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Unlike every other talking head in the 24/7 newscycle business, Jim Lehrer only refers to the words Imus used on the radio last week as "a slur" instead of repeating it verbatum over and over again. Imus might have cause a problem for the hard-core talk-radio crowd, but CNN, Fox, etc. made sure the entire world knew what he said.
Note to loud-mouth talk-radio jockies: If you are going to use a phrase that is likely to cause a firestorm, just go ahead and make sure it is something the FCC will fine you for saying. That way the rest of the media doesn't repeat it.
Note to loud-mouth talk-radio jockies: If you are going to use a phrase that is likely to cause a firestorm, just go ahead and make sure it is something the FCC will fine you for saying. That way the rest of the media doesn't repeat it.
