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Quote by: The Decider  I think the terms of the initial punishment read something like, "two week suspension pending further investigation" or words to that effect. The companies left themselves an out. Imus has been in TV/radio long enough to know that conditions change. When Procter and Gamble pulled out, Imus was toast. |
That was for the MSNBC show. Imus was fired from CBS minutes after Sharpton walked out of their offices.
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And I think nobody with a foul mouth should be immune from severe criticism, including economic boycotts. When Michael Savage told a gay caller to "die of AIDS," gays and their supporters had every right to do more than "turn the dial."
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But they didn't do more than that, apparently, and neither did anybody Imus offended either. Remember, the girls were the ONLY people not demanding Imus' firing.
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Free speech works both ways. If the potty mouths can survive the criticism, and remain profitable, the market will have spoken.
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Thay always DO survive, don't they. Basically, two men took out Imus (and a couple dozen "protesters" they probably had on retainer) only because he handed them the perfect excuse.
But this thread is about Limbaugh, so I'll end it there. But in the end, Limbaugh would be a much harder target to hit, so I don't think the terrible two could knock HIM out.