Don Imus Remix

Comments

[midtown]

The same advertisers who pwned Imus are major contributors to Bush II and Katrina didn't change their affiliation.

[truthyguy]

Much to do about nothing. Taking a remark totally out of the context in order to create a controversy where none exists for the overall purpose of enhancing your own notoriety is sleazy, unethical and annoying. Try doing something substantive instead.

[FogBelter]

The answer to the questions is ... Puce

Sullivan from Monsters, Inc. could help you.

[lawchic]

I thought Imus' comments about the Rutgers women were wrong because they were so personal, but people need to get a grip on this go round'. I think his explanation for his comments are entirely plausible and we should at least give him the benefit of the doubt. And I find it ironic that Pacman said that he would "pray" for Imus for his comments because with his arrest record, he clearly needs to pray for himself.

As an African-American, I know that we want to be vigilant over the way that we are portrayed in the mainstream media because we feel that we have been distorted, mocked, and humiliated in many instances. Which is absolutely legitimate and accurate. However, if we are so hyper sensitive that we rush to tear apart every single person that says something that could be considered offensive, we will be in a constant battle.

Oh, and I thought the clip was lame.

[LeeScho]

Imus was the only media personality declaring outright that President Bush ignored the New Orleans victims of Katrina because they were mostly black. He was ridiculed and excoriated by many in the media for that, but he has stuck by it to this day.

His Rutgers comment was outrageous, but he was wholly contrite and apologetic for it, and went to great lengths denigrating himself for that outrage. When he started his new radio program, he said that he would never say anything that would make the Rutgers women regret forgiving him.

It is clear by the context of his latest comment that he was connecting the high incidence of arrests and the ethnicity of the arrestee to racism.

I am African-American, and Imus is no more of an anti-Black racist than I am.

I am one of those who possibly misinterpreted the comments of Hillary Clinton about the potential of an assasination of Barack Obama as a reason for her staying in the race. I can easily and happily admit that I was wrong in that instance. When people look at the deeds and social positions Imus has taken throughout his private and public life, racism is not an issue that will reasonably appear there.

[Johnnn]

LeeScho, you said it just right. Good job.

[robXdion]

You sound like your patting a dog on the head. smdh. . . .

[Grulg]

Very well said. I'm a longtime Imus fan, but the Bernie written skits etc that they used to have on made me cringe-it was back to the days of Kingfish and Amos and Andy whenever they did OJ or Ray Nagin or whatever. I think his show has improved and I think he deserves some credit for seeing the light albeit somewhat later in life.

'Sides he's right about how Pacman Jones has been targeted-though frankly the guy is schmuck.

[qdog112]

"Imus was the only media personality declaring outright that President Bush ignored the New Orleans victims of Katrina because they were mostly black."

Please provide the link where Imus made the above declaration - I missed it.

"I am African-American, and Imus is no more of an anti-Black racist than I am"

I am sorry sir, but your being black doesn't excuse your odd position anymore than that of Ward Connolly nor does it excuse Imus for his BLATANTLY racist statements. I will apologize when you show me Imus' record of caring about African American issues that you must have heard on his show regularly.

I'll be waiting.

[midtown]

You need to do your own research. We're not your librarians.

I heard Imus say that about the Katrina victims over and over and over again during September 2005. It was as a result of one black official that he had on that I started a phone campaign at the time to express my horror at what was being done to those poor people in NOLA. Imus was right. It was because they were black. He showed shots of the buses come to take the white guests from the hotel before anyone--an­ywhere--te­nded to the unfortunate people suffering in the stadium. I'm white, but Katrina was one of the worst examples of callous racism that I have seen this century.

You might look up Imus' current interviews with Debra Dickerson as well.

[LeeScho]

Wait on.

Every thing is not a link - some things we must experience first hand. Imus made the accusation against Bush re: Katrina while it was happening. He stated it repeatedly on his program right up until the day he was thrown off because of his racist and outrageous comments about the Rutgers women.

Imus has made countless racist remarks over the thirty-plus years that I have listened to him, but I do not believe that he is a racist. I know a good number of white folks who have never uttered a racist remark in my presence, but I know by their actions that not only are they racists, they are bigots.

Imus has quietly supported (with thousands of dollars) numerous Black causes over decades, from education to health to housing, etc. The camp he runs for children with cancer not only has Black children attending, but does special outreach to locate such children.

I am the last person to say that Imus should be forgiven for his blatantly racist statements.And I do not care how much he is supportive of Black causes - that does not excuse him. But first make sure that he is making a racist statement. . I'm just saying take the full measure of a man before you dismiss him. I have screwed up enough in my life to know that I always need to keep redemption on the table. I even think Ward Connerly is entitled to a serving.

[Johnnn]

Imus said nothing wrong. You don't like him so he is bad. He is in entertainment afterall. He's not running for office.

[Nommo]

If he were another color, you'd see one of those "coverups" in immediate and full effect.