Did Don Imus Go Too Far (Again) With His Latest Comments?

[MTK]

He would be wise to avoid any sort of racial discussions.

He said his comment was meant to be sarcastic, but he really didn't make that clear at the time and now he's in damage control mode.

And like saden said, given his history it's tough to believe him now.

[redsk1]

I've never listened to Imus so i have no idea how he talks, what he talks about etc.

I can say that it didn't sound like sarcasm when i heard it.

[firstdown]

To be honest the title to this thread goes way beyond what he said and in really placing his name beside the KKK. Now that could be considered slander. When you guys start raising 40 mil to help cancer kids of all races then start casting stones.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by firstdown

To be honest the title to this thread goes way beyond what he said and in really placing his name beside the KKK. Now that could be considered slander. When you guys start raising 40 mil to help cancer kids of all races then start casting stones.

The world is not a zero-sum proposition. You do not get to be a jerk/racist/whatever and offset it by doing a bunch of other good deeds. You are defined by your worst acts much of the time. He's a douche who I have now wasted 30 seconds of my life on. Shame on me.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

The world is not a zero-sum proposition. You do not get to be a jerk/racist/whatever and offset it by doing a bunch of other good deeds. You are defined by your worst acts much of the time. He's a douche who I have now wasted 30 seconds of my life on. Shame on me.

Well stated

[SmootSmack]

I agree on the title. At first pass, it's humourous. Upon further inspection, it maybe a bit extreme. I'll change it

As to your second point, that's ridiculous. Just because he has the means to, and spends the money, for a camp for kids does not give him any sort of carte blanche to behave irresponsibly and does not/should not prevent us from objecting to his behavior.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I agree on the title. At first pass, it's humourous. Upon further inspection, it maybe a bit extreme. I'll change it

As to your second point, that's ridiculous. Just because he has the means to, and spends the money, for a camp for kids does not give him any sort of carte blanche to behave irresponsibly and does not/should not prevent us from objecting to his behavior.

I get what you saying I'm not the best at putting thoughts down into words. My point was this man works very hard at raising money and has a whole line of products that 100 % goes back to his charity which is for all children of all races. He has a radio which he attacks all races. What he said about the basket ball team was out of line and I just don't think he was attacking them as much as trying to get a laugh. The pacman thing I just don't know but I feel the good he does for children of all races should be looked at when trying to determine what one thinks of him.

[SmootSmack]

Sure, he uses his fame and platform to raise money and awareness for the Imus Ranch. And that's commendable, but again it's does not excuse other behavior and should not encourage it either. I'm not saying this is what you're doing.

[jsarno]

I have tried to defend him in the past thinking he was just misunderstood trying to get ratings, but even I don't beleive his comments on this one. I wasn't even paying attention to the TV, and they quoted him...I looked up and said, "did he seriously just say that???" Sure he tried to twist it, but it's like the old addage says, "fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me."
I know that there are plenty of people out there that are worse than him, and he does some great work with his ranch, but someone needs to tell him to stop commenting AT ALL on black people. I don't care if someone is moer guilty than OJ, just stay away! Otherwise he's going to be collecting Social Security with no job.

[jsarno]

How about that tripe that Pacman Jones said...he "will pray for him" (referring to Imus). HAHAHA.
Maybe if he prayed a little more he wouldn't be in the situation he is in.


djnemo, buster is 100% right. The problem with your rebuttle is that you have all political links. We ALL know that sneezing on the stand during a political debate could cause a stir. Nixon sweating on the stand during a debate lost him an election. Dukakis wearing a helmet and posing out of a tank helped lose him an election. You have to be perfect in politics. There are too many people trying to tear you down. Politics is it's own game...so to compare radio to politics is like apples and oranges. (unless of course there was a political debate on radio!)

[Monkeydad]

Pacman putting in a prayer request for Imus was hilarious.

This whole incident is a joke and should be a non-issue. The ONLY reason we are hearing about it is because the media wants it to be an issue. It will be passed off as legitimate "news" as long as they want it to be.

For most of us with a little common sense, this really isn't and shouldn't be considered important news.

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by Buster

Pacman putting in a prayer request for Imus was hilarious.

This whole incident is a joke and should be a non-issue. The ONLY reason we are hearing about it is because the media wants it to be an issue. It will be passed off as legitimate "news" as long as they want it to be.

For most of us with a little common sense, this really isn't and shouldn't be considered important news.

I agree - he should be fired and done with. No need to discuss it further.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

I agree - he should be fired and done with. No need to discuss it further.

Or instead of getting into a 1st Amendment battle, just let people decide if they want to listen or not.

Let him speak and let him lose listeners. It will work itself out on his own.

Don't like him? Don't listen. There's a knob on your radio for a reason.


I should note that I pretty much detest the poor excuse for an entertainer and probably haven't heard more than 30 minutes of him in my entire life. But, like Stern, I don't listen and I'm not offended by what I don't hear.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Buster

Or instead of getting into a 1st Amendment battle, just let people decide if they want to listen or not.

Let him speak and let him lose listeners. It will work itself out on his own.

Don't like him? Don't listen. There's a knob on your radio for a reason.


I should note that I pretty much detest the poor excuse for an entertainer and probably haven't heard more than 30 minutes of him in my entire life. But, like Stern, I don't listen and I'm not offended by what I don't hear.

That would be too easy.

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by Buster

Or instead of getting into a 1st Amendment battle, just let people decide if they want to listen or not.

Let him speak and let him lose listeners. It will work itself out on his own.

Don't like him? Don't listen. There's a knob on your radio for a reason.


I should note that I pretty much detest the poor excuse for an entertainer and probably haven't heard more than 30 minutes of him in my entire life. But, like Stern, I don't listen and I'm not offended by what I don't hear.

Yeah, they tried letting the market "sort it out" for hundreds (thousands?) of years, and it resulted in slavery until the governments stepped in to abolish it.