Imus And Conservative Bigotry

CBS radio and MSNBC have suspended Don Imus for two weeks after his latest racist/sexist outburst, calling the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy headed hos". This is one of a LONG list of racist comments made by Imus, FAIR has a number of documented cases. A two week suspension is not enough. Bigots like Imus should not be rewarded and encouraged by mainstream media at all. The Imus racist outburst comes in the same week that Newt Gingrich tried to apologize, in Spanish, for his recent racist comment calling Spanish a "ghetto" language. We could go on and list the racist and sexist blather spewing from the mouths of Fox's Bill O'Reilly, CNN's Glenn Beck, and of course Rush Limbaugh. Add all this to the racist politics of the Republican Party and it is very clear that the conserative movement uses racism, sexism and homophobica to appeal to white men. According to recent polls, white men and the Republican Party have a lot to be worried about, as women and minorities gain political power and vote them out of office.