carried on about how many sickle cell anmemia kids he has at his ranch, how he is going on Al Sharpton's show today, how he has done this that and the other for all races and ethnic groups...it was pathetic.

Mysteriously absent from the proceedings was Bernard McQuirk, the designated racist, who didnt show his bald head until the final hour.

All in all, I do not think we should be taking the likes of Imus, O'Reilly, Rush, or even Franken as seriously as we do. Primarily they are entertainers posing as serious political commentators, and if anything this episode will probably boost his ratings.

Speaking of O'Reilly...anyone see that spat where he went batshit on douchebag Geraldo Rivera over that drunk driving incident?

I tell ya, you're a serious asshole when the douchebag looks more rational. Ouch.

Yeah I saw that. It was about as authentic as pro wrestling.

Ronnie would have believed it when he was 12 then......

Don T, just curious, do you listen to Imus every morning or did you tune in because of what he said?

I can't speak for Don T but I've listened to him alot more since WCBC FM here in the city went belly up. I really have a hard time with what he said. I honestly don't know whether or not I'll listen anymore.

That is interesting. About 10 years ago, I would occasionally listen to Imus, and Bernard always seemed to go out of his way to ridicule Blacks. I didn't know the guy was still on the show. He was probably one of the reasons I stopped listening to Imus altogether.

You damn right I would have. I would save up on my allowance to buy up the PPV title bout!

Bill "The Invincible Irishman" O'Reilly versus Geraldo "The Moustache" Rivera in a title-match where the loser has to retire from appearing on TV.

The buyrates from people wanting O'Reilly off TV, and from people who want Geraldo to actually pay for the Capone Vault mishap, would outpace Wrestlemania this year.

Don Michael I watch him on MSNBC while getting ready for work. I usuallly catch the 6:30 and 7:30 interviews, sometimes the 8:30 if it is someone good. Usually I am reading the paper, getting dressed etc during the rest of it because I find him boring and repetitive, and I am sick of hearing about the ranch, country music, his wife and his fat, spoiled kid.

You know who's great when he does Imus ? Steve Schirippa, he's very funny and personable.

My main problem with Imus' show is that we get the same fat Clinton jokes. If I wanted that, I would watch Leno more.

Again, there is a reason why Stern whooped his ass.

Ronnie I also have a problem with his droning on about his fricking ranch, his wife, his kid, Bo Dietl, Net Jets....got god it makes your teeth hurt. Stern did whup his ass, but then Stern went to Sirius and was never heard from again.

DT, it doesn't help that Imus sounds like he's drunk and bored all the time...even when he's happy.

Anyway, Stern has been pretty good on Sirius. Subscribe sometime, but wait until that Sirius/XM merger is worked out.

"Controversial radio host Don Imus will be suspended for two weeks starting
Monday April 16, NBC reports."

Courtesy: CNN.com

I think it's quite funny and ironic how the "Rev" :rolleyes" Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, two of the most racist talk show hosts out there, are pushing for Imus' dismissal. Wasn't it Jesse Jackson who referred to New York as "heimeytown" because of it's large Jewish population? And if Sharpton is so upset about PUBLIC AIRWAY being used to call people Nappy headed ho's then he needs to lead the bandwagon in getting every single rap song off of PUBLIC AIRWAY that calls a woman a bitch or a ho.

Agree Beth.

But Imus deserves to be fired if only because he was stupid enough to say such a thing...and he's got a long history of doing stupid shit.

Its like a guy that keeps hitting his wife or stays an alcoholic "I'm sorry, I relapsed, it won't happen again..."

I don't care for Imus and never have. But, good God, people, grow some skin. Whatever happened to "sticks n' stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me"? Chris Rock has made his career doing the same thing and far worse, as have other comedians and countless rappers. We've got far greater problems going on in the world, yet we're worried someone may get "offended"?? Puh-leeze. And you've got the so-called "Reverend" Al Sharpton heading the censorship circus? Don't EVEN get me started on that hate-monger and media whore.

I just wanna know when it became taboo in the country I thought I knew to say whatever's on one's mind...good, bad, or ugly? BTW, had the context been reversed, you wouldn't hear jack about it, and if the target were white Christian Republican males, then that group would've been told to grow some skin, too. People, let's get over it and move on, huh?

I thought Rock was all about the n-word in his schtick, and Imus called Rutgers athletes "Nappy Headed Hos".

Besides, its not about tolerance or equilibrium.

Its about a famous person saying something stupid that even a dimwit like me knows is not a WISE thing to do.

Its like someone calling a person in Queens a greaseball. Most likely, that someone gets clubbed hard. Use the n-word in Harlem, you'll get wrecked. k*ke? Zip, Boom, Bang to the moon for you!

Besides, Imus has made these mistakes so many times to the point that its not a freak accident like Michael Richards.

Snake, if someone called you a dumbass redneck white trash incest-baby, then apologized, then called you a resident of the asshole of Tennessee, then apologized, then used a bad stereotypical hillbilly joke(Q: What's the best decade in a Tennessean's life? A: Third Grade!), you'll get tired and just sock it to him.

I never have liked Imus - I think he is completely untalented and a bore. But I still don't see how what he said is being labeled racist. It was dumb and insensitive, but I think calling his statments racist is a stretch.

And I agree with some of the other statements - I can do without Sharpton & Jackson, men who cry racism so often that they tend to get "tuned out" by many when racism legitimately occurs (Michael Richards comments, Rodney King beating, etc).

I agree totally with you goombah.

Imagine all the efforts and energy that Sharpton and Jackson do with these protests if they put them seriously into the inner-cities. Imagine how much more could be done instead of protesting a shock jock hack DJ, who doesn't need either to call him an idiot.

That's an excellent point- actually a couple of excellent points.

While Imus' comments and references were demeaning in a crude way, much vulgarity and degradation of the same ilk flourish with impunity. This permits an inference that some people are perhaps more offended by the messenger than the message. No single race holds a monopoly on this behavior, nor is this outlook, I think, limited to racial perspectives, but I have to admit that Beth 's examples hit the mark.

Similarly, because the reported suspension of Imus didn't occur for almost a week after he uttered the garbage, one can surmise that the suspension was not for what he said, but to appease those calling for his head. I certainly don't feel sorry for Don Imus, and probably agree that a suspension is warranted.

I'm not a fan of Sharpton's or Jackson's either. Al still hasn't apologized for Tawana Brawley, 20 years ago, which is something I will forever loathe him for.

BUT...Imus was dead wrong. If this was an isolated incident, we wouldn't even be having this conversation, but it's not. What about when he said that Venus and Serena Williams belong in National Geographic and not Playboy ? Did you think that Al and Jesse were gonna forget that ? If that's not a racist remark, I don't know what is.

And honestly, and this is just a guess, I don't think there are many African-Americans on these boards. I don't think we have the right to make a fair call on this one.

They could march down to Clinton's office in Harlem and share some McDonald's fries?