CBS has fired Don Imus.
NEW YORK -(AP) CBS fired Don Imus from his radio program Thursday, the finale to a stunning fall for one of the nation’s most prominent broadcasters.
Blood in the water.
Anyone needing a full-on example of a double standard needs look no further than John Gibson’s commentary yesterday…. here’s a bit of the point:
What goes a lot farther are the rappers who think this is language that is OK
If reference to Don Imus in particular and freedom of speech in general, Al Sharpton said:
“It is our feeling that this is only the beginning,” the Reverend Al Sharpton said. “This must be a walk that CBS now does.”
I have to confess that prior the Don Imus bruhaha, I was familar with the term ho, as an epithet. On the other hand, I was not familar with the term nappy, as an epithet.
A wee bit of googling
NEW YORK — In books such as “Slaughterhouse-Five,” “Cat’s Cradle,” and “Hocus Pocus,” Kurt Vonnegut mixed the bitter and funny with a touch of the profound.
Vonnegut, regarded by many critics as a key influence in shaping 20th-century American literature,
If poverty causes crime, why isn’t West Virginia awash in crime?
Tony Blair is in hot water for suggesting that the black culture contrubes to the murder rate, Guardian Yet look at, West Virginia’s murder rates.
Inspiration: Don Surber
