December 03, 2007

How Don Imus Is Ruining Christmas

John Gibson is wrong -- it isn't secularists who are ruining the holidays.

From the Elizabethton (Tenn.) Star: "One new addition to this year's parade was not well received by many. Santa Claus was not allowed to greet the crowd with his traditional 'ho, ho, ho.' Instead, Santa was told to say, 'ha, ha, ha.'"

Click here if you haven't already guessed the reason.

Continue reading "How Don Imus Is Ruining Christmas"

Posted at 5:51 PM
Posted to: Don Imus, Media
Share via

September 27, 2007

Juan Williams: Bill O'Reilly Not A Racist

UPDATED.

We meant to go up with something on the Bill O'Reilly controversy du jour on Tuesday, but more pressing news did not permit. The Lede beat us to it: "Mr. Reilly [sic] is guilty of being sheltered, old-fashioned and possibly exhibiting a casual racism." Maybe. We decided to put the question to his sparring partner in the now-infamous interview, NPR's Juan Williams.

Williams, a prominent political journalist who is also black, is the liberal counterpoint on "FOX News Sunday." We reached him by phone on Tuesday, and asked if he thought O'Reilly was a racist. His answer was, "No."

Continue reading "Juan Williams: Bill O'Reilly Not A Racist"

Posted at 9:00 AM
Posted to: Don Imus, Economy, FOX News, Media, Race
Share via

April 09, 2007

Page Disappointed Imus Broke Racism Pledge

Clarence Page just told CNN he was "disappointed" in talk radio host Don Imus, whose mouth has gotten him in another race-related flap. On his widely syndicated show last week, Imus called members of the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos" and a producer referred to the championship players as "jigaboos."

Imus has apologized and said he hopes to meet with the athletes in person, but black activists say this latest episode is the final straw. The Rev. Al Sharpton vowed to picket outside the New York studios where Imus tapes until the disc jockey was removed, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson plans a noon protest today outside NBC's Chicago studio. NBC owns MSNBC, which airs Imus' show every weekday morning.

Continue reading "Page Disappointed Imus Broke Racism Pledge"

Posted at 9:58 AM
Posted to: Don Imus
Share via

April 06, 2007

Imus Sorry, So Sorry

The lawmakers investigating Alberto Gonzales' role in the U.S. attorney firings have told the attorney general that he can only clarify his previous statements so many times before they stop believing him. Might that not also apply to Don Imus, frequent offender of black Americans?

The widely syndicated talk radio host, who once delivered an address to the Radio and Television Correspondents Association that makes M.C. Rove look like something out of "Masterpiece Theater," said of the Rutgers University women's basketball team yesterday, "That's some nappy-headed hos there." Both he and MSNBC, which televises his radio show every weekday morning, issued swift apologies today.

Continue reading "Imus Sorry, So Sorry"

Posted at 1:59 PM
Posted to: Don Imus
Share via