Jesse Jackson is a Tired Old Man

In comments caught on a hot microphone by Jesse Jackson he didn't go for the throat but the crotch of Barack Obama and thus this little article was born.

When it comes right down to it I respect Jesse Jackson but I tend to hate the hate he sells. That’s his bread and butter and his table is set right along with Al Sharpton of telling people that African Americans are forever in slavery. Bull! The only people buying Jesse and Al’s speeches are people thinking that life is or should be a free ride. That isn’t the case in America. Living the American experience is all about opportunity and it is all around you 24/7. All you have to do is pick your ass up and move your ass towards it.

Jesse Jackson is a man that accomplished much in his life when it comes to race relations but he has also contributed much more to the separation of races and suppressed African Americans that can be much more. Jesse is an angry black man and I understand that but I can not understand his anger directed at Barack Obama who is a clear example of what any African American child could be. President of the United States of America. In that thought, I think of the Kennedy family and JFK in his speech to America. He wasn’t speaking to just white people, he was speaking to all Americans when he said “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.” In that thought, Barack Obama has stepped up to the plate to do for his country. This is not a black and white issue, this is an American issue. Jesse Jackson is just pissed off that he can not sell what he is selling because nobody wants to buy it.

Over at the New York Post, extremely right wing, is selling this kind of news….

JESSE JACKSON SAYS HE WANTS TO CUT OBAMA'S 'NUTS OUT'
By CHARLES HURT, D.C. Bureau Chief

Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama
Last updated: 10:10 pm
July 9, 2008
Posted: 6:35 pm
July 9, 2008

WASHINGTON - In a vulgar tirade caught on tape by Fox News, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said he wanted to "cut his [Barack Obama's] nuts out" and he accused the fellow Chicagoan of "talking down to black folks" by giving moral lectures to African-Americans, source said Jackson's shocking quotes were picked up by a hot mic before an interview on health care in Fox's Chicago studio last Sunday

Fox planned to air the recording on Bill O'Reilly's "The Factor" show.
In an effort to blunt the controversy, Jackson issued an apology.

"For any harm or hurt that this hot mic conversation may have caused, I apologize," Jackson said in a statement.

Jackson said he couldn't recall everything he'd said in the studio but couched the remarks as part of a discussion about Obama speaking to black churchgoers.

In such settings, Obama has urged greater emphasis on fatherhood, advised parents to choose reading books over playing video games and most recently told young students to stick with school and forget about a career as a rap star or professional basketball player. - New York Post

I’m thinking the Reverend Jackson missed a couple of Sunday School classes and sneaked into the more about me classes. Fox News will run with this story and run it into the ground. Bill O’Reilly will have a field day with it bashing Obama as divided amongst the black community and the run with it will not stop.

Would I be politically incorrect in saying that Jesse Jackson is a tired old man that is pissed off that he is not Barack Obama? Would I be wrong for calling Jesse Jackson an idiot out to derail another African American in politics? I don’t think so.

Where Obama is offering hope, and there is hope in this nation, Jesse Jackson is selling division and despair. There is nothing wrong with telling all of our children to reach high and grasp what is and can be yours. Obama is running for a new America that is not and should not be the trials that Reverend Jackson went through and for that we all have the many civil rights leaders to thank. We have all come so far as a nation, we need not look back to what once was.

Look at the big picture Reverend Jackson, look at the damn big picture.

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Don Imus on Satellite Radio?

Picture Courtesy of Herald Tribune

Having been expelled from the school of public broadcasting by CBS Radio and MSNBC I would not be surprised to see the I-Man land on his feet in outer space… on satellite radio that is. When you think about it, his nine to ten million listeners may or may not already have satellite radio and if they want to hear the grumpy old son of a biscuit eater then they are going to have to sign up for whoever catches the Imus gold mine radio machine.

Some folks don’t see either of the two players in the satellite radio market wanting him? I would have to disagree with The Post Chronicle that has this piece on the future of Don Imus…


Don Imus To Sirius Or XM Satellite Radio? Not So Fast Cowboy
By Mitch Marconi
Apr 13, 2007

Don Imus Update - Don Imus, The I-Man as he is affectionately known, was fired by CBS yesterday which was inevitable. The other Imus Inevitability, (at least in the eyes of some) is where he will end up. Is it going to be Sirius or will it be XM. One might make an argument for either satellite radio entity. I'm going to argue that it will be neither.

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XM has I-Faves Opie & Anthony and probably has the most money to spend, although I'm no financial analyst. Sirius on the other hand has Mel Karmazin, a former I-Boss, who knows Imus about as good as anybody in the industry. Plus Imus has often spoke fondly of Sirius. – The Post Chronicle

Having listened to the Imus in the Morning Show for over twenty years now I can not for the life of me see him just fading away. Granted he is probably a very wealthy man but his on air personality was never about the money. No, wait a second it was, but I honestly can’t see him calling his career ended. For that matter I don’t think for a minute that his wife Deirdre will put up with his sorry ass moping around the ranch in New Mexico or the apartment in New York City. Feeling sorry for himself is not a part of Don Imus reformed ______ (insert addiction here) personality. It just isn’t!



That got me to thinking that people like Don Imus are not stupid when it comes time to signing contracts with his employers. Then it hit me!

How many lawyers does Don Imus know? You can’t count them all if you wanted to do so even with a calculator. I’m thinking grumpy old bastard and any lawyers involved with his business contracts with CBS Radio and it gives me a very warm fuzzy feeling. This is the same guy that went after a major New York Newspaper for even thinking that any of his charity work at the Imus Ranch in New Mexico was even remotely questionable.

I came across this piece in the Herald Tribune from Southwest Florida…

What's next for Don Imus? Obscurity? Satellite radio?
The talk-show host's career could rise from the ashes, as it has in the past.

BY LARRY MCSHANE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK -- Back on the radio? Or off to retirement?Answers about the future were hard to come by Friday, when 66-year-old radio legend Don Imus remained silent on his first day of unemployment after nearly 40 years -- a change from his repeated apologies and media appearances of the last week. The biggest question was whether he would try rehabilitating his image or simply slip into obscurity.

Both options held certain appeals for the I-Man, who was fired for a racist and sexist remark about the Rutgers women's basketball team and took just eight days to morph from "Imus In the Morning" into "Jimmy the Greek" Snyder. The Greek never landed another job after his 1988 firing as a CBS football analyst for racially tinged remarks.

Before either happens, Imus will sit down with officials from CBS Radio to work out the financial details surrounding his abrupt dismissal. Imus recently negotiated a new five-year CBS contract that reportedly paid him $10 million a year. (Imus had no contract with cable network MSNBC -- a unit of NBC Universal, owned by General Electric Co. -- which simulcast his show in a licensing deal with CBS.)"

I see many people in suits with briefcases haggling over Imus' contracts," said Tom Taylor, editor of the trade publication Inside Radio. "I see a lot of that. There's a lot of money on the table in this thing and a lot of issues."Once they're settled, Imus presumably could try to restart his career on radio -- either satellite or terrestrial -- or perhaps on television. – Herald Tribune

Don Imus may be down and out for now but he isn’t done for. At least as a long time fan I hope he is not. Was he stupid with his comments about the Rutgers Girls Basketball Team? Absolutely! Was he forgiven by the team as a person with a huge heart and someone that knows the difference between right and wrong? Yes he was!

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Imus in the Morning returns…

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With the forgiveness of the Rutgers Girls Basketball Team being given to Don Imus there comes with it a fresh start. Or at the least that is how it should be. With MSNBC and CBS Radio pulling the plug on the Imus in the Morning show it basically buried Don Imus at the demands of the few. Mind you the Rutgers Girls Basketball Team never demanded that Don Imus be fired. Were his comments disgusting and racist, you can bet your last dollar on that fact. Was he remorseful and begging for forgiveness? Yes! Was the moronic and defacing comment hurtful and wrong? Yes! Was CBS Radio and Les Moonves wrong when he caved in to Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson in firing Don Imus? Yes, he ultimately told all of Don Imus fans to bugger off as the Brits like to say!

What about all the listeners that have supported the Imus in the Morning show through the years by buying the products his radio networks and affiliates sold? Do the listeners of the Imus in the morning show have a voice in this discussion? Apparently, we do not and that is very wrong. I for one will vote my disapproval with MSNBC and CBS Radio with my wallet. If they choose not to forgive Don Imus as the Rutgers Girls Basketball Team did then I choose not to support them and their advertisers. Over at the Boston Herald they had this little piece on not supporting the networks decision…

Small Calif. radio station to air the ’Best of Imus’ next week in defiance of Don Imus’ firing

By Associated PressFriday, April 13, 2007 - Updated: 12:20 PM

ESTSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - A small radio station intends to run the ”Best of Imus” next week in defiance of Don Imus’ firing.

Fred Lundgren, chairman of 1,400-watt KCAA (1050 AM), said the station would start the series Monday with the program that wound up getting Imus cashiered.

”I’m not going to let networks dictate to me who I run on my station,” said Lundgren.

The station, which has broadcast the shock jock’s morning show since 2003, also plans to air mostly supportive listener mail and e-mail reacting to the controversy.

The station can be heard in communities east and south of Los Angeles. The Imus material also will be available on the station’s Web site at www.kcaaradio.com Monday.

Calls late Thursday to Westwood One Inc., which syndicated Imus’ morning program, were not immediately returned.

Lundgren said the motive for broadcasting the Imus reruns is in part financial.

”I hate to say it, but without Imus, we’re pretty much toast,” said Lundgren, adding: ”What Imus did was deplorable, inexcusable, but it shouldn’t end the career of a man who has done so much good. This is an overreaction beyond anything I’ve ever seen in radio.” – Boston Herald

I fully support the decision of the young ladies from Rutgers that were the point of this racist comment. I fully support the decision of these same young ladies to offer forgiveness. That is the most admirable act I have witnessed in my entire life. They are the spirit of America that is lost on the horizon to many of our nation’s melting pot society. This is one group of very brave young woman that have taken the higher road and chose to forgive rather than to divide. That my friend is what pure class looks like no matter what angle you choose to view it from.



As a long time listener of the Imus in the Morning Show I support the actions of the radio station in California for flipping the bird to the corporate networks. You have to realistically look at the big picture and see that Don Imus is not just one man. He was the source for many families paychecks across America with his rash remarks to politicians and celebrities that people loved to hear. Don Imus was never afraid to tell anyone what he thought on any issue and perhaps that was his downfall. What about all the families working for small stations that simulcast his show? Are they at the mercy of Al Sharpton? With the never ending callous reactions from this man of the cloth there will be thousands of families across America without a paycheck to put food on the table. How is the Prime Rib in New York Reverend Sharpton?

Al Sharpton made it clear Friday that he is “Big Brother” from the George Orwell book and he will be burning the books and radio show host, and television broadcasters at the stake to make sure that we are stead fast in our nations compliance and ve vill comply mine Fuhrer! NOT!!!

Racism does not know or reside in only one racial group in America but it is a double edged sword that cuts both ways. Not one American is totally innocent of not having this horrible human trait. Much like anger, we can confront it and deal with it face to face. Don Imus choose the path that was very honorable to talk with the people he wronged and was forgiven by the people that he needed it from. His first mistake was talking to Al Sharpton but you can never take back a stupid mistake. That point was made very clear by MSNBC and CBS Radio.

Can Al Sharpton say the same? I don’t think so. Al Sharpton loves the attention of issues like this but he does not realize or even comprehend the double edge sword effect that racism is not just about one race against the other but cuts back with the same swiftness. Hate of race has no place in America Reverend and you are the first to cry wolf. We don't hear to many heart felt apologies from the self proclaimed righteous Reverend though do we? That doesn't sell in the media even when you know you are wrong.

We as a people need to keep this discussion moving forward and get it out into the light to learn from it. This isn't just about African Americans. This about America and we need to end this idiocy that is so very wrong. We as a people need to know that your families history is not as important to America as to what you as an individual can be for your nation. That is the beauty of America because we can all discuss this and paint it as the monster that we do not want to ever see again. We as a nation of Americans can rise above this and be better for it. My brother is my keeper and I am the defender of my brother. You are an American and need to voice that first.

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. That message never gets old for me. What about you?

God Bless the young ladies of Rutgers for rising above this crap. They are the true Americans hear.

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Imus in the Morning Shut Down

People say stupid stuff all the time that they regret later. Most people never apologize to the people they offended and shrug it off. Some people are dangerous enough to realize that a stupid racist remark was even racist and simply walk away from it fat and stupid. Then you have some people that know what a racist remark is and for the rest of their lives will continue to apologize for it. Not one single American is innocent of racism or having uttered the words that should not be heard in a learned society where acceptance of your fellow man is the basis of this great nation.

After this past Sunday which was Easter it surprises me that those that preach the word of Jesus Christ have forgotten his biggest message. Hate the sin and forgive the sinner. What Don Imus and his producer said on the air was disgusting, outrageous and shocking when discussing the athletic abilities of some very talented young American woman playing the national championship in college basketball. I offer no excuse or reason for his comments. The New York times has this to say about it...

By BILL CARTER
Published: April 9, 2007

Imus Suspended for 2 Weeks Over Rutgers Remark

NBC News suspended the radio host Don Imus tonight for two weeks after the outcry over his racially disparaging remarks about the Rutgers University women’s basketball team, calling his comments “racist and abhorrent.”

Only a short time after NBC announced the suspension, CBS Radio, which is Mr. Imus’s chief employer, followed suit, saying it too would take Mr. Imus off the air for two weeks.

The suspensions will take effect starting on Monday.

But NBC, which simulcasts Mr. Imus’s program on its cable news network MSNBC, also served notice that it will not tolerate another insensitive remark from the host. It said that Mr. Imus had promised to change the tenor of the program, and that he agreed the suspension was an appropriate action.

“Our future relationship with Imus is contingent on his ability to live up to his word,” NBC said in an official statement.

The actions come at the end of a day of intensifying pressure on Mr. Imus from black leaders across the country, who expressed outrage at Mr. Imus’s description last Wednesday of the Rutgers team as “nappy-headed ho’s.”

Mr. Imus tried to stave off calls for his resignation by appearing today on a radio program of which the Rev. Al Sharpton is the host and making a more complete apology for what he acknowledged were “repugnant, repulsive, and horrible” comments. - The New York Times

Let me say this about forgiveness in our churches across America. If you ask for it and are humble and sincere knowing the sin you committed then any priest, preacher or person that follows the life of Jesus Christ should offer it without condemnation. It is a basic human need to know that if you wronged someone, know that it was a mistake, asked for forgiveness, and then it should be given. The comment by Don Imus was ultimately a poor choice of words and they were racist. He is asking for forgiveness and the people he offended refuse to accept it or grant it. That is just as wrong.

The Reverend Al Sharpton accepted a request by Don Imus to appear on the Reverends radio show to offer his explanations for the racist comments and begging to be forgiven, humbling himself before someone that is a supposed leader of his community. Don Imus received a good tongue lashing by the Reverend but forgiveness was not on the table. Why? What the good Reverend did was set him up to be beat up and attacked. Is that the Christian thing to do to a man asking for forgiveness?

Transcript of Imus and Sharpton Radio broad cast - The New York Times

Al Sharpton wanted blood and he wanted it then and now because he wants nothing more than attention. That is what Al Sharpton does. His motive is always the same and his message never changes. There has never been a racist story where Al Sharpton has never pushed, shoved or forcibly inserted someone under the wheels of the bus to draw more attention to him, never. Vanity and self promotion is his name and in my honest opinion he should not have the title of Reverend if forgiveness is not his first priority.

I lost some respect for Don Imus but I live in a large world that has many problems and many people that make mistakes. Don Imus isn’t running from his mistake he is facing it as a man and taking the punches and kicks he himself knows that he deserves. That has to show the sincerity of his actions. He could have pulled a Hollywood nut job move and gone into rehab but hell, he admits to being a recovering drug addict and alcoholic already. The man has a genuine character that is sincere.

If he is sorry and apologetic for his actions then maybe all of us without sin should put down the damn stones. All except you Mother Mary, fire away and make it count for the heathen Bastid’.

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