NABJ president Bryan Monroe asked Thursday if Imus had "lost his mind" and called for the veteran radio host's dismissal.

Imus was speaking with producer Bernard McGurk when the NCAA title game between Rutgers and Tennessee came up.

"That's some rough girls from Rutgers," Imus said. "Man, they got tattoos ... "

"Some hardcore hos," said McGurk.

NEW YORK -- Radio host Don Imus, as well as the radio station that produces his show, apologized Friday for calling the Rutgers University women's basketball team "nappy headed hos" on his nationally syndicated program. Stringer Responds



The National Association of Black Journalists demanded his immediate firing after the man known as "Imus in the Morning" put his foot deep in his mouth Wednesday. Imus questioned the players' looks, describing them as tattooed "rough girls." His producer compared the team -- which has eight black members -- to the NBA's Toronto Raptors.



"That's some nappy headed hos there, I'm going to tell you that," Imus said.

Imus, a member of the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame and one of the nation's best-known radio voices, is renowned for his caustic style and politically incorrect verbal broadsides. His show is syndicated to millions of listeners at more than 70 stations around the country.

WFAN-AM, the home of Imus' show, declined comment. At MSNBC, where the radio program is simulcast on television, officials offered Imus no support.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=2828504

playa - Imus simply spoke what too many in the media, and in the country, honestly think

Nothing will happen because Imus brings ratings and ratings boost the bottom line.

But imagine someone with that much influence saying that to the world about your daughter or child.

Fork Imus and his kind



[Edited by - misterearl on 04-07-2007 11:47 AM]

What Will Happen

Imus will become an even larger celebrity as people focus on his words and not the context and culture that encourages those hateful words

People will forget to engage in any meaningful discussion to understand why such words have fertile ground to thrive in.

I miss Al Campanis.

I still don't get how people can apologize for their remarks days after they said them, even though they know full well what they are saying. It's not like this just slipped out of his mouth or something. So stupid, whats the point of an apology if the person clearly knew what they were saying.

FCC needs to lower the boom here

who else to regulate such mental pollutants?

the themes found in radio television music and film continue to display less and less concern for deceny and morality each year.

Genesis 19

gotta do better for the babies

Imus has a history of spewing racially insisitive garbage over the air for years. But like always, WFAN will back off because Imus is the captain that drives the ratings ship over there. MSNBC is hiding behind the "veiws expressed by the host doesn't necessarily reflect those of the station" nonsense.

Imus and his "Zoo crew" MGuirk the jerk all should be canned because as I said, this isn't the first and certainly will not be the last. If the FCC doesn't step in, then who?

i thought the point of the "Balkman is white" thread was taking a shot at stephen A. smith for saying Lee gets a pass because he is white, not suggesting balkman is white... because balkman plays similar to Lee, so is SAS going to say Balkman gets a pass for some other ridiculous reason, not necessarily because he's white obviously... maybe im wrong?

first of all, **** the government.


big brother can suck my dick, all it is one big control system, and half the rules that exist aren't even necessary.


why should we be controlled from TALKING?

Who cares?

nappy headed hoes?


i LAUGHED.

That was HILARIOUS.


Was it politically incorrect. Yea.

Was it rude. Yea.

Was it rude. Yea.


Do I care? Nope.

That's the way Imus is................ I like his show alot too.

Its pure racist for him to say that and it just spews racism the bob is reacting to it.

Micheal ray Richardson just got suspended and fined for saying Jews are crafty. If that idiot imus said those rutger hoes are crafty he wouldn't be in trouble.

Racism exists and like bob has proved, there is nothing anyone can do about it. Nowadays history is repeating itself and more people are feeling that its ok to say racist stuff, and say "what's the big deal?" or " I didn't mean it in a bad way".

Bob I'm assuming you are white but if you are black or any other race of color you are a moron.