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What should happen to Don Imus??

he should be fired
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26%
he should face a longer suspension
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19%
the current suspension his OK
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19%
nothing should happen at all
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35%
By paradox
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#77071
Imagine your daughter, sister, or niece playing in a big time championship game on national television and some "shock comedian" gets on there and says that the girls look like sluts/whores.

First of all, it wasn't in the least bit funny. Secondly, his comedic timing and contextual assesments were way off. He can get away with making references to the hood, but in this context, it was way out of line, and was personally demeaning to all of the players on that team who had to endure his comments during the biggest game of their lives.
By Libertine
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#77074
paradox wrote:Imagine your daughter, sister, or niece playing in a big time championship game on national television and some "shock comedian" gets on there and says that the girls look like sluts/whores.

First of all, it wasn't in the least bit funny. Secondly, his comedic timing and contextual assesments were way off. He can get away with making references to the hood, but in this context, it was way out of line, and was personally demeaning to all of the players on that team who had to endure his comments during the biggest game of their lives.
Point of fact: Imus made his comments after Rutgers had played in the national championship game.
By olldflame
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#77082
Libertine wrote:
paradox wrote:Imagine your daughter, sister, or niece playing in a big time championship game on national television and some "shock comedian" gets on there and says that the girls look like sluts/whores.

First of all, it wasn't in the least bit funny. Secondly, his comedic timing and contextual assesments were way off. He can get away with making references to the hood, but in this context, it was way out of line, and was personally demeaning to all of the players on that team who had to endure his comments during the biggest game of their lives.
Point of fact: Imus made his comments after Rutgers had played in the national championship game.
Quite correct, and let's face it, even if he had said them during the game, the ladies were a little busy at the moment. Play Basketball

I agree with what you're saying dox, and in fact it is pretty much what Jerry said.
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By RubberMallet
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#77084
paradox wrote:Imagine your daughter, sister, or niece playing in a big time championship game on national television and some "shock comedian" gets on there and says that the girls look like sluts/whores.

First of all, it wasn't in the least bit funny. Secondly, his comedic timing and contextual assesments were way off. He can get away with making references to the hood, but in this context, it was way out of line, and was personally demeaning to all of the players on that team who had to endure his comments during the biggest game of their lives.
you care about what a person you've never met, will never meat, completely irrelevant to you, and frankly is old and probably going senile says about you or your family?....who cares...people are too sensative...
By LUconn
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#77086
RubberMallet wrote:
paradox wrote:Imagine your daughter, sister, or niece playing in a big time championship game on national television and some "shock comedian" gets on there and says that the girls look like sluts/whores.

First of all, it wasn't in the least bit funny. Secondly, his comedic timing and contextual assesments were way off. He can get away with making references to the hood, but in this context, it was way out of line, and was personally demeaning to all of the players on that team who had to endure his comments during the biggest game of their lives.
you care about what a person you've never met, will never meat, completely irrelevant to you, and frankly is old and probably going senile says about you or your family?....who cares...people are too sensative...
you certainly do have an obsession with meat.
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By RubberMallet
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#77090
if you only knew mr. heavy sleeper
By LUconn
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#77093
:needspics
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By RubberMallet
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#77097
i was going to say something about meatspin (DO NOT GOOGLETHIS IF OU ARE AT WORK OR AROUND OTHER PEOPLE) but i wont
By LUconn
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#77098
I will assume it's rotisserie related :tailgate
By Libertine
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#77099
RubberMallet wrote:i was going to say something about meatspin (DO NOT GOOGLETHIS IF OU ARE AT WORK OR AROUND OTHER PEOPLE) but i wont
Or if you value your retinas.

:vomit
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By fsn32
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#77219
It's funny... this issue seems to be one of a few that I find myself agreeing with liberals as much as conservatives... Rush is on Imus's side but so is Bill Maher. Here is another self described bleeding heart liberal (with a lot of media executive experience) who puts this thing in great perspective...
[NORMAN HOROWITZ] I have watched Imus almost every morning for many years. He did have a tendency to behave badly in so many ways, but on balance, he presented a very interesting program with very interesting guests. You never knew what he was going to say about anyone or anything at any moment. It was the excitement of live television (and radio), in the hands of this off the wall curmudgeon. He would say what to me were racially charged things, but I NEVER thought that he was a racist.
It's a good read...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norman-ho ... 45858.html
By FlameNForest
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#77586
RagingTireFire wrote:
He could still have let it go. Jerry's been the bigger man on that front for a long time. There was no reason for him to stoop to Imus' level now.
Did I miss where Jerry called him a nappy headed ho?
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