Should MSNBC give the boot to Imus?

In a word yes, but not for the racist, hateful, shitty things he said about the Rutgers Women's basketball team. He should be cut loose for the following reasons:

1) He's retirement age anyway. What is he, like 235 years old? The guy is a cross between an Anne Rice and a Louis L'Amour novel. Seriously.

2) Attention whores only truly disappear when you deprive them of attention. Don't waste your time hating Imus, Coulter, Sharpton, Hannity, Limbaugh, etc. etc. They feed off of your anger. They love attention whoring, and Al Sharpton doubled our pleasure by going toe to toe with the "I-man" on this latest kerfuffle. Whee! Twice the absurdness. They are one of the few problems in the world that actually go away when ignored. I suggest we do just that.

Honestly, I don't think anyone would've known what Imus had said if such a stink hadn't been raised. You know why? Because nobody under the century mark listens to Imus, save for a couple brain-dead rednecks. Sure, he's allegedly the third most listened to morning show in the continental U.S. But what does that mean in 2007? Not a whole hell of a lot, thanks to iPods, XM, Sirius, Morning Edition, and the like. In a market that splintered, all third place means is "second place loser."

3) The cryptkeeper has put on a few pounds, no?

Before

After

See the difference? Me either.

and finally...
4) Because when I turn off my TV at night watching Olbermann (AKA the single best talking head show on cable), I don't want to have to catch my news in the morning watching this baritone skeleton wearing a leather bag and a hat and his mustachioed sidekick "talking" about the "news," thank you very much.

It's like I go to bed in a world that's seemingly sane and then wake up in some alternate universe where in lieu of learning about world events that transpired in my sleep, I have to find out what's up with Mary Chapin Carpenter and then listen to a couple fossils ruminate while completely uninformed ad infinitum.

So MSNBC, if you would be so kind, lower Imus back into his crypt and seal it off this time. And here's an idea, put something on in the morning that doesn't suck.

Thanks a bunch!

Hugs,
M

UPDATE: Kevin Hench at Fox Sports agrees with me. And how often will you ever find anyone at Fox who agrees with me? It's rare. Mark your calendars.

UPDATE 2: I won! Hooray! MSNBC drops Imus’ show