Over on Marxmail, Shane Mage suggested that a probably decisive aspect
for CBS was that Don Imus's remarks exposed the network to possible
litigation. You simply cannot call people whores on the public
airwaves and not expect to be sued for libel. If litigation should
occur, CBS and Imus can expect to be paying out millions of dollars in
damages. That and the prospect of organized boycotts of network
sponsors, I think, made this a rather easy business decision for the
powers that be at CBS and MSNBC.
Jim F.
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^^^^^^
CB: I often tend toward vulgar materialist explanations , myself. :>)
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