Let him say whatever he likes. Let the market decide whether he is worth listening to or not. Let the advertisers determine whether they want to support him or not.

The reason people listen to this man's insulting program is because they receive enjoyment. One man's garbage is another man's treasure, so "we" as listeners don't need to do anything except listen to what "we" want. You don't have to listen, but getting a man kicked off the air for unpopular speech runs counter to the First Amendment and ignores the fact that the people own the airwaves and can choose to listen to what they wish. Ratings are as democratic as it gets in this country, so I advise you to purchase a sense of humor with the money you made from this article.

I agree wholeheartedly - the problem isn't Don Imus; there are lots of insensitive jerks in the world. The problem is that he gets paid such a huge amount of money because of the vast number of people who salivate at his intense stupidity and buy the products that his sponsors are selling.

It reminds me of Ghandi's answer to the question, "What do you think of Western Civilization?": "I think it would be a good idea."

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It's all about CBS (owner of WFAN-AM) and NBC (owner of his Cable TV simulcaster) and their total failure to take responsibility for the racist and sexist attacks being made on their airwaves and cables. The plug should have been pulled on his microphone (not necessarily his respirator) before his show was over last Wednesday.

We know Imus has a long history of empty apologies and broken promises. He'll always use the crassest stereotypes as a shorthand for an audience with a short attention span. But this time he crossed a line by addressing the appearance, sexual habits, and race of VERY young victims (5 of these 10 players are only Freshmen!). He wants to meet with them?! Talk about adding insult to injury. He should go away. But if he does resign, he will have done the job that NBC and CBS should have done reflexively, if they had any sense of public responsibility. They don't even respond to correspondence, which is why I filed a formal FCC complaint to go over their heads(http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints.html
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Maybe I'm taking this a little too seriously because I'm a Rutgers alumnus who is very proud of these young women, but I won't let this drop at http://www.beatvisitor.com until Imus is gone.

Imus is right! That's why when you tell your point of view on any issue that is not politically correct or aceptable by the mainstream you have trouble. I suppose he will get fired the truth however was set. They are what he said.

how come every time some black person says white people are the devil or whatever, nobody cares? yet when any single popular white person says anything derogatory whatsoever about any black person, which may or may not be true, the whole big NAACP furor machine goes into full overdrive? It's a ridiculous double standard that black people can say whatever they want about whites but NOT vice versa.
Also, since when do Sharpton and Jesse Jackson collectively represent the entire black race? They are a big part of the problem themselves. Now I must say, Jesse Jackson is a smart man and I respect him, but I do not condone his participation in these sort of matters.

I say no second chances for any of these guys. We as consumers and citizens should immediately call for all involved to be immediately fired, boycott their shows, products, etc. No second chances. Same for Mel Gibson, Michael Richards, and all others.

By allowing them to "apologize" their way out of these racist remarks, we're giving tacit approval to at least some level of this language. If these public figures would know that we as the public will not tolerate this type of hateful and demeaning talk (and it IS demeaning) in any way, shape, or form, then the line will be clearly drawn. Those that then support them after this type of outburst will show themselves to be supportive of racist ideas, and we can deal with them, too.

The way that we deal with people who use racist language on a personal level needs to be different than on a public level. The same goes for those who abuse the public trust, such as Tom Delay, Newt Gingrich, Richard Nixon, etc. You can still make your apologies and hope for personal forgiveness, but you no longer have the right to remain a public figure.

i thought the whole clip was pretty funny...nappy headed ho's...i mean theyre awesome athletes, any one of them would kick imus's assss.....but it's free speech and people should stop asking him to quit and stuff.

peace + one love + ho love + gay love = uSA

Imus should receive the same treatment Trent Lott received.

What else can we expect from this self-important disc-jerky whose only defense is that he runs a cattle ranch for kids with cancer...a cattle ranch where he lives, all expenses paid by corporate contributors seeking tax relief, while we suffer his continuous self-promotion of all things Imus. Imus foods, Imus cleaning products, with all proceeds shamelessly hustled for the charitable benefit of his cattle ranch where he and his child-bride can dress up like Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and play cowboy. Quite the scheme...I think I'll invite some sick kids to my "condo for kids with cancer" this summer and see if General Motors will donate a half-million dollars worth of vehicles so I can drive them to the pool.

Here's another part of the problem: along with Russert, Imus counts NBC White House Correspondent David Gregory, NBC's Andrea Mitchell (who's married to Alan Greenspan) and Senators John Kerry, John McCain and Joe Biden among his legions of prominent regular guests. These guests not only lend credibility to Imus but also make him something of a must-listen among certain circles of media and Washington insiders. It's not just the listeners or the advertisers, but these folks too (and especially, since they draw listeners and advertisers) who ought to be blamed for continuing to support him.

I rarely watch Imus because I get tired of the immature name calling that some fans consider to be humorous. I watched two mornings last week, but I missed his remarks about Rutgers on the morning he let it fly. (I think calling these women jigaboos is just as outrageous.) Picking on people and calling them names isn't funny.
But, I do not think he should be fired. I don't want him to become a martyr, and I think that is a risky possibility if Al Sharpton, Jessie Jackson, et al continue to beat this dead horse. In the midst of all the rhetoric, I have heard a genuine call for dialog about the pernicious effects of racism in our society. Let's not waste this opportunity to address the pain and shame we live with.

I used to watch the Imus Program on MSNBC while getting ready for work in the morning. I find some of the content quite funny, but he often crosses the line in what he classifies as comedy. I recently made the decision to stop watching the program, because making fun of people for their beliefs, their looks, or their ethnicity IS NOT FUNNY. Period.... Just because he is an equal opportunity insult specialist, does not make it acceptable. People of decency need to just stop listening and watching such garbage. I am.