People need to stop psychoanalyzing Imus, or any entertainer. They don't make those comments out of hate. They make them specifically to get a rise out of somebody. Imus is a "shock jock" who's been doing it longer that the much more offensive Howard Stern. Stern could have made the EXACT SAME comment, but would have gotten a pass because Robin laughed at it.
It's not about hate, it's about ratings. He knew he would have to talk to Al or Jessie. But, it was a slow news day, and CNN would rather spend three hours asking a bunch of media whores like Sharpton, who'll do or say anything to get on the news, how they feel about Imus than, say, Darfur, where millions of actual African people are actually being slaughtered. If I were black, I know what I'd find more offensive.
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