msnbc trades Imus for Joe?

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Learning Richard, 4/7/2008,7:22:23 AM, wrote:

> What a backwards move. At least Imus had two brain cells to rub
> together. Scarborough is as dumb as a rock.

Ratings. No one listens to liberal talk shows. Joe Scarborough is a
move in to the mainstream for MSNBC.
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On Apr 7, 4:48 am, dbu <nos....TakeThisOut@nospam.moc> wrote:
> In article
> <7b84cc71-c737-4c20-b9b1-208425669....TakeThisOut@24g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
>  Learning Richard <learningrich....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > What a backwards move.  At least Imus had two brain cells to rub
> > together.  Scarborough is as dumb as a rock.
>
> You've really been out of the loop.  Been in prison or a coma have  ya
> LR?
>
> Imus got fired for saying "ho" on his radio program one day.  Now he is
> on RFDTV and WABC AM.  Catch him there, with a toned down show, not very
> interesting anymore, because of his political correctness agreement.  
> Imus has been leashed and collared LOL.
> --
>
> "It depends on how you define aloneŠ"
>
> ­Bill Clinton

A little more was involved than just saying 'ho.' I believe he said
'nappy headed ho's' in reference to African American women on a
basketball team. I think maybe had he said 'ho' he'd of gotten away
with it. I think his derogatory reference to 'nappy headed ho's' in
reference to their 'hair style' is what got him in hot water.
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"mrsteveo" ...
dbu
> Learning Richard wrote:
>
> > What a backwards move. At least Imus had two brain cells to rub
> > together. Scarborough is as dumb as a rock.
>
> You've really been out of the loop. Been in prison or a coma have ya
> LR?
>
> Imus got fired for saying "ho" on his radio program one day. Now he is
> on RFDTV and WABC AM. Catch him there, with a toned down show, not very
> interesting anymore, because of his political correctness agreement.
> Imus has been leashed and collared LOL.
> --
>
> "It depends on how you define aloneŠ"
>
> ­Bill Clinton

A little more was involved than just saying 'ho.' I believe he said
'nappy headed ho's' in reference to African American women on a
basketball team. I think maybe had he said 'ho' he'd of gotten away
with it. I think his derogatory reference to 'nappy headed ho's' in
reference to their 'hair style' is what got him in hot water.

Mr. SteveO

I say it's the other way around. "Nappy" isn't really considered an
insult - our hair, in its natural state, *is* nappy. It was the 'ho' that
got him in trouble, because it suggested that black women, even those
attending a top-flight university, were nothing more than sluts.

Having said that, though, I thought Imus was overly punished. He apologized
to the women he insulted; they accepted. That should have been the end of
it, IMO.

Natalie, nicknamed "Nappy Nat" as a child (yes, it scarred me)
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"dbu" ...
> mrsteveo:
>> dbu :
>> > Learning Richard :
>> >
>> > > What a backwards move. At least Imus had two brain cells to rub
>> > > together. Scarborough is as dumb as a rock.
>> >
>> > You've really been out of the loop. Been in prison or a coma have ya
>> > LR?
>> >
>> > Imus got fired for saying "ho" on his radio program one day. Now he is
>> > on RFDTV and WABC AM. Catch him there, with a toned down show, not very
>> > interesting anymore, because of his political correctness agreement.
>> > Imus has been leashed and collared LOL.
>>
>> A little more was involved than just saying 'ho.' I believe he said
>> 'nappy headed ho's' in reference to African American women on a
>> basketball team. I think maybe had he said 'ho' he'd of gotten away
>> with it. I think his derogatory reference to 'nappy headed ho's' in
>> reference to their 'hair style' is what got him in hot water.
>
> "ho" was the word that got him in trouble. Had he called the team nappy
> headed basketball players he would have been ok, I think. That being
> said, the rev sharpton had set his bead on Imus for a long time and was
> waiting for the opportunity to jump.

I have been listening to Imus for a long, long time, living here in NJ. A
long time. The funny Imus turned into the excellent interviewer Imus, still
with a bit of shtick thrown in and some fun sounding crotchetiness, although
Bernard McJerk was infuriating. It was Bernard that actually said the
fateful phrase, Imus then repeated it.

I was saddened when the networks caved into their overreaction. He and the
Rev Al have been at each other for a long time, with Imus seeing right
through him.

What we have now on the Imus show is sad. I only listen to it in short bits
anymore. The new supporting cast that he had to take on is really lame and
I cringe when they feel they must chime in. Sad.
Tomes
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dbu wrote:

> About the only one's left worth
> listening to are Rush Limbaugh and Shawn Hannity.
>
> Cheers

There's also (Jim) Quinn and Rose (don't know her last name) - see
www.warroom.com - they do XM 158 as well as some local talk stations in
the mornings - they are my drive-to-work crew.

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with the letter 'x')
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