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Could someone please tell me why we even care what the "black community" has to say? They, meaning the black community are one of the most racist groups around... for example NAACP as far as I know The NAAWP would be White suppremist and a racist organization whats the difference? Jet Magazine cleary a racially segregating magazine Miss Black America Miss White America I don't think so. BET- Black Entertainment Television WET white entertainment television I don't think so. The Essence Awards-Racially segregating. Imus didn't make up the word Knappy the black community did just like the word ashy to describe dry black skin..
I could go on and on
4/11/07 Can someone change the obviously wrong dates in the following sentence to the correct ones?...Is it supposed to read March, not April - I don't know who posted this: "The show has been broadcast every morning for 25 years (11 years on television), except for a two-week period from April 16, 2007 to April 20, 2007, and again from April 23, 2007 to April 27, 2007 wherein Imus was suspended for making racist and sexist remarks about the Rutgers University women's basketball team the preceding week."
are you listening on WFAN? i'm pretty sure that here in the tri-state the FAN broadcast always ends with one of the characters' voices (bill clinton, jack nicholson, etc) saying "copyright 2006, CBS radio. imus in the morning is a presentation of WFAN and westwood one entertainment."
i'm thinking that it was your particular affiliate that would have this ending.
I listen to wfan.com streaming audio, and I haven't heard that.
24.13.86.24
03:09, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
On 20 April, 216.220.241.25 made multiple fact changes, all of which seemed to heighten Imus' stature. Are there any verifications of these changes? Perhaps they should be reverted entirely; I'm not knowledgeable enough to decide. CalebNoble 08:54, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
Can we have a list of all recurring characters? My favorite is Blind Mississippi White Boy Pig Face Dapris [not sure on spelling]. It's understandable most Knappy headed folk know it's spelled "shonuf" not "sure" 24.13.86.24 03:10, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
This is covered in greater detail in the main article, Don Imus, so I've added a "see also" notation. Not sure if there's a better way to handle this, as there already seems to be a lot of overlap between the two articles. Maybe someone has a better idea? JGHowes talk - 15:33, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
Since Imus is no longer on MSNBC. It should be changed from "is" to "was" in the first paragraph.-- 168.13.191.66 15:46, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
"Importance of show", "End of an era", are these really neutral headings? They seem to have been written by someone who favored the show. - Throw 21:25, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
i think this should get semi-protection for at least the next 24 hours because of the level of vandalism and linkspam seen recently that will only increase as the news spreads. if you agree, you can add it to the list at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection Riphamilton 22:20, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
First paragraph says 25 years, fourth paragraph says it started in 1979, for 27 1/2 years. Simon12 03:33, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
Citations needed for the lenght of the contract (the articles listed jsut say 5 years, but don't say when it was signed. Additionally his contract has not been terminated. His show has been canceled. DocGratis 17:36, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
The section of this article about the cancellation is too POV. According to this piece, Imus made a little mistake, apologized for it, and it was Sharpton and Jackson who got him fired. Almost nothing about any public or press calls for his resignation or removal. And the way the chronology is presented, it appears (although doesn't quite say) that he met with the team and even they accepted his apology but then he was fired because of loss of sponsorship. Which is not what happened. Finally, according to this article, all of the reaction to the cancellation was in favor of Imus. That's not what I've been hearing. Some, yes, but hardly all. I'm putting a POV tag on the section - this needs work. Tvoz | talk 03:47, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
OK, I was asked to take another look because I put the tag on. I think you've improved it, but I don't think it's neutral yet. Let me be blunt: the impression left by the section is that only black leaders and black broadcasters were pushing for, and then agreed with, the cancellation of the show. You have one vague mention of "civil rights and womens' groups such as NOW" - were there really no white men who spoke out in favor of the decision to cancel the show? No other politicians, writers, newspeople other than Al Roker and Al Sharpton etc? That's what I would hope to see in a neutral presentation. Off the top of my head, I know that Tom Brokaw, Hillary Clinton, Jon Corzine, and Charles Schumer issued statements supporting the suspension/cancellation, and/or condemned Imus' language. That's without researching it. I'm not working on this set of articles right now,so I don't plan to research it. But I can't in good conscience remove the tag. To me, reading this after taking some time away from it,it is better, but a very clear pro-Imus POV still comes through. Tvoz | talk 17:54, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
Seeing as Bo Dietl is a singular person of minor fame, is his opinion about the situation of any real value to the article?<spetz>. 72.76.248.151 23:18, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
is there a source for the claims made here?
In 2000, Imus was a George W. Bush supporter; however, after the Iraq War, Imus became more critical of Bush and supported John Kerry in 2004. (He later said he regretted the decision.)
i think these are distinct statements and if they are factual, it should be possible to provide a source for them. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.167.240.157 ( talk) 03:12, 18 April 2007 (UTC).
As a matter of point, Don Imus was technicially not fired, He had his show on CBS and MSNBC cancelled, I've worked in both radio and television for many years and what actually happens is that Mr. Imus remains under contract with both companies until it's expiration which means he will not be able to work in radio until then, The same thing happened with Opie and Anthony when they were taken off-the-air at WNEW-FM they were unable to work in radio in New York or any other market for that matter until their contract expired. Now the news on the television the other day did say that Mr. Imus was going back to CBS this week to negotiate his contract out which means that CBS and MSNBC could let him out of his contract (For a price) after which he could work again on Sirius (seriously doubt it) or XM Satellite Radio. So it is my opinion that the word Fired be replaced with his shows being cancelled but he still remains under contract with CBS and MSNBC, I would like to also point out that Mr. Imus is currently involved in a $40 million dollar lawsuit over his contract, now if he had been fired he would have had no recourse in the matter. Therefore I suggest that any reference to Mr. Imus being fired from this latest incident be changed since again he was not technically fired, he still works for both CBS and MSNBC but just doesn't have a radio/tv show to work on. 68.160.106.24 05:15, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone know what Charles McCord does now at WFAN? since leaving the Imus in the Morning Show or is he also sitting out his contract? I would assume that it is not the latter because the day after the Imus in the Morning Show was cancelled he was on-the-air at WFAN with Mrs. Imus doing the Telethon. 68.160.106.24 05:15, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
I agree with the first comment. In America, the black community brought this upon themselves. *In my opinion*, the black community has not gotten over the sense that the other races are holding prejudices against them. Example:
White: You know, I think that you should work a little harder with us on the next project. Black: Why? 'Cause I'm black?
While all races do the example above, it can be noted that the blacks do so more than the other races. This is just my opinion, it may not necessarily be true. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.90.63.89 ( talk) 00:26, 14 May 2007 (UTC).
I wrote the stuff above. I do not consider myself a bigotry. I am simply stating a factual example people of all races would make. The "Cause I'm (race)" phrase is more of a humor than serious matter in most cases. In the serious cases of prejudice, the phrase could be deemed as inappropriate. But I've seen so many African Americans say it, more than other races, that I feel that it must mean a significant value to the African American culture, probably just a humor touch in conversations. Because the conversation could turn into:
White: You know, I think that you should work a little harder with us on the next project. Black: Why? 'Cause I'm black? White: What?! I mean it's your lack of determination and confidence. Sorry if I offended you. Black: Just playing with you man. Alright, I will work harder on the next project. Sorry if I messed up the data system. White: That's perfectly OK. Black: Thanks. I think you should work on communication skills as well. The boss almost kicked us out. White: Why, that was funny. You're right, I should work on my communication skill.
Though this really doesn't have to do with the article, I have to comment; I agree with the person above. Sometimes black people do blame personal failures on thing like white privilege. Sometimes they are correct, but at the current time they are wrong most of the time. I know a black person who said she knows white privilege exists because her black friend applied for a job and a white person got it instead and the white person was less qualified. Neither her or her friend actually know the white person's qualifications or why that person actually got the job. It is possible that they got it because they are white, but it is unlikely. And please do not say that I am a bigot because I also belong to a minority group who I take the same object viewpoint with. I am NOT saying that all "black people" do that. I've heard black people do that, but I've never heard a white person say that. Chris01720 04:34, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
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Just curious why is there no mention of Mr. Imus' show being simulcast nationally on Fox Business News on Sirius XM Satellite Radio Channel 113? Would anyone object if I added this information to the article? TheGoofyGolfer ( talk) 00:50, 15 July 2014 (UTC)
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