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Steve Brown April 13th, 2007

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This morning I read that Don Imus was fired.

It was probably a good thing. Anybody who would say something that offensive should have to pay a big price. When I was in commercial broadcasting, I could lose my job for saying "damn." Now you have to say a lot worse than that to be canned.

Imus did! Being canned is an appropriate price to pay.

Do you know what really bothers me? No, not that he said something stupid and racist, but that he didn't know … (Read More)

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Don't Just Blame Imus; Blame the Do-Nothing FCC

Jack Thompson April 13th, 2007

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On February 24, 2004, I heard Howard Stern air on his nationally syndicated radio show the following comment:

"Ever bang any famous nigger chicks? What do they smell like? Watermelons?"

I immediately faxed and e-mailed that racist, misogynist comment to both Clear Channel Communications, on whose station I heard it in South Florida and to FCC Commissioner Michael Copps' senior legal advisor, Jordan Goldstein.

As a result, Clear Channel removed the Howa … (Read More)

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