I've never thought of Don Imus as nothing more than a ancient radio hack. I thought his comments were inappropriate but this story has spun out of control thanks in large part to the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Having done the exact same thing, Jackson just may be the biggest hypocrite I've ever seen. He's accusing Imus of peddling bigotry for profit in his Sun-Times article which is what Jesse has been specializing in for decades.   He had also lead a rally calling for Imus' ouster.  But let's take a look back at Jesse's racist comments that he tried to deny until backed into a corner.

"When asked whether he had referred to Jews as "Hymie" and to New York City as "Hymie town," Jackson said over and over, "I have no recollection." But at a Manchester synagogue two days before the New Hampshire primary, Jackson finally admitted making the offensive comments. "In private talks we sometimes let our guard down and become thoughtless," he explained. "It was not in a spirit of meanness, but an off-color remark having no bearing on religion or politics. However innocent and unintended, it was insensitive and wrong."

Soure: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,921581,00.html

Is Jackson willing to forgive Imus the way the media has forgiven him?  No. Of course not.   Jackson wouldn't stop until Imus was fired and was firmly propped up on Imus' back.  Jesse's calls for firing Imus worked because the spineless jellyfish at MSNBC and CBS  caved in to a flim-flam man and shakedown artist.  You can bet either Jesse or one of his appointees will be getting Imus' slot next. 

Let's have a little perspective.  Imus did not call all black women "nappy headed ho's."  He made the ill-advised comment specifically toward the Rutgers Women's basketball team and that's it.  The only apology Imus owes is to them.  Jesse's only involvement is to get something out if it.   Imus doesn't have to kiss Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton's ring as and act of contrition.  Ironically, Jackson and Sharpton are the real nappy-headed money ho's making this into a larger issue for his own profit.

If the "Rev" Jesse Jackson is a real Christian minister, then why isn't he calling for the black community to forgive, you know, like Jesus does. It is incredible that Jackson is still regarded by the media as credible yet Imus is the biggest racist on the planet even though they both said very similar, stupid and inappropriate comments.   Both made clumsy references to a race outside their own without fully appreciating their negative effects. 

I'm not an Imus supporter in any way but can't the media stop showing Jackson as a credible voice of the black community?  He's not the conscience of the black community.  It's the white guilt-ridden liberal media that gives him his spotlight.  The only reason Jesse has any voice at all was because he was lucky enough to be associated with Martin Luther King, Jr.   Jackon has long since worn a hole in MLK's coattails and serves only to further divide the country by racial lines.  I'm not sure MLK would be so proud of him.

And shall we talk about another hypocrite "Reverend" involved in this media lynching? How about the homicide-inciting racist Al Sharpton? 

He's another topic altogether.