Show Me the Money
Given that a bunch of high roller sponsors have bailed on Imus's television Simulcast of his morning radio cesspool, it shouldn't be surprising that MSNBC has pulled the plug on him. Neither is the obligatory statement they released surprising, in which they apologized for any hurt his idiocy has caused. (I won't repeat his foul remark here, since every single media outlet has echoed it ad infinitum until it's etched into the American soul as deeply as E Pluribus Unum and "mission accomplished.") MSNBC also "reaffirmed" its commitment to all those wonderful values they stand for, you know, all that family stuff. Where, I want to know, have the MSNBC people been all these years while Imus was pumping out his hate-filled spewage? Why did they suddenly get a conscience? Up to now they were too busy counting the profits, that's why. Some advertisers get nervous and we have a mea culpa. The fact is, the airwaves may be public, but nobody is forced to listen to Imus, or any of the other bottom feeders who man the microphones. I've driven back and forth across America twice, listening to radio stations all the way, and I've got news for you, the creeps are out there, hundreds of them, in every local market from L.A. to Maine, little Imus and Limp-paw wannabes. To my way of thinking, the fact that anybody pays attention to them is cause for deep sorrow about the conscience of the country.
posted by John M Crowther @ 7:06 AM
4 Comments:
Somethings got to give sometime... but when will the pendulum swing?
Identified with the cartoon John... I saw the recent release aussie movie Razzle Dazzle which dealt with (not so much stage mum's... as ballet mum's) same diff really though... all ugly. It was a comedy but really uncomfortable to watch. Hope it changes attitudes and makes a difference to someone somewhere.
The other night, I could not get on line due to several reasons, mainly, that my computer hates me and tries to drive me crazy every chance it can get. So I turned on the TV, thought I would watch one of the programs that everyone is raving about these days. I gave up 5 minutes into the program. I decided to read an interesting book written in 1907 instead.
Now I hear on the news that one of players on the R. team claims to be scared for life and is going to sue everyone within sight. Does it seem to anyone else that the world is going even crazy. What happened to 'sticks and stones may break my bones, etc.' Is she going to sue the rappers as well who call all women 'ho'? No one has a right to disrespect others the way that these people on both sides are doing.
If there is anyone worse than the classic Stage Mother it must be the rarely seen but equally obnoxious Stage Father. Macaulay Culkin, the first child actor to be paid a million dollars, had this to say about his dad: “My father was overbearing. Very controlling. He was always the way he is, even before my success. He was not always a good person. He'd play mind games to make sure I knew my place. I don't see him, which is unfortunate. But I don't have any desire to see him. I vaguely know where he is, and I don't want to know. As long as he's not standing outside my doorstep, I'm fine.”
I'm glad you mentioned Macaulay Culkin, prof. I heard him interviewed on NPR some time ago, and was struck by how intelligent, sensitive, and articulate he is. I wish him well.
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