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American radio icon Don Imus disgraced, fired after threat to reveal 9/11 secrets
13.04.2007 Source:
In a clear sign of its intent to reign in dissident American media personalities, and their growing influence in American culture, US War Leaders this past week launched an unprecedented attack upon one of their most politically 'connected', and legendary, radio hosts named Don Imus after his threats to release information relating to the September 11, 2001 attacks upon that country.
According to European reports of the events surrounding Don Imus that have gripped the United States this past week, it was during an interview with another American media personality, Tim Russert, who is the host of a television programme frequently used by US War Leaders, wherein while decrying the state of care being given to American War wounded stated, "So those meanies want to keep these boys [in reference to US Soldiers] secret? Let's see how they like it if I start talking about their [in reference to US War Leaders] secrets, starting with 9/11."
Unable to attack such a powerful media figure as Don Imus, directly, the US War Leaders, and as we have seen many times before, resorted to a massive media attack against him using as the reason a racial slur against a US woman's basketball team, but which has been pointed out by other media outlets was not by any means a rare occurrence for the legendary radio icon to make.
But, to the US War Leaders, Don Imus represented the most serious threat, to date, of the growing assault against them by America's media personalities threatening to expose the truths behind the events of September 11, 2001 and the Iraq/Afghanistan Wars; and to such an extent that another American media personality, Rosie O'Donnell, has expressed concern that US Military Leaders could actually imprison Mr. Imus.
From our past research of the tactics used against those threatening America's War Leaders, the likelihood of imprisonment for Don Imus would only occur should he persist in his threats to undermine their authority, and which appears, at this time, unlikely after the public disgrace he has had to endure.
It is expected, also, that the US War Leaders actions against Don Imus will have a further chilling affect upon other American media personalities questioning their authority, such as the popular US movie actor, Charlie Sheen, and who was one of the first to question the events of September 11, 2001, and as we can read as reported by New Zealand Herald News Service in their article titled "Charlie Sheen may voice 9/11 documentary", and which says:
"US actor Charlie Sheen is reportedly in talks to narrate an internet documentary that suggests elements of the US government were behind the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre.
Sheen's representatives say he was involved in the production of a new version of Loose Change, a 90-minute conspiracy theory film that has been seen by more than 10 million internet viewers."
Apparently lost upon America's media personalities is that a government being investigated by the International Red Cross for the torture of an Iranian Diplomat by whipping with steel cables on his feet; a government that would have its soldiers imprison in an Ethiopian torture jail a Swedish teenage girl; a government that would even contemplate the release of one of the World's most wanted terrorists, Posada Carriles; does not hesitate, for even a second, to crush any, and all, opposition to it.
To the American people themselves their remains no evidence that they know, much less care, about the dire state of their once Free Nation.
I don't particularly endorse any of this report[:D]
13.04.2007 Source:
In a clear sign of its intent to reign in dissident American media personalities, and their growing influence in American culture, US War Leaders this past week launched an unprecedented attack upon one of their most politically 'connected', and legendary, radio hosts named Don Imus after his threats to release information relating to the September 11, 2001 attacks upon that country.
According to European reports of the events surrounding Don Imus that have gripped the United States this past week, it was during an interview with another American media personality, Tim Russert, who is the host of a television programme frequently used by US War Leaders, wherein while decrying the state of care being given to American War wounded stated, "So those meanies want to keep these boys [in reference to US Soldiers] secret? Let's see how they like it if I start talking about their [in reference to US War Leaders] secrets, starting with 9/11."
Unable to attack such a powerful media figure as Don Imus, directly, the US War Leaders, and as we have seen many times before, resorted to a massive media attack against him using as the reason a racial slur against a US woman's basketball team, but which has been pointed out by other media outlets was not by any means a rare occurrence for the legendary radio icon to make.
But, to the US War Leaders, Don Imus represented the most serious threat, to date, of the growing assault against them by America's media personalities threatening to expose the truths behind the events of September 11, 2001 and the Iraq/Afghanistan Wars; and to such an extent that another American media personality, Rosie O'Donnell, has expressed concern that US Military Leaders could actually imprison Mr. Imus.
From our past research of the tactics used against those threatening America's War Leaders, the likelihood of imprisonment for Don Imus would only occur should he persist in his threats to undermine their authority, and which appears, at this time, unlikely after the public disgrace he has had to endure.
It is expected, also, that the US War Leaders actions against Don Imus will have a further chilling affect upon other American media personalities questioning their authority, such as the popular US movie actor, Charlie Sheen, and who was one of the first to question the events of September 11, 2001, and as we can read as reported by New Zealand Herald News Service in their article titled "Charlie Sheen may voice 9/11 documentary", and which says:
"US actor Charlie Sheen is reportedly in talks to narrate an internet documentary that suggests elements of the US government were behind the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre.
Sheen's representatives say he was involved in the production of a new version of Loose Change, a 90-minute conspiracy theory film that has been seen by more than 10 million internet viewers."
Apparently lost upon America's media personalities is that a government being investigated by the International Red Cross for the torture of an Iranian Diplomat by whipping with steel cables on his feet; a government that would have its soldiers imprison in an Ethiopian torture jail a Swedish teenage girl; a government that would even contemplate the release of one of the World's most wanted terrorists, Posada Carriles; does not hesitate, for even a second, to crush any, and all, opposition to it.
To the American people themselves their remains no evidence that they know, much less care, about the dire state of their once Free Nation.
I don't particularly endorse any of this report[:D]
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Slow Hand:
I would very much like to see a world in which corporations sponsored entertainers on the basis of some principles.
But it doesn't work like that. Corporations sponsor entertainers who are popular, because corporations improve their image by associating themselves with popular entertainers.
When those entertainers become unpopular--and especially when they become unpopular in a spectacular way (like Imus)--then corporations bail out.
It's all about money. The first amendment has not been insulted here. Common decency has been insulted on a number of levels, but nobody has had their right to free speech infringed.
It's ugly, but it's all legal.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Slow_Hand
And so, we can agree to disagree on that issue. [:)]
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And now for a radio man's perspective:
Radio is a business. If what we do causes advertisers to pull their sponsorship, adjustments have to be made.
The First Amendment only protects us from prosecution.
It doesn't guarantee us a paycheck.
Life's a gripe when you don't pay attention to what you're saying.
Them's the cold, hard facts that I've learned during a lifetime on the air.0 -
quote:Originally posted by newtgingrich
exactly what is a "war leader" ??
Follow me when the balloon goes up and find out. Don Imus can still fall back on secondary career as a board member of the HeMan Woman Haters Club.0 -
I heard the CIA used its mind beams to MAKE IMUS say racist statements on the air. He was going to reveal Elvis' location, so they had to take him down.
Seriously, how f@#$$ing stupid do you have to be to push this kind of BS conspiracy theory?
Like *IMUS* has the "inside poop" on 9-11? Why is EVERYTHING about how "evil" the Bush administration is?
S@#$$. . .Rosie O'Donnell just said that fire can't melt steel, and that the Iranian hostage incident was caused deliberately by the USA, and SHE still has HER job.
Its not like EVERYTHING that happened here with Imus didn't happen publically.
Imus, who has a LONG HISTORY of making inflammatory remarks (some of which are deliberately hilarious, and many of which have landed him in hot water before) took a cheap racist shot at targets he didn't really have a right to be shooting at.
Then, he did the politically correct thing (apologizing and grovelling) instead of the doing the tactically correct thing (apologizing, but going on the attack and calling out Sharpton for being an inflammatory race-baiter).
"I'll apologize to the Rutgers basketball team, but not to the likes of Sharpton".
Well, he pushed the wrong button at the wrong time and got fired for it. I don't think it was the first time that it happened to him, and its an occupational hazard of being a "shock jock".
His employer wasn't willing to go to bat for him this time.
As to his future, not that I care much since I've never liked him or his show, but Imus is talented enough and has a big enough audience (two features that are relatively unusual in radio) that he could come back. Maybe not as big as before, maybe not in quite the same venue, but he0 -
quote:[Radio is a business. If what we do causes advertisers to pull their sponsorship, adjustments have to be made.
The First Amendment only protects us from prosecution.
It doesn't guarantee us a paycheck.
Life's a gripe when you don't pay attention to what you're saying.
Them's the cold, hard facts that I've learned during a lifetime on the air.
My following reply is indeed sarcastic but definitely not aimed at anyone in particular here on GB.
I don't disagree with that comment per say, but these same unsympathetic corporate dandies have eagerly shelled out their stockholders' big bucks to have Imus and other shock jocks rant and insult a littany of other people in far worse terms without so much as a peep or blink or a demand for an apology.
And if you haven't followed Imus over the years then you simply are not aware of the many outrageous insults he has already hurled - often repeatedly - at lots of other truly "fine people" without getting fired and without the recent bru-ha-ha.
Former General Colin Powell was called a "weasel" by Imus on a few broadcasts. Uh, gee, isn't Mr. Powell also black? Oh, that's right, he's a Republican and Conservative and a former Bush cabinet member. I forgot.[;)]
Why then were the suits in such a rush now? Why the bravado?
I believe we all KNOW exactly why and that's the real issue for me.
And so, the 1st Amendment WAS kidnapped in a very deliberate way IMHO.
BTW and FWIW, I don't see where any sponsors pulled the plug on "The View" for Rosie's comments. Or demanded an apology. Or where Rosie was asked or forced to apologize to anyone she may have offended with her outlandish accusations and shrewish diatribes. Oh, that's right! Silly me. She's expressing her right inalienable right to freedom of speech.
She's a Liberal, too - right? Just like Imus. Right? [;)] Oh, but I forgot. She's also a lesbian and a mommy. Imus isn't.
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quote:Originally posted by dlrjj
Freedom of speech means in general that you can say what you want. There are, however, absolutely zero requirements that someone else is required to pay you to say it.
Don Imus can repeat the exact same thing he said before right now if he so wishes, you're just not going to hear it now on somebody else's dime.
Say what you want, just don't tell me that I have to pay for you to do it.[:)]
My 2 cents...Sponsors and CBS were more than willing to let him say whatever he wished...as long as they could make a buck off him...He was only out of line when it might cost them a buck or two....the Bottom Line got Imus fired more than a Racial slur...0
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