Boot Imus

Some of the comments Imus makes on his show, are very vulgar. At times, Don refers to his wife the “Green Ho.” Now, if I was his wife, I would be in an uproar hearing my own husband call me a name like that.
The racial comments by Imus about the Rutger’s team were not the first time he has made racial slurs about people other than his wife. This controversy just happens to be the first brought to the attention of the NABJ. In previous shows, Don has referred to NBC’s Gwen Ifill as a “cleaning lady” and described William Rhoden of The New York Times as "a quota hire."
In my opinion the National Broadcast Society should regulate what is allowed to be said on the air no matter if it is radio or television, or even if it is satellite or basic. Everything that has the possibly to be aired to a potential audience by radio, newswire, TV and even the newspaper should be regulated as to what is allowed to be aired.
If more occurrences such as the Don Imus situation continue to happen, I could see a lot of lawsuits being pursued against every derogatory comment made on air or on paper. Although people have their freedom of speech, if situations like this were to get so controversial, people who are just walking down the street talking to their friend about how American Idol’s Sanjaya is just so horrible and someone of some authority hears it, those people having that meaningless conversation could have the possibility of being sued for the derogatory comment they made that one day when they were talking with their friend.

In my opinion, Imus should be kicked off the aired along with other shows of the same matter as what his show was about.