Imus Scandal Escalates: MSNBC Drops Simulcast
by James Buchanan
Millions of ordinary White Americans are getting tired of the endless threat of being fired from their jobs if they say something that “offends” a minority. Added to this is the constantly changing criteria that determines whether a minority claims to be offended. Don Imus made the mistake of quoting some rap lyrics about “nappy headed hoes” on his show referring to some less-than-attractive Black women basketball players with lots of tattoos. Al Sharpton then crawled out from under his rock and began demanding that Imus be fired.
At first MSNBC announced a two week suspension. A cowardly capitulation that only encouraged Sharpton to keep up his attacks. By suspending Imus, MSNBC was admitting that Imus did something seriously wrong. This led to several major advertisers running away in a cowardly domino effect. Once several major advertisers quit, MSNBC decided to fire Imus. (more…)