>>I'm not an Imus fan....but for crying out loud, Al Sharpton has dropped the 'N' bomb several times in public, and Jesse Jackson referred to NYC as H****-town. Did Sharpton call for Jackson's head at the time?
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>>A 2 week suspension is appropriate and sufficient. I don't think Imus is a racist, I just think he's obnoxious in general.
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>>While I feel for the Rutgers players, this concept of a "meeting" to get something "accomplished" is a little silly. If they actually believe his comments "detract from their accomplishments", they're giving Imus too much credit to begin with.
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>For the record. I never liked Imus. Aside from that, I believe what he said is disgusting. He should have the right to say it and not go to jail. But he should be punished by his employers (not sure if the 2 weeks of ban starting next Monday i enough - why Monday and not today?). Would you like anybody to call your sister, daughter or mom a hoe?
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>He does not know these girls. Never met them. Why the gratuitous insult? What did they ever do to him to publicly insult and smear them like that?
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>I don't know if Sharpton is overdoing it a bit but I'm as disgusted at Imus as I was at Michael Richards when he did his racist tirade. (Add Mel Gibson to the list too).
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>Freedom of speech is one thing. Racism is another.

It is sometimes difficult to tell a raciest from a raving idiot. :)