FIRE THE FUCKING BASTARD NOW!
Racial Slur Gets Imus 2-Week Suspension

From the AP via the Huffington Post courtesy of AlterNet:

Don Imus' morning talk show will be suspended from CBS Radio and MSNBC for two weeks following protests about his reference to members of the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos," both networks said Monday.

MSNBC, which telecasts the radio show, said Imus' expressions of regret and embarrassment, coupled with his stated dedication to changing the show's discourse, made it believe suspension was the appropriate response.

"Our future relationship with Imus is contingent on his ability to live up to his word," the network said.

The suspension begins next Monday.

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Here's a fact: Imus is lying. His entire career has been about racist, sexist, and homophobic "jokes," which aren't even all that funny. The only reason he's being so nice now is because of the massive controversy his remarks caused. Actually, I'm amazed that there's an uproar, given that he's been at it for so long. 'Bout time. Anyway, it's clear that he's fighting to save his career, but with a track record like his, it's also clear that he doesn't deserve a career, not in radio. Jackson and Sharpton think he should be permanently sacked, and I totally agree with them. Imus is a foul-mouthed, evil prick. He shouldn't even be doing the traffic reports.

You know, I don't really understand the "shock jock" phenomenon. Okay, I get that it's all about tearing down barriers and pushing censorship buttons, but it seems to me that if it's all about pissing people off, without any kind of constructive value of which to speak, that it's just a bunch of bullshit. George Carlin is, and Lenny Bruce was, about freedom and thought. Howard Stern is about devolving America into a bunch of pubescent boys. I don't know what the hell Imus is about.

Fuck him.

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