Comments on: Imus death spiral http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/12/imus-death-spiral/ Ron Coleman’s retired general topic blog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:43:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ara http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/12/imus-death-spiral/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Ara Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:43:26 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/12/imus-death-spiral/#comment-571 It's more complicated than that. Let's start with the fact that Imus is white and the ballplayers are black, then go from there. Oh, and add in the part about how the I-Man picked on some college kids who were pretty much minding their own business. That said, I counted myself among Imus' fans and am having a hard time answering this question: "Why now?" It's not like Imus hadn't said some pretty loutish stuff for the past, oh, few decades. It's what he does, it's why he has an audience. So, why now? How'd we get to a place, now, where CBS and MSNBC "suddenly realized" who they had on their hands? Is this some sort of long-awaited payback? Or are there some, you should excuse the phrase, white knights out there who want to purify broadcast radio? Or maybe this is a kind of demographic backlash against an over the hill boomer? Maybe somebody can explain it to me. It’s more complicated than that. Let’s start with the fact that Imus is white and the ballplayers are black, then go from there. Oh, and add in the part about how the I-Man picked on some college kids who were pretty much minding their own business.

That said, I counted myself among Imus’ fans and am having a hard time answering this question: “Why now?” It’s not like Imus hadn’t said some pretty loutish stuff for the past, oh, few decades. It’s what he does, it’s why he has an audience.

So, why now? How’d we get to a place, now, where CBS and MSNBC “suddenly realized” who they had on their hands? Is this some sort of long-awaited payback? Or are there some, you should excuse the phrase, white knights out there who want to purify broadcast radio? Or maybe this is a kind of demographic backlash against an over the hill boomer?

Maybe somebody can explain it to me.

]]> By: Mother Teresa http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/12/imus-death-spiral/comment-page-1/#comment-568 Mother Teresa Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:08:06 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/12/imus-death-spiral/#comment-568 I cannot believe how far this whole thing has gone. Why doesn't MSNBC and CBS play some of the rap songs played on the black stations for everyone to hear and learn the language they use and no one cares! Let's bring Tawana's story back into the news and see if maybe they will cancel Sharpton's radio show? I cannot believe how far this whole thing has gone. Why doesn’t MSNBC and CBS play some of the rap songs played on the black stations for everyone to hear and learn the language they use and no one cares! Let’s bring Tawana’s story back into the news and see if maybe they will cancel Sharpton’s radio show?

]]> By: Ara http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/12/imus-death-spiral/comment-page-1/#comment-569 Ara Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:43:25 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/12/imus-death-spiral/#comment-569 Isn't there a slot waiting for him on satellite radio? Isn’t there a slot waiting for him on satellite radio?

]]> By: Ron Coleman http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/12/imus-death-spiral/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Ron Coleman Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:48:11 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/12/imus-death-spiral/#comment-570 The <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/11/business/media/11imus.html?ei=5065&en=27eceb192027891f&ex=1176868800&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print" rel="nofollow">Times</a> says his listenership is about 2 million people which, spread across the country, may not sound like much, but the demographic is presumably pretty tasty. He does get paid millions of dollars for something. The Times says his listenership is about 2 million people which, spread across the country, may not sound like much, but the demographic is presumably pretty tasty. He does get paid millions of dollars for something.

]]> By: FIAR http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/12/imus-death-spiral/comment-page-1/#comment-573 FIAR Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:39:36 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/12/imus-death-spiral/#comment-573 I just don't know why anyone would care what an unlistened to talk show host says. If no one made a big deal about it, no one would have even known he said it. I bet even the producer doesn't listen to the show. I just don’t know why anyone would care what an unlistened to talk show host says. If no one made a big deal about it, no one would have even known he said it. I bet even the producer doesn’t listen to the show.

]]> By: Jesse http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/12/imus-death-spiral/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Jesse Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:54:12 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/04/12/imus-death-spiral/#comment-572 We can certainly hope! We can certainly hope!

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