Picking Splinters: The Imus Issue

Anyone that has ever listened to Don Imus, who was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1989, knows the so-called “original shock jock” is not exactly Doctor Phil when it comes to the sensitivity department. For better or worse, it’s part of his appeal. But his recent comment that the Rutgers women’s basketball team was full of “nappy-headed hos” has put the politically correct posse into overdrive and suddenly this has become the Perfect Media Storm, making headlines from CNN to ESPN.com. The latter had nine different links to related content Tuesday morning.

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