UPDATE
Pardon my inaccuate memory...here's the actual quote:
"that little monkey gets loose, doesn't he,"
H/T to Too Little Sleep
(previous title, my inaccurate memory of "look at that monkey run")
Forgive my indulgence, but I hope I can make this the "be all, end all" of the Imus diaries today. If you remember the title quote, follow me over the fold....
As many of you remember, this was Howard Cosell's career-ending quote.
Having been well overexposed to the Imus debacle, I'd reckon it's fair to say that it's a tossup between Cosell and Imus; they're both insensitive, racist fuckups.
UPDATE Some say that Cosell didn't make racist remarks before this. I will certaintly NOT dispute this, Cosell seemed like a standup guy before that...I was as shocked as anyone. Nonetheless, he really fucked up. {end update}
What really sucks today is that it developed into some so-called "issue." Thirty years ago there was no issue. There was no discussion. Cosell was fired shamed into resignation, no ifs, ands, buts, or controversy.
That's right! No controversy! You're Thirty years ago there was no issue. There was no discussion. Cosell was fired shamed into resignation. Bye.