This whole Don Imus racial slur thing stinks. Not just because of the words he used on his nationally syndicated radio program. But because of his chosen word, we now have a fresh dose of Jesse Jackson protesting in Chicago and Al Sharpton being all righteous and demanding Imus be fired in The Big Apple. Funny how these two men of the cloth have forgotten about forgiveness when they get the national juice to demand someone’s head.
The reason why this whole episode stinks to high heaven is that Don Imus has been in the radio business for thirty sum-odd years. Anyone who’s been in the business as long as Don Imus knows what you can say and what you should not. The reason why I ask did Imus not go far enough is that sometimes people do things subconsciously. Maybe Imus is burned out. Maybe he was looking for a way out? Maybe he screwed up, but not in the way everyone is looking at it?
