No Imus! No Peace!

You can almost smell the hypocrisy coming out of the National Association of Black Journalists as they came out against Don Imus returning to the airwaves. To them the first amendment has no meaning as they appear to attempt to silence voices that they find objectionable.

"CHICAGO Weighing in again on the Don Imus controversy, the National Association of Black Journalists Tuesday said the radio personality who outraged many with his comments about "nappy-headed ho's" should not be allowed back on the air.
NABJ called reports that Imus is in negotiations with Citadel Broadcasting and in informal talks with Fox News "unimaginable."- Editor and Publisher

Unimaginable? What a laugh! These so called "black" journalists had better not turn on black oriented television programs like those on BET. Because they would have heart attacks when they hear how black rap artist degrade and demean black woman. No even after numerous apologies by IMUS these hypocrites still don't want his acerbic humor to be heard on the air. But, they give Tom Joyner a free pass when he and his crew make fun of whites. Yes the hypocrites at the NABJ are in good company with the likes of Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Keith Obermann, Al Roker and others who who mau maued the weaselly executives at NBC and CBS. Along with players like Eugene Robinson at the Washington Post and others. But, is there something else going on here? Perhaps Frank Rich said it best:

"Familar as I am with the warp speed of media, I was still taken aback by the velocity of Don Imus’s fall after he uttered an indefensible racist and sexist slur about the Rutgers women’s basketball team. Even in that short span, there’s been an astounding display of hypocrisy, sanctimony and self-congratulation from nearly every side of the debate, starting with Al Sharpton, who has yet to apologize for his leading role in the Tawana Brawley case, the 1980s racial melee prompted by unproven charges much like those that soiled the Duke lacrosse players."

There is another backstory for what Bill Maher calls the "manufactured outrage" against Imus and it has intriguing tie to the Hillary Clinton campaign and the liberal "watchdog" group Media Matters who pushed the story. You can read about those ties and the attempt to silence a Clinton critics like Imus here. It may just be that the NABJ and others are really worried that when IMUS gets back on the air he is going to open a big can of wup ass on them when he gets back on the air. I hope he does and I will be listening.