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Don Imus Insults Anyone Who Cares About The Debt Crisis In Surreal Chat With Neil Cavuto

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Don Imus seems as sick of this debt crisis debate as many Americans (and certainly a number of cable news personalities). He also seems apparently sick of Neil Cavuto‘s insolence, as the radio icon joined the Fox News host for a bizarre debt ceiling debate that began with Imus questioning the relationship between Rep. Ben Quayle and former Vice President Dan Quayle, had him admitting to doing “a couple of lines of cocaine,” and ended with a begrudging prediction that “[Sen.] Harry Reid and those clowns” would solve the debt problem.

“Is Ben Quayle related to Dan Quayle?” Imus mumbled, without really introducing himself or saying hello. After repeating it a second time, Cavuto dismissed him with an “oh, here we go” and “yes, I heard you, I ignored it.” And this was the first 20 seconds.

When they finally got to talking about the debt, Imus complained that the debate was “nonsense” and “makes for a good TV show,” but nobody cares. “The only people following this are people sitting at home,” he griped, “wearing their Pinheads and Patriots t-shirt, mouthbreathers, got macaroni in the microwave and waiting for you to tell them what’s going on!” Cavuto let him run until he claimed to be “out here in the real world,” which irked Cavuto enough to tell him “you have not driven anything unless it’s been pointing out directions from the backseat of a limo.” When Imus contended that he had actually arrived at his studio in his Ford F150 pickup truck, Cavuto deadpanned, “you just told a lie on national TV.”

The interview was already bizarre enough when Cavuto decided to bring up Imus’s former drug habits, comparing a default to a drug addict hitting rock bottom. “Why do we have to use unfortunate events in my past when maybe I did a couple of lines of cocaine and drank a little vodka?” he asked. “I’m using you of an example of someone down and out and on the ground,” Cavuto mysteriously responded, “soaring like a phoenix.”

The interview did end in some concert, however, as Imus suggested that “Harry Reid and those clowns” would repair the situation, and lamented the “absurdity” of Cut, Cap and Balance. “The only thing [Speaker John Boehner] didn’t do is cry, which would have made it at least entertaining,” Imus lamented.

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  • http://twitter.com/nomadd79 Olufela Sowande

    Cavuto is such an a**hole! Wow!

  • Anonymous

    It’s not like Don to be rude . Must have been an off day .

  • Anonymous

    Harry Reid must be a large doner to the Imus Ranch!

    Many of the Super Rich Democratic Congress People support Imus alter Cowboy ego with big $$$$$$’s

  • Anonymous

    “Jesse Jackson: Obama Should Have Been ‘Tougher’ With ‘Extreme’ Right-Wing in Debt Debate”

    I don’t get it…does Jesse still want BO’s Nuts cut off or not??????

    http://www.theblaze.com/stories/jesse-jackson-obama-should-have-been-tougher-with-extreme-right-wing-in-debt-debate/

  • bhodiedog

    Why does Fox News even put Imus on?  He acts like a dowdering old fool all the time, he use to be somewhat entertaining, but between complaining & bragging about his money, he has it made with that vacation ranch, why in the world would normal people want his opinion?  As far as that goes, I don’t care what Cavuto has to say either…..Put people on mediate that have something to do with todays conversation, not stuck in the 70′s……

  • Anonymous

    Can someone tell me who the heck is Bill Maher.   What are his credentials to comment on anything.  And why in the world would anyone really care what he thinks.  Mediaite seems to love him, they cover every little thing he says and I can’t figue out why. 

    .

  • Rob

    Cavuto v. Imus. A brawl to discover the bigger douche. That was the real story here.

  • Anonymous

    Talking with Imus is a FOX NEWS ALERT!!!

  • http://Mediaite.com Frances Martel

    I think you’ve got the wrong number– this is the Don Imus/Neil Cavuto extension. Bill Maher is over there ——->

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bob-Brunson/552956139 Bob Brunson

    As long as we’re on the subject of credentials, where did Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity get their degrees in Economics?

  • Anonymous

    Ronneeh, if you started bashing Republicans on a daily basis, Mediaite would be covering you.

    That is how it is done around here.

  • Anonymous

    Neil was right- this country needs an intervention-the enablers need to go.

    http://legalinsurrection.com/2011/07/its-not-their-fault-its-the-drug/

  • Anonymous

    Funny, both self made milionaires NOT sucking off the government kind of proves you don’t need a degree in economics to realize you can’t spend more than you make. Why can’t educated Dems figure that out??

  • Just some Blow Hard…

    the debate was “nonsense” and “makes for a good TV show,” but nobody cares.

    That line defines the cable news landscape for the past decade.

    “The only thing [Speaker John Boehner] didn’t do is cry, which would have made it at least entertaining,”

    That line describes how all of us deep down really felt.

    I am no fan of Imus, but he did speak great truth on why we are all following this debate. 

  • Just some Blow Hard…

    that really isn’t the point now is it?

  • Anonymous

    Imus has a point.  Everyone of these News Guys are millionaires.  They have no idea what it’s like to live on 40,000 or less a year.  Including IMUS.  They all say how hard things are, but they really don’t have a clue.  They’re all Jagg Off’s.  Now that’s Bi-Partisan

  • Anonymous

    Imus has a point.  Everyone of these News Guys are millionaires.  They have no idea what it’s like to live on 40,000 or less a year.  Including IMUS.  They all say how hard things are, but they really don’t have a clue.  They’re all Jagg Off’s.  Now that’s Bi-Partisan

  • Anonymous

    Don Imus was not high enuff to go along with this racist. LOL, Imus said it alll the debt veiling has been raised 100 times nothing new here.

  • Anonymous

    If that’s so, you have something in common with him.

  • Anonymous

    Poor imus – due to Alzheimer’s he has become little more than a vegetable babbling incoherent nonsense. Sad, very sad.

  • Anonymous

    I had no idea what the purpose was in having Imus on. He was unkempt and talked as though he were in a somnambulistic  reverie.

  • Tedderman

    Christ, even Imus gets it, this thing is OVER for the tea-party.

  • Anonymous

    Thanks for the directions, but I knew where I was going.

  • Anonymous

    Oh that’s so disappointing,  I thought they were fair and balanced.  :o(

  • Anonymous

    Thank you so much for asking a question without trash talk it’s so refreshing coming from a Democrat.

  • Anonymous

    Come on you guys – this whole story is b.s.  Imus and Cavuto give each other a hard time all the time.  They have great fun giving each other jabs.  

    The nonsense “article” is just crap Frances.  You know darn well these two are friends and just giving each other digs like they do every day.

    Stupid, stupid stupid.

  • Anonymous

    You’re so right, seek. If nothing else, Cavuto is Imus’ boss at Fox Business Channel. And, this is the ongoing dog and pony show they do all the time- they ARE friends.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sergio-Mota/100000801120004 Sergio Mota

    I  think  Imus  is  funny,  the  guy  does  it  for  the  lulz,  good  enough  for  me.  

  • Anonymous

    You should love him – he’s a democrat.  I enjoy him – he’s a crusty old codger who says some pretty banal things.  

    It’s not a vacation ranch doofus – and he never brags about his money.  He works like mad for the charity which gives kids with cancer a “working” vacation on a ranch.  Teaches them holistic methods to help them cope and makes them feel “normal”.  That’s probably why I put up with his silly comments at times. The kids get the best “organic” foods and all the love in the world.  What is wrong with that?

    Imus himself is a very sick man who can barely breath.  He did some pretty hard living in his time and is the first to admit it.  

    He’s not “brilliant” – rather pedestrian, but a character.  Lord knows we need some characters to bring a chuckle to our every day “serious” jerks who don’t know their ass from grass.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GWUMDXSUYVXFOVKEDR7OG3SD7A John Doe

    Just like the mother that bore you from her anus

  • Billy Sunday

    If you close your eyes and listen to Cavuto, you can hear a whiny old lady!

  • Anonymous

    Really? Where did he say that? He said that the public didn’t care about this stuff.

    I guess if you don’t have the facts on your side, you just make it up.

  • Anonymous

    Cavuto: the brain & personality of a hemorrhoid. 
    Quayle:  great moments in Murcuhn history.  A reflection of BushDrunk #1.

  • Anonymous

    You’ve got a real burr under your saddle about Bush being a recovering alcoholic. 

    Obviously, YOU have a drinking problem.

  • oglobbotschnigg

    A certain minimum degree of intelligence is required to appreciate Maher.  But, don’t sweat it.

  • oglobbotschnigg

    Off the road.

  • oglobbotschnigg

    The point is not “spending more than you make” but being able AND WILLING to pay one’s debts.  Ever have credit cards, a mortgage or car payments?  A degree in economics is not required, but it does help to know something about the subject to understand the issue and ask the right questions.

  • Anonymous

    see above

  • Anonymous

    see above

  • Anonymous

    see above

  • Anonymous

    So let me understand what you are saying.  It means you don’t have to have a high level of degree of intelligence to appreciate/understand maher. Yes, I agree with you, you have to be a little above than down right stupid to bye what he is selling. In other words, having the ability to read.

  • Anonymous

    So let me understand what you are saying.  It means you don’t have to have a high level of degree of intelligence to appreciate/understand maher. Yes, I agree with you, you have to be a little above than down right stupid to bye what he is selling. In other words, having the ability to read.

  • LibelFreeZone

    Wow…Neil Cavuto is a first class jerk.  Remind me to change the channel whenever he comes on anywhere.

  • LibelFreeZone

    Well, we can’t raise the debt ceiling forever…which is the entire point.  Gotta stop sometime or risk the security–even the existence–of our country.

  • Anonymous

    Well I think anyone with a rational mind knew that this whole thing was little more than political theater and that they were going to have a deal all along. Not sure what’s these two are trying to rant over. Though both Washington and the media have hyped this crap up and had some interesting diversions before coming through to save us all. Obvious twist and silly political games from both sides.

  • http://www.facebook.com/sootsme Ed Williams

    “Save us all”? We the people are dealing with the political version of suicide bombers! Boehner got “98% of what he wanted.” So, he wanted to wreck our economy, I guess. Connie Mack’s plan would reduce spending 1% per year, beginning with 2011 level, and balance our budget in 8 years. Any American in private life in a similar situation would be all over this, and thankful for the new opportunity to straighten out their business. A one sentence approach that works… obviously a non-starter in DC. If any of us really want our country back, we need to fire 98% of incumbents, including and especially those who vote for this load of crap! They obviously still don’t get it, and have no intention of doing so. Why do you think the “deal” preserves the status quo until after the next election? DUH, folks…

    “The government that would take 10% would be exceedingly oppressive.”- Ben Franklin

    REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER!

    INCUMBENTS- THE “POLITICALLY CORRECT” ENDANGERED SPECIES!

  • Anonymous

    Oh stop. Its hard to tell where you are even coming from. You completely misunderstood my point. I was mocking this whole nonsense in Washington, not saying it actually ‘saves us‘. That was sarcasm. They took us for the pony show, played the fear games trying to score points, and made a deal like they were planning on all along to make them look heroic. And like usual its most likely crap.

  • Hagen619dj

    Oh, they know it. Their ego just keeps them from saying it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=800420226 Mike Plumb

    This was staged. 

  • Anonymous

    The Fox lemings go on Imus because: 1. Fox tells them to and 2. They know an appearance on Imus increases their exposure.  Both the guest and especially Imus hate these self promoting “interviews: but both sides endure them.  Imus pokes fun at his guests as he has stated that he and they know that they are not there because they like each other but only to promote their (guests’) shows or books.  Imus is more entertaining without Fox employed guests. 

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