Please contact MSNBC about Imus' threats & racist remarks towards Arabs

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http://mediamatters.org/items/200411190009

Imus anchor on Palestinians: "Stinking animals. They ought to drop the bomb right there, kill 'em all right now"
MSNBC's Imus in the Morning offered derisive, racist commentary about Palestinians during the November 12 funeral of deceased Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat. Regular Imus guest and sports anchor Sid Rosenberg referred to Palestinians as "stinking animals" and suggested: "They ought to drop the bomb right there, kill 'em all right now." On November 19, the program broadcast a radio segment featuring a guest -- parodying General George S. Patton, Jr. -- who said that the recent report of a U.S. Marine shooting an unarmed, injured Iraqi insurgent provided the enemy "with another cozy 'al Jazeera moment' for the Muslim masses to respond to with their routine pack-of-rabid-sheep mentality." The guest also referred to a deceased Iraqi insurgent as "a booby-trapped raghead cadaver."

From the November 12 edition of MSNBC's Imus in the Morning:

DON IMUS, host: They're eating dirt and that fat pig wife of his is living in Paris.

ROSENBERG: They're all brainwashed, though. That's what it is. And they're stupid to begin with, but they're brainwashed now. Stinking animals. They ought to drop the bomb right there, kill 'em all right now.

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To Whom It May Concern:

I am sickened & appalled at the hate-filled racist tirades & death threats that you allowed to be broadcast on your radio station on the 12th & again today. How could you allow these bigoted fanatics air time for these vile attacks? Do you have no sense of decency? What if they had verbally attacked & denigrated African Americans instead of Arabs? What if they had suggested killing all the Jews or all the Catholics instead of killing all the Muslims? Would that have been ok with you, too? If you had any civility at all, they would have been fired on the spot. At the very least, you owe the public an immediate apology and a promise that this will never happen again.

PS: I will be posting this around the internet to notify other decent people of this revolting display of bigotry, hate & incredibly bad judgment."

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. What nationality is Imus.... I need to "compliment" him..... n/t

[NJ_Lib]

2. And he's a Kerry supporter?

I always knew he was a Repuke at heart...

[lindsayg]

3. He claimed to be a Kerry supporter

but it seems like the few times I turned on his show he was bad mouthing him.

[diplomats]

9. I thought the same thing-

For a Kerry supporter, he was always dissing him, called him a phony. One of his lackeys (not Charles, but the bald guy) called Hillary a "hag" which I thought was nasty.

Imus is a pain in the butt, but I watch him for his guests, like Maureen Dowd and Jeff Greenfield.

[AngryOldDem]

11. Imus' opinions depend on which way the wind blows

They change hourly.

[girl gone mad]

4. A woman in a towel causes outrage..

but two men calling for the deaths of millions of innocents is passe.

[Gyre]

5. How about?

TO: MSNBC
CC: Imus

Don Imus is an abomination. His psychopathic remarks regarding how "we" ought to treat Palestinians" is the low point in the history of American media.

MSNBC is an accomplice and vehicle, without which, Mr. Imus would just be another racist sad sack hanging out at the mall after a half-day of selling insurance.

I demand that you FIRE Mr. Imus immediately. No apology should be accepted; none could ever undo the damage to Arab-Americans that you have abetted.

Sincerely,

[JohnnyCougar]

7. LOL!!

I hope you really mailed that!

[buff2]

6. This is what's wrong with America today.......

Too many hatemongering bigots with waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much air time.The good ole FCC will fine a station millions of dollars for someone showing a breast or saying the word "shit",but those ratwingnuts can spew all the hate they want,threaten people's lives,make fun of other people and it's acceptable. I phucking HATE Bu$h's new America....I hate all the name calling and prejudice these assholes spout 7 days a week.I can't watch those shows anymore. I prefer movies or classic sitcoms. The rest is garbage and it's sickening. :puke:

[AlamoDemoc]

8. Consider it done!

and thank you

[AngryOldDem]

10. Why is he still on the air?

I can't believe he is pulling adequate numbers for MSNBC during that time slot.

I was hoping that since they kept cutting back his time (he was on for three hours) they would eventually can him.

He's not funny; he's not informed.

[Starlight]

12. bump

[lumpy]

13. double bump

e-mail msnbc

[brook]

14. Done.

:kick:

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15. bump