Comments on: CBS, MSNBC Suspend Don Imus For 2 Weeks

Move Follows Radio Host's Racially Charged Comments; Al Sharpton, Others Call For His Ouster

[louiemanno]

Sometimes comedy hurts%u2026 Hurt should be healed and forgiveness should ensue.

When you work on the edge you sometimes fall. We as a people should forget about %u201Ctolerance%u201D and work toward acceptance. Tolerate is something you do with a toothache. Acceptance is a whole nother story. I%u2019m sorry those yougladies were hurt by what the I man's comments, I hope that they can experience the uplifting feeling of forgiveness.

louiemanno

[arvid0823]

Imus says hurtful and stupid things. Most times, he challenges public figures who can defend themselves, and have accepted public exposure. He should be judged by the Rutgers womens team, and his present stable of advertisers.

How Al Sharpton can jump on this with any credibility, is beyond me. Mr. Sharpton has spent his career looking for divisive racial incidents, -- from Tawana Brawley to the Duke lacrosse team. Now that the Duke charges are being dropped, where is Rev Sharpton and his efforts to support the three students wrongly accused ?

Better to hear from Clarence Page, or Charles Rangel, or John Conyers, or Harold Ford, about African American sentiment than the self serving opportunist Rev Sharpton.

[topshot64]

Everybody is so upset with Don Imus. Where were all these people when the song
"It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Original Song?

If you can win an OSCAR for using words like those contained in the song, what the hell is so wrong with what IMUS said.

[insuecont]

So P & G, and Bigalow Tea and Staples have pulled their advertising from the Don Imus Show. Well, I will not, I repeat, I will not buy any products from these companies until they return to the show. In the overall scheme of things, this is a perfect example of making "a mountain out of a molehill." A mistake was made, an apology was given and that should be the end of it.

[skiappraiser]

Imus did what all the mouths of Hollywood, Washington & New York do... they open their big mouths and it is costing him. He won't forget this lesson. It is good to get called for our actions. The standard should be the same for everyone. I always thought he had nappy looking hair.

[insuecont]

The thing that is "way over the top" is the hypocrisy and the nauseating hyperbole spewing forth from the likes of Al "Tawana Brawley" Sharpton and Je$$e "the Adulterous" Jack$son. Who the hell do these brass-coated phonies think they are! The first thing they -- and their ilk -- need to understand is that the majority of the people of this country are sick and tired of the double standard nonsense perpetrated by a lot of the blacks, especially the so-called talented rap "artists." Where is the outrage from the two reverends for the foul, disgusting language they use?

[jac1546]

Wow, Imus makes an unfair, undeserved comment and people are acting like it's news.This is not the first time comments like his has been made about people of color. To the women of Rutgers, and all women of color, when you know who you are and what you represent it should not matter what spews from the mouth of others.?-What would Jesus say or do? Remember you have not a Heaven to send him to nor a Hell to keep him from. America all the apologies in the world will not change peoples feelings nor satisfy those whose feelings were affected. It's 2007 and we all still say and do things that are not right. CHECK YOURSELF (Come out the closet ) and learn to really LOVE YOURSELF and Imus's words will be just that, his words.

[ksj54]

First, Mr Imus made an error in judgment and apologized, that should be the end of this. Believe it or not there are more important events in the world that need attention versus this incident.

Wow, first off let me say for the record I shall stop using Proctor & Gamble and Staples products. I will over react towards them just as they are over reacting to this situation. I encourage others to do the same.

After reading the various comments/responses I have to agree, it is OK for racial slurs to be exchanged among blacks, it is most acceptable to have them constantly repeated in Hip Hop recordings, but it%u2019s not OK for white folk to make similar comments, it seems to be a double standard here. Also troubling is the consistent, constant use of the terms %u201Cwhite boy/white girl%u201D by blacks and that seems to be perfectly acceptable as well. Maybe we should all refrain from all racial slurs both within and outside of our races, eliminate double standards, and treat each other with respect. I believe that was a major theme of a man that I knew in the 60%u2019s by the name of Dr Martin Luther King. I have the absolute highest respect for Reverend Jackson, however I strongly disagree with his actions and comments in relation to this incident, maybe his efforts would be best served protesting Hip Hop Music, and it%u2019s effect on society.

[aristars]

Imus must have not asked forginess from the revs who split hair with the matter of forgivness, how in the hell two revs interpretforgivness on their own sick immagination! cbs has the obligation to intervoew the two revs to explain how Jesus interprets forgivness! slip of the tongue, stupid mistake require no asking for forgivness, only apology is more than enough! how dare Al Aharpen uses intimidation in every way just to keep milking the white race! To the ladies , please do not allow a slip of a tongue to trap you into bitterness, we are human who may have the capacity to do wrong! and Jesusus was sent for a message to the sinners not to the saints! Amerca is great with free speach not by intimidation!!!!!!!!!!!!

[racine55]

It's not that I am insulted by having 'nappy hair' because my 'nappy hair' is beautiful, it's being called a 'ho' that I find most offensive. Women in this country are no better off than those in Afgan/Iran countries. Music,reality TV shows such as the bachlor, etc. degrade us as desperate human beings. Imus's time has long passed. I believe this is just an attempt to keep him in the news. Too much attention will do it.

[tlg511]

How come no one brings up the fact that rap music degrades women on a daily basis and nothing is ever said about that. So he said something that offends someone. Rap music offends women (black, white, etc.) in almost every song that comes out. Why isn't Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton jumping on them.

[whale59]

Al Sharpton should be the LAST one to speak. Remember the Tawanna Brawley incident? Talk about inciting racist views.

[jhcamel]

Don Imus is amoung the top 5 people on t.v. now or any other time in my life. The only thing that suprised me was that he didn't tell his critics to screw off, and go to xm radio!
Oh well, he is a better man than I. He has done more for people and groups than any of his critics put together. If your going to dam him for anything you better have done more good things and less "bad" things than he has ever done

[chaiser-2009]

It's funny how people say Imus should be fired, but whats even funnier is how sharpton and other black americans come out of the woodwork when a white person says something that is deemed as racist. They need to get over it. If you want to get down to the real root of cultural problems in america, take a look at the words in rap songs, look at gangs, bloods and crips. Look at the way they wear there clothes, pants hanging half way down there ***. This is what the black society has contributed to the u.s.a. So before they start bashing whites for certain comments, they need to get there stuff together and patrol there own race

[mulevalley]

Give me a break. He may think he is a GOOD PERSON but he is a RACIST/SEXIST "good person". He promotes racist language and sexist language and CBS should fire his ***. NOW. What part of that is so hard to understand? Give him a 2 week vacation ? What a Joke. I don't care if he helpled CBS's CEO when he lost a kid and I don't care if he has a ranch for kids with Cancer. It's not relevant. What is relevant is people now think if HE can say it THEY can. Racism begins with Language and ends in Actions.

[grisrob]

FREE SPEECH, CAN ONLY BE FREE SPEECH, WHEN FREE SPEECH IS ALLOWED TO BE OFFENSIVE.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PATH TO FOLLOW DOWN, IT TEACHES US ONLY TO SAY WHAT OTHERS APPROVE OF.

[mulevalley]

Give me a break. He may think he is a GOOD PERSON but he is a RACIST/SEXIST "good person". He promotes racist language and sexist language and CBS should fire his ***. NOW. What part of that is so hard to understand? Give him a 2 week vacation ? What a Joke. I don't care if he helpled CBS's CEO when he lost a kid and I don't care if he has a ranch for kids with Cancer. It's not relevant. What is relevant is people now think if HE can say it THEY can. Racism begins with Language and ends in Actions.

[vjkh]

I am a mature woman who does not feel "hurt" about Don Imus' ugly and demoralizing statements because I know who I am. These young women, however, are still in the formative stages of young adulthood and their feelings of hurt are understandable.

I would encourage these young women to abandon "hurt" feelings & realize that they don't need a person of Imus' character (or lack thereof) to validate who they are as human beings. To feel angry, insulted or demonized is understandable, but hurt - NO!

He says that rappers refer to women as "hos", of course, to justify his own statements. Anyone who uses these derogatory terms is wrong and should be dealt with. However, the issue here is that "old WHITE Don Imus" felt comfortable saying these things because he is arrogant, racist/sexist and was confidant he would get away with it!

[pepperwood2]

The Rest of the Story!

In a few years, she married, and her husband, Bill, took a job at Cheyney State, one of the nation%u2019s oldest black colleges. At age 23 and barely older than the students, Vivian volunteered to become the women%u2019s basketball coach. During her school%u2019s first-ever trip to the NCAA finals in 1982, her infant daughter was stricken with near-fatal meningitis.

In 1992, Vivian%u2019s husband died suddenly of a heart attack. She raised the three children by herself, and her daughter remains severely challenged from the effects of the meningitis. She left her coaching job (at Iowa) and moved to Rutgers so she could be closer to extended family.

Over the years, at Iowa and Rutgers, she recorded a 251-52 won-loss record, took 11 teams to NCAA tournaments, and is the only women%u2019s basketball coach to lead two different schools to the final Four.

Her story and those of her players display uncommon courage and perseverance in the pursuit of sports goals and, more importantly, life goals.

What a pity that Don Imus has pushed them aside.

It is time to put aside the mean spirited politics that has surfaced by some of our so called leaders.

The American People deserve better than we been getting.

This remarkable story is what all America needs to know and what we are about. PTL

[pepperwood2]

Sophomore standout Essence Carlson was a straight-A student in high school who, besides basketball, plays piano, bass guitar, drums, and saxophone. She is also a gifted writer. Hardly a person who merits Imus%u2019 characterization.

Epiphanny Price%u2019s tight-knit religious family helped her survive the mean streets of Brooklyn. Now she%u2019s blossoming as a math student, pursuing a business degree and, after that, law school.

Matee Avajon was born in Liberia, came to America as a frightened 6-year-old in 1992 to join her mother, who had left the family behind in the care of a grandmother while she searched for a better life for her kids in this country. Her mother%u2019s name is Patience. Her middle name should be Courage.

The most remarkable women associated with this team is the coach, Vivian Stringer, who is about to take her place in the top ranks of women%u2019s history, black history and sports history. Already Sports Illustrated has named her among the 101 most influential minority figures in sports.

She was raised in a close-knit family led by her father, a coal-miner. When he died, Vivian%u2019s mother went to work to support five children on much less income. Vivian%u2019s high school had no women%u2019s basketball team, so she became the school%u2019s first black cheerleader.

To be concluded - Next posting - I promise!