Looks like Imus may sue CBS because his agreement stated that he was doing what he was supposed to do according to his contract with the station, reported Anderson Cooper last night on his daily TV news program, Anderson Cooper 360. Having exclusively obtained a partial copy of Imus' contract, Anderson, as usual, does what his slogan says he does, and that is to “…let the news reveal itself.” "Services to be rendered are of a unique, extraordinary, irreverent, intellectual, topical, controversial, and personal character. These components are desired by and are consistent with company rules and policies." The contract also states that to be fired Imus had to have been first forewarned and no such warning was given by CBS.
Should Imus actually pursue the case and file suit the only allegation is contractual, that is that CBS not only sanctioned the kinds of things that Imus was hired to say, but they encouraged them, and to keep his position and ratings he was bound to say them.
Read the story yourself. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0705/02/acd.01.html
No one is saying here that anything Imus said was not wrong or in poor taste. The point is that there are more at fault than just Imus. For that reason alone, I, personally, want to see this lawsuit go forward even if it just gets settled out of court.
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This pandering to the lowest common denominator is the mentality which allowed show like Imus to thrive.
Obviously the lowest common denominator as you put it, has been awfully popular for the last 30 yrs. Imus has been a radio icon/legend for more than 30 yrs, maybe not to your taste, but none the less, to fire him for what he said, was absurd.
I hope he does sue them, I hope he wins and I hope he gets back on the air. This has all been a bunch of politically correct B.S. from the start!!