Speaking of free speech...

Don Imus is gone, for saying something he shouldn't have...especially something he shouldn't have said within the capacity of what he does for a living.

The article here, gives some background on his firing. Les Moonves, President and CEO of CBS put it well:

"There has been much discussion of the effect language like this has on our
young people, particularly young women of color trying to make their way in this
society. That consideration has weighed most heavily on our minds as we made our
decision."

What lead to his firing was his referring to the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy- headed hoes". Publicized less is what his producer chimed in with as he said the match-up of Rutgers vs Tennessee should/could be called "the Jigaboos vs. the Wannabes". That can be found here. It's my understanding that the word "jigaboo" is akin to the N word. I'm not quite sure why there wasn't more of an uproar from that...there should be.

Bottom line is, while free speech should not be regulated, free speech has its limits, especially when it is someone with he platform/media capabilities of someone like Don Imus.