BREAKING: Black History Month Extended

Black History Month extended? Well, at least in our corner of the universe. Seems like a good year for it. From the media frenzy of last April to Barack Obama’s candidacy to Imus’ stunning comeback, the moment is now.
(Side note for the record: The Clintons could have been leaders in this regard, using [...]

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Karith Foster visits United Nations

Karith Foster reported back on her visit to the United Nations yesterday to help raise awareness for worldwide violence against women. Go to SayNoToViolence.org and add your name to help raise $100,000 for The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women.
Visit SayNoToViolence.org…

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Imus: Dodd Rescuing Mortgages, Protecting Home Values

 

In Sunday’s New York Times Alan S. Blinder (former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve) noted I-Fav Chris Dodd’s support for refinancing distressed mortgages to stave off foreclosure.
The approach is simple. A semi-public Corp buys the distressed loan at a discount from the lender.  Taken into account the discounted value and current interest rate, the [...]

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Life, Dickerson, and the Pursuit of Imus

First of all let me apologize for not having posted or commented much in the last few weeks. Let’s just say “real life” has been slapping me ’bout the head and shoulders with a over-sized halibut, or at least that’s what it feels like. Damn that real life! Damn it straight Chappaqua, NY! (Isn’t that [...]

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Media Matters & friends still confused about Imus

Citizen journalist Faye Anderson is another example of someone who takes Media Matters’ viewpoint as gospel. She writes in a recent post:
Fortunately, Media Matters monitors “Imus in the Morning.” So, I don’t have to start my day with morning sickness.

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Imus Valentines Kiss Off – Ifill Is A Liar

Sistuh Liar? Imus Crew Debriefs 2008 NYC NABJ Awards.

(Provided by BruceTube)
Imus Crew attended the NYC NABJ 2008 Awards ceremony with WABC suits on 2/13/2008. NABJ 2008 accomplishment? Getting Imus off the air. Try as they might, NABJ could not keep the I-man off the air!
During the on-air discussion [...]

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Dick Cavett, Eddie Murphy on Letterman

David Letterman clip recommended by Cavett this morning…

Cavett, anagram genius, also notes that “Don Imus” rearranges to—get this—“I’m Sound.”
Pretty cool.

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Clinton-MSNBC catfight rolls on…

Interesting to see the old comrades at each other’s throats. Great update from FishbowlDC on the most recent interchanges:
The Hillary campaign recently took MSNBC reporter David Shuster (and MSNBC generally) to task for asking a guest on February 7th’s “Tucker” program, “[D]oesn’t it seem like Chelsea’s sort of being pimped out in some weird sort [...]

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Imus Launches National Race Discussion With Carl Jeffers “On Fire”

Astronaut(?) Carl Jeffers Launches In On Imus Race Discussion
Provided by: BruceTube
ChanX CliffsNotes
Exchange took place at the very end of the Carl Jeffers appearance…
Imus: No one is having the race discussion because it is too uncomfortable. If you’re willing would like to have you back on to [...]

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Wiping up after hypocrisy…

Good to see these points coming out, and as an added benefit, we get to watch Chris Matthews squirm in embarrassment as he grows up. (The entire way he has been covering this campaign is racist and sexist. The primary statistic is who is or isn’t carrying each group, and it has reached levels bordering [...]

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