Republican says if Imus goes, others should too

[RamboLiberal]

Source: Reuters

Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee said on Friday that if broadcaster Don Imus could lose his job for making racist remarks then other media members should lose their jobs too.

Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas and a guest on the Imus show, said the Imus comments were wrong and inexcusable but not unprecedented in an industry that thrives on controversial personalities and quotes.

The Imus show was canceled by CBS and MSNBC after he made racist slurs against a women's basketball team, but Huckabee drew comparisons with other controversial television figures like Rosie O'Donnell of "The View" and Bill Maher of HBO.

"I think if Imus is going to get fired, then there's a number of other people who need to go out the door," Huckabee told Radio Iowa. "Rosie's probably's got to go. Bill Maher has to go. Gosh, half of television and talk radio has to go."





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I notice he doesn't name Limbaugh, Hannity, Coulter, Savage, Boortz, Beck, etc, just the usual Repuke targets. :sarcasm:

[ThomCat]

1. Trust a republican to turn this into an effort to get rid

of the few liberals in the media. x(

[gatorboy]

2. It's interesting who Huckster decided to leave off his list.

[depakid]

11. Yes it is

But what can you expect from a Republican other than duplicity?

That doesn't mean his central premise is off base, though.

People who advocate torture or mock those with disabilities- particularly terminal ones, SHOULD be fired. Yesterday.

[City Lights]

3. Another hypocritical Republick asshole.

Gee, they're a dime a dozen.

[tularetom]

4. I'll trade Rosie and Maher for limpballs, hannity, coulter, beck

and the savage weiner any day.

[MidwestTransplant]

10. Maher is only on Cable. Huckabee is a cock. He was just on Maher's show 2 weeks ago.

[BOSSHOG]

5. I have one question - If imus shouldn't, who should?

[Moochy]

6. I pay for HBO

idiot republicans.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. The Huckster still tryin' to jump start his bid for president!

[CCBeck]

8. Another take on the Imus flap

I thought this would be on interest to people here but alas I can not start a new thread.

American radio icon Don Imus disgraced, fired after threat to reveal 9/11 secrets
http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/13-04-2007/89728-Don_Imus-0

[rocktivity]

17. Welcome to DU, CCBeck!

:hi:
Any relation to Glenn?

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[CCBeck]

18. EEK

Gods I hope not...

I have been here for a very long time I just do not post much.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

9. Would someone be so kind as to...

Point out some racially bigoted remarks either Bill or Rosie have made?

[FloridaJudy]

14. Rosie made lame joke about the Chinese

But it wasn't nearly in the league of Imus' bile.

I was one of those things that probably could have been resolved with a sincere "I'm sorry".

[rocktivity]

12. What racial slurs has Rose made against semi-public figures?

And is Huckabee willing to include the conservative half of talk radio in his "purge?"

:headbang:
rocknation

[aquart]

13. Maher was fired. By ABC. Remember?

[rocktivity]

15. Thanks to Steve Colbert and Barack Obama

If they hadn't stepped up and put such large-sized dents in the Republi-fascist media machine, this wouldn't even be remotely possible.

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[spotbird]

16. Genocide is fun

Presumably Coulter thinks Hitler got it right.

These people can't even wrap up genocide. We've been hearing about this slaughter in Darfur forever - and they still haven't finished. The aggressors are moving like termites across that country. It's like genocide by committee. Who's running this holocaust in Darfur, FEMA?

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/04/06/ann-coulter-plumbs-new-depths-of-inhumanity/

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. Hmm how bout Rush? Glenn Beck

need I mention Mr. Wiener? and that is just the top of the list.

Oh Fox Noise?

Do you think the huckster is ready to go there?

But I'm not surprised

[LisaM]

20. Coulter has been dropped from a number of publications

Imus isn't really the first.

[RamboLiberal]

21. Yeah, but I don't want to see that blonde skank on my TV

She has a new book coming out in October - If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans: - let's see if NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC have her on to shill her crappy book. And I bet just before the book comes out she'll say something outrageous to pimp it. And yes, I used the word pimp on purpose.

[IsItJustMe]

22. What a high fluting dick weed. Comparing apples and oranges.

[natrat]

23. who the fuck is he to say who gets fired-the company decides that