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Anyacat
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I wonder if they will now sue Imus for the years of expensive therapy it will take for them to recover from this attack.
Anyacat said:
I don't know, I just hope that they've begun the healing process and get this behind them. Maybe they can claim that they have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from this horrendous attack, and they can collect disability if their WNBA careers don't pan out.
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LinoNYC
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Enough of this.
Nearly two weeks we have had the Media and a portion of society convulsing over the remarks of some arrogant redneck.
Now, the Govenor of NJ is nearly killed racing to some ceremonial apology which should have been conducted in private with just the "affected" parties.
Last night I was in one of my restaurant locations here in town, at one table there were 5 twenty-something black males. Nothing unusal about that nor the fact that they were using the foulest language, aloud, including the word "******" in every sentence, completely oblivious to the feelings of the other customers.
I'am glad that Imus is gone.
I'am glad that Bob Grant is gone.
Glad also the stern is effectively gone.
Maybe now we'll focus the attention where it's needed.
Doubtful.
Lino
Nearly two weeks we have had the Media and a portion of society convulsing over the remarks of some arrogant redneck.
Now, the Govenor of NJ is nearly killed racing to some ceremonial apology which should have been conducted in private with just the "affected" parties.
Last night I was in one of my restaurant locations here in town, at one table there were 5 twenty-something black males. Nothing unusal about that nor the fact that they were using the foulest language, aloud, including the word "******" in every sentence, completely oblivious to the feelings of the other customers.
I'am glad that Imus is gone.
I'am glad that Bob Grant is gone.
Glad also the stern is effectively gone.
Maybe now we'll focus the attention where it's needed.
Doubtful.
Lino
Shows these women are very classy... they didn't have to accept the low life's apology but they did. High class!
tigermichal said:
If these women go through life being "scarred" by every time someone "insults" them, they're not going to be the "future leaders of America" as their head coach said they will be. And actually, I sort of doubt that assessment after hearing the captain of the team read a prepared statement the other day, she could barely read.
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WTUX
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I'm glad the women players, unlike certain male types with the word "Rev." in front of their names, know the concept of forgiveness.
But the fact is these women would never have heard the comment if some media groups hadn't put it YouTube just to cause trouble. Those women were not listening to WFAN or watching Imus on MSNBC.
And CNN last night had hosts uttering the Imus phrase repeatedly for hours. Imus said it once. Paula and the CNN crew uttered it hundreds of times and ran it on the news scroll over and over. Imus said it once and is temporarily gone. The CNN crew (and others) have repeated it continually for a week. And they still have their jobs.
Those of us who support Imus and accept his contrition voted in the way that counts. His radiothon raised nearly $3.5-million. Much more than last year. And that was WITHOUT coverage by MSNBC. The ongoing good done by one of WNBC/WFAN's greatest hosts has not gone unnoticed or unsupported.
But the fact is these women would never have heard the comment if some media groups hadn't put it YouTube just to cause trouble. Those women were not listening to WFAN or watching Imus on MSNBC.
And CNN last night had hosts uttering the Imus phrase repeatedly for hours. Imus said it once. Paula and the CNN crew uttered it hundreds of times and ran it on the news scroll over and over. Imus said it once and is temporarily gone. The CNN crew (and others) have repeated it continually for a week. And they still have their jobs.
Those of us who support Imus and accept his contrition voted in the way that counts. His radiothon raised nearly $3.5-million. Much more than last year. And that was WITHOUT coverage by MSNBC. The ongoing good done by one of WNBC/WFAN's greatest hosts has not gone unnoticed or unsupported.
tigermichal said:
Yeah. He's such a low life. He only donates money and time to charity and people in need of help.
I guess you have a different meaning of a low life than I do.
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I would like to know what CD's these ladies listen to, for musical entertainment. What's programmed on their Ipods? If any of it is worse than 2 seconds of Don Imus saying something stupid, then they must get hurt everytime they listen to their music collection. Oh! That's right, the music is of 'artistic value.'
I get fiscally ill when I think how Imus got fired. This maddness has got to stop. It is my hope that Imus will return in some fashion and truly think he will. He has enough money he could buy his own radio station and start his own network. I'd like to see another cable tv network pick his show back up also. CNN-Headline News could use the ratings. MSNBC can go away as far as I'm concerned and that could happen since they blew out their cash cow.
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