Dissin' the I-Man

[The Hair in my Nose]

The Kerry-Edwards campaign train went through the I-Mus Ranch in Ribero, NM and did not stop.

I-Man has slammed Kerry all morning for the dissing. Ticking off Imus is not smart politics!

[JI7]

1. FUCK HIM

[The Hair in my Nose]

3. Just watch...

... Kerry will call the show and suck up to him.

[LittleApple81]

2. So in order to be elected he has to go begging to Imus? First I

don't understand why people watch Imus. His whole show is icky... I tried one morning and my breakfast started going sour.
If he wanted Kerry to stop, he should have invited him, not the opposite.

[The Hair in my Nose]

4. Kerry & Imus

Kerry has been on Imus' show many, many times and Imus has been hammering Bush quite effectively for weeks.

The train actually went through the middle of the Imus Ranch (four miles worth). How did their campaign overlook that!???

Not good planning.

[The Backlash Cometh]

5. Maybe Kerry picked up on Imus's half-hearted endorsement?

The way Imus was pushing the negative Gallop poll at the exclusion of the other two positive polls that morning after the Democratic convention, I'd say it was obvious that Imus was talking through both sides of his mouth. I don't think he's a real Kerry supporter. I just think he wants to make sure he doesn't lose his audience. assuming that audience is already turning in favor of Kerry. As long as they're still listening, he can give Kerry negative jabs until the trend changes back.

[The Hair in my Nose]

6. I betcha...

... a hair out of my nose that Kerry will call the Imus program this week and suck up.

Any takers???

[HysteryDiagnosis]

7. Any takers???

I'll see your hair and raise you two toenails.

[LittleApple81]

9. I don't wanna bet but nose hair is making me feel queasy. What will

you do if you win?

[The Hair in my Nose]

10. What will I do if I win...

... just smile with that I told ya so smile while stroking my preserved nose hair.

[The Hair in my Nose]

46. I'm smiling..

and my nose hair is still safely braided with it's sibling nasal folicles.

[AmerDem]

33. What is with you and that Imus guy?

and lets not even comment on your bizarre fetish with nose hair!:freak:

[blm]

34. Read ALL the comments. He is more antiKerry than antiImus or antiBush.

.

[AmerDem]

35. I caught that. I also get a visual of this poster much like I do of Imus

2 hairy rejects from the 70's.

[The Hair in my Nose]

39. I am a

Dennis K suporter who is holding his nose (hairs and all) and voting for Kerry. We need no war, not a more sensitive war.

[blondeatlast]

41. Imus and Kucinich are worlds apart, ideologically.

You seem to be tipping your hand in that respect.

And I agree with the other poster who considers Imus "icky."

I voted Kucinich in the primary, fwiw.

[The Hair in my Nose]

45. Imus & Dennis K

are worlds apart ideologically. Agreed. That's obvious.

I said that Kerry was not wise to "dis" Imus and have him ranting for weeks.

I predicted that Kerry will call him and apologize.

Hell, I have a nose hair on the line!

I also said I prefer Dennis K who has a clear anti-war stance. I'll hold my nose and vote for Kerry.

Do ya get me, sweetheart?

[The Hair in my Nose]

47. "I betcha..."

... a hair out of my nose that Kerry will call the Imus program this week and suck up. Any takers? ~ The Hair in my Nose

Whew! A nose hair spared!

I was afraid I'd have to unbraid it if I lost the bet, but Kerry made the suck up call as predicted.

[JLuckey]

8. It was 9:30 at night........

During a lightning storm, real smart to bring some sick kids out in the dark next to a high speed train with lightning crashing all around. Give me a break. He should have his head examined.

[The Hair in my Nose]

11. Who said...

... bring the kids out?

Are you sure there was a lightning storm at the time?

You would have thunk that even so he would have contacted Imus with a plan to stop by and then called it off with bad weather.

There was no plan to stop or contact according to I-man..

[JLuckey]

27. Imus admitted his communications were all screwed up......

He was just playing to the audience, he does it all the time.

[A_Possum]

31. I was there at 9:30 pm, on I-25, coming back from Las Vegas rally...

I was pretty much exactly halfway home to Santa Fe at 9:30, which is where Ribera is (a mile or so south of Exit 323) and I can tell you, I had to pull off the road just past the exit because it was raining so hard. It wasn't just lightning, it was pouring and I was afraid it would hail and damage my car, but it was just huge drops.

So, yeah, there was a storm at that time and place, if it makes any diff.

[trumad]

12. Fuck that racist Son of a Bitch!

Sterns listeners will make up for any of Imus'es listeners anyway.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. Imus

Imus said he "would eat a dead dog's penis" when Howard Stern passed him in the ratings.....


We are all still waiting....

[The Hair in my Nose]

14. Writing off Imus listeners...

... is fool hardy. AND Kerry has repeatedly gone on the Imus show including during the campaign. So he doesn't share your opinion of Imus. He has sought Imus' support.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. Trumad Is Right...

Imus sucks....


Nuff said......

[CatWoman]

24. don't ever, ever, ever tell Trumad that he is right again

as it is, there will be NO living with him!! :D

[DemocratSinceBirth]

28. Trumad Is Also Right About Dave Wannstedt

NT

[CatWoman]

30. ok, DSB, Fess up!!

how much is Tru paying you??????

[trumad]

32. Oh horseshit....

Imus with Power... What a laugh.. People wjo listen to Imus are pure fucking idiots!

[snippyMcNippy]

49. Any chance you could point out the racist acts of Imus?

It's nice to have some context to such a charge.

[Ninga]

15. Does anyone know how to reach Imus by email?

I have a lot I would like to write to him.

Thanks so much!

[The Hair in my Nose]

17. Imus email

[e-mail]

[CatWoman]

16. I listen to Imus most mornings during my drive to work

I don't appreciate the way he and his crew ridicule Elizabeth Edwards about her weight.

One of them made a comment about her getting off the train so that she could go "grazing".

I've caught them doing that several times.

It pisses me off.

Leave the fucking woman alone.

And sometimes I really wonder if Imus is in Kerry's corner. He makes a lot of negative statements about Kerry as well.

[The Hair in my Nose]

18. Iman plays both sides

but he has been hammering Bush mercilessly. He can and will be just as viscious with Kery-Edwards if he is pissed off.

Most politicians are smart enough not to piss him off.

Kerry would do well to make ammends....

[CatWoman]

20. and Imus would do well to shut the fuck up.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

23. Howard Stern Is Way Funnier...

And unlike Imus Howard isn't a homophobe or racist...

[spooky3]

40. All Kerry has to do is call and say, "hey--where was my invitation?"

He should just give him sh*t and take the same back from Imus. If Kerry HAD stopped and Imus didn't want him to, can you imagine what Imus would have said for hours afterward?

Imus' show is wall-to-wall Repugs. who know better than to bite the hand that feeds them. Imus, like Stern, makes exceptions if he personally likes a Democrat in question. I agree Kerry ought to stay on his good side if he can do it without compromising principles.

[blondeatlast]

42. Kerry should not play up to ANY media, and talk show hacks

particularly.

Doing so would seem weak; something W would do, but not a LEADER.

[AmerDem]

19. Imus is a CREEP!

Why the hell would Kerry want to go out his way for a scumbag like that? Anything that comes from the mouth of that blabbering fool is worthless.

Look at the people that surround him on that show.

Hopefully they will pull that show off the air for good. They just reduced his time slot by 1 hour.

[The Hair in my Nose]

22. Kerry has gone out of his way before...

... to be on his show. In fact Kerry does really well on Imus' show. His humor comes through and he is well received. It has been good for him in the past.

Why stop now?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

25. Why stop now?

Because only a dozen people are listening.....

[blondeatlast]

43. Citations? Can't help it, I'm a librarian. nt

Show me, show me.

Imus is a smarmy show biz type--I remember his Top 40 radio show, just as I remember Bill O'Rielly on "Inside Edition."

Strictly show biz, they follow the crowds.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

26. Imus was a lot better...

When he was toxic.

[LTR]

29. Imus is irrelevant

Sure, he has a show that's on MSNBC once in a while, but how many people actually watch it?

I'm sure Kerry/Edwards are on a pretty tight schedule, and can't stop for every little thing. Imus should realize this.

Stern is a strong supporter of Kerry. Okay, he's a strong supporter of getting Bush out of the White House. But he said he'd work hard for Kerry, and if an appearance with Stern would hurt Kerry, he wouldn't let him on his show.

Keep in mind, Stern has way more listeners than Imus. And Imus is buried on some pretty terrible signals. Some of these stations make Air America's network look good. Imus is a nobody.

[wellstone dem]

36. His bigger audience

is the radio audience. Many people write him off because they think he's only MSNBC. I watch him daily, he's easier to stomach than the other morning shows and often has good interviews. I'm surprised Kerry didn't stop. He and Theresa have donated money to the Imus Ranch. I knew they were going by and wondered if there would be some effort to connect with the kids. A missed opportunity.

[LTR]

37. I meant his radio audience

Have you seen some of his affiliates? Many of them are third-tier stations that can't get Rush or Hannity, so they settle for Imus, Liddy, Greaseman or Savage.

Imus is not known for shaking up radio ratings. He's living on a 30 year old reputation.

[lectrobyte]

51. interviews? I catch the show on MSNBC occasionally and it always seems

to be NBC talking head types (Russert, Matthews etc. plugging their shows), Bo Dietl talking about nothing, or some fake charity drive to get a new piano for the ranch... Seriously, does he do interviews? I'm pretty sure he's not on the radio around here, and I am totally baffled that the show has any following at all.

[Canuckistanian]

38. Imus has made his bed

Who thinks that this tired old has-been is in any way influential?

[blondeatlast]

44. Imus made his fame from a syndicated Top 40 weekend show--

he's about as relevant to Kerry's campaign as Oprah.


Maybe less so.

[The Hair in my Nose]

48. QUOTE from the show

"Hope is not on the way!"

Senator Kerry calls I-man to apologize.... An "effusive apology"

[matcom]

50. You obviously don't know a whole lot about Politics if

you think that a wrinkled up former (maybe) drug addict with a radio show can sway this election.

Don Imus's "support" for Kerry is nothing more than fodder for his lame radio show. 99% of his listeners are RW anyway. His "crew" are biggots and Charles is a born again fundie. That dickhead Bo is a racist and none of them have ANY talent. Don Imus is PROOF that you don't have to have an OUNCE of intelligence to spew bullshit on the airwaves and every intelligent human being (if there are any more of those out there) knows it.

Imus is no more supporting Kerry than I am John Ashcroft and for you to even CARE makes me question things.

BTW, welcome to DU :eyes:

[The Hair in my Nose]

52. Imus is no more supporting Kerry than I am John Ashcroft

Well, Mr Ashcroft, if you insist.

"Charles is a born again fundie."

Nah, he's a Methodist and you KNOW what Methodists are like...

Thanks for the welcome {twirls his nose hairs}.

[CatWoman]

53. see why I love you?

:loveya:

[matcom]

54. hey there honey!!

:loveya: