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Don Imus' racist remarks got him fired by CBS on Thursday, the finale to a stunning fall for one of the nation's most prominent broadcasters.

Imus was initially suspended for two weeks after he called the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos" on the air last week. But outrage kept growing and advertisers kept bolting from his CBS radio show and its MSNBC simulcast, which was canceled Wednesday.

I don't consider myself a bigot in any sense of the word, and I rarely listened to Imus's show.....but I think this was a bit extreme.His show is basically a comedy show and the remark was said offhandedly during a "bit" with one of his co-host. The remark by itself ,IMO is very offensive and hurtful but looking at the "big picture"....why is this so much worse than song lyrics such as.......

Bitches ain't shit but hoes and tricks
Lick on deez nutz and suck the dick
Get's the fuck out after you're done
And I hops in my ride to make a quick run... ....by Dr. Dre.

But Al Sharpton comes along and demands Imus be fired and WHAM.......after over thirty years on the radio he's gone......Like Al Sharpton is some kind of moral compass for the youth of today.:rolleyes: