I did find it hysterical that callers into his home stations, WFAN in NYC, were bombarding Mike and Mad Dog yesterday about this issue. Lets face it, he is 67 years old and loaded, the 2 weeks suspension is not going to effect him. The question is will advertisers abandon him, will MSNBC take him back and will he be able to keep his trap shut moving forward?
I am also not sure that C. Vivian Stringer, the Rutgers woman's basketball coach was perhaps a little over zealous when she criticized Imus for "racist and sexist remarks that are deplorable, despicable, abominable and unconsionable". Listen she has every right to be pissed, outraged at Imus for dragging her team through the mud and every right in the world to defend her players. However deplorable, despicable, abominable and unconsiounable seems to be a bit over the top. But it is good to see a well spoken woman speaking her mind (no sarcasm intended).
Finally while I was chatting on the phone with my buddy Dave from Chronic Malcontents, I get the following email from HRC wtih the same title as this post (see copy of the email below), which brings me to the my final point the righteous indignation which some public figures have proclaimed over this issue. It is amazing and appalling how every politician and sports figure needs to ride into town with their big white horse and pontificate on this issue. This email is a perfect example of this indignation. Let me know what you think
Dear Jeff,
When our children are young, we teach them to dream big and reach for the stars, and that if they work hard enough they can accomplish anything.
This year the women's basketball team defied the odds and lived up to their dreams, providing inspiration to every little boy and girl beginning to pick up a ball or open a book. These remarkable young women reached the pinnacle of success and won the hearts of basketball fans everywhere with their grace, skill, and poise. They are role models deserving our praise -- and our support.
Don Imus's comments about them were nothing more than small-minded bigotry and coarse sexism. They showed a disregard for basic decency and were disrespectful and degrading to African Americans and women everywhere. Please join me in sending the young women of Rutgers a message of respect and support. Show them that we are proud to stand with them and for them.
Sincerely,
Hillary Rodham Clinton
2 comments:
Yes Imus is not so funny and sometimes coarse but that is what they pay him for. I hear that some advertisers are pulling themselves from the show and I think I even read that he is fired from someplace. I think that he shouldn't have said what he said but this whole thing is now blown out of proportion and calling this much attention to the comment he made is only making that comment more common knowledge then it might have been, perhaps doing more harm then good.
I read your email and I agree with you about people rushing to the defense as a way of gaining publicity for themselves which is almost as bad as the comment Imus made.
Certainly, there is an element of politcal games afoot, but there are probably few people in the nation who can better to relate to the rutgers women and the criticism they have endured than Hillary Clinton. She takes a lot of heat, over things that would be non-issues if she were a man.
I am much more annoyed by, say, Gonzales taking a break from his political scandal to "help" with the Virginia Tech investigation. Now if that is not using a tradegy to distract the public from his own problems, I don't know what is.
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