Imus

[Joel S. Berson]

At 4/10/2007 10:16 AM, Mark A. Mandel wrote:
>Imus was thinking exactly what it sounds like, and smugly (and evidently
>correctly) assuming that his regular listeners would applaud and his
>employers would defend him. Whether or not he really is a racist, sexist,
>homophobic SOB, he talks that way.

Listening to the excerpt, one can hear someone else (perhaps in his
broadcast booth, perhaps a producer with an open mike) applauding (if
I may assume laughter fits that category) and commenting
(unfortunately I could not make out the words).

Joel

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