tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post3271445012363728786..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Ironies in the MorningAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-55588100415042844372007-04-13T18:25:00.000-04:002007-04-13T18:25:00.000-04:00In the mounds of writings that I have seen on the ...In the mounds of writings that I have seen on the subject this week, cakreiz, that is the wisest I have seen.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-63067712224142791902007-04-13T17:18:00.000-04:002007-04-13T17:18:00.000-04:00I used to listen to Imus myself. As time wore on,...I used to listen to Imus myself. As time wore on, I got bored with him. My theory is that Imus' demise came, in part, because of his mixed format: a relatively serious national news program with a shock-jock component. Given this backdrop, what would otherwise be a mundane shock-jock slur became more shocking. Imus at once sought legitimacy and anarchy, and it finally caught up to him. As long as he targeted public figures, he got away with much. That changed last week. <BR/><BR/>You're right about his anti-pc, faux bigotry stance. Further, he's a complicated guy. He was often mean-spirited and ungenerous, but in the next breath, could be very giving. At the day's end, he lived by a sword and he died by it. I don't see him as a victim- other than, perhaps, of his own hubris.cakreizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16325209344753683958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-63031298146618845112007-04-12T18:36:00.000-04:002007-04-12T18:36:00.000-04:00The general feeling at my workplace was that the I...The general feeling at my workplace was that the I-Man has said much worse and not raised anywhere near the reaction this caused.<BR/><BR/>I think I stopped listening to him when the Concord station that carries it went country. Too shocking to the system to get out of work and have C&W blasting out of my speakers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-54533259116275691782007-04-12T12:25:00.000-04:002007-04-12T12:25:00.000-04:00AVI..I had some more thoughts about this subject t...AVI..I had some more thoughts about this subject that I posted at my own blog. I have a link to you and your post on the subject.<BR/><BR/>I mention it only so I don't have to feel like I am "talking" behind your back about it.terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399706958844399216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-40402421618930972462007-04-10T16:54:00.000-04:002007-04-10T16:54:00.000-04:00A fair point.I don't think that Imus was leaking o...A fair point.<BR/><BR/>I don't think that Imus was leaking out his real feelings about the women involved, but he <I>was</I> letting his need to be baddest and most outrageous leak out. Pretty childish.<BR/><BR/>Just to be clear, the "self-importance" comment was supposed to be directed to "those who are making a big public issue about this," not just anyone who was offended. But I didn't write that very clearly.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-17245470610482181002007-04-10T16:42:00.000-04:002007-04-10T16:42:00.000-04:00I have to disagree. I guess you will have to label...I have to disagree. I guess you will have to label me as self-important.I don't listen to Imus, so I have no context for the remarks.<BR/><BR/>However, as a woman, I don't see any value to the word "ho." "Nappy headed" also does not bring to mind flowing locks of blonde, red or brunette "white" hair.<BR/><BR/>I seem to recall your post about Kerry and his "getting stuck in Iraq" comments as implying that people tend to say the things they really mean, albeit inadvertently.<BR/><BR/>Should these comments not be held to that same line of thought?terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399706958844399216noreply@blogger.com