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Apr. 19th, 2007 11:18 pmOn Imus: The particularly offensive part of his phrase was the "Ho" word. I think he got in trouble because he crossed the line and chose the wrong target. Rutgers is local to NYC and is trying to improve it's standing in college athletics - first with the football team making a bowl game and now the women's basketball team. Wouldn't surprise me if there Rutgers alumni, parents of students, or athletic fans in the chain of command at CBS/Infinity/WNBC. I used to listen to him back in the 1990's with my ex. He was ok, but I was never a fan (but didn't dislike him as much as Howard Stern). Also during that time period Joel Hollander (a now leaving bigwig with Infinity/CBS - and the one I don't like for destroying WCBS-FM) who was over him, lost his infant daughter CJ to SIDs. That led Imus to be involved with the Tommorow's Children's fund. It is based at Hackensack Hospital where Alan was born and there are building there named for Imus and his wife Deidre. I wonder they'll have to be renamed. I do hope his good works don't get lost in this flack. Since I wasn't a fan or listened to him before, I probably still won't.
On Governor Corzine: Weird how his accident was indirectly caused by Imus's remarks. (He was on the way to moderate a meeting of Imus and the Rutgers basketball team at the Governor's mansion.) I'm surprised that the hit and run driver who caused the accident was able to not be charged. I figure the state police would throw the book at the 20 year old driver. But Corzine should have worn his seatbelt. I heard he will be charged a 46.00 fine for this (he can afford it as the ex CEO of Goldman Sachs). He does face a long recovery ahead - I'm pretty sure he's getting the best care possible though. NJ still doesn't have an offical Lieutenant Governor position (we will in 2009), but at least our acting Governor Codey has experience in being acting Governor as he filled in after McGreevy resigned.
On the VTech tragedy: My heart goes out to all those who had loved ones hurt or killed that day. It's very strange that I've found 2 connections via 1 degree of seperation on the Internet. One connection is on a working moms list - the other off a children's clothing bulletin board (a poster was an ex-professor there). My early thoughts was that it was someone who wasn't right - it turns out people did find reason to question the shooter's behavior beforehand, but it seems followup with it may have slipped between the cracks. I wonder if any of it has to do with the size of the campus - both physical and in population. I went to a relatively small college in terms of size (WPI) - I felt more comfortable there than at a large state school. I've been meaning to e-mail the alumni admissions contact I have there and ask how they are dealing with it and the issues that have been raised. I got an e-mail today mentioning that people should wear the school colors (Maroon and Orange) tommorrow to show sympathy and support. I'm thinking about doing so, if I can find those colors in the closet.
On Governor Corzine: Weird how his accident was indirectly caused by Imus's remarks. (He was on the way to moderate a meeting of Imus and the Rutgers basketball team at the Governor's mansion.) I'm surprised that the hit and run driver who caused the accident was able to not be charged. I figure the state police would throw the book at the 20 year old driver. But Corzine should have worn his seatbelt. I heard he will be charged a 46.00 fine for this (he can afford it as the ex CEO of Goldman Sachs). He does face a long recovery ahead - I'm pretty sure he's getting the best care possible though. NJ still doesn't have an offical Lieutenant Governor position (we will in 2009), but at least our acting Governor Codey has experience in being acting Governor as he filled in after McGreevy resigned.
On the VTech tragedy: My heart goes out to all those who had loved ones hurt or killed that day. It's very strange that I've found 2 connections via 1 degree of seperation on the Internet. One connection is on a working moms list - the other off a children's clothing bulletin board (a poster was an ex-professor there). My early thoughts was that it was someone who wasn't right - it turns out people did find reason to question the shooter's behavior beforehand, but it seems followup with it may have slipped between the cracks. I wonder if any of it has to do with the size of the campus - both physical and in population. I went to a relatively small college in terms of size (WPI) - I felt more comfortable there than at a large state school. I've been meaning to e-mail the alumni admissions contact I have there and ask how they are dealing with it and the issues that have been raised. I got an e-mail today mentioning that people should wear the school colors (Maroon and Orange) tommorrow to show sympathy and support. I'm thinking about doing so, if I can find those colors in the closet.
