http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/ IMUS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG Imus is another example of the degradation of talk radio that has been going on since Rush Limbaugh started this in 1980. Rush was another failed DJ that got lucky in 1980 when talk radio and the AM signal were in deep trouble. So they experimented with a show that had no boundaries as to the kind of racism and hate mongering that could be disseminated in talk radio. This was followed by the other right wing haters with a mix of the “shock jocks” like Howard Stern and Imus. The fairness doctrine was killed by the Reagan Administration, which was followed by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 signed by President Clinton. That is the short history of why hate and racist talk radio is the rule rather than the exception. That is why I find it so ironic that the MSM(Main Stream Media) is pounding away at this story like the vultures that they have become. The MSM nurtured, incubated, and profited from the hate radio they created and now they are shocked at the Imus remarks. This is reminiscent of the famous Casablanca line by the corrupt prefect of police when he closed down “Rick’s” Café American.” “I am shocked that there is gambling going on here” was the prefect’s excuse for closing Rick’s as the casino manager says, “your winnings inspector.” So, Imus is the sacrificial lamb for the whole stinking mess. And he is not the worst of these hate mongers. Rush commits a felony drug offense after he and his Republican right wing cohorts have been saying far worst racist remarks for more than 20 years. Where is the outrage! Instead of the shock jock words that Imus used for the Rutgers basketball team, these right-wingers have effectively creating more hatred, racism, and divisiveness than Imus could ever have done with his irresponsible comment. The hateful comments like “femi-Nazi” “Ellen Degenerate” by these people has never gotten the attention that the Imus statement got. Perhaps Imus is fair game to these MSM executives because he supports Democrats as well as Republicans. There was even a suggestion by some idiot commentator that Imus is a liberal. In my opinion, Imus would only be a liberal in a fascist group. My suggestion to Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and the other anti-defamation groups is that they extend their outrage to the other talk radio hosts who are doing far more damage than Imus. This would be a message to the advertisers that would really have an impact on talk radio and the dissemination of hatred that has so divided this country over the last 25 years. My suggestion to Imus is that he donates a few million dollars to a chaired professorship at Rutgers University for a media program directed at this problem if he is serious about his apology. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:1:37 CDT en-us 3 http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig5570468 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I support this petition. Fat racist blow hard. He is one of the original \"Neo-Cons\", which I believe to be a school of thought closely related to nazism. Yeah I said it. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig5400605 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I support this petition. This man needs to be stopped. I heard his horrific remarks about Katrina last night on the Ed Show on MSNBC and I was astounded. Who does he think he is. It cracks me up that the very people who are the far right religous fanatics are the biggest haters of people. God knows no color, we are all loving spiritual beings and he needs to be fired! http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3465477 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST Screw cock smokin' murderin' liberal snow ballas! http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3381878 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST Fox talk radio must be stopped. It is purly political and is the property of Ruffus Murdock the biggest funder of the Republican party. Rush Limbaugh, Shawn Hennity, and Neil Bortz must be remved from the airways immediately, the make Imas look like a saint. The congress must take immediate steps to make laws that will throttle back talk radio and clean up their act. I think now is the time to act because talk radio know they are out of lin. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3372776 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST It is time to bring back the fairness Doctrine and hold those who spew hatred accountable. I refuse to patronize any advertiser that support these hate mongers; specifically, but not limited to: Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Michael Savage and enablers such as Fox News. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3322951 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST We need to end the use of bigotry -- of any sort - to make political points. There is no place for such rhetoric on our airwaves or in our society. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3317873 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST Enough is enough!We need 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech, but we don't need hate propaganda! Make the stations responsible for what poisons they send out! http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3315046 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST Limbaugh, Hannity, O'Reilly, Coulter et al have poisoned the well of political discourse in America. These people spew hatred and violence on a daily basis, yet no one in the mainstream media has said anything about them. They MUST be stopped. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3314844 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST Let's stop the right wing hate talk. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3314693 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3314326 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST there needs to be more killing http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3313664 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST Hate speech, derogatory and demeaning remarks have absolutely no place on public airwaves, nor should it be accepted in form of corporate or political advertising. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3313332 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST Rush and the other hate mongers are too deeply ingrained in the American consciousness to be removed with ease. The hate they have spawn over the years have done irrecoverable harm. I do not understand why after so many years it is Don Imus who is targeted and not the others. However, I hope this case represents the opening of a door that will open very quickly. The MSM (which is hardly patriotic), in my opinion, is even more responsible than the Bush crime family for what has happened to our country. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3311342 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3310990 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST Damn niggers and liberals should be killed! http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3310952 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3310842 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3308630 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3308113 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST Right-wing hate radio is responsible for the state of this country today. Not only do their kingpins spew racism and hatred, they have created an environment in which the facts no longer count for anything. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/StopHateRadio/#sig3307598 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST