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Imus Wrapup by Bob Herbert NYT op-ed 4-16-07

by Ralph Deeds

Here's the best commentary I've seen on the Don Imus controversy. Op-Ed Columnist Signs of Infection E-Mail Print Save By BOB HERBERT Published: April 16, 2007 People in positions of great power are the... published 15 months ago

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Borat--a guaranteed funny movie starring Sacha Baron Cohen

by Ralph Deeds

Sacha Baron Cohen recently announced that he's dropping his highly successful alter ego characters, Borat and Ali G. "When I was being Ali G and Borat, I was in character sometimes 14 hours a day, and I came... published 2 years ago

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R.I.P. Jesse Helms

by Ralph Deeds

Died on the Fourth of July Some quotes of Jesse Helms, who died on the Fourth of July at age 86: "I'm so old-fashioned I believe in horse whipping." - During a debate in 1991 on an... published 16 hours ago

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Imus Fiasco--Commentary by Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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Leonard Pitts's column in my morning paper today sums up the controversy over Don Imus's offensive comment about the girls basketball team as follows: "The line for offending stops at being a bully." Here's a... published 14 months ago

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FIRE DON IMUS? MSNBC SAYS YES

by Ralph Deeds

"You knew something was up early in the day. As soon as I told executives "We'll get back to you, they said. "In a '60 Minutes' interviiew with Don Imus broadcast in July 1998, Mike Wallace said of the "Imus... published 15 months ago

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Commentary by an Imus Fan

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Here's some thoughtful and balanced commentary on the Imus affair by Slate's critic at large, Stephen Metcalf. (Linked below.) A fan's comment on Imus published 15 months ago

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