Don Imus Bounces Back, Dog the Bounty Hunter Curbed

It's been a good day for those who love racism in broadcasting.

First, bonehead reality star Dog the Bounty Hunter fulfills people of colors' worst fears -- that white folks who appear to be accepting of diversity sling around the n-word when were not looking -- by getting caught on tape denigrating his son's girlfriend using such language.

Ironically, Dog expresses fear that viewers will hear the language he slings around so liberally on this audio clip unearthed by the National Enquirer. Isn't he always telling his "clients," not to do the crime if you can't do the time? (or was that Barreta?). Why, then, sling around a word you know most of your fans would be horrified to see you using?

A sample: ""I'm not taking a chance...not because she's black but because we use the  word n----- sometimes here. I'm not going to take any chance ever in life of losing everything I've worked for 30 years because some drunken n----- heard us say n----- and turned us into the Enquirer magazine…I'm not taking that chance at all never in life. Never…"

In a statement widely circulated by employees of Dog's TV home, A&E networks (one employee even emailed it on a listserv for black journalists I frequent), he apologizes and says his words were taken out of context. What, I wonder, would be the proper context for the above paragraph?

And word broke late today that shock jock Don Imus will definitely return to the airwaves Dec. 3, six  months after he lost his job for a long history of racist humor on radio. Currently, he's just expected to debut on WABC-AM in New York, though negotiations are underway to secure a TV deal for him and spread him across WABC owner Citadel radio's 22 other stations.

Much as people complain about the protests led by civil rights leaders over issues like this, I continually wonder: Why do station owners let it get to this point?

Hiring back Imus so quickly, without any accountability for what he really did -- build a 30-year career in part on racist jokes -- virtually guarantees that the groups which protested him six months ago will have to reprise their opposition. This could have been handled better -- even Al Sharpton agreed Imus shouldn't be banned from radio for life.

But instead, Citadel is willing to bring him back with no discussion of the problems which led to his initial firing, setting the stage for more conflict, which they probably hope will fuel ratings.

Want to know why we spend so much time agonizing over these issues in the media? Look at the owners.

Comments

[bear]

Citadel was spun off from ABC specifically so Disney could have race-baiting talk show hosts (Bob Grant) on its payroll without tarnishing the Mickey Mouse brand. Its CEO, Farid Suleiman, is old corporate radio and he was part of Mel Karmazin's regime at Infinity that coddled Imus for years. It's the same old boys club of consolidated radio, rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. They only feel responsibility to the 45-year-old guys in undershirts who listen to their talk stations. Another argument to break up the big radio chains.

[Harley]

Hiring back Imus so quickly, without any accountability for what he really did -- build a 30-year career in part on racist jokes -- virtually guarantees that the groups which protested him six months ago will have to reprise their opposition.

WHAT KIND OF ACCOUNTABILITY? WHAT DO YOU WANT THE MAN TO DO? CUT HIS WRISTS? LET'S TALK ABOUT WHY NAZ'S NEW CD. WHAT KIND OF EFFECT DO YOU THINK THAT WILL HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITY?

[MELSG]

Hurray to Citidel Broadcasting and doing the right thing and bringing Don Imus back. He should never have been fired and they were smart enough to pick him up.

[phyllis]

You miss the point -- there are racists in the world. Always have been, always will.

Imus is not a racist. Never has been.

He is an equal opportunity offender, with most of his "comedy" turned toward himself. No one group, race, gender, religion, whatever, gets to decide what is appropriate or funny.

Those who actually listened to the Imus show on a regular basis, knew him to be fiercly intelligent, an independent thinker, AND an excellent entertainer.

He told a bad joke, he apologized, and the apology was accepted. Let's move on.

[Bruce]

The negativity by the N.A.B.J. and N.A.N. is ridiculous.

Talk to the record producers that make the crap they call music. The "N" word is used over and over again. Along with the "B" word and HO. Go attack Santa.

You people... And yes I said you people better wake up before you find yourself behind the I-Mans' 8 ball. He is not taking garbage from you any longer.

Furthermore no longer will WABC, Citadel Broadcasting or the CEO Farid Suleman put up with it. He will not hear you before or after Imus is on the air.

Wake up and Shut Up. You are the insignificant ones.

Bruce from Florida

[JoeM]

Imus isn't a racist and I grow weary of those who refuse to get that. You have decided and you will not change your mind no matter what logical and thoughtful arguments are made to you. You are convinced and that means you have bought the dogma someone is selling you. Enjoy your dogma and your own intolerance.

I am weary of the people who defend rappers and comedians use of the same words and tell others those words are off limits. No words should ever be off limits and if you don't like what is being said then come back with your own stronger arguments.

Somewhere along the line we have lost the power of thought and reason in this country and now we just have to accept prouncements from poltical hacks. Whether it is someone telling me that disagreeing with the Iraq war makes me a traitor; saying certain words makes me a racist, I am not buying it; nor am I going along with those ideas. I think for myself thank you.

[ind2002]

I have a simple question to those who were outraged by Imus – are you as outraged by rappers and rap moguls such as Russell Simmons, Snoop Dog, etal., BET and music execs who have accumulated billions of dollars by denigrating the women of their own community? Did they apologize to the women of their community, or did I miss something? I’m still waiting for Sharpton to organize a boycott of the advertisers who sponsor misogynistic videos on BET and rap lyrics on the radio’s public airwaves. "Protests" and "marches" now and again will not suffice, nor will "recommendations" by Russell Simmons to refrain from such language. Why don’t you demand the immediate firing of these rappers and executives? Why don’t you shut down Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock and other comedians? Why don’t you demand the firing of Isiah Thomas? The self-righteous holier than thou hypocrisy is staggering!

I don’t want to live in a sanitized society in which every utterance is scrutinized and is “approved” or “disapproved”. I would rather be offended than have a self-appointed thought police determine what I can and cannot listen to or what should or should not offend me. Who appointed Sharpton and the NABJ as the thought police and arbiters of virtuous radio behavior? This is straight out of the former Soviet Union’s propaganda machine. Or, perhaps you are ignorant of the history of totalitarian governments – so-called “offensive” remarks, and off to the re-education camp you go!

From my perspective and as a feminist and female listener, the feminists of yesteryear propelled us to positions of unimagined strength and power. But, thanks to the new generation of NOW and its PC cohorts, today’s generation has transformed us into whining victims in need of protection, lacking the spine to laugh at ourselves and laugh off tasteless and poorly conceived humor, or at least, to dish it right back.

The “market” did not fire Don Imus since we, the listeners/consumers are the market, and Capus and Moonves did not consult with us. It is a mind-boggling disgrace that such craven “executives” caved into a group of employees when making a business decision, rather than considering the actual consumers/listeners who buy pay their salaries by tuning in and buying the advertised products.

[Terry]

I'm not an Imus fan, not even a little bit, but allowing Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson unrestricted access to the airwaves proves that Imus haters are not concerned about racism, bigotry, and prejudice, except when it differs from their own brand of such.

[nasheaAtlanta]

Everyday I listen to people with different opinions about racism. People are so quick to blame what is happening in this country on everyone but themselves. Its so frustrating to sit next to a man and hear him disrepect a woman, it not only comes from black men, but white men as well. Its so frustrating when women degrade themselves and except the way men treat them. I have been listening to people all my life talking about how one race of people is better than the other. This stuff is so tired, when will we learn that life is more than a skin color. How do we raise our kids to be better people if we are so hung up on race. Im tired of white people saying things when they dont think black people are listening and then running to Al Sharpton like he is the King of the black tribe. Im tired of black people protesting because someone called them a N-word but on the way to the march they used the same word a hundred times. What happened to living and learning from each other? We all have to live in this country together so why not try harded to get along. Yeah racism will always be because their will always be a family raising a child to hate. But just because it exist, doesnt mean you or me or my family has to be apart of it. Lets be apart of something better. Lets show our kids that we are better than the N-word or any other hasrsh word that has been spoken. IM NOT SURE IF IM ALONE BUT IM TIRED, and I pledge to do something different. I pledge to be that one that wont let my children be limited to what or who they can know because of the color of their skin.

[Harley]

WHEN WE STOMP OUT MESS LIKE THIS, THEN WE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY DISRESPECTING US:

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1573280/20071101/nas.jhtml

[Eric Deggans]

Right. Because no one ever used the n-word in a negaative way toward black people before rappers started using it.

Some people will dredge up any excuse for anything...

[me]

This constant "outrage" problem Sharpton and NABJ has is like the boy who cried wolf. Nobody will listen after a while. If you don't like a radio host, then turn the channel. Subjecting some advertisers to a boycott racket (pull out or we will boycott)will only work until one decides to ignore it and they find out there is no broad support for any boycott. Just look at any of the polls and you know there is no broad boycott support.

[Rich]

Eric: You are a company man & we're going to miss you. Your cause against free speech is over & after this last great act of defiance I won't have to read your rants any longer....

but I'd love to see you on the new Imus in the Morning. It debuts Dec 3, 2007 6am eastern on 770 WABC Radio in New York City, New York.

[Harley]

Eric, how do you feel about Nas' new album title?

[Harley]

A while ago I asked to to discuss Imus as the WHOLE man. I haven't heard from you yet. Not making excuses, just seeing the DOUBLE STANDARD that is being put forth! Will NABJ and NOW protest the record company that puts that CD out? Or will Nas be given a pass?

[Eric Deggans]

I think it's an awful title for a record.

And I think that when people start judging white culture by the work of Britney Spears, Marilyn Manson and Slipknot, then I'll be okay with people judging black culture by the work of Nas, 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg.

And I still don't understand why some people are using the fact that some rapper uses the n-word as a justification for Don Imus slinging stereotypes on air. Slinging sterotypes is awflu, no matter who does it, and activists including al Sharton and Jesse Jackson have been protesting the awful lyrics of some rappers for years.

So why are some people trying to use this stuff as an excuse for Imus?

[Harley]

We are not using it as an excuse, but people (I know I am) are tired of seeing excuses made from one group of people, while another group gets vilified if a member of their group do the SAME thing. How can we as Black folks allow negative images to be generated from our OWN community and expect NO ONE else from another community to pick up on it and/or profit from it? It NOT just about Imus, I'm looking at the situation from a whole. Don Imus made a mistake and if you've lived long enough, you probably have too, boo.

[Eric Deggans]

One misstatement is a mistake. 30 years of racist jokes is no mistake.

I'm tired of people conveniently overlooking facts, details and history to make excuses. As far as I'm concerned, the question as hand regarding Imus is whether what he has done for many years is racist or not. If it is, it doesn't matter if 50 rappers have done the same thing.

[PTBartman]

Detractors of Caroll O'connor could say that he made a career out of racist Jokes. But Fans of All in the Family and Norman Lear would disagree and explain that it was satire.

As a listener of the show, and supporter of his advertisers for over 30 years I find it incredulous that you could take a list prepared by somebody else of comments taken out of context and expect your opinion to hold sway.

MSNBC's ratings are Down. NBC News's ratings are down. CBS Radio's ratings are down WFAN's billing rate is down. Proctor and Gambles revenue is down. all since the I-Nation instituted their boycott.
As For your threat...

"Hiring back Imus so quickly, without any accountability for what he really did...virtually guarantees that the groups which protested him six months ago will have to reprise their opposition."

Just biring it.

By the way Eric, we're still laughing at you not with you.

[Eric Deggans]

The only joke i've heard so far is comparing All in the Family's satire with Don Imus' obvious and well-documented racism.

The point of all in the family was showing that the bigot -- the guy who thought he was the smartest man in the room -- really wasn't. Ther show constantly pointed out how archie's racism was a result of his own intellectual shortcomings and fear. And even then, 30 percent of the show's audience thought Archie was a hero and his views about life were accurate, according to a CBS survey at the time.

Do you really think that was Imus' message in the many racist jokes he cracked? Was he trying to say that people who use terms such as "Jew-boy" and "raghead" are ignorant people who shouldn't be respected? Or was he snickering at the people who were the target of those awful insults?

You are, unfortunately, repeating the same inadequate justification that Sean Hannity used for Imus. Calling something a satire doesn't make it so; and its obvious to anyone who has heard any of his statements that Imus wasn't satirizing anything.

And, as I've noted before, even Imus himself did not use satire as a defense, especially in this latest incident.

[Brohammer]

Eric, you're still talking about the Ifl joke as your proof Imus is a racist? I hate to tell you but most cleaning ladies are NOT black. So he doesn't like Ifl, not many do! If that's all you got, you're a waste of time. 30 years of racial jokes. Do you have no sense of humor, man? A joke is a joke is a joke! You know going back to Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce to Chris Rock and Chapelle today.

[Harley]

As far as I'm concerned, the question as hand regarding Imus is whether what he has done for many years is racist or not. If it is, it doesn't matter if 50 rappers have done the same thing.

DO THE 50 RAPPERS GET A PASS?

[Dee]

Eric,

You really need to GET OVER IT!!

Don't you have anything more important to worry about? If you're worried about racism, take a look at Al Sharpton who perpetuates it and promotes it (oh yeah, and yourself and media matters while you're at it).

You've clearly never listened to this show so why are you actings as judge and jury?

[PTBartman]

No Eric,

I'm not "just repeating" what I heard else where, that;'s your job. You see unlike you I actually listened to the show for over 30 years. I got the character and was able to seperate it from the man.

It was the "Character" who made the comments. It was the Man who urged us to us to help Harold Ford fight those "truly" rascist attacks.

The truth is I don't listen to Hannity, I'm more of a Cenk Uyger fan.

But to use your turn of phrase, "because you label him a racist doesnt make it so."

HA HA

[Bruce]

Eric Deggans is just a sheep following the great leader Al Sharp-Tongue. Forgive him he is too young to understand a man like IMUS.

Furthermore Eric. The word I've uses a capital letter not small case. As a journalist I thought you knew that.

But then you don't know much. Just what your told to know.

Don't be a sheep. Be a leader.

Bruce from Florida

[channelXRFR]

Eric,

Imus is a performer, satire is his stock in trade. Satire def: use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.

I'm tired of people using extracts covering 30 years of such performances organized into laundry lists as the basis for false indictments.

ChanX

[Tom]

To compare what Imus said to the bounter hunter is crazy. What Imus said was a joke about the girls, but was in no way meant as a racist degradation. Imus has support many african americans and african american causes. He has apologized for his remarks being taken as more than a joke. He suffered a severe penalty by losing his job and radio empire. Who determines what his penalty is? Al Sharpton. Come on. Move on to your next story.

[Anne B]

Honestly, Eric, I am finding out a lot during this ordeal. First of all, I find that blacks are much more racist than whites. It seems people such as yourself hear an insult in everything a white person says. It's not the word but who says it?? Giove me a break. Why does what a person says have such a great impact on you anyway? Where is your self-esteem?

And I am seeing you all pile on a person way beyond what the offense was. Now, you may think Imus has not been punished enough, but who made you the judge of that? And what do you say to those of us who had a favorite program jerked from the air?

But you have your mind made up about Imus and you don't care who may have a different view. You don't care who may have enjoyed Imus In the Morning, don't give a darn about my right to choose what I watch. Do you see anything selfish in such an attitude?

But you're fighting a losing battle, Eric. You're not going to be able to cleanse the world of any and all words you don't like. Especially when members of your culture have made these words much more prevelant in the white world than they ever were before. You can't saturate the society with words and then say, no, you folks can't say them. That's ridiculous. And it makes me want to say them over and over, to be honest.

Whatever price you think Imus should have paid and has not paid, just mark it down that his fans have paid that price because of the removal of the program. And now we get our show back, the contract has been signed, and it's countdown to December 3rd.

Tune in to the program, you may actually like it.

[Harley]

THANK YOU ANNE, THIS IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY!

You can't saturate the society with words and then say, no, you folks can't say them. That's ridiculous.

[Eric Deggans]

I don't know...I think perhaps rappers should just say they're using satire when they say such words. Then, apparently, there is no problem...

Rappers haven't made phrases like "Jewboy" or "raghead" or "cleaning lady," or "quota hire" or "beanie wearers" or "chest-thumping pimps" a part of anybody's lexicon. But these are all phrases Imus has used to describe Jewish people, black athletes, black journalists and Arabs.

For me and others, this is about opposing racism wherever it lies. And regardless of the excuses you offer for Imus -- rappers do it too, it was just satire, he has free speech rights, Al Sharpton is a buffoon -- I think it is difficult to excuse a 30-year pattern, no matter how much you want to.

[lovedon]

Imus deserves another chance! WE LOVE YOU DON!!!

[Anne B]

You see, I don't see why any of these terms are so important. I'm not offended by hearing the word redneck, whitey, or yt or dumb blond or hearing a joke and having somebody say something like that -- I can laugh at that. Why is it that the Jew-boys and the pimps don't call for somebody to be fired? Why is it that only blacks get so up in arms?

Why am I not harping with the National Association for Women about some kind of gender discrimination? Because I don't need them to tell me what to think and what I make of my life is up to me.

Why do you believe you and a small group of people, a minority, should rule over the majority? MSNBC poll shows, last time I looked today, that 75% think the firing was an over-reaction.

And I very much think it was an over-reaction. And you're not done yet. I think you all are laughing you butts off for bringing down an old white man. That's what I think. But he will rise again and I hear he's pissed off.

Proud to be an I-ho

[JoeM]

Eric, maybe you don't hear the folks in your culture in discussion on a regular basis. I work in a situation where I do, and I am astounded at the language they use to describe themselves. You can't pick and choose who can and cannot use words. You can't say it is okay for me and not for you. However, that is what you are doing.
Most of the time I see Marilyn Manson and other performers as marginal and on the fringe of the culture and most people go there to rebel against parents, not to continually put down there own kind. Big difference. Also, lets face it Brittany is just plain stupid. Oh oh maybe I have offended stupid people.

[Anne B]

It is like a parent who tells a child, "you can't say this word", while all the while saying it themselves.

It's like Larry Flynt saying to Hugh Heffner, "you have to shut down your magazine because it's indecent."

It's like the pot calling the kettle black.

You cannot use words yourselves and then say nobody else can use them.

Something is either right or it is wrong. Anything else is -- well, hypocritical.

[Harley]

Rappers haven't made phrases like "Jewboy" or "raghead" or "cleaning lady," or "quota hire" or "beanie wearers" or "chest-thumping pimps" a part of anybody's lexicon. But these are all phrases Imus has used to describe Jewish people, black athletes, black journalists and Arabs.

YEAH MANY OF THE RAPPERS SAY THINGS FAR WORSE! LIKE I TOLD YOU BEFORE, THAT WAS IMUS' JOB! HE TOLD JOKES! EVERYBODY WAS FAIR GAME! WERE THE RUTGER'S GIRLS FAIR GAME? NO. HE MADE A MISTAKE AND PAID FOR IT. HE MET WITH THE GIRLS PERSONALLY. WHO ELSE WOULD DO THAT? IF HE WAS A RACIST HE WOULDN'T HAVE CARED! I NEED YOU TO LEAVE DON IMUS ALONE AND LET HIM GET BACK TO HIS JOB! HAVE YOU LISTENED TO ANY OF HIS TAPES WHERE HE FOUGHT FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS AND SICK KIDS OR DO YOU HAVE YOUR MEDIA MATTERS LIBRARY ON FULL BLAST? HAVE YOU WATCHED ANY VIDEOS OF IMUS DOWN AT THE BRAND NEW INTREPID CENTER IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS WHERE HE RAISED MILLIONS FOR THE WOUNDED SOLDIERS? DID YOU SEE ALL OF THE SOLDIERS OF ALL COLORS BEING WHEELED INTO THE NEW FACILITY? HAVE YOU SEEN THE VIDEO OF IMUS AT HIS RANCH WHEN THE SICK KIDS STAY DURING THE SUMMER? HAVE YOU SEEN THE VIDEO WHERE HE LETS THE KIDS COME INTO HIS STUDIO DOWN ON THE RANCH? CHILDREN OF ALL COLORS. HAVE YOU DONE YOUR HOMEWORK? IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT.

TUNE IN DECEMBER 3RD, YOU MIGHT JUST BE A NEW FAN!

[Harley]

For me and others, this is about opposing racism wherever it lies. And regardless of the excuses you offer for Imus -- rappers do it too, it was just satire, he has free speech rights, Al Sharpton is a buffoon -- I think it is difficult to excuse a 30-year pattern, no matter how much you want to.

IN YOUR PREVIOUS POST YOU SAID THAT IMUS HAD HELPED AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND HAD AFRICAN-AMERICAN FRIENDS. I ASKED YOU DID YOU THINK HE WAS A RACIST. YOU DIDN'T ANSWER. DON IMUS IS NOT A RACIST.

IF HE WAS SO HORRIBLE THEN WHY DID YOU LET HIM GET TO THE 30 YEAR MARK? HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WRITING, ERIC? HOW LONG DID YOU LISTEN TO AND/OR WATCH THE IMUS IN THE MORNING SHOW? WHY DIDN'T YOU LEAD THE CHARGE TO HAVE HIM PULLED OFF OF THE AIR BEFORE THE RUTGER'S AFFAIR?

[Dee]

Eric, if you want to read some intelligent commentary on this issue read Dick Cavett's blog in today's NY Times. You can read about yourself and how ridiculous you are.

[Anne B]

http://cavett.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/hail-the-conquered-hero/

Link to above referenced blog by Cavett.

[Anne B]

I request a handbook covering the following:

A list of specific words which are allowed for blacks or African Americans to say that no one else can use.

A list of specific spellings and/or pronunciations, such as, 1) can we say the N-word ever at all under any circumstances and 2) exactly what is the N-word and is it spelled ending with er or a. We have to know all these subtle distinctions.

A list of the degrees of the crime, such as N-word with a er First Degree, Second Degree, or Involuntary. Nappy-headed hos in the First Degree, Second Degree, or Involuntary. And while you're at it, clarify the spelling of ho and the correct way of making it plural. Is it hos, ho's, or hoes?

A list of punishment for said crimes so that we will know in advance whether we can be expected to go without a job, say, for 3 months, 6 months, a year, if deemed to have violated said crime.

But uh-oh we're running into a slight problem. Is there a specific person or group who is in charge of said judgment of guilt and handing down of said punishment? If so, who would that be?

And this is important, would it be okay to say anything on the list if you said it in your own home when nobody else was around? That is, after you have checked thoroughly for recording devices, of course.

Absolute Absurdity!!

[David Spates]

That is messed up how Dog was going off like that with the n word. I put up a video showing how I feel about the whole thing. It has some extra footage of this bull…._and the story of how he became a bounty hunter. The video is called “ Dog Duane Chapman Bounty Hunter "N" Word - Talking With Dave #4”. It’s at
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4oC8OgFkd38
My videos are kind of…. Different.

IF HE WAS SO HORRIBLE THEN WHY DID YOU LET HIM GET TO THE 30 YEAR MARK? HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WRITING, ERIC? HOW LONG DID YOU LISTEN TO AND/OR WATCH THE IMUS IN THE MORNING SHOW? WHY DIDN'T YOU LEAD THE CHARGE TO HAVE HIM PULLED OFF OF THE AIR BEFORE THE RUTGER'S AFFAIR?

[Eric Deggans]

There's a simple answer. Don Imus was never a high profile personality in this radio market, airing on AM stations the entire time he was on air here.

I've written about racist and abusive radio jocks in this market many times before, but I barely mentioned imus because jocks such as Bubba the love sponge seemed more popular and more local.

When story became a bigger national issue, I wote about it.

My question: Why does it take me and critics like me writing about imus'racism to push NBC News and CBS Radio into doing something about it?

[Ron]

Come on, Eric, you already know the answer to your question: $$$$$$$$$$$

CBS & NBC were going to keep him on the air for as long as there was no public outrage.

I didn't listened to Imus because I never thought he was funny or entertaining, so I can't comment on whether he is racist or not. He was a money-maker, however, so he wasn't going anywhere as long as there was no public controversy.

[Harley]

Soooooooooooooooooooooo......

1. You "barley mentioned" Imus because you were busy writing about the "other" more popular racist and abusive shock jocks in your market.'

2. But.........When the Imus issue went national you wrote about it.

Soooooooooooooo.........

You knew about Imus and listened to The Imus in the Morning Show but, "barley mentioned" him beacuse he was NOT as popular as Bubba the Love Sponge. But, when the Imus story went national you jumped on the bandwagon ready to tar and feather him. Sounds like an opportunist to me.

[Bruce]

Your too young to understand. How old were you in 1967? Do you know what a riot is?

I live in Florida and you write for a paper in this "HORRIBLE" State.

Do you think the older generation listens to you. Your a lost sheep. Follow the leader is your motto.

The NABJ are no longer needed in America. There are no good Black journalists in this Country. Why? Because they only attack imaginary ghosts of the past.

You wanna' keep it real. Then just be quiet and talk to your people personally. The general public of this State does not care.

[Anne B]

Eric, why do I like you? I don't know. I don't agree with you on Imus, far from it, but I look at your picture and I just like you.

[lulu06615]

Go blow yourself. Imus is coming back and I'm sick of every half-assed journalist who can get published bashing him. Have you nothing better to do? What did you do about Walter Reed and the treatment our troops are receiving?

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