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pan6467 · 04-10-2007, 09:20 AM

There are a few things I have observed about this whole Imus thing:

1) I never heard anything about it till this weekend when all the fuss rose

2) I didn't know Al Sharpton had a radio show until this

3) How can anyone say they support what Stern, Bubba, and so on do and then turn around and want Imus' head?

4) (This one will get me into trouble with some but it's the truth as I see it)...... This isn't about what Imus said anymore, it is all about POWER. POWER to get someone fired, POWER to control a situation.... etc.

What Imus said was wrong, he apologized and is paying for it. Telling a company you will not be happy until they fire him, no longer is about what he said but about POWER over another's life and livelihood.

Sharpton is supposedly a man of God... Jesus would forgive. Instead he uses this as a platform to push forth his agenda.

5) What is the difference between this and listening to an African American DJ on WZAK (Cleveland's Urban station) talk about getting white women with junk in the trunk cause white men can't handle them? (We have an African American at work that will turn the radio to this station and if anyone tries to change it he'll get upset. Personally, what I hear on this station is more racist and more offensive than Imus because this crap goes on every day, but I also realize that it is someone trying hard to keep his ratings up so he can get sponsors so he can make money.

I just feel saddened that people look for others mistakes like this to push forth an agenda. There is no reason on God's green Earth to be that spiteful and POWER hungry. And Sharpton being a man of God could turn this around and make a positive out of it.... Instead he continues to keep it negative and divisive and labels people and threatens those that don't agree with his stance.... like his is the only one that is acceptable.

04-10-2007, 09:20 AM	#29 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	There are a few things I have observed about this whole Imus thing: 1) I never heard anything about it till this weekend when all the fuss rose 2) I didn't know Al Sharpton had a radio show until this 3) How can anyone say they support what Stern, Bubba, and so on do and then turn around and want Imus' head? 4) (This one will get me into trouble with some but it's the truth as I see it)...... This isn't about what Imus said anymore, it is all about POWER. POWER to get someone fired, POWER to control a situation.... etc. What Imus said was wrong, he apologized and is paying for it. Telling a company you will not be happy until they fire him, no longer is about what he said but about POWER over another's life and livelihood. Sharpton is supposedly a man of God... Jesus would forgive. Instead he uses this as a platform to push forth his agenda. 5) What is the difference between this and listening to an African American DJ on WZAK (Cleveland's Urban station) talk about getting white women with junk in the trunk cause white men can't handle them? (We have an African American at work that will turn the radio to this station and if anyone tries to change it he'll get upset. Personally, what I hear on this station is more racist and more offensive than Imus because this crap goes on every day, but I also realize that it is someone trying hard to keep his ratings up so he can get sponsors so he can make money. I just feel saddened that people look for others mistakes like this to push forth an agenda. There is no reason on God's green Earth to be that spiteful and POWER hungry. And Sharpton being a man of God could turn this around and make a positive out of it.... Instead he continues to keep it negative and divisive and labels people and threatens those that don't agree with his stance.... like his is the only one that is acceptable. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"