Crocodile Tears
By Mitch Berg
The number one item on all the morning shows today?
Don Imus.
Especially on the Today show; NBC has a financial relationship with Imus, who simulcasts his morning show on MSNBC.
Call me a cynic, but I say lLook for Imus’ numbers to boom after his “two week suspension”.
In fact, look for his return to be the most heavily hyped event in the history of radio.
April 10th, 2007 at 7:26 am
When Imus said “nappy headed hos” Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson took it very personally. I wonder why?
April 10th, 2007 at 8:12 am
The “most heavily hyped event in the history of radio” can’t exist in the absense of Howard Stern. That said, Angryclown doesn’t see what distinguishes this particular bit of Imus misanthropy from his vast body of work. And the notion that one should have to go hat-in-hand to Al Sharpton – who made his name by race-baiting in the ’80s – to keep one’s job, is nuts.
April 10th, 2007 at 8:25 am
Clown,
True, true, and true.
April 10th, 2007 at 9:53 am
God help me, I totally agree with the clown. The best part is that his bosses didn’t seem all that upset about this when it happened, but rather after the “outrage” from Sharpton and Jackson started to build. For me, personally, that is the most offensive part of this. That Imus says something that stupid and insulting, but his employers needed Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton to drive their actions. He should have been suspended on Friday. If he deserves to be fired, then so do the people that continue to green light the show all these years. Not like this is something new for Imus. I feel for that basketball team. To get that close and lose the national championship is bad enough, but for a national radio host to launch that stupid, unprovoked attack on top of it……
April 10th, 2007 at 10:47 am
I’m with you Buzz….I can’t believe I’m agreeing with the Clown.
Seriously, my first thought was “a shock jock said something shocking???? This is news how?????”
LL
April 10th, 2007 at 10:51 am
You are beginning to appreciate the genius of Angryclown. It is all part of the master plan.
April 10th, 2007 at 10:55 am
So basically he takes a two week unpaid vacation (assuming that he’s not getting his salary during the “suspension”) and if he’s able to use his return to boost his ratings even further, his agent negotiates a better deal which more than makes up for any lost income.
April 10th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
AC said:
“You are beginning to appreciate the genius of Angryclown. It is all part of the master plan.”
The Genius of Angryclown?
More like “even a blind hog can find an acorn once in a while.”
April 10th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
Imus would have disappeared long ago if he wasn’t propped up by the MSM looking for buzz. For a national show, his audience is miniscule.
April 10th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
Paul said: “even a blind hog can find an acorn once in a while.”
Don’t be so hard on yourself, Paul. I think of you more as a stopped clock – right *twice* a day.
April 10th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
The genius of AC is when he’s bragging he capitalizes Angryclown. Simple brilliance.
April 10th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
AC said: “I think of you more as a stopped clock – right *twice* a day.”
You developed your cone-shaped hat wearing habit by being made to sit in the corner in school. As in Dunce Cap.