Media & Journalism - April 2007

Ok, you all know the story by now...
Imus has been suspended for two weeks by MSNBC and CBS.

Did you find his on-air apologies sincere and credible?
Is he a RACIST, regardless that he denies it?
What reallly should have happened to him?

THE STORY:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/09/imus/index.html

2007-04-09 13:15:49 · 14 answers · asked by GeneL 7

As things improve in Iraq and the economic woes of faled tax and spend schemes take shape,certainly the character flaws of Nancy Pelosi will become wider known. How bout giving Don some advice on this one and he could regain some good will on driving home a household catch phrase to describe the speaker of the house vividly versus just an otherwise out of control liberal extremist.

2007-04-09 12:53:28 · 2 answers · asked by koalatcomics 7

2007-04-09 12:35:22 · 8 answers · asked by julius k 1

This Year For Racist Remarks, But Not In Previous Years?

2007-04-09 11:47:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did you all demand Jesse Jackson be fired when he referred to New York as Himmy Town? Do Dems/libs even understand the term "Double Standard"?

2007-04-09 11:42:11 · 13 answers · asked by Ted 2

Critics Demand Imus Be Fired Over Remarks
He Discusses Racist Statements on Air With Al Sharpton
AP
NEW YORK (April 9) - Don Imus had a hot seat on the other side of the microphone Monday, appearing on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show and enduring more criticism for his offensive comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team.

Imus issued another apology for referring to members of the team as "nappy-headed hos." Sharpton called the comments "abominable" and "racist" and repeated his demand that Imus be fired.

Earlier Monday, on his own radio show, Imus called himself "a good person" who made a bad mistake.

"Here's what I've learned: that you can't make fun of everybody, because some people don't deserve it," he said on his show, which is nationally syndicated to millions of listeners. "And because the climate on this program has been what it's been for 30 years doesn't mean that it has to be that way for the next five years or whatever because that has to change, and I understand that."

He pointed to his involvement with the Imus Ranch, a working cattle ranch for children with cancer and blood disorders in New Mexico. Ten percent of the children who come to the ranch are black, he said.

"I'm not a white man who doesn't know any African-Americans," he said.

On the radio show, Sharpton said that Imus' good deeds do not make up for what he said about the Rutgers team, which includes eight black women.

"This is not about whether you're a good man," Sharpton said. "What you said was racist."

Imus said he hoped to meet the Rutgers players and their parents and coaches, and that he was grateful for the appearance on Sharpton's nationally syndicated show.

2007-04-09 11:29:46 · 23 answers · asked by marnefirstinfantry 5

2007-04-09 11:18:18 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-09 09:49:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a girl, late teens
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loves to read
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plan on majoring in International Relations and Journalism

2007-04-09 09:17:32 · 2 answers · asked by inwat_89 2

Since all the well known opportunists out there such as Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have called for Don Imus to be fired from his job at WFAN. Do you honestly think he should be canned? We all know how Sharpton and Jackson are complete LIARS they will say anything to get their point across. If the public listens to them, it is likely we will all get hoodwinked by a couple of anti white black racists.

2007-04-09 07:51:29 · 17 answers · asked by maddog 5

Imus has been a controversial shock jock for so many years. Why the uproar from millionaire's Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson making their carrer off their own race? Maybe the ultra senstive African Americans need to start in their own house with its own demeaning of Women and successfull people?

2007-04-09 06:38:06 · 12 answers · asked by JustShutUp 2

via jumping all over Imus? absolve your sins!

2007-04-09 06:11:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am so frustrated with the so called "journalistic media" these days. That is across the board - the major networks, CNN, Fox News - all of them. Everyone has their own biases and agendas. Nothing seems to be reported honestly, completely and objectively anymore. There is little to no "hard news" and real journalism. And don't even get me started on our horrible local news TV stations (so self serving and self promoting) or our local newspaper. It just all seems to suck basically.

So where do you get most of your news from? Where do you usually go to find out what is going on in the world, nation and locally?

2007-04-09 06:09:35 · 6 answers · asked by kiraalt 2

2007-04-09 06:02:50 · 6 answers · asked by jbjefferies 3

I am black and personally don't think Imus is racist. But if we think he is racist we should listen to the Jersey Guys at nj1015.com. They are out of New Jersey and they are out of control.

2007-04-09 05:21:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anthony F 6

2007-04-09 04:26:22 · 2 answers · asked by peter c 2

Why are they kissing Irans tush ?

2007-04-09 03:45:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

He does this constantly.

2007-04-09 03:32:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

You people who are "offended" are the same people who laugh when whites are called crackers or honkies or whatever.......And Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are complete f'in idiots....Jumping on the bandwagon of BRING DOWN WHITEY. This is why blacks are not very well liked in society. If I was Don, I wouldn't have apologized period....Now, Don's show will never be the same because he will always be paranoid some nappy headed is taping his every comment on and off the air.

2007-04-09 03:23:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I guess one way for these two to have guests on their programs is to call someone a racist , like Imus, and have them grovel onto their show?

2007-04-09 03:16:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Calling himself "a good person" who made a bad mistake, radio host Don Imus said Monday he would check his acid tongue after being lambasted for making racially charged comments about the Rutgers University women's basketball team.Imus said he was "embarrassed" by the remarks, in which he referred to the mostly black team as "nappy-headed hos." He said he had made the comments in the course of "trying to be funny," but he was not trying to excuse them.
"I'm not a bad person. I'm a good person, but I said a bad thing. But these young women deserve to know it was not said with malice," he said."It's not going to be easy, but I'm not looking for it to be easy," Imus said.Sharpton has said he wants Imus fired and that he intends to complain to the Federal Communications Commission about the matter."Somewhere we must draw the line in what is tolerable in mainstream media," Sharpton said Sunday. "
" That's some nappy-headed hos there, I'm going to to tell you that," Imus said.

2007-04-09 01:54:10 · 27 answers · asked by mrkache 1

Along with the many rude and racist comments said before, do you think IMUS on MSNBC in the morning should be fired for his comments about Rutgers womens basketball team calling them nappy headed hoes. The Team is all African American and women of course. At the same time he said the Tennesse team were beautiful,who's team is also majority African American but lighter skin African Americans. We know we meant this b/c be brought up Spike Lee's Movie in reference to his comment.

2007-04-09 01:40:02 · 32 answers · asked by freedom f 4

Back to the studio? Sounds lame. I don't know what they say on 60 minutes or what Oprah says besides maybe thank you for watching, are there any more solid or better alternatives/ideas?
Thanks tons!

2007-04-09 01:34:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Set me straight. When was "Freedom of Speach" taken out of the Declaration of Independence? This is getting rediculous!

2007-04-09 01:33:38 · 9 answers · asked by mari 2

Imus makes jokes of everybody, his wife included,and as he says, that doesn't give him the right to make fun of the kids. I didn't hear the program but I hear Imus apologizing and I believe him that he meant no harm. Come on folks, give the Iman a break. Sometimes I'm mad at him too, but I don't believe he's a racist.

2007-04-09 00:33:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anthony F 6

...Did you hear about it, and if you did, what thoughts went through your mind when you heard it?

2007-04-09 00:11:46 · 20 answers · asked by Bud#21 4

Watch and be amazed...I'm still shocked that we've got these people out there...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XvwkDXaCy4

2007-04-09 00:06:10 · 3 answers · asked by Humz 3

Why is it that every week we hear a story about a black youth stabbed to death in the newspapers it always seems to be black people doing this sort of thing, over the past 2 months we have heard of around 7, 8 stabbings and what a shock they were all black victims and black attackers, im not a racist person but i think the world would be a better place without them .

2007-04-08 23:56:08 · 21 answers · asked by Bobby 1

2007-04-08 22:48:25 · 12 answers · asked by Sara *Life is so unlike theory* 5

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070409/ap_on_re_us/imus_protests

2007-04-08 19:04:20 · 13 answers · asked by lag_time2 5