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Source: Nielsen Galaxy L+SD US (000), TV1 09/25/06-04/08/07, Roots=Sun 8-10p 04/08/07.  Program=Telecasts

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Cynopsis

4/12/07

Good morning, it’s Thursday, April 12, 2007 and this is your first early morning briefing. 

Late yesterday, NBC News pulled the plug on Don Imus saying it will no longer air the simulcast of Imus in the Morning radio show from MSNBC effective immediately. Originally, both NBC News and CBS Radio said they would suspend Don Imus and his radio show for two weeks effective April 16, following a racial comment he made last week about the Rutgers University women’s basketball team. In its place, MSNBC will air regular news programming from 530-10a. NBC News also apologized again to the Rutgers women’s basketball team yesterday in a prepared statement saying “we deeply regret the pain this incident has caused”.  Several of you chimed in to Cynopsis yesterday with new Emails to the Editors, which you’ll find at the base of this edition.  The section has a handful of representative comments providing different viewpoints and opinions.

Tonight’s Premiere:
ABC:  Notes From the Underbelly at 10p

NBC has announced its 2007 NFL schedule. Kickoff time for NBC Sunday Night Football matches begin at 815p and are preceded by the in-studio show Football Night in America at 7p. The line-up begins Thursday, September 6 between New Orleans at Indianapolis with the rest of the schedule consistent on Sunday nights:
September 9: New York Giants at Dallas
September 16: San Diego at New England
September 23: Dallas at Chicago
September 30: Philadelphia at New York Giants
October 7: Chicago at Green Bay
October 14: New Orleans at Seattle
October 21: Pittsburgh at Denver
October 28: Date reserved for World Series Game 5
November 4: Dallas at Philadelphia
November 11: Indianapolis at San Diego
November 18: Chicago at Seattle*
November 25: Philadelphia at New England*
December 2: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh*
December 9: Indianapolis at Baltimore*
December 16: Washington at NY Giants*
December 23: Tampa Bay at San Francisco*
December 30: Kansas City at New York Jets*
*These games fall in the NFL’s Flexible Scheduling weeks and teams are subject to change.

More on the NFL: CBS has unveiled its 48th season of NFL coverage that includes 108 regular-season games over 17 weeks of the American Football Conference, with games airing on Sunday afternoons. The NFL on CBS begins September 9 with live matches between New England at New York Jets; Washington at Miami; as well as other regional games that day including Denver-Buffalo; Pittsburgh-Cleveland; Kansas City-Houston and Tennessee-Jacksonville.  The regular-season schedule is topped off by a full post-season slate that includes an AFC Wild Card playoff game on January 6, two divisional playoff games on January 12 and 13 and the AFC Championship Game on January 20. In addition, the three CBS Sports’ live pre-season NFL games begin August 10 at 8p with action between Buffalo and New Orleans; followed by San Diego versus St. Louis on August 18 at 8p; and New England against Carolina on August 24 at 8p. The full regular-season game schedule on CBS can be found at cbs.sportsline.com.

Football wasn’t the only thing CBS unveiled yesterday …. CBS and DIC Entertainment unveiled the 2007-08 programming slate for the three-hour Saturday morning kid centric block on CBS.  The new programming lineup is comprised of six series, which will feature new animated series including Care Bears, Sushi Pack, I Was a High School Dinosaur and making its broadcast TV debut, Strawberry Shortcake.  Rounding out the block are returning shows CAKE and Horseland.

The Style Network will debut a new reality series this summer Kimora (wt) that will immerse viewers in the life of Kimora Lee Simmons, the multi-faceted entrepreneur, fashion mogul and mother of two. The series will take an inside look at Kimora’s home life at her estate in New Jersey where she manages her family, philanthropic and social commitments as well as her extensive staff. Elaine Brooks has developed the series for The Style Network and Steve Cantor of Stick Figure Productions and Carmen Mitcho of E! Networks are Executive Producers.

Actor Roscoe Lee Browne passed away yesterday at the age of 81.  You’ll recall Browne as the snippy black lawyer who got stuck in an elevator with Archie Bunker, or Saunders the butler on Soap, as Dr. Barnabus Foster on The Cosby Show (for which he won an his only Emmy award), or as the narrator of the two Babe movies.  His round tones and Shakespearean delivery made him a popular voice over actor for several animated children’s series as well as documentaries.  His first role came in 1962 in the film The Connection and he appeared in both films and on primetime television numerous times.

UPFRONT UPDATE: BRAVO

For the new season, Bravo will introduce an additional night of original programming on Thursdays to go along with its focus of docu-dramas on Tuesdays and competition reality shows on Wednesdays. In addition, Bravo has changed its sales focus from the A25-54 demographic to A18-49. New series plans for the 2007-2008 season include:

• Hey Paula – premieres summer 2007; this docu-series takes an intimate view of Paula Abdul’s professional and personal life. Produced by Scott Sternberg Productions.
• Flipping Out – premiere date TBA; Jeff Lewis flips multimillion-dollar houses for a living as well as members of his staff on occasion. He handles the stresses in his life with a myriad of therapists, spiritual healers and the like. Authentic Entertainment produces this series with Lauren Lexton and Tom Rogan as Executive Producers.
• Welcome to the Parker – premiere date TBA; Bravo presents a series featuring the staff of the posh Parker Palm Springs hotel. Produced by Snackaholic Productions with Ted Skillman and Belisa Balaban as Executive Producers. 
• Millionaire Matchmaker – premiere date TBA; viewers will get to know entrepreneur and small business owner Patti Stanger who is Founder/CEO of the Millionaire’s Club, the prestigious matchmaking service that caters to rich men. Produced by Intuitive Entertainment and Bayonne Entertainment with Kevin Dill, Mechelle Collins and Rob Lee as Executive Producers.
• First Class All the Way – premiere date TBA; this series will introduce viewers to the ultimate in luxury travel as Sara Duffy and her staff serve up first class experiences for the elite rich and celebrities. Produced by Stone and Company with Scott Stone, Dave Osper and Lori Kaye as Executive Producers.

Returning series on Bravo:

• Top Chef – summer 2007
• Project Runway – 4th Qtr 2007
• Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List – June 5 at 10p
• Inside the Actors Studio – ongoing
• Watch What Happens – New season begins in June
• Million Dollar Listing – premiere date TBA

Eric Johnson has been cast in the lead for a new version of Flash Gordon on the SCI FI Channel. Production will begin next month on the action-adventure series produced by Reunion Pictures and it will premiere this August. RHI Entertainment will distribute the series to international markets.

CBS has added Jay Mohr to its untitled comedy pilot about two writing partners – one straight (Mohr) and one gay (played by Brian Austin Greene) from KoMut Entertainment and Warner Bros. TV.

FYI — Ensemble comedy pilot Action News for Fox and from 20th Century Fox TV has been retitled to Back. The pilot stars Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton as local news co-anchors.

Comedy Central has ordered up a pilot called The Root of All Evil, reports Variety.  The show is a scripted courtroom “drama” (think People’s Court or any of the current daytime court shows) where comedians are the attorneys defending their clients as being the root of all evil, and the host and judge is Daily Show’s Lewis Black. Scott Carter and David Sacks are on board as exec producers.

Casting Call: Producers for the second installment of ABC’s American Inventor have been searching the country in recent weeks for the next inventor through open casting calls. The last two dates of auditions are coming up this Sunday at The Berry Center in Houston starting at 8a and then in Tampa on April 21 at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay at 8a. FremantleMedia North America produces this series that is set to debut on June 6 at 9p. For information on the auditions and to obtain the application visit: www.AmericanInventor.tv or call (888) 703-7728. 

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM MUSIC CHOICE

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Jeff Whitson has been named VP/GM for the Jacksonville television stations WAWS, WTEV and the digital station VTV (WAWS-DT2) all owned by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Jeff assumes his new position April 23, moving from Albany, NY where he was VP/GM of Clear Channel’s WXXA since 2002.

Cablevision Systems Corporation has hired 20-year MTV veteran Eric Sherman for the position of President at fuse network. Along with this appointment, the network will become a fourth division of Madison Square Garden joining MSG Entertainment, MSG Media and MSG Sports. Eric will manage fuse’s programming, marketing and development efforts, as well as digital products that include online, on-demand and mobile. Under his guidance, fuse will also expand its interactive offerings, content and branding initiatives for new media platforms.

NBC Universal TV Networks Distribution has restructured its affiliate sales group and in so doing has made several key appointments:

• Henry Ahn as EVP will continue to manage the new Affiliate Sales and Support groups.
• Bradley Fleisher, who reports to Henry Ahn, was made SVP/Distribution and will work closely with Bridget Baker, President and Ahn on significant client corporate relationships.
• Heidi Newman, VP and Lee Crain, VP will now report to Ahn and will supervise additional key corporate client relationships.
• Elizabeth Asencio as VP/Eastern Region, Bridget Farley as VP/Midwest Region and Harvest Smith as VP/Western Region will all manage and support clients in their respective regions. All three will report to Ahn.
• Heather McCallion was elevated to Senior Director/Eastern Region, reporting to Elizabeth Asencio.
• Bruce Levinson, VP/Southwest Region will continue to work in tandem with Ahn to manage client relations with the NCTC and Cable One and supervise accounts in TX, OK and LA.

Tabitha Calero and Gregory Diamond have founded the television and film production company Enigmatic Pictures. The new company has several television development projects in the works at various networks including CBS, and is also in production with a feature film called Criminal Attorney.

NBC News has made Anne Thompson its Chief Environmental Affairs Correspondent effective immediately. She will report on such issues as alternative fuels, global warming and other topics pertaining to this category. Her stories will air on all NBC News broadcasts including NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Today, MSNBC and on www.msnbc.com .

Maddie Henri has been upgraded to VP/Original Programming at HGTV. Maddie leads the original programming team in New York and will continue to manage such programs for the network as Carter Can and Guess What You’re Moving Out!.

Today in Cynopsis Kids, listen to the audio version here , or subscribe to the iTunes CynKids podcast

• What’s that noise? Or not.
• CBS and DIC Entertainment unveil the 2007-08 lineup for the Saturday morning kid block on CBS
• Pre MIPTV deals keep on coming

Today in Cynopsis International, listen to the audio version here or subscribe to the iTunes Cyn Int’l podcast 

• Universal Pictures International Entertainment, NBC Universal International Television Distribution and T-Com sign simultaneous digital distribution deals
• Taffy Entertainment inks U.K. deal for Fantastic Four with GMTV
• PBS to rework The War to include Latino veterans’ experiences

Today in Cynopsis Digital, listen to the audio version here or subscribe to the iTunes Cyn Digital podcast

• CBS fired a producer of Katie Couric’s blog for plagiarizing from the Wall Street Journal
• Comcast is acquiring Fandango.com as part of a planned entertainment portal
• Apple added MGM movies to the iTunes Store, Hollywood’s biggest movie vault

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 3/26-4/1/07 ranked by HH Rtg
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                 7.9 AA
Jeopardy (CTD)                                             6.3 AA
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD)                            5.6 AA / 5.7 GAA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)                          5.1 AA / 5.2 GAA
Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD)                   4.9 AA / 6.6 GAA
Judge Judy (CTD)                                          4.5 AA / 6.7 GAA
Seinfeld (Sony)                                             4.4 AA / 4.9 GAA
Dr. Phil Show (CTD)                                       4.3 AA / 4.4 GAA
Friends (Warner Bros.)                                   3.7 AA / 4.4 GAA
Inside Edition (CTD)                                       3.3 AA / 3.3 GAA
King of Queens (Sony)                                    3.3 AA / 4.5 GAA
Source Nielsen Media Research – Live + SD Data

Top 10 M-F Syndicated Strip Series for the week of 3/26-4/1/07 ranked by A18-49
Seinfeld (Sony)                                              2.7 AA / 3.0 GAA
Everybody Loves Raymond (CTD)                    2.6 AA / 3.4 GAA
Friends (Warner Bros.)                                   2.5 AA / 3.0 GAA
That ’70s Show (Carsey Werner)                     2.2 AA / 2.9 GAA
Oprah Winfrey Show (CTD)                             2.1 AA / 2.1 GAA
King of Queens (Sony)                                   2.1 AA / 2.8 GAA
Wheel of Fortune (CTD)                                  1.9 AA
Entertainment Tonight (CTD)                          1.9 AA / 2.0 GAA
Jeopardy (CTD)                                             1.6 AA
King of the Hill (Twentieth Television)              1.6 AA / 2.1 GAA
Source Nielsen Media Research – Live + SD Data

TUESDAY – A18-49 Analysis:  From last week to this week, FOX matched its ratings for Tuesday night winning again with 9.4/25 A18-49, according to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen Media Research. CBS came in second at 3.0/8, followed by ABC 2.9/8, NBC 2.1/6, UNIV 1.9/5, CW 0.9/3 and TELE 0.4/1. FOX was the leader during 8p with American Idol at 10.0/28 and also at 9p with House at 8.7/22. Then at 10p, ABC with Boston Legal and CBS with a repeat of Criminal Minds both came in first with 2.9/8 apiece. 

Live + Same Day Household Ratings: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 – time period averages. Source: Nielsen Media Research

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FOX       14.0/22        American Idol 15.2/24, House 12.9/20

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ABC        7.8/12          Dancing with the Stars: Performance Recap Show 5.0/8, Dancing with the Stars: Results Show 11.3/17, Boston Legal 7.0/12

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CBS        7.5/12           NCIS 9.2/14, The Unit 6.6/10, Criminal Minds [r] 6.7/11

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NBC        4.4/7           Dateline: NBC 3.6/6, Law & Order: CI [r] 3.9/6, Law & Order: SVU [r] 5.8/10

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UNIV       2.3/4           La Fea Más Bella 2.5/4, Destilando Amor 2.5/4, Nuestra Belleza Latina 2.0/3

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CW         1.5/2           Gilmore Girls [r] 1.3/2, Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For The Next Doll 1.7/3

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TELE       0.6/1           Marina 0.6/1, Zorro 0.7/1, Decisiones 0.6/1

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A18-49: FOX 9.4/25, CBS 3.0/8, ABC 2.9/8, NBC 2.1/6, UNIV 1.9/5, CW 0.9/3, TELE 0.4/1

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM CABLE U

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This Day in History:  1892 – Voters in Lockport, New York, had the honor of becoming the first in the United States to use voting machines.

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia: Murray was a Rare Flatbush Pound Collie-Shepherd from which show?   MAD ABOUT YOU.  Kudos to: Julie Morris-Scripps Networks/Knoxville; Linda Kitchens-PTCUMC/Peachtree City, GA; Gillian McGann-Initiative/Atlanta; Dennis Maguire-Bright House Networks/Tampa; Margaret Branshaw-WFAA/Dallas; Claire Goldsmith-Campbell Mithun/Minneapolis; Malia Chee-Strata One Source/Chicago; Dan Loving-KOCB/KOKH/Oklahoma City; Greg Carroll-IMGMedia/Santa Barbara; Jeff Suss-KCBS/LA; Will Levine/LA; Marianne M. Szymanski-Toy Tips and Parenting Hints Magazine/Beverly Hills

Today’s Trivia Question: What cast member from Grey’s Anatomy received the nickname “007” in the first season? ( click here with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: Only the second four correct answers from each time zone will be mentioned; and once you’ve been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can’t be mentioned again that calendar week.)

Later — Cyn
04.12.07

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JOB OPENING: SALES ASST/DIRECTV/NYC: Will provides sales & admin support to our Acct Executives and other members of the sales team. For full job description & to forward res go to www.directv.com/careers , refer to job # 700223 (4/13)

JOB OPENING: EVENT MARKETING MGR/CNN (ATL or NY): 5-7+ yrs exp in event mgmt. Will handle logistics, client/talent requests, and creation/ execution of events. Apply online via www.turnerjobs.com , Req# 77305. EOE. (4/13)

JOB OPENING:  COORD/NEW MEDIA/NBCU/Bravo: 2yrs + digital/online exp.Must be tech savvy, have strong project mngmnt&strong writing skills, & be able to research. Temp assignment approx.4 months. Res to: [email protected] (4/13)

JOB OPENING:  SUPERVISING PRODUCER/Silver Spring, MD:  Health & fitness original productions – research, talent, scripts, cut review. Collaborative envir., min. 3 yrs supv exp. Resume/ltr to [email protected]    (4/13)

SPRING INTERNSHIPS – These positions are for credit only – nobody gets paid here. They are posted for free, and students work for school credit only. For more information on the specs for posting an Internship ad, email Trish at  [email protected] .

SPRING INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY:  The Digital Innovation dept at NBCU is accepting resumes for the spring internship program. Applicants should have int in EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, DESIGN/DVLPMNT, PRODUCING/EDITING. Apply: [email protected] (4/19)

SPRING INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY:  MKTG/MNGMNT : A-list music exec & venture capitalist est. new Ent/Media comp. Clients range from Fortune 500 to clients in Radio-TV-Film. May lead to perm position within co. for right person. [email protected] (4/19)

SPRING INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Internship/ NYC based media company seeks intern to learn TV, PUBLISHING LICENSING BUSINESS. Must be organized with strong admin and interpersonal skills, proficient in MS Office. [email protected] (4/14)

SPRING INTERNSHIP CREDITS ONLY: Internship/ NYC based media company seeks GRAPHICS INTERN to learn TV, publishing, and licensing business. Must be proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator. [email protected] (4/14)

SITUATION WANTED ADS, POSTED BY THOSE LOOKING TO BE HIRED —

SITUATION WANTED:  RECOGNIZED GLOBAL TELEVISION EXECUTIVE, exp. in sales, licensing, acquisitions, distribution, co-production packaging, is available either full time or on consulting basis. [email protected] (4/19)

SITUATION WANTED: MARKETING EXECUTIVE/LA: 6+yrs exp in Marketing, event plan’g & promotions in US & Mexican mrkts (AETN, Turner, radio). Bilingual and Bicultural. MA in the UK. Creative, proactive, driven. Email: [email protected]   (4/19)

SITUATION WANTED:  Soon to be college grad looking for ENTRY-LEVEL PRODUCTION or MEDIA BUYING/SELLING position. Previous internships in TV and advertising sales. Hard-working, driven, outgoing & well-orgnz’d. [email protected] (4/18)

SITUATION WANTED: WRITER/ASSOC. PRODUCER: Young NYC based versatile screenwriter/Dev AP seeks writing/prod work on compelling TV/Film proj’s. Recent Exp w/ BBCNY, TLC & PBS Kids. For res/samples please email!  [email protected]   (4/17)

SITUATION WANTED: EXP’D WRITER/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR /CAM-OP/EDITOR in LA with diverse background seeks work. Esp. interested in creating fresh, dynamic digital content. View work: http://web.mac.com/benschlomo EMAIL: [email protected]  (4/17)

SITUATION WANTED: MARKETING BRAND MANAGER/Charlotte, NC:  15 yrs exceptional exp in marketing, advertising & promotions. Moving to Charlotte, NC on April 27th from LA, CAcall Robert McRary@ 310-795-6384 or email [email protected]   (4/17)

SITUATION WANTED: Recent college grad looking for ENTRY-LEVEL PRODUCTION, MEDIA RESEARCH OR MEDIA BUYING/SELLING position. Experienced in television with knowledge of industry. Hard-working and well-organized. [email protected]   (4/17)

SITUATION WANTED: DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING/DEVELOPMENT/PRODUCTION/ ALTERNATIVE  or similar. Experienced Supervising Producer/Exec in Charge seeks full time position – High energy. Great Manager. Detailed. Very creative. [email protected] (4/14)

SITUATION WANTED:  PROJ/OPS MGR: NYC, Prof. 5-7 yrs cable ntwk on-air promo/brand exp.  Mng day-to-day ops of promo projs.  Extreme attn to detail.  Strong organiz skills. Meticulous. Passion for excellence. [email protected]  (4/13)

SITUATION WANTED: EXPERIENCED PRODUCER/DIRECTOR in LA seeks high-concept, short-form projects. Motivated w/ fresh ideas. National spots under my belt. NYU TSOA Grad. View work: http://h1.ripway.com/JLSELWYN . EMAIL: [email protected] (4/13)

E-mail Trish Pihonak for rates and specs for Job Openings.

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WHAT’S ON TONIGHT: Thursday, April 12, 2007

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ABC:    Ugly Betty, Grey’s Anatomy, Notes From the Underbelly [p ]
CBS:    Survivor Fiji, CSI, Shark
CW:     Smallville [r], The Brick Awards
FOX:   Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, Trading Spouses [r]
ION:     Mama’s Family, Mama’s Family, Diagnosis Murder, Wonder Years, Wonder Years
MNT:    Movie: RoboCop 2
NBC:     My Name is Earl, The Office, 30 Rock, Scrubs, ER
PBS:     This Old House [r], Antiques Roadshow, The Hidden Child
TELE:    Marina, Zorro, Decisiones
UNIV:   La Fea Más Bella, Destilando Amor, Aquí y Ahora

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CYNOPSIS EMAILS TO THE EDITOR

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Emails to the Editor appear here completely unedited (except perhaps for length), and are reprinted here with the consent of the author.  Obviously, this is a topic many people have an opinion about and only a representative few will be published here.  Additionally, it is a topic when it’s easy to comment without going “on the record” with your name.  Only those willing to go “on the record” with their name, were and will be considered for publication.  If you want to respond to the topic or to a specific comment, just hit replay to this email, and put Email to the Editor in the subject line. 

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IN RE:  DON IMUS / RUTGERS / SUSPENSION

4/12/07:

Mr. Cole didn’t have to sign his letter to the editor “… and a Republican”. That was pretty obvious. Imus’ comments about the Rutgers women’s basketball team was racist AND sexist. And yes, he has the right to say anything he wants – Free Speech. He also has the right to suffer the consequences. Now he can shut up for 2 weeks.

–Elena Olivares

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This is in response to another email to the editor regarding the Imus situation.  It really bugs me when people bring up ‘Free Speech’ in situations like this.  Don Imus is not in danger of being arrested by the government for what he said.  Many employees get fired or punished for non-illegal acts.  No one has endangered the constitution in their reactions to Don Imus’ racist and sexist remark.  Billion Dollar brands ($10 brands too for that matter) have the right to choose how their brand is represented publicly.  It’s not a constitutional issue.

 

People judge edgy humor by using some sort of reference or by the context in which it was delivered.  If “Nappy Headed Hoes” had a direct relevant reference, then it could be possibly excusable.  No reference has been offered by Imus.  The only reference, therefore, is that he saw a basketball court full of African American women and called them “Nappy Headed Hoes.”  I may not be plugged into African American culture as deeply as Don Imus, but I don’t think “Nappy Headed Hoes” is a popular catch phrase in any community unless you want to get beat down.  Not to mention, if you’re going to use edgy racial humor, at least make it funny.  It wasn’t even close to being funny.  If you called up TBS, their operator would tell you that it wasn’t funny.

–Jonathan Hall

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I just wanted to show my support to Calvin.  

 

I consider myself a normal democrat, and i believe that everyone should be treated the same, but I also agree with Calvin in that we are also getting to the point that some things are going to far.  I really believe that the Rutgers team (per the interview I saw this morning on the Today Show), got upset to a certain extent at the comments, but would have been adults about it had the media and Al Sharpton not gotten involved.  They would have said, like the rest of the straight thinking public that Imus is an idiot and not worth our time – just like the majority of us do with people like Howard Stern or Chris Rock and all his comments.  He has the right to say it, but it doesn’t mean we have to agree.  I mean lets be serious, with all the issues and problems going on over in Iraq, the two major news stories yesterday were this and that Larry Berkhead is Anna Nichole Smiths’ baby’s daddy.

Can we please go back to the world when we didn’t have 24 hour news coverage!?! Please!

— Jessica Corb

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In response to Calvin Cole (a Christian and a Republican)’s comments, I don’t think Mr. Cole realizes that freedom of speech does not mean you should not have to deal with the consequences of your ill thought of words.  Would there be an uproar if he called “a tough-looking group of white women basketball players from the rural Midwest “trailer trash tramps”?”?  Your probably right in respect that there probably wouldn’t be, but should there be?  The answer is yes! 

 

Maybe that is more the point, that just because there is freedom of speech doesn’t mean you can just say any callous thing you want and feel no repercussion hiding behind freedom of speech.

… Walk up to any women on the street and call them a “ho” I’m sure freedom of speech will not help you no matter what race, color or creed the woman you are talking to is.  Then you have to think about who Imus was referring to.  A group of young women playing in a national championship game for a major university.  Why would he talk about these accomplished women like that, because they are not attractive to him?  Why would he call them “ho’s”? He does not know their sexual history or their academic accomplishments!  To tell you the truth I don’t think he even knew any of their names at the time of that broadcast. 

 

Last but not least why would he call them “nappy headed”?  Do you really think he was just referring to their hairstyles and not there race, because unfortunately nappy is associated with African American hair.  So I don’t think it is a “bit coloring” to call what he said a racial slur, just because he didn’t say the N word doesn’t mean race has nothing to do with the slur that came out of his mouth!

–Kenneth Irby ( an African-American, a Christian and a Democrat)

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I agree with the writer and I am a Jewish Democrat but first an American. 

Context is everything and the utter hypocrisy about this issue is (in a word) stunning.

I have been listening to Imus since he started on WNBC December 2, 1971.  Do I always agree with him, no but that’s America.

Humor is not always funny nor is it politically correct.  Imus has said he knows better which is, I guess, the reason for this mud slide.

I sincerely hope that the loudest critics of the punishment Mr. Imus will have don’t say or do anything they will ever seek forgiveness for.

–Art Salisch

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It’s unfortunate that you would re-post something that is obviously ignorant and disrespectful such as the reply in your newsletter.  Reprinting ignorant words (albeit with stars in between) only makes people feel their use is more acceptable when it is completely unacceptable.  Free speech is a right in our country, but free speech is only free when it’s not Libeling or Defaming someone else’s character.  As a former US serviceman, I also know that free speech is far from free; there is definitely a price paid for it every day.

Imus’ comments were ignorant; not a single girl on that basketball team fits the words he used to describe them (and in no way could he determine this by watching them play basketball on television).  The fact that he would make up excuses for using language like that speaks to nature of his character even more.  I am sure the advertisers will ultimately decide whether he has any future or not.

You have my permission to reprint my words, and I hope that you do.  It is unfortunate that people can misconstrue ill-conceived and attacking remarks with free speech.

–Oliver Harper

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Just so Calvin Cole and your other readers are informed.  The term “nappy” is a racial term.  It comes from the word “naps” which would describe the tightly bundled hair of African Americans.  Over the years this became “nappy” and was synonymous with bad hair. For more reading please see the book Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America.  This will better explain why this term is so offensive to other people.

–Reid Strohmeier

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4/11/07:

Cynthia…isn’t racial slur a bit coloring of his comments?  No, what he said wasn’t very thoughtful, but nappy is not necessarily a racial term – it’s an adjective.  Imus makes comments about everybody and always has.  He makes fun of Christians, Jews, all kinds of other religions, people and races and he always has.

The only crime here is that Imus is suspended for using FREE SPEECH.  I’m surprised at your coloring of the issue by putting the emphasis on the racial slur.  If he had called them ni**er hoes, that would be one thing.  (Editor’s note: the original word here was altered so not to set off your spam alarms.)

Just ask yourself this question: would we be having this news story if he had called a tough-looking group of white women basketball players from the rural midwest “trailer trash tramps”?

I don’t think so.  We’d go “oooh” and then forget about it. 

It’s America.  It’s not Rev. Sharpton’s Republic.  It’s time people stopped listening to this fear-imposing radical and remember our own freedoms.

I just think we need to stop this ridiculous fear that is being imposed on anyone.  If anyone speaks out and it offends a certain group, it seems that they are punished by the media, not the law, because it’s not illegal.

But they are penalized as if it were illegal.  Imus was suspended for two weeks, but curiously not right away – just when it was convenient for his bosses.  So, is it really an issue or just placating a loud constituency?

Calvin Cole (a Christian and a Republican)

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