My ONLY take on the Imus Flap

[matcom]

NOW let's bring back The Fairness Doctrine!

this is the first step

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. It seems...

We have edged closer to that possibility. Mind you, there is no cyanosis in my lips. Getting rid of the doctrine was, at the end of the day, a huge payoff to broadcasting.

[Bobbieo]

6. I've only seen Imus one time - last nite on TV news - are the cowboy hat

and the long, blonde hair stage props?

[Bobbieo]

8. I mean, is he is costume like Carson as Carmack?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

14. An affected persona.

n/t

[Bobbieo]

17. In other words this is not his regular off stage attire, right

If I were to see him on the street it would be minus the cowboy hat and long hair. I saw him for the first time last night and got my ass chewed out on DU for referring to him as an "ugly redneck".

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

19. Perhaps.

He didn't always get done up like that. Besides, he ain't from Cowboy Land, originally.

[SoFlaJet]

2. hey Mat

I remember you from way back on DU-you were one of the brave protesters giving reports from the front lines when we were really the minority

[matcom]

13. thanks friend

that was a long time ago. :D

we are going MAINSTREAM BABY!!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. my only point: glenn beck next. nt

[Poiuyt]

16. Amen to that!

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/hdlns/

[americanstranger]

4. Everyone else is now on notice.

Rush, Beck, Hannity, Savage, all of you....

We are watching you.

And yes, time for the Fairness Doctrine to be re-instated.

- as

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

15. Yeah.

It's time to take the spark gap away from Weiner.

[AndyA]

5. The Fairness Doctrine would be a good step toward restoring

integrity, accuracy, and fairness in news reporting.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

20. no. not in this environment. to the contrary,

we'd have nicole ann simpson OJ smith coverage all the time, all the channels.

why spend money on REAL journalism, when sensationalism sells?

[AndyA]

21. It would be a start.

The networks would lose viewers like crazy if all they reported on was the fluff news. Look at the trend already - they pretend to report the news, yet there's a lot of Anna Nicole and Don Imus. In fact, too much of it.

Keith Olberman's show last night devoted half of its time to the Don Imus story.

The Fairness Doctrine is not the perfect solution, but it is a start in the right direction, and it's a step that must be taken.

[MichaelHarris]

7. my only observation:

And I thought Kieth Richards looked dead.

[Little Star]

9. Did you e-mail MSNBC and the rest of Corp. media?

NOW let's bring back The Fairness Doctrine! Damn Straight!

Time to write our Senators!

[Cha]

10. Numero Uno Recommendo!~

I heard Sharpton was talking about The Fairness Doctrine, today, somewhere.

Gotta have it.

[MonkeyFunk]

11. What would that do in this case?

Give nappy-headed ho's equal time? :shrug:

on edit: That's a little too flip.

my point is that the Fairness Doctrine wouldn't have any effect on this situation at all - it only would apply to political speech, and childish name-calling isn't political.

Imus has lost his TV gig, the FCC is getting involved. I'm not sure the system has failed in this case.

[deminks]

12. Amen. nt

[AlCzervik]

18. Did Imus just get fired? I leave the house for an hour and i miss everything.