Don Imus just called Joe Wilson a "Fat Weenie & a lying Scum"!!! WTF??

[Pachamama]

I woke up a while ago and turned the TV on and it happened to have been left on MSNBC...First I was listening to him interview Chris Dodd, and it seemed somewhat interesting, but now he is in a discussion with Kelly O'Donnell about the Libby trial and is on a rant about Joe Wilson. Then he said that about him!!!

WTF?

I am sorry, but that is uncalled for - name calling is immature, especially for a commentator/host, and he comes across like a infantile and unintelligent person incapable of discussing an issue that he may disagree with, but this comment completely ignores all facts about Joe Wilson and what he has done for this country and been subjected to.

Lying scum? I'd like to know what Don Imus thinks Joe Wilson has "lied" about? Unlike the real liars in the White House, I'd put forward the argument that Joe Wilson was perhaps the only one who was telling the truth...

Fat Weenie? Hardly...I've seen Wilson in person...he's actually a handsome man....unlike Imus....

[POAS]

1. Maybe he was looking in a mirror?

[Missy M]

3. Did he say why he thought Joe Wilson was a fat weenie and..

lying scum? I think Imus is suffering from some kind of mental disorder, maybe senility is setting in. I'm not sure why anyone would listen to his rantings and above all, why anyone would care what he thinks.

[Pachamama]

12. No, he didn't say why he thought he was a fat weenie and lying scumbag...

I just sent an email to him at [e-mail] and told him I found it offensive and that frankly I believe that Joe Wilson is an hero. I pointed out that the things Wilson told us about what he didn't find in Niger proved to be true, unlike the lies of the White House and VP office that took us into an illegal war that has killed many people. I also asked the question about how many lives of CIA operatives and informants were risked and perhaps died as a result of the outing of Valerie Plame and Brewster Jennings? I also pointed out that Joe Wilson is actually quite a handsome man for his age...

[Missy M]

15. Good email...

I hope he takes the time to read it.

[Pachamama]

17. I hope so too...I was very polite and pointed out that I'm a parent and wouldn't want my children

calling names to people like that...

[goclark]

47. He can't look,mirror would break - here is a link to his "charity"

work.

http://www.talkleft.com/story/2005/03/26/853/44594


I bet he paid someone off big time to get out of that mess.

[mmonk]

2. I'm sure media matters will have something soon.

[Ghost in the Machine]

4. did you expect anything better of him? Imus is a hack, pure and simple

I've only ever caught his show twice.. but it was enough for me. I couldn't stomach any more of it...

[Hubert Flottz]

5. Imass has a fried brain like Bush has...

Too much beer and wine...too many good times, makes Don a dull guy.

[goclark]

36. He happily admits that he was once a coke head

and he popped pills all the time.

IMO, he has never stopped his drug habits.
All the time he sounds stoned and out of it and he goes from LOVE to HATE with his guests all the time.

The guests kiss his butt ALL the time. It is a good ole boys network and he knows how to work it.

[Pachamama]

39. Well, with that being his own self-admitted past drug use he better never criticize Obama for having

done the same in his youth.

But, hey, if IMUS declares such infantile and inaccurate statements about people like Wilson, I wouldn't be surprised if he decides to criticize Obama too...

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. Imus must have gotten a check delivered to the ranch from the White House.

A donation for his wife's charity, of course. No conflict at all.

[Uben]

7. Was his daddy a president?

I have often wondered how such a person could get his own talk show. The guy does not come across as intellectual at all, he has no personality, he slurs, and that hat! It's like watching Howdy Doody!

[CTyankee]

8. I met Joe Wilson in person last October when he was speaking here in New Haven

He does have a little paunch but he is a handsome, articulate, sincere and intelligent man. Imus is brain damaged from all that booze. I've known drunks and former drunks who are like that. They are impossible.

The editors at The New Republic also did a number on Wilson several months back. They were making fun of him, saying that you have to avoid him at Washington cocktail parties or he'll bore you with his story. Well, he can talk to me anytime he wants. And the editors at TNR are jealous because Wilson is getting so much attention and they are not.

Wilson has a cause that is just, he has a beautiful family, makes a nice living, and has lived an exciting life. He was brave enough to stare down Saddam Hussein and save the lives of many people caught in Iraq just before the first Gulf War. Imus would have run away, miserable worm that he is!

[Pachamama]

19. You should email Imus and let him know what you think of Mr. Wilson

I think if he got enough emails from people right now, he might shut his trap in the future about Wilson...

[CTyankee]

53. Well, that's a thought, tho I don't think Imus gives a rat's ass what

anybody thinks.

Have you read Wilson's book "The Politics of Truth"? It is terrific. For some reason, this whole story is fascinating to me. I think it would make a great film, along the lines of "All the President's Men." I hope it will be a film after the criminal and civil trials are over and maybe more stuff comes out on Rove and Cheney.

[Skidmore]

9. Imus, the rebel, is too busy trying to keep

his suckup status with power to be objective. It is all about Imus and whoever he's sucking up to at the moment. Lately he's been trying to absolve Russert of his sins. Pope Imus.

[City Lights]

10. Intellectually, he's on the same level as the chimp.

He and the chimp would probably pull each other's fingers a lot if the two of them spent any time together. I can't stand him and never watch or listen. I make a point of not tuning in to MSNBC until after his "show" ends. The "I'm an ass" moniker suits him perfectly.

[PCIntern]

11. I had dinner with Joe Wilson as described some months back

in detail here at DU. I've met Imus - 30 years ago - but met him nonetheless in Atlantic City - he was and is a drug-addled, abusive asshole who is occasionally funny and has good guests on his show.

They should not even be mentioned in the same sentence.

[Pachamama]

14. Then I'm sure you'll certainly agree, which of those two is the handsome one...

I've never seen Imus in person, but I will say I found that Joe Wilson is a very handsome man for his age...I say that as a woman who is married to a gorgeous man who trains for the Iron Man and is in great shape....I remember seeing Joe Wilson the first time at the Downing Street Memo hearings when I was in DC and I thought that he was a good-looking man. He had a presence and great eyes.

[PCIntern]

23. he does and...

his wife, whom I've never met, is clearly movie-star glamorous. I think that's what pissed off so many folks.

T.F.Bad...

[CTyankee]

54. Was he as nice as I thought (I only spoke to him briefly to get my book autographed)?

He seemed to be a nice guy, altho I do think he is wound a bit tight over the situation, and who wouldn't be? Honestly, when the editors of the New Republic started in on him in a very pissy way, all I could think of was that they were jealous of his bravery and his fame. They wished they had been as courageous and as principled as he. And then there's his beautiful wife. I sometimes think THAT's what got some of these guys upset!

[Judi Lynn]

13. It's so hard to imagine how Imus sees himself.

He looks like roadkill someone stuffed and jammed into an oversized hat. What's the deal on his face? What on earth can he be thinking, to criticize ANYONE? Poor, sick old bleep. I guess you have to be drunk to appreciate him.

[Pachamama]

16. Imus looks like he's angry all the time....not very pleasant at all...

How his wife can stand looking at him is something I have always wondered (and she's gorgeous)...And what's with his "hair"?

I also swear, if I was sitting in the same room with Imus, I'd want to go over and hack away at his hair....and his eyebrows!!!

[City Lights]

22. My eyes hurt after looking at him.

And as far as weenies go, fat is better than wrinkled and shriveled. :rofl:

[Hubert Flottz]

25. And we see him after the MSNBC make-up people have done their

best to fix him up nice and purdy!

[City Lights]

37. Yeah, imagine what he looks like before they "doll" him up.

:scared:

[trumad]

29. Does he have spurs on?

hilarious

[Judi Lynn]

46. It's just too odd, isn't it? He must think we're all idiots who won't see how ridiculous he is. n/t

[Marie26]

31. He's just an awful, mean, bitter person

Who doesn't appreciate all the good things he's got. But I'm not sure if he's owned like the MSM is - he's been very critical of the neocons & the Iraq War, right?

[Judi Lynn]

45. Don't know about how he views Neo-Con critters.Can't stand to hear him.

I just don't want to hear his ugly voice, or look at his crushed paper-like face. He's hideous.

What kind of man would do what he did, to spew his filth in front of Hillary Clinton about Monica Lewinsky at the Press Club Dinner? I would be very surprised to learn anyone of honor has spoken to him since then. They should all just ignore him, cut him loose, forget him.

[Marie26]

48. They should

I'm still astounded that he even has a show. What is Imus's secret - his winning personality, his good looks or his wonderful listening skills? He seems to be an insider though, and all the movers & shakers appear on his show, for some reason.

[Ganja Ninja]

18. Imus wears a cowboy hat, need I say more?

Without his media job you could easily mistake him for any guy you see picking through a dumpster.

[Bluebear]

20. 'you could easily mistake him for any guy you see picking through a dumpster.'

THAT is funny! :rofl:

[The Straight Story]

49. I wear a cowboy hat....(nt) :)

[dogday]

21. Don "I'm An Ass" Imus

not much more to say than that....

[Joe Bacon]

24. I-Mus be a frustrated old has-been Howard Stern wannabee

Imus was funny back in the 60s, ever since then it's been all downhill for the coke-addled has-been. He never forgot that Howard Stern upstaged him. It must be sad to know you're condemned to have 0 or 1 ratings on radio all over the country for the rest of your life!

Here in Los Angeles, he had a ZERO rating, yet they kept him on for years!

[blm]

26. RW noise machine labeled Wilson a liar in 2003, 2004, and Carville and Grunwald knew the truth

about the WH outing Plame but chose to stay silent to protect Bush's campaign.

Aren't we lucky to have such devoted Democratic spokespeople and strategists on 'our' side?

The Wilson lied meme is part of conventional wisdom.

[INdemo]

27. Its obvious these guys are given a script by the corporate network owners and

they better stick to it ... its a matter of job security.

[Pachamama]

28. Well, after watching IMUS, I'd say the man has to watch his job security...

So, I guess if the Corporate Network Owners tell him to say it, then he's got to say it...

He's truly awful....sad really....

[Marie26]

30. Maybe

I have this theory that Joe Wilson was the original source for that story about Rove being indicted. A couple reporters heard that story - from one source only; and a number of those reporters are close to Wilson. Maybe that's what this is about. Please feel free to flame me, but I just wanted to say that once. I do think someone from Wilson's camp first circulated that rumor, which could explain some of the hostility the media has against him now.

[CTyankee]

56. That doesn't make any sense to me.

Wilson strikes me as a very serious guy for whom it is very important to be taken seriously. The last thing he would want to do is circulate a rumor that wasn't 100% the truth. His credibility would be damaged and credibility is what he needs most in his civil suit against the bastids. He is also smart and this would NOT be a smart thing to do.

[madrchsod]

32. i watched that thing for the first time ever

i noticed he is always right even though when trapped he and knows he`s full of shit. what a waste of the electrify

[patrice]

33. My email to Imus re Joe Wilson

Joe Wilson could have kept his mouth shut and he would have suffered no consequences to his life. He could have gone on going to Washington cocktail parties and schmoozing with whatever clique is in power, hiding behind the conveniently comfortable assumption that what is happening to our troops (including my nephews) is somehow appropriate and not the responsibility of each and every person in this country.

Instead, Joe Wilson spoke because he knows that the ends do not justify the means. He spoke for my nephews, who never stood a chance against the lies that were and still are being told. He resisted those who attack the truth. He spoke knowing what it would trigger from boozy, pseudo-tough guys, with pretend life-styles, who justify their own existence by under-cutting anyone who shows them up for what they truly are.

[Pachamama]

34. Wow! Bravo!!!! Excellent Email!

And it very clearly sends the message of who the "Real Liars" are....

:applause:

[patrice]

35. Thank you.

It is for stuff like this that I come to DU, looking for threads where people are trying to do something about what is going on.

[goclark]

38. Wow! that was powerful Patrice

Imus is scum and will flip flop at the drop of a hat for his "Ranch and Green Soap" tax exept programs.

I'm not putting his generousity down,but it just doesn't fit with his lack of caring for the feelings of others.

I think when he gets a big donation for his Tax Exept Charities, he is happy and he will praise the person.

Joe Wilson didn't pay up so he got slammed, IMO.

[patrice]

40. There seem to be an awful lot of people trying to make a living off of "Charity".

One wonders how charitable they'd be if they had NOTHING and received nothing for what they do, like some of the people I know from Catholic Worker House or like the Quakers I know who have devoted their lives to Economic Justice. Or like the United Methodists, Buddhists, and Unitarians I've seen working and leading the way under very uncomfortable circumstances.

These folks would NEVER say anything against the likes of Imus. They're too busy working for those who need help.

[goclark]

43. Patrice, right you are !

Imus uses his time on the air to push his own T Ex. Charities.

He even brings in his wife to give her some airtime and I'm sure that they are both well meaning -- but, would they do it out of the goodness of their hearts...hell no!

[otohara]

51. Another Dry Drunk on the Loose

too bad he has a microphone to spread his venom

[CTyankee]

57. Wonderful!

You are so right about the boozy, pseudo-tough guys with pretend life-styles. They can't stand it that Joe is so good, smart and (probably) a terrific lover to his beautiful wife (heh, heh)!

[tinfoilinfor2005]

41. Last week he called Cheney a fat weenie and a lying scum.

That is one of his favorite sayings and I've heard him use it on virtually everyone in the public eye.

Back in the "olden days" when he said things like this on the radio everyone was shocked and titillated and it made Imus the center of attention. Now he says it almost daily and nobody blinks an eye.

[Pachamama]

42. Well, in that case, he actually was accurate!

Cheney is a fat weenie and to call him a lying scum, would be an understatement....

[goclark]

44. Just found this link to his "charity"

He must have paid off somebody big time.


http://www.talkleft.com/story/2005/03/26/853/44594

[monmouth]

50. Remember Imus is a Repuke and is close friends with Russert. His e-mails should be sent to www.wfan

.com. MSNBC made that announcement shortly after I sent him a similar scathing e-mail.. Heh heh heh....

[MrSlayer]

52. What is with all these Imus threads?

He's a fucking know-nothing, no-talent, cokehead, piece of racist trash. Who gives a damn what the nitwit says? He is a nobody, a pimple on the ass of the radio medium. Fuck him.

[Warren DeMontague]

55. Kindest thing one can say about Imus's looks is what Denis Leary once said re: Keith Richards

"He's like a wallet that talks"