Wow, how much hate is in your response here? Eye for en eye right? Imus meant only to be funny yet your comments are meant to be hateful. If he wanted to be hatefule I am sure there are many other things he could have said. You dont know him and therefore are not informed enough to pass judgement on him. Do you respond the same way when African Americans say the exact same things to each other? Or is that ok?

There is nothing funny or humorous in what he said. NOTHING! You're right, I don't know him personally. Neither do most of his listeners...but, he still has an impression on them as he has on me. Sadly, there is a market in this country for people who want to hear others say what they would be too embarrassed to say in polite company, even though they think them to themselves and say them to friends of the same ilk everyday. As far as the many other things he could have said...well, he's said a great number of them. Go google how many times he's bashed people of minority status in the past. I don't have to know him as a personal friend in order to think he should be fired.

IN REPLY TO---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I am posting this and then I'm logging out of here. Mainly because I know that mindset in this country as of late has no respect for any minorities...black, Asian, native American, gay, lesbian, transgendered, Hispanic, or ANY minority person ---------------------------------------------------------- I HAVE ALL OF THE ABOVE LISTED IN MY GROUP OF FRIENDS EXEPT THE TRANSGENDERED ONE-AND I AM OUTRAGED THAT PEOPLE DONT SEE THE HATRED TOWARDS WHITE PEOPLE-ENOUGH IS ENOUGH----IF EQUALITY IS SOPPOSED TO BE THE WAY OF THIS COUNTRY THEN BIG CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE N.O.W.!!!!!!!! THE WHITE RACE IS TAKING THE BLAME FOR WHAT HAPPENED YEARS AND YEARS AGO-I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT SO IF YOU WANT EQUALITY THAN THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK ..I AM A STRAIGHT,WHITE WORKING MALE----I AM THE REAL MINORITY!!!!!!!!

I SPELLED SUPPOSED WRONG ABOVE AND I SAW IT-SO PLEASE FORGIVE ME ANY CRITICS OUT THERE

LOL!! I got you beat - I'm a minority too! over 50, while female... And the blacks cry cry cry....

In America today you can say whatever you want against any other race as long as you are not white. Many famous comedians make big money trashing every other race however they are all of races other than white. Imus's comment was stupid and sexist. But then again the same goes for many famous comedians who are other than white. What a double standard! Then you have the two faced Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson who have their own self serving agenda's. I am tired of the "selective" sensitivity of self righteous, self appointed African American leaders like Sharpton and Jackson. Both of these men have done more to humiliate and demean African American women with their immoral behavior than Don Imus can ever do with his ill advised language! What Imus did was give Sharpton and Jackson an opening to seize upon and put themselves in front of the cameras. They don't care about the Rutgers players. They have a vested interest in seeing it continue. At least Don Imus has in the past gotten real things done for people like the wounded veterans, autistic kids, kids with cancer, and done it all for charity! Imus was one of Harold Ford, Jrs. biggest supporters! I hope his black viewers will speak out and set the record straight! Imus was a huge fan of Bishop J. D. Patterson and took a lot of heat for having the Blind Boys of Alabama on his show. Those young Rutgers women are now being exploited by the press and by the Revs. Sharpton and Jackson, both of whom have made racist remarks in the past. It is time for people to have the courage to speak out against the hypocrisy and the double standard in race relations in this country no matter what race you are.

When I don't have to fight my way past the Drug Dealers and the Prositutes/the shady Cab Drivers....the worthless neighbors.. The phony Preachers and Priests... the double talking employees of a low class society I guess there might be a moment in my day to consider your wishes.. But I still need to get past the smell of alot of it.. .. So take that notion and stuff it.

You are all missing one big point. Yes, there are a lot of racists out there (and apparently more than a few on these boards) but it is a fault in logic to say that because Al Sharpton spews hate speech that it is also somehow OK for Imus to do the same. It is NOT OK for any of them, and they should all be treated equally. But what I am hearing here, over and over, is that because Sharpton, or whoever isn't being taken off the air that it is OK for Imus to remain! Wrong! They should all be gone, yes, but until that can happen, can't be at least start with ONE, and then perhaps another will follow. Using someone else's faults to try to excuse someone else's is just plain old lame, especially since most of the people named have real REASONS why they should also GO.

The real difference between Imus and "The Reverends" is that Imus actually apologized for his actions..eloquently and contritely. Anyone who knows about his personal history with Alcohol & Drug abuse can ne assured that when he commits to changing his behgavior, he genuinely means it. For example, he maet with The Rutgers Basketball team after he'd been fired and mercilessly skewered by the media. he had nothing to gain and everything to lose by meeting with the Rutgers women. But he did so anyway because he'd made the commitment to do so. Has Al Sharpton apologized for his slander of Stephen Pagonis? has hae paid Pagonis a single penny of the damages levied against him in the civil suit for the irreparable damage done to Pagonis' life and reputation. Hasn't the Rev Jackson been allowed to skate for his "Hymietown" and "Diamond Merchant" remarks about Jews? Has either of them even offered to apologize to the Duke Lacrosse players whom they wrongfully tried and convicted in the court of public opinion? Both of these gentlemen have been allowed to destroy innocent peoples' lives and livelihoods without showinhg a single shred of remorse, and without accountability. Don Imus, while quilty of a grievious error and an unconscionable lack of judgement, is at least a stand up guy who admitted and apologized for his bad behavior. Too bad that Jackson and Sharpton won't do the same....

You do not know what freedom of speech is!!!! It is the right to say things that people don't agree with. It is the right to say things that are may offend others. It is the right to speak in a negative manner sometimes. It is the right to make bad jokes without fear. We are different people and it is life that we will not agree and we can CHOOSE not to be insulted with bad jokes or negative words. I could CHOOSE to be offended all day long about lots of people on TV but I don't want them to lose their jobs or feel that they can't say something. I can't stand Rush Limbaughs opinions, he influences people but he has every right to be up airwaves so that someone that supports my opinions also has a right to be up on the airwaves. I don't want a world in which everything said and art made is optimistic and rosy. Go live in Pleasantville. I'm not offended by words they have no power over me. I know who I am and I would defend any black radio show person that went off on red head or drunken Irish, or dumb blondes or said something negative about the Hiltons and then a mob or talked about liberals or weak women or ANYTHING and then he was attacked and fired. Belive me I'm against bullies of any color. On top of that Imus is a great person who does a lot of good, he is not a racist and does say harsh almost cool dude male humor. He wasn't preaching, he was just saying things that are common. One sentence, one bad joke shouldn't be a reason to fire someone. It's so riducles. I was goig to vote for Obama but because he isn't standing up and saying words don't hurt anyone and we have to make sure we protect the freedom of speech and accept his apolgy and said lets TRY to do better and move on. But no way should he be fired, I would have respected him sooooo much more but to join the bullies, he has lost me forever. Freedom of speech isn't just saying rosy, happy things that a few people in power decide doesn't offend them. You should start a committee that bullies the corporations to blacklists e everyone for things they have said in the past that YOU see as negative or you don't agree with. Everyone would be gone and it wouldn't be America. If you take words so personally and they devastate your being, you are in for a very unhappy life.

Well said.....

The reality: 1. The FCC has never, and I mean never, defined what is considered obscene. Several air personalities have brought this up over the years, but the bottom line is that the FCC has never provided the ground rules. 2. Wrong is wrong for all. To argue that some people have a pass for certain types of behaviour because they have been afforded the right because of status, color, gender, etc, is inherently stupid. 3. For years, various groups have had to put up with double standards - be it women, homosexuals, minorities, etc...the list goes on and on. 4. Imus should be fired if he did in fact violate the policy and guidelines of his company as it relates to corporate behaviour. If it was spelled out, then fire him. If there is no such policy, then bullocks on them, Imus should keep his job. Remember, it is employment at will. The assumption that he was fired over a race issue is an oversimplification of the matter. 5. What have Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton done to further the cause of the black community over the past 20 years? As I recall, the last time any black leaders did anything of value for the black community were Dr. King and Malcolm X. I think someone needs to put Jesse and Al on notice. When I hear comments that Imus' remarks have scarred me, I can't help but ask myself, how did you ever make it through school. Sticks and stones people, sticks and stones.

Very well stated - freedom of speech means that you can state whatever is on your mind. That's why I live in America. I may not agree with the individual, but I respect their right to say whatever. You have a choice to turn the station. Regarding Obama, I live in Chicago and disappointed that he sided with Sharpton and Jackson -two of the biggest racist I know.

You state "I also believe some people are NOT redeemable and Don Imus falls into the later category". You are not to be the judge of that...we are not to judge...God is the only judge. Everyone has some sort of prejudice within them. Everyone has said something about someone else. The man should at least be told if it ever happens again, you are fired, but at least be given that chance. None of us are perfect.

n2tuitive is perfect. He/she/it has NEVER said anything contreversial at all. That's why he/she/it is the moral authority in America & really has a finger on the pulse of black America today.

Great article by Jason Whitlock: http://sports.aol.com/whitlock/_a/time-for-jackson-sharpton-to-step-down/20070411111509990001 Pretty much sums it up.

You are so right!! He speaks the truth. Everyone should read his article.

First of all, well said to CeeCee. Second, I would put Rosie O'Donnell and Joy Behar of "The View", as well as Keith Olberman of MSNBC on my list of those to be "cleansed" from the airwaves. But then we don't have a blacklist (no pun intended) anymore do we? I just vote with my remote control.

CHECK YOUR INSECURITY AT THE DOOR. THE ONLY HATE I SENSE IS COMING FROM YOU. THE COMMENTS BY IMUS HARDLY REPRESENT A HATE SPEECH. GET OVER IT

If Chris Rock went on the Daily Show and said what Imus said, everyone would have had a laugh and forgot about it. I'm not condoning what Imus said but let?s ?keep it real? you can hear what Imus said and worse on rap stations 24 hours a day. Let's not forget CBS/Viacom owns MTV and Comedy Central, anyone watch South Park lately? I will even argue that Imus wouldn?t have used the word ?ho?s? if it hadn?t become part of the vernacular through rap and hip hop culture. It was wrong and he has apologized and now he is being made an example by white corporate executives. These corporate heads don?t have the gravitas to point out that rap and hip hop music is having a much more dangerous effect on young people in particular and on society in general then some old man making some offensive remarks on his radio show. Their fear is if they say something they will upset African Americans and be called racists or out of touch with the black struggle. The young people of today aren?t looking to Imus for their moral compass they are looking to 50 Cent, Eminem and Ghost Face Killah and then adults already know what Imus said was stupid and wrong. So ?let?s keep it real? and have honest dialogue, not knee jerk reactions.