Free speech MUST be protected. Especially when that speech is offensive. Imus must return to the airwaves and let the market decide if he survives.

Imus was inappropriate, but he is not the racist here.

The racists are Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Montiero and the rest who look the other way at the disgusting lyrics of rap music and the exact same words that come from the mouths of black comedians, but still want to crucify Imus.

Clean up the cesspool that passes for rap and hip-hop "culture" before you attack Imus to this extent.

And, let's remember Tawana Brawley, and when Jesse Jackson referred to New York City as "Hymietown."

The only race relation problems that can be brought about are by continuing this. He has been suspended, that is enough. As a woman I took no offense to it. He is a shock jock, that is what they do. He has done far more good for people without controversy than many others in the news, including the head of the NAACP, and without offending anyone of any nationality or color.

It looks like Mr. Monteiro has too much free time on his hands and too much self-perceived power. Leave this issue alone - as the above poster stated, Imus is a shock jock doing the job that he has been doing for years and suddenly people are offended by it? Time for people to quit being so hypersensitive about every little perceived slight and get on with life.

"Vicious Attack" Give me a break!! Why don't youspend your time Mr.Montiero rallying against absolutely HATEFUL, sexist, violent, drug glorifying lyrics and disgusting words coming out of these "rappers" mouth on a daily basis. It gets REAL quiet when folks talk about that issue. ESPECIALLY on the left(and I'm pretty much a lefty)Mums the word.

Mr. Montiero, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Sharpton and others, you all need to get a life. It was a comment from an individual who comments about all individuals, races and nationalities equally. If you truly wish for equality and for prejudice to go away, then you all need to also. The more you waste your time on stuff like this, only infuriates the rest of us and holds back any chances of equality that you could ever hope for.

This has gotten way beyond the crazy point. He offended the Rutgers Team with a bad joke made in contrast to the team they were playing. Dumb, yes, stupid, certainly, reprehensible in it's language, totally. Let the man make amends and prove that this was a thoughtless mistake and not of raciest crewel malice intent. I feel bad for the Rutgers Team having their moment in the spotlight turned into such a deplorable media circus. Enough, let them sort it out and stop piling on all this drama.

Mr. Imus should be fired--too long black folk have had to adjust to these kinds of insults. As a father of two black women, a brother to seven, a husband, son and nurtured by black women his remarks are "off the chart". Finally as a Rutgers alum I can't support anyone who slanders the Scarlet Knights.

This is going way too far. Let it go and get on with our lives we have bigger things to worry about.

Imus made a dumb comment. If he was a play-by-play announcer, it would be more of an issue. Rutgers University is throwing fuel on the fire by claiming the women are victims and that the remark cheapens the team's great season. Instead the women should be holding their heads high and announcing that what some A-hole says on the radio doesn't bother them. Take a page from Donald Trump's "book" when, instead of getting into a shouting match with Rosie O'Donnell, he just brushed her off.

Oh My god what a waste of tax payers time. Lets rename everything every time some idiot makes a dumb comment and pays for it anyways. He got suspended that I think is good enough. How about instead of paying the $1000's of tax payers money to changing a sign we just donate to our local community charities.

To Matt: Your posting clearly illustrates the problem. You are infuriated by what some black people have to say and believe all blacks should be held accountable by being subjected to inequality. We are not all the same and do not all think the same. I do agree that Imus should be fired though. The airwaves are owned by the public. If Janet Jackson had to suffer for exposing a beautiful sight deemed inappropriate then these comments surely must bring consequences.