Posted by Frank James at 8:44 am CDT Who knew this Don Imus controversy would mushroom into The Big Story? Last week, when I predicted that Washington politicians and journalists would probably still appear on Imus's show despite his "nappy-headed hos" comment, that was in part based on what appeared to be a fairly low outrage level last week. There were very few stories about it. It was also because Imus has said many controversial comments over the years and Washington types still appeared on the show. Must've been the pre-holiday doldrums. Now, the Imus story has emerged into a major national story, at least judging from the news coverage. His show has been suspended for two weeks by the corporations that air it. Imus, sensing his career to be in mortal danger, went on the Rev. Al Sharpton radio show yesterday. Didn't do as much good as Imus might've hoped. Sharpton is still calling for his firing as is Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led an anti-Imu
