Don Imus Gets Fired; Should the Government Bail Out Borrowers of Sub-Prime Loans?; Director Todd Robinson's New Film, Lonely Hearts; FilmWeek Reviews
Don Imus Gets Fired
CBS Corp. announced Thursday that Don Imus, host of Imus in the Morning, has been fired. Imus' MSNBC TV simulcast was canceled the day before. The decision came after civil rights and feminist leaders met with CBS President and Chief Executive Leslie Moonves and four of his executives, and urged them to take a stand against Imus' comments from April 4, when he called the Rutgers University women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos." Larry discusses the fallout from Imus' comments and subsequent firing with Al Peterson of Radio & Records.
Should the Government Bail Out Borrowers of Sub-Prime Loans?
According to the Center for Responsible Lending, 2.4 million U.S. citizens, including hundreds of thousands of Californians, can't afford payments on their sub-prime loans and risk foreclosures on their property. Congressional Democrats have proposed a plan to give hundreds of millions of dollars to nonprofit organizations to assist borrowers with their debts. Larry talks to callers about the potential benefits and drawbacks of this plan, and whether it is an appropriate use of our tax money.
Director Todd Robinson's New Film, Lonely Hearts
Larry talks with writer/director Todd Robinson about his new film, Lonely Hearts, which stars John Travolta as Detective Elmer C. Robinson, who investigated the murder spree of the "Lonely Hearts Killers." Salma Hayek, Jared Leto, and James Gandolfini also star in the film. Larry talks with Robinson about his film and his career in Hollywood.
FilmWeek Reviews
Larry and critics Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic for CityBeat discuss this week's new releases, including Perfect Stranger, Lonely Hearts, Disturbia, Year of the Dog, Hair High, The Ritchie Boys, Adam's Apples, Red Road, and Unconscious.