Why MSNBC had to fire Imus today....

and something I hadn't seen mentioned anywhere here today...I watched some of his show this morning and he was going to do his fundraising for his Imus Ranch the next two days.They couldn't give him that platform for redemption and THEN fire him.It had to be done today.I feel bad for the man-losing your career at 66 years old-but you know what? He is a millionaire many times over and will not be on the street living in a cardboard box-like so many of US would be.

a few less kids with cancer at his ranch.

uttered his reprehensible racist and sexist comments. Surely, if they are in the foremost of his thoughts, he would not have jeopardized his ability to continue to fund raise for them, right?

All he has to do is have someone with credibility take over the fund raising for these kids. If the ranch IS a worthy cause, the cause won't be lost but a racist, misogynist won't be using the public airwaves anymore.

women and blacks -- and let them be targeted in the most vile ways (gays too -- since this is a whole pattern of behavior for him and not an isolated incident) -- in the service of kids with cancer.

Sixty-six ain't exactly young (I'm 57, BTW).

as the I-man himself says every time a senior citizen's name is mentioned, ad nauseam.

First of all...his radio show appears not to be affected by this. That is Imus' main paycheck and a nice one at that. Even with this "suspension" there was no mention of it being "unpaid" or that he would be fined or have to cough up any money for what he did.

Imus' problem in the end was Imus. I watched a little of his poor excuse for a television show and I saw a very pathetic and angry old man. The more this fiasco went on, the more pathetic and angrier he got. His attempts to soft peddle what he said and then play victim is what did him in.

The real killer probably happened today when various ad agencies called to cancel advertising. It wasn't the comments, but the money that did Imus in.

As of today Imus's program has gone off MSNBC for good. Who do you believe got this done? The people who called the advertisers threatening to boycott them if Imus continued on MSNBC.

Even some companies decided to stop advertising on Imus's radio program for good and again people threatened to stop buying from these advertisers to Imus's radio program.



Can we do no less for the sponsors of the REPUBLICAN party which appears the most classist, racist, ageist organization and which causes death because they thwart regulation of food, medicine, automobiles, mines, cuts benefits of elderly and disabled people and threatens worker unions and salary?

Boycott Republican contributors.

http://www.dmocrats.org

by a more bigoted Right wing blowhard thats backed by the $$$$

In over 30 years in radio at about 14 stations, it's only happened to me once. And the station manager has a county sheriff come in to 'guard' the transmitter. At one point, he put his finger on the power button, and I politely explained he was about to commit a federal crime, since I was licensed and signed on the log.

Anyway,

Imus has had a Hell of a career, and it's time for him to go. But it's sad that it comes down to this kind of ending.

There are plenty of cancer charities.

That might have a bit to do with it.

He may not be as blatant as Hannity or Rush, but, believe me, he's a member of the elitist club.

He's in this situation thanks to his own actions. There's no one to blame but himself. He made a choice -- a very bad choice -- and he hurt innocent people.

For all we know, it was a calculated choice -- to cause enough fuss for publicity's sake... who knows?

But he did, and now he'll pay for it. Fair enough. That's the price of free speech: responsibility.

would constitute redemption.

No accounting for the raving, I suppose.

They don't.

The following example is extreme, but stick with me... that is like saying Hitler's anti-animal abuse campaigns and vegetarianism excuses him from his anti-Semitism.

Sorry - plenty of people have compassion for groups they identify with and then dehumanize and treat like dirt, groups they don't identify with.

and even have restored Colonial Williamsburg. And Ken Lay gave huge amounts to the Arts and Built the Houston Symphony into World Class and also to Childrens Hospital in Houston.

And, we can name lots Corporate Million/Billionaires who somehow gave money for monuments or childrens hospitals or Animal Shelters, Katrina or Tsunami Relief, Oxfam, or whatever cause they might like our their ACCOUNTANT MIGHT LIKE...but the fact remains. He called a Winning Basketball Team of a University
"Nappy Headed Ho's" and his sidekick said they were "Jigaboo's with Tattoos."

And that's not all Imus has done. He's had a parade of Political Whores bowing down and kissing his mike all for a five minute "dress down" by GREAT IMUS!

Plus...he uses "Tough Love" stuff on those sick kids. If you can't survive his ranch you are nothing. And he beats up on his wife Diedra who must be really weird to take the crap...his son seems abused and half his show is an INFOMMERCIAL for the Products he's selling to get TAX BREAKS!

Sheesh...he's a One Man Commercial for Himself! When he isn't demeaning and trashing the rest of America, that is.

:shrug:

:sarcasm:

in your original comment. I really did not detect sarcasm, even on a re-read.

;-)

It really is STRANGE that the OP would think that the ranch constitutes redemption. It clearly does NOT. Therefore, to think it does would be strange..

What's so hard?

had a long day at work. Nonetheless, I'll try to do better.

I didn't think that the OP believed that Imus' charity work was truly redemptive, I interpreted the OP as saying that many viewers / media might think it was redemptive and attack MSNBC for firing Imus after airing the ratings-grabbing charity shows.

By MSNBC firing him now, it will decrease the volume from those of us who want him out. Further, firing him now will prevent them from having to deal with quite as much shit from people who want Imus to stay on air. MSNBC will get less shit for firing him now than they would get if he did his charity work before being canned.

It's not that "I" think it's a shot at redemption it's that it might be PERCEIVED as an act of contrition and make MSNBC look bad by firing him after raising a few million for autism

- the talk about him for 2 weeks would possibly get them blockbuster ratings for sweeps - and they may have fired him, in part, to escape this accusation.

:nopity: Imus has plenty of money. Now, he'll have more time to devote to the charities he supposedly cares so much about. And we don't have to hear his hate anymore. Win-win!

They said that MSNBC took his show off because American Express, Procter & Gamble, Staples and others pulled their ads from the show.

Money talks.

You just might get it.

We shall see.

Bake