By Staff
We applaud MSNBC and CBS Radio for dropping Don Imus from their programming.
The pressure from major sponsors led to his being dropped by MSNBC and CBS.
We have listened carefully to both sides of the issue.
We have heard his apologists try to justify the lack of taste he displayed in his comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team.
It was just a joke. He has the right to make his comments under the First Amendment, they say.
Leaving the First Amendment out of this, his lack of judgement has led him down this road. He never thought that the companies that have supported him throughout the years would turn their backs on him.
From a business standpoint, MSNBC and CBS had no choice. Their "cash cow" was about to be hung out to dry.
We believe in the right to free speech. We will defend it staunchly when need be.
Does Don Imus have the right to say those things on his show? Of course he does. That's his right.
Does the public have the right to turn his show off? They most certainly do.
Does MSNBC have the right to drop him from their programming before he cost them sponsors? Yes!
Don Imus' comments were tasteless and hurtful toward a group of individuals that deserved better. They deserve to be treated with respect, not dismissed by a radio disc jockey.
A hard working, smart bunch of women's basketball players were treated poorly and America has cried out against it.
It is nice to see that people still believe there is a line you can cross when it comes to good taste.
Don Imus crossed it and now he must live with his decision.