April 13, 200719 yr Isn't CBS owned by Viacom, which owns Comedy Central which airs this show? Yup...
April 13, 200719 yr So why exactly did they fire Mr. Imus? Maybe they consider him to be more than satire and adult humor given how long he has been around and his place in the national eye. I've also never seen South Park directly attack a group like Imus did without the satire being clear and evident. Plus one is on public airwaves and the other requires a paid subscription. Far different standard...
April 13, 200719 yr Because the advertisers started to leave. That's what it really boils down to.....If they hadn't started to pull out, CBS would have done nothing more than the suspension, if even that.
April 13, 200719 yr That's what it really boils down to.....If they hadn't started to pull out, CBS would have done nothing more than the suspension, if even that. That my point, as far as CBS is concerned it was never about what was said. Listen to O&A tomarrow, or any day for that matter. I guarantee that they will say something much more offensive than Imus did. Especially tomarrow since Imus didn't get fired early enough today for them to comment about it.
April 13, 200719 yr Maybe they consider him to be more than satire and adult humor given how long he has been around and his place in the national eye. I've also never seen South Park directly attack a group like Imus did without the satire being clear and evident. Plus one is on public airwaves and the other requires a paid subscription. Far different standard... MSNBC is on the public airwaves?
April 13, 200719 yr MSNBC is on the public airwaves? I was talking about the radio portion of the same show...
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