check in: folks who have NEVER seen Don Imus and couldn't give...

[mike_c]

...three shakes of a rat's buttocks about his ranting. Good LORD all the heat and hot air some twit on TV has generated these last few days on DU is unseemly!

I have never in my life seen Don Imus, as far as I'm aware. Turn your TVs off. Irritants like Imus go away instantly.

[The Magistrate]

1. Neither Watch Nor Listen, Sir

And do not give a damn what he says....

[Monkeyman]

2. He has been this way for years stopped watching him a long time ago

[bdamomma]

3. I really don't pay too much attention to him.

my brief comment: he should have never said it in the first place.

[valerief]

4. The country could have said the same thing about Janet Jackson's

booby, but they didn't. After all, it was just a booby.

Imus, on the other hand, is reichwing boob.

[theboss]

10. Well, people actually saw Janet Jackson's boob

I have yet to meet a regular Imus listener.

[valerief]

12. LOL! Good one! nt

[sinkingfeeling]

5. I've never heard nor seen him either. Don't watch any of the talking

gasbags on TV.

[MedleyMisty]

6. I haven't watched TV in years

And I have never seen Don Imus.

But I admit that all the prejudice in the threads about it gets to me. I can't stand prejudice.

[Captain Hilts]

7. It's not important because you don't watch it?

TWO major networks give him air time: WFAN and MSNBC.

That makes him important whether you watch him or not.

[mike_c]

14. he's only important to the people who watch him and extend him importance....

His ranting means absolutely nothing to me. It's beneath unimportance. It does not exist. What better way to steal some talking gasbag's thunder than to simply not give him an audience?

[Captain Hilts]

18. No, he's an opinon leader. He has leading political figures on his show. nt

[Dora]

34. He's not an "opinion leader." He's a talk show host. n/t

[theboss]

8. Here is the thing: nobody listens to him

It's kind of amazing that the morning talker in 17th place in New York gets this attention.

[kevinmc]

9. What's a Imus? .... n/t

[koopie57]

29. I think it is what kept

Limbaugh out of the service.

[KansDem]

11. When I first read about him,I thought he was a race-car driver...

Then I realized I was thinking of Tommy Ivo. Yesterday, I googled Don Imus for a photo and didn't recognize him...

[Ezlivin]

13. Do you ever feel like you tune into a completely different world?

I see a fair bit about television/radio "personalities" whom I've never heard of before. Like you I've never listened to Don Imus and really don't know anything about him apart from the recent brouhaha.

So many people, so many scandals, so little time.

[Captain Hilts]

23. He's been broadcasting on major NYC radio for over 30 years.

He's a big deal in the East.

[Strelnikov_]

15. Will admit I have paused a few times to wonder at the sight of someone

who looks as bad as Keith Richards and appears to be as brain damaged from hard livin' as Jerry Lee Lewis.

[Lars39]

16. I don't watch, have never seen him...but I do believe his words

should be met head-on *every single time*.
Hate speech is not something that will go away by ignoring it.

[mike_c]

19. it will go away in this case....

The ONLY thing that drives access to a media forum is audience. If enough people improve their quality of life by turning off the box because it gives twits like Imus a platform, the twits will disappear in short order.

[Lars39]

22. Not true...our "liberal media" has become very fond of propping up hate speech.

[maxanne]

17. good idea

Let's just ignore him so he can continue to convey his sexist/racist views through the mass media. After all, it's only women and minorities, right?

[mike_c]

20. feel better now...?

Sheesh.

[maxanne]

31. oh, how silly of me

to be concerned about trivia like sexist, racist speech being broadcast out on the airwaves into millions of homes. Imus has millions of listeners. But, heck - it's only women and minorities, right?

[Eurobabe]

21. Want him to go away yes, don't watch him

but think what he said is outrageous. He should not get away with it and still be on the airwaves. I think everyone should care about the message.

[stray cat]

24. How many pontificating on the networks have ever seen it?

[Cobalt Violet]

25. Checking in. No cable here.

No need for it.

[Sadie4629]

26. Is he the dead-looking guy who has been in the news? n/t

[Karmageddon]

27. Accidentally watched him once for about 3 minutes while flipping channels. Was way more than enough.

[warren pease]

28. Imus is our very own Anna Nicole Smith...

...who I've never seen either and wouldn't know from Imus if I saw them both on the street -- although I guess she'd be the deader of the two. Expecting anything approaching intelligence from people who make their living as TV "personalities" is like expecting BushCo to lead the way in combatting global climate change. The best you're ever going to get out of TV is faux controversy for idiots drunk on celebrity worship, and faux news for a world that doesn't exist. And that's on a good day.

wp

[Wilber_Stool]

30. I don't watch Imus either.

But somebody does. In fact, Imus makes a pretty good living doing what he does. It give him legitimacy.
I say things on this board that pisses people of. I was deleted a couple of days ago. But let me make this clear. I would never think to post anything I wouldn't say to you face to face. Imus doesn't hide behind the first amendment, he hides behind a microphone. I can't be the only one here that wishes I could reach down one of these tubes at times and grab someone by the scruff of the neck and shake them around. And he's just as safe.
When I saw the vid of him confronting those women,face to face, he didn't become emotional, he was scared to death. He's a white man that's terrified by blacks. I wonder how he feels now?

[youthere]

32. Never watched him, Only vaguely knew who he was-until recently.

[EnviroBat]

33. Like a fart in the wind for all I care... n/t

[Cha]

35. I'm fortunate to not have ever

listened to his fucked up mumblings..but I give a rat's ass that he's gotten away with all the shyte he spews.

Giving to charity is no license for racial, bigoted slurs over our airwaves.

[Dora]

36. No TV. Never seen him, never heard him.

Television - pah. Someday I may let it back in my house, but for now, I'm happy it's gone.

[watercolors]

37. Some people need to get a life.

There are more pressing problems in the world, and whats with the flower brigade again? Your money could be spent for a better cause!

[HuffleClaw]

38. didn't even know who he was until now

and still don't care about him or this tempest in a teapot

[Catherine Vincent]

39. It doesn't matter if you have never heard of him or watch him.

I don't watch him either. Don't give the insulter a pass.

[meldroc]

40. Who's Imus?

and why should I care about him?

Gimme news on Gonzo's subpoenas! I want to see him squeal like a stuck pig!

[sandnsea]

41. They influence the entire country

The reason you live in a culture of hate and antagonism is because of people like Imus - and Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Coulter, etc. Ignoring them since the 80's is how we got here.

[Beausoir]

42. Absolutely. Racism is not something I'm willing to ignore. I refuse to look the other way.

I don't watch Imus but I am aware that he is very influential.

[maxanne]

46. thank you n/t

[Captain Hilts]

43. Say that again so Dora #34 sees it. nt

[maxanne]

45. thank you n/t

[Oilwellian]

44. So the response to Imus is "hot air?"

It's attitudes such as this that allow racism and sexism to flourish. I guess ignorance really is bliss.

[mdmc]

47. peace and low stress

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