Imus Fired

[RonC]

the world caves in too Sharpton again.

 

[Kingston]

If anything, this takes away "freedom of speech." The rappers should have been on his side, if anything than to protect their freedom of speech. Sounds like everyone wanted them to be next.

Why should CBS be subsidizing his free speech if it costs them money?
It's their air, and they can (and should) do what they want.
I don't think this has changed free speech much, people get fired all the time for saying inappropriate things that cost businesses money.
People didn't approve of what he said and they did what people do in a free market. They voted with their feet (and mouths).

The rappers are just fine, they make their bosses money and probably will continue.

 

[justinphilly]

what angers me is that now CBS and MSNBC come off looking like they:

-caved to sharpton and everyone else crying for the firing
-did the right thing
-are the good guys

When i actuality they are NOT the good guys, they did NOT do the right thing.. They caved into the idea that they were going to lose money.. While Imus was on the air angering other races, religions, genders, and creeds, they acted as though nothing was wrong.. But as soon as sponsors threaten to take the almighty dollar away, they crack.

speaking of crack, now sharpton thinks he has another victory under his bigoted belt.

 

[Kingston]

When i actuality they are NOT the good guys, they did NOT do the right thing.. They caved into the idea that they were going to lose money.. While Imus was on the air angering other races, religions, genders, and creeds, they acted as though nothing was wrong.. But as soon as sponsors threaten to take the almighty dollar away, they crack.

speaking of crack, now sharpton thinks he has another victory under his bigoted belt.

They are the good guys. They did make the right decision.
The sooner this thing goes away, the better for them. They made it go away.
If I was a CBS shareholder (or Viacom or whatever) I'd be pretty happy right now. They absolutely did the the right business decision.
No sponsors = no money = wasted air.
CBS is not in the morality/ethics game.
They're in the selling advertising game. All the major commercial media are in the advertising/sponsor game. They're trying to get viewers/listeners so they can sell ads. Any other agenda (duty to report the news, "doing the right thing", etc) is secondary.
I'm not trying to be a smart-ass or anything, it just surprises me that people are surprised by this.

 

[CWS]

They are the good guys. They did make the right decision.
The sooner this thing goes away, the better for them. They made it go away.
If I was a CBS shareholder (or Viacom or whatever) I'd be pretty happy right now. They absolutely did the the right business decision.
No sponsors = no money = wasted air.
CBS is not in the morality/ethics game.
They're in the selling advertising game. All the major commercial media are in the advertising/sponsor game. They're trying to get viewers/listeners so they can sell ads. Any other agenda (duty to report the news, "doing the right thing", etc) is secondary.
I'm not trying to be a smart-ass or anything, it just surprises me that people are surprised by this.

Actually it was the sponsors that caved first and CBS MSNBC followed. The issue is taking a dumb statement and allowing a group to expand it beyond the realm of reality until executives become uncomfortable and make severe changes. Next they will be calling for him to be jailed for a hate crime.

 

[RonC]

what pisses me off is they caved in to sharpton. this is the guy who invented the Tawana Brawley case. when the hell is somebody going to ban Sharpton from speaking in public.

 

[williegstyles]

Let's not forget that if it were NOT for the media bringing this to the forefront of the mass majority of the american population we would NOT be having this conversation. Nor would the Rutgers orginization even know that the comments existed. Keep in mind that MOST of the people that listen to Imus' broadcast share in his views and find his topics to be entertaining. Personally, I had never even heard of Imus until this all surfaced.

 

[cvm4]

Why should CBS be subsidizing his free speech if it costs them money?
It's their air, and they can (and should) do what they want.
I don't think this has changed free speech much, people get fired all the time for saying inappropriate things that cost businesses money.
People didn't approve of what he said and they did what people do in a free market. They voted with their feet (and mouths).

The rappers are just fine, they make their bosses money and probably will continue.

Because that's what they hired him to do. They knew full and well what business he was in and what his title is, which is a shock jock. It should be no surprise to them if his words upset the sponsors. The rappers might be next considering their vile/derogatory language toward women. Of course all this could be swept under the rug now that someone took the blame.

 

[Kingston]

If being a good shock jock was easy, everybody would do it. The good ones get all the shock, while keeping sponsors.

 

[cvm4]

Until they say something too shocking and then get fired :scratchhe

 

[Kingston]

Until they say something too shocking and then get fired :scratchhe

That's why I said it wasn't easy.

On another note, I know everybody calls him a shock-jock, and he may have been 30 years ago when he started. But nowadays he seems pretty tame.
Could the outrage that came from this be because people see him as more of a mainstream radio guy rather than say Howard Stern?
People expect Howard Stern to say offensive things and give him a pass because of it, maybe Don Imus no longer has that reputation.

 

[CWS]

That's why I said it wasn't easy.

On another note, I know everybody calls him a shock-jock, and he may have been 30 years ago when he started. But nowadays he seems pretty tame.
Could the outrage that came from this be because people see him as more of a mainstream radio guy rather than say Howard Stern?
People expect Howard Stern to say offensive things and give him a pass because of it, maybe Don Imus no longer has that reputation.

Very good point.

 

[tobby4]

Here is A Great Article concerning this issue, and he brings up many of the points that many of us feel and believe in...


http://www.kansascity.com/182/story/66339.html


Oh and he is African American..

 

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