Imus cancelled

[Byebyemermaid]

CBS has pulled the plug on the radio program.Charles and Deidre Imus will conclude the radiothon on Friday.I apologize if i offend anyone now but ifeel NBC and CBS are spineless.Now they can be Sharpton and Jacksons Ho's.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by Byebyemermaid

CBS has pulled the plug on the radio program.Charles and Deidre Imus will conclude the radiothon on Friday.I apologize if i offend anyone now but ifeel NBC and CBS are spineless.Now they can be Sharpton and Jacksons Ho's.

Very, very sad...this is what the world is coming to.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

Very, very sad...this is what the world is coming to.

They had no choice once the sponsors withdrew, bottom line...we are all responsible for our actions, his remarks had consequences!

[Storm Cadet]

Stick a fork in him...he's DONE!

Originally Posted by Byebyemermaid

CBS has pulled the plug on the radio program.Charles and Deidre Imus will conclude the radiothon on Friday.I apologize if i offend anyone now but ifeel NBC and CBS are spineless.Now they can be Sharpton and Jacksons Ho's.

They were going to get slapped in the pocket. Lost Proctor and Gamble, GM and more... its a money problem. These companies assessed that the public would backlash and they pulled the plug on the broadcasters. These companies have a duty to stockholders.

So in a very clear way, it appears the consumer has spoken.

Thats my take.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by pgardn

They were going to get slapped in the pocket. Lost Proctor and Gamble, GM and more... its a money problem. These companies assessed that the public would backlash and they pulled the plug on the broadcasters. These companies have a duty to stockholders.

So in a very clear way, it appears the consumer has spoken.

Thats my take.

i just wonder if rainbow/push went to said sponsors, and 'encouraged' them to pull out....or else they may have been the ones boycotted. certainly seems to be common practice for that group.

Originally Posted by Danzig

i just wonder if rainbow/push went to said sponsors, and 'encouraged' them to pull out....or else they may have been the ones boycotted. certainly seems to be common practice for that group.

Could have. Would not doubt that they did. Then it is up to companies to see if they take a hit. These are not small companies that pulled out. And they usually have pretty smart people to assess possible loss of revenue.

It may have been driven over the top. But bottom line is it very well could be bad for business. I dont think GM, Proctor and Gamble, etc... want to be viewed a certain way and lose income. And they lose income in this situation if the public reacts negatively and does not buy products. WE are the public.

If enough people/organizations would have contacted these companies and stated we will buy more of your products if you dont pull the ad bucks...

THis is my take.

I would love to be a fly on the wall in Corporate Headquarters. "Our stockholders would not appreciate...

[Byebyemermaid]

[quote=DaHoss9698]I agree and I think Imus can be included in the spineless category. Instead of fighting he gave in and this is what ha
ppened. IMO he hould have told Sharpton to go F himself.[/QUOTE
I want to see Sharpton and Jackson going down to North Carolina and apologize to those kids from Duke who they had guilty before any evidence came out.It's 1/9 that they won't do that.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I agree and I think Imus can be included in the spineless category. Instead of fighting he gave in and this is what happened. IMO he hould have told Sharpton to go F himself.

Hoss: Imus apologized and took alot of verbal shots from just about everybody in reach of a microphone. He did what was expected of him,was suspended and fired. Irregardless of the facts that his words were bigotry or a bad joke(see John Kerry) he was punished far beyond the worth of the crime. The man has contributed and raised millions for kids, and I daresay none of us has done that....and WE still put up with each other!

Whoever was doing the PR for Imus needs to be knocked out and curb stomped for allowing him to go on Sharpton's show.

[Samarta]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Whoever was doing the PR for Imus needs to be knocked out and curb stomped for allowing him to go on Sharpton's show.

agreed. but in support of what I just said, I think it was as simple as Imus thinking he can go talk to the Reverend Al and all will be forgiven. Not that easy big fella...

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

This might sound mean...but if I was Imus, I would cancel that meeting with the Rutgers team...he doesn't owe ANYTHING to anyone anymore. THEY accomplished what they wanted! With help from the two "so-called" reverends.
This is just MY opinion...not the boards.

[Samarta]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

Hoss: Imus apologized and took alot of verbal shots from just about everybody in reach of a microphone. He did what was expected of him,was suspended and fired. Irregardless of the facts that his words were bigotry or a bad joke(see John Kerry) he was punished far beyond the worth of the crime. The man has contributed and raised millions for kids, and I daresay none of us has done that....and WE still put up with each other!

Timm I agree that in the grand scheme of things he doesn't deserve what is happening. (or maybe he does) I don't think it's a racist thing, I think it's a judgement thing. But where you lose me on this is the fact that he has raised some charity money doesn't discount the fact that he is a top shelf jerk. So would I dare say Karma is a biotch.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Samarta

Timm I agree that in the grand scheme of things he doesn't deserve what is happening. (or maybe he does) I don't think it's a racist thing, I think it's a judgement thing. But where you lose me on this is the fact that he has raised some charity money doesn't discount the fact that he is a top shelf jerk. So would I dare say Karma is a biotch.

Sam: you have to read the whole post,buddy. I daresay Imus has impacted the country far more than most of the people who were calling for his hide. He wasn't elected,so the electorate has no beef. His employers chose to cave on him even though he brings in 20% of their revenue. Rutgers girls met with him and he apologized. What's next?...sackcloth and ashes? It's just so much overkill to me..and I don't listen to his show! As far as his comments about women in general.....NOBODY tops Stern as far as degrading women...and he's freakin rich now. I personally think a persons' IQ is diminished after listening to that Pig!

[Samarta]

Okay, I guess I misunderstood what you were trying to say. I think the difference between Imus and Stern is that Stern is mindless entertainment with virtually no stance or agenda other than exercising his right to entertain people as he so chooses. Imus on the other hand is all about the agenda and stance and I think that's where they differ. I don't listen to either show, but did listen to Stern every once in awhile on the way to work.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Samarta

Okay, I guess I misunderstood what you were trying to say. I think the difference between Imus and Stern is that Stern is mindless entertainment with virtually no stance or agenda other than exercising his right to entertain people as he so chooses. Imus on the other hand is all about the agenda and stance and I think that's where they differ. I don't listen to either show, but did listen to Stern every once in awhile on the way to work.

Okie-Dokie! You mentioned karma....if there was a scale.....Imus would be way ahead of Stern due to his unceasing efforts on behalf of kids. Stern's main agenda is to promote pornstars, at least it was the last time I heard him on the guys' radios in the warehouse.

[Byebyemermaid]

One of the sad things is that Imus had Harold Ford from Tennesee on many times and praised him to no end.When they ran negative ads towards Ford during his senatorial campaign Imus defended him and worked hard to try and get him elected.Harold Ford was missing in action during this whole period.Harold Ford is an Afro-American and even had he called up to ridicule Imus that would of been good.Instead he had no guts.The people of Tennesee made the right shoice in not electing him.You need someone with backbone in office.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

You are missing what I'm saying. I don't think he should have apologized to anyone, especially since at first he said it was just a bad joke. I don't think he should have been fired or anything. I think this whole thing is a big joke. I'm no Imus fan, I like that "pig" Stern. However I think Imus got the raw deal here.
My point was going on Sharpton and apologizing to everyone, basically was an admittance that he had done something wrong. Why go on Sharpton and let him rip into you. What does anyone owe Al Sharpton? NOTHING. Hasn't Imus said much worse than this? I think he should have stood tough and his employers should have followed him. Too bad neither did.

Well said...I agree!

[AeWingnut]

If any member of the "protected" peoples would have said what I'm-A-wuss said, there wouldn't have been a peep.

I was driving back from Lexington today and was listening to the Herd on ESPN - saying that Imus is a jerk. He is difficult and not nice to anyone that can't get him something. I'm really surprised that he didn't get a pass. He voted for Hillary and raised a bunch of money for her camapign to get the nomination over Iraq Hussein Osama