National Black Group Challenges Imus Negotiations

Isn’t it ironic that the most underrepresented on air, at computor group of journalists wishes to exercise censorship over another? It is symbolic of the age of PC. This stand is the same as the psychologists professional reorganization agreeing that torture as a way of helping humanity.

Journalists not for the 1st Amendment?

It is baffling why they’re determined Imus should be silenced? It’s not going to work this time.

“NABJ President Barbara Ciara said putting Imus back on the air is an insult.”
If you’re insulted by his return …then you’re insulted. Get over it. If I could “extinguish” everything and everybody in this world that has “insulted” me over the years I would be sitting alone in a very barren place wishing I’d possessed more patience and understanding. But, then, are you really insulted …or is there another agenda going on here?

This is one more indication of how conservative major media are. They’re desperate to get Imus back on TV, where he can continue to degrade and show contempt for all “inferior” peoples. But, anyone that shows the tiniest evidence of an occasional “liberal” notion, such as Bill Maher did, is thrown off network TV, with no hope of re-instatement, even if he and his show are immensely popular and profitable to the sponsoring network. Maher is the quuintessential “moderate.” There isn’t a liberal bone in his body, save in a few social issues, where a liberal viewpoint benefits Maher personally, which shows you how overwhelmingly conservative our media bosses are.

Hey, NABJ, why don’t you care about the work Imus does for autistic kids and their parents and caregivers? The man isn’t perfect but does more for the greater good of this country than any other talk show host. He raises money for sickle cell anemia research too by the way. Don’t you journalists have anything better to do than attack one of the few champions for children our country has these days?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/imus-autism-and-america_b_45864.html

Are they kidding! Why are these people concerned with anything an old white dude has to say about anything? I hope there aren’t more spineless morons like Les Moonves and Steve Capus out there but but these aren’t even people who listen to the show or support his sponsors so who cares what they say about Imus.

NABJ Satire : Journalists for Censorship

The NABJ would be better served if it were to focus its efforts on protecting African American Women in the media sports world then censoring Imus…

David Stern has said the NBA would not discipline the Knicks in the wake of a jury’s finding that the corporate parent MSG, the team and Isiah Thomas, the team president, have sexually harassed a former team executive.

Imus satirized the “hip-hop” culture causing millions of people to discuss and consider the effects of the culture on the African American community and race relations in general. Isiah Thomas sexually harassed an African American Media/Sports/Entertainment Executive causing her to loose her job and be publicly humiliated and disgraced.

Imus broke no laws, violated no rules or regulations and yet the NABJ demands his banishment from airwaves. MSG and Isiah Thomas are guilty of sexual harassment and the NABJ remains silent. Why hasn’t the NABJ demanded the NBA sanction MSG and the principles involved with suspensions and fines? There is a credibility issue here.

NHH Satire: Joke is an old white guy talking “hip-hop”.

Just get Imus back on the air. Television would be nice, too. Maybe R F D channel, Nashville or the comedy channel. Who cares what these people in the article say. Can not wait until December, what a great Christmas gift.

With a whole world full of evil and important issues out there why are these people picking on some old white guy trying to talk a little hip-hop?

Sample of Hip-Hop in link below. Mr. Fiddy Cent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YejWqS0ufUQ

And a little Chris Rock, if you will:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utnK4o-jvzk

Imus spoke “nappy-headed hos” at a little after 6:00 in the morning. His mistake was that he’s white and supposedly not allowed. Because what he said is not a violation of any law or regulation. And, furthermore, it has been repeated, oh, maybe a million times since that time over the public airwaves, just to make sure EVERYBODY in the whole wide world heard it, which proves there’s no regulation against saying NHH on the public airwaves.

So really what standard of conduct did he violate that caused vultures to come out of the woodwork and cause him to be fired? I have said from the beginning, if he inadvertently hurt someone’s feelings, the two-week suspension should have been sufficient.

And who appointed or elected these spokesmen, so-called, to have any say in whether he gets a job back or what might or might not be contained in his contract?

ANSWER: NOBODY!

And to the advertisers, I suggest they might want to think about all of us out here who are waiting with money in hand to buy their products when they sponsor Imus. I’ve got a lot of Proctor & Gamble products I’d like to buy, since I haven’t bought any of their products in the past six months.

John,

First of all Imus isn’t conservative, he’s much like Bill Maher a “quintessential moderate. In fact he was the first to come to Maher’s defense when ABC dumped Politically Incorrec and he has promoted Real Time and other Bill Maher projects.

He’s anti war, Anti Bush, Anti BS. Ecactly what we need going into this Presidential season.

Is he a racist?

As a Listener of the Imus show for over 30 years I’d like to state that John Donald Imus is not a racist, a man should be judged by actions not schtick.

As a white kid growing up in central Jersey in the 70’s the first place I heard of Dr King was on the Imus in the Morning Program.

Imus introduced me to the blues.

Imus introduced me to the sermons of the Rev GE Patterson and the campaign of Harold Ford. If he truly is a “racist” he’s not a very good one.

As for the claim that Imus couldn’t be mimicking Hip-Hop or Rap because he doesn’t listen to it, not only does he listen but he played it on his show in mix with many other genres.

In particular I remember his using “Fuck Tha Police” by NWA as a bumper for years. He also was a big fan of Suge Knight and Death Row Records.

Like I said If Imus is a Racist, he’s not a very effective one.

Often times in this debate I’ve foun that people opposed to his return were just parroting what they heard elsewhere. Thats how the Main Stream Media works, they figure if they just keep repeating the same thing (fact or fiction) people will believe and accept it as fact (weapons of mass destruction anyone?)

I have a challenge for you, Watch this clip and if you still think that Imus is a racist then I’ll leave here and never come back.

http://imustruth.typepad.com/index/march-22-2007-louise-patt.htm

This has gone to far! Do you realize shows like sanford and son all in the family the jeffersons just to name a few,were some of the funniest shows on TV if they had not been thought of till now they would never go on the air because of you people. WE CONSIDER THIS HUMOR NOT REAL LIFE WAKE UP STOP YOUR NONSENSE GET WITH THE PROGRAM SMILE AND MOVE ON YOU WILL LIVE LONGER.

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