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Rem Rieder says it's time for
Tim Russert,
Evan Thomas,
Andrea Mitchell and others to stop appearing on
Don Imus' radio show. "They give Imus a protective cover of legitimacy. ... This isn't a one-shot episode. This is a career-long pattern." ||
Phil Mushnick: It's time for media people "to stop pretending that they didn't know that Imus cleans it up for them, then throws it back to the sewer the moment they're off." ||
Tom Oliphant says: Imus' statement from Friday takes care of his "problem." ||
NYT's Whitney tells staffers to consider "probable tone and content" of shows before making appearances.
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Imus insists that he's "a good person who said a bad thing" (NYT)
