Why does Imus get fired and Rosie doesn't?

Imus makes an unfunny and somewhat racist joke about acollegebasketball team, while Rosie makes an unfunny and somwhat racist joke about Asians, and their "ching-chong' speaking. Both are not over the top jokes, they both apologize but only one is now a national headline and is losing his job.

Why is that?... Id like liberals and conservatives to weigh in on this.

Why does Imus get fired and Rosie doesn't?nba salaries

Who knows. Why wasn't' Imus fired 20 years ago when he started offending the nation? Why was he allowed to get away with sexist and racist comments his whole career?

Why is it OK for Jesse Jackson to refer to Jews as Hymie's and not be ridiculed. Why can Al Sharpton push a girl to falsely accuse a group of white boys of gang rape 20 years ago and still be seen as a leader?

Who the hell knows. Its all garbage and to say we as a nation have standards is a farce.

Ann Colter said ****.ot and got more speech bookings...the guy from Grey's got REHAB!!

Why does Imus get fired and Rosie doesn't?nba playoff ,nba teams

Glad to see that it's traversed over from a racial issue to a liberal/conservative issue now.

Imus has been dodging this bullet for many years and last week he happened to get shot.

Rosie...give it time, her time is coming as well.

Next...
It is because the Asians did not make a big ruckus about it that's why,
Because fat liberal lesbians can't be touched. They will sue, whine and make a scene just like Al Sharpton!
Imus will get fired and bow away gracefully

he is really gentle man,,,,a little crazy and has a loose tongue,,but gentle

with Rosie we would never hear the end of her wrath
Omg....what the hell?
Because the world is full of double-standards. Just like someone who's anti-abortion and unwavering is considered close-minded, but someone who's pro-abortion and unwavering is considered open-minded.
Because everyone is afraid of fat chicks and what they might do if you fire them.
Cause Rosie has enough common sense to not refer to Asians as hos.
you all are crazy!! the man made some very rude and racist remarks about females he didn't even know!!!