Letters to the Editor
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"another one bites the dust"
Just read through some of the letters, and Deering, if it's true what you said about Imus playing that song every time a murdered child was discovered in Atlanta, I am wondering why he wasn't canned long ago.
I suppose we can't dictate to radio networks who they will hire and fire. But if I were a politician seeking higher office (i.e., John McCain), I sure wouldn't go on the Imus show. Just appearing on the show is, in a way, associating oneself with his past pronouncements, many of which have been quite offensive to reasonable Americans, not just allegedly thin-skinned Americans.
Also, I think David Sugarman, in between some of his histrionics, did have a great suggestion. Imus should apologize in a concrete way, by funding a scholarship at Rutgers. That would be much more meaningful than a dialogue with Al Sharpton. I think Imus needs to make amends to the actual people he attacked, not simply on the airwaves.