Has anyone ever been to a Rutgers women's game?

Well, if you've ever sat courtside (as I have), you would know that they are the most foul mouthed women's team you've ever heard in your life. It's truly insane what these woman say on the court.

They are also play really dirty. The cuss all over the court any time they come in contact with a member of the opposite team, and they throw elbows/cheap fouls every chance they get.

I agree with #34.

1st amendment means you can say what you want (Like calling King George III a fat, crazy tyrant) without getting thrown in jail. It doesn't mean you can offend people and still expect Aetna and Geico to sponsor your radio program.

Last time I checked Al Sharpton doesn't have any corporate sponsors or a real job for that matter. So how would he get fired?

However, Rosie does need to go. She's one outburst away from the axe.

hey lincoln douglas, I didn't say that.

read what the initial statement from CBS were, after the MSNBC dropout, CBS stated they will not fire Imus but will follow him closely for the next 2 weeks. Why shouldn't an employer watch an employee closely if they have reason to??????

What does the personal computer (PC) have to do with this? You mean Mac vs. PC?

besides, if you're not guilty, what have you got to hide? hahahahaha, you like that huh? how I spinned it to your side.

Mike and the Mad dog are also being closely watched.

Oh, I forgot, Thank You Les Moonves.

If Bill Maher gets fired for saying that terrorists aren't cowards, then Imus should certainly be fired as what he said is 10000 times worse. Imus's remarks once again reveal the deep seeded racism/sexism that pervade this country. I'm sure most of Imus's audience were laughing when they actually heard him say it, and I'm sure most are still laughing and agreeing with his remarks.

#6 Tiffany Networker wrote:

Thank You CBS and all the companies who stood up and took a stand. This is not the good old days though many wish it were.

This is a start to some real changes, everyone will now be closely followed. With tha advent of You Tube and the use of the internet, this is only the beginning.

thank you Les Moonves.

While it wasn't very funny, nobody in the media or on this blog gets Imus' and McGuirk's shtick: his use of "nappy-headed hos" is a parody of the gansta rap patois itself. Snoop Dogg's self-righteous remonstration that he would never bring his misogyny to bear on college girls is absolutely laughable.

Again, not funny, not nice, not acceptable. But Imus isn't a racist and didn't deserve to be hounded out of his job that way, especially in light of his contrition (admittedly badly handled). Misogynist/misanthrope? Yes. Racist? No.

What's worse is the way the debate was completely hijacked in the mainstream media witchhunt. Just look at the variety of opinion from the anonymity this blog provides: you won't find it in the press. The sad state of our cultural dialogue.

Just out of curiousity, has Al apologized to the Duke students yet? I'm just wondering.

The really silly part about this whole thing is that Imus obviously wanted to make it right. Instead of having him removed from the air, Sharpton could have used it to get on his program, get a message of tolerance out there and why it was bad it happened. When he had Imus on his program he could have treated him like a human being instead of just slamming into him and trying to turn the "you people" thing into something it obviously wasn't and used the whole thing to actually open a dialog instead of turning into a c*ck waving contest to get a guy thrown off the air who was obviously sorry and obviously wanted to make it right.

But no, getting Imus thrown off the air was obviously the way to go

From the comments, it appears that very few of you understand what "freedom of expression" means. No one is revoking Imus' ability to express himself freely. No one is claiming that he doesn't have the right to free speech.

His employers, however, do have the right not to pay him for his output. If his work-related actions have a negative impact on business, why on earth should these companies keep him on the air? Just to be defiant? That makes no sense.

Note that the FCC didn't come down and levy fines and/or cancel the show (insofar as I know, anyway). Unlike with Howard Stern, who has for many years been allowed to muckrake and tread into similar racially-sensitive territory; his run-ins with both his employer and the FCC were more to do with foul language and sexually implicit/explicit content.

In short, there are plenty of assholes on the radio, just as there are on TV. For some reason which I will never understand, the majority of listeners/viewers seem to find brash, abrasive behavior entertaining. Stop patronizing businesses who front these people and your quality of discourse will improve. Like it or not, in a big way these blowhards are influencing the national dialogue, as it were.

Not Wanted For Free Expression: Don Imus

The real problem with the black community is black men- they are poor role models, and abandon their children instead of being good fathers. Thats more of a problem than some hip hop music will ever be.

Imus deserves to be fired for these slurs against some of the most intelligent hard working black women I've ever seen- the Rutgers B-Ball team & Coach Stringer are an inspiration for women everywhere- I hope they make a movie about her life.

I didn't mean he was gloating. I meant he will now be focusing on the entertainment industry and their problems with racist and misogynist slurs.

there you have it, he's outright saying something about it, happy pappy?

The days of sitting on the back of the bus is over. The fuse is lit.

The good people have prevailed.

Fuck those two pompadoured cocksuckers Sharpton and Jackson.

While I agree that "Anus" should have been suspended for his comments . I think the full firing was the wrong move ! In this country we do have the right of free speech (Even with the current Administration in office) and that right should have protected this guy from being fired from his job . It's painfully obvious that CBS/VIACOM didnt have a clause in his contract that would have prohibited coarse language . Don't get it twisted, I don't agree with anything he said concerning those players or there race . Their should be a limit that companies should abide by with regards to public pressure regardless of who's complaining . "Anus" was discriminated against and if his so decides to pursue another gig in radio and decided to sue to clear his name, He would have a damn good case against CBS/VIACOM . I hate to say it but he was in the right as far as voicing his opinion regardless if it was a joke he was trying to make .

I don't suppose anyone saw Al sharpton on the news mentioning now he will be focusing on rap entertainment and their use of racial and misogynist slurs.

Like he said, this is not a time to gloat or drink champagne.

Well, he did.

Great news- hopefully it will make people think twice before

deciding to act like an a-hole.

This is the end of the line for Imus - guests & advertisers wont touch him, and Sirius / XM are in the middle of a merger, and have

no money to pay him.

Sucks for him, but shows get cancelled all the time- having a show is a privelege, and his got revoked.

TAWANA TOLD THE TRUTH...

Spike Lee, Girl Six.

I agree hate radio is on the way out, and the commenst on this thread are like the last gasp's of segregation...There must be a lot of patchy hoods and robes out there.

White men and their mis-directed rage and dissapointment, so you blame Sharpton and Jackson, when Bush's cabinet and advisors and talking heads are all a bunch of draft dodgers...shame...shame..actually it's pathetic. Nothing worse than a white man with a chip on his shoulder.

For all those who lie on the bed of ignorance.

Politically Correct a definition:

The often quoted earliest cited usage of the term (in the form "not politically correct") comes from the U.S. Supreme Court decision Chisholm v. Georgia (1793), where it clearly means that the statement it refers to is not literally correct, owing to the political status of the United States as it was understood at that time.[4]

The term "political correctness" is said to derive from Marxist-Leninist vocabulary to describe the "party line".[5] By the 1970s this term, re-appropriated as a satirical form of criticism, was being used by some on the Left to dismiss the views of other Leftists whom they deemed too doctrinaire and rigid. It was in this sense that the popular usage of the phrase in English derived.[6][7] The alternative term "ideologically sound" followed a similar trajectory to this point, appearing in satirical works such as Bart Dickon.

In the 1990s, the term became part of a conservative challenge to curriculum and teaching methods on college campuses in the United States (D'Souza 1991; Berman 1992; Schultz 1993; Messer Davidow 1993, 1994; Scatamburlo 1998). In a commencement address at the University of Michigan in 1991, U.S. President George H. W. Bush spoke out against a "movement" who would "declare certain topics off-limits, certain expressions off-limits, even certain gestures off-limits."[8]

The phrase "politically correct" has become popular in other countries as well, including several Scandinavian countries (politisk korrekt=pk), Spain and Latin America (políticamente correcto), France (politiquement correct), Germany (politisch korrekt), The Netherlands (politiek correct) and Italy (politicamente corretto).[citation needed]

Rosie et al? One crackpot at a time please.

Bad precedent? I'd say it's about time.

This is a start, hate radio just got it's notice and others are just waiting to see what happens.

That means you Mike Francessa and Chris Russo.

Notice all these yahoos are from Long Island and are of an older generation? Guess that's what redlining will do.