Imus=Toast

Today it was announced that Don Imus was also fired from his radio gig as well as his MSNBC simulcast. And even though I despise him, I'm starting to feel sorry for him.. and I feel sorry for the 1st Amendment. By now you all know what he said. He has apologized profusely over several days and to lots of different people. But who exactly did he offend?
Certainly the young women of the Rutgers basketball team who the comment was aimed at. And they are truly the victims of an immensely insensitive remark that was based on nothing but mean-spiritedness and ignorance. These young women are among the nation's finest athletes performing at their peak. They are the only truly innocent parties in this whole mess.
But was Reverend Al Sharpton offended personally? Is he spokesperson for Rutgers? For African-American women? Or is he an opportunistic Race Pimp?

Imus supported Harold Ford Jr for Senate from Tennessee. Ford is black. Imus gave him every opportunity to speak on the air during the 2006 campaign. Where is Ford now? Why is he not offering some token defense of Imus? Is he THAT scared of Sharpton? True enough everybody who were regular guests on his show are now staying away in droves. You can see bruises on Imus where he's been poked with ten-foot-poles.

I think Imus IS a racist. I KNOW Sharpton is.

All I'm saying is Sharpton and Jackson have somehow appointed themselves arbiters of free speech on the airwaves and they have caused the takedown of a crotchety old radio curmudgeon.. and they smell blood.

Since they are the protectors and defenders of African-American women everywhere, let them set their sights on the music industry, where 'artists' have been degrading and humiliating black women for many years with lyrics and videos. Where are Al and Jessie's righteous Christian outrage at Rap artists? Have they called for any of them to be silenced? Or are they saying that Rap artists have the cultural 'right' to spew hatred but Imus does not since he is the wrong color?

Sharpton is a Liberal first and foremost. And he has played the race card at every opportunity to further a Liberal agenda. Guard your 1st Amendment rights carefully.