he have lasted?
2007-04-13 01:18:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Imus was fired because advertisers were leaving in droves. It was a purely business decision. Imus has been spouting racist and banal crap for years.
A sportscaster would have been fired on the spot, IMHO.
2007-04-13 01:22:55 · answer #1 · answered by Biz Iz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO, it was the hue and cry from people like Sharpton and his ilk that kept on highlighting the speech and this is what made the advertisers leave. However, they are a bunch of hypocrites because they STILL advertised on Rush Limpbaugh's show even after his comments, which were highly offensive, about Michael J Fox and his Parkinson's disease.
His radiothon yesterday in a five hour period raised $1 million for charity. It will be continuing today but his wife will complete it. The sportscaster would have been canned.
2007-04-13 01:31:58 · answer #2 · answered by thequeenreigns 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Greg Gumble still has a job two years after his comments that white people aren't real atheletes.
But it is apples to oranges as Imus is (oops WAS) a shock jock. He has had this coming, it was only a matter of time till he did something so over the top stupid.
2007-04-13 01:38:58 · answer #3 · answered by mymadsky 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think CBS was waiting until Imus' radioathon was finished.
2007-04-13 01:29:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he shold have been firing a long time ago
2007-04-13 01:26:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋