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Imus spews racist, sexist views on Clinton
Why do some racists think it’s okay to say backward mess as long as its couched in so-called humor? Better, why hasn’t MSNBC’s Imus of Imus in the Morning been fired?
Media Matters reported this week:
On the March 6 edition of MSNBC’s Imus in the Morning, executive producer Bernard McGuirk said that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) was “trying to sound black in front of a black audience” when she gave a speech on March 4 in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” civil rights march.McGuirk added that Clinton “will have cornrows and gold teeth before this fight with [Sen. Barack] Obama [D-IL] is over.”
Earlier in the program, in reference to Clinton’s speech, McGuirk had said, “Bitch is gonna be wearing cornrows.” McGuirk also said that Clinton will be “giving Crips signs during speeches.” The Crips are a Los Angeles-based street gang.
Posted at 8:14 AM, Mar 08, 2007 in News | Permalink | View Comments
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It sounds like McGuirk tried to make a point while using the most inflammatory examples possible. Too bad modern media is more about being controversial than clever. A witty and intelligent dig at Sen. Clinton's attempts to appeal to African American voters would have hit everyone's funny bone.
Posted by: My Pirate Captain | March 8, 2007 3:56 PM