(to reiterate an earlier charge, though we’ve no evidence of the I-Man breaking any laws, Tom Greenwood says he’s the Imelda of track shoes)
From Media Matters.org :
During an interview with MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews on the August 18 edition of MSNBC’s Imus in the Morning, host Don Imus echoed his executive producer Bernard McGuirk’s claim from the previous day that John Mark Karr, the man who reportedly confessed to killing 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey in 1996, “looks like Ned Lamont,” the Democratic Senate candidate in Connecticut. After Matthews asserted that Karr reminded him of the late actor Anthony Perkins in the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film “Psycho”, Imus declared: “[W]e thought it was Ned Lamont.” Matthews countered, “No, I think it was Alan Schlesinger,” the Republican Senate candidate in Connecticut. Moments later, Imus reiterated, “We thought it was Ned Lamont,” and he reminded Matthews that “we’re supporting Lieberman, if you did not know that.”
Demond Wilson, unavailable for comment.
Imus made a mistake.
Sharpton is a ambulence chaser who lie..remember Tawana Brawley??? Jackson mad an anti-sematic remark about NYC.They didn’t say they were sorry.They are racist.What they did was wrong.What Imus said was wrong BUT Imus was man enough to say I am sorry and wanted to create a change to his show.He was fired without being given that chance.
Wow,talk about double standards!!!!!! Look at how Blacks speak about the white people.It’s ok for them to be Racist.It’s not ok for anyone to be Racist.Let Imus back on the air.I know many folks that are boycotting sponsers at mSNBC and WFAN.Sharpton will get his,I hope! He’s such an ignorant jerk!
Miss ya I-Man!
Claire
Claire,
Imus’ “mistake” was totally in character with the kind of shit he and his cronies pulled on a regular basis.
I can’t argue about Sharpton’s past. As far as Jackson’s “hymietown” remark, I do believe he apologized.
You are correct in stating Imus apologized, but he only did so when it became clear his career was in jeopardy. His initial reaction to being criticized was to say no one should take his remarks seriously. The I-Man (married to Bowie?) had every opportunity to preempt the calls for his head, and he failed to do so.