It’s possible CBS, MSNBC and other advertisers forgot something. Imus’s fans.

He had about 3 million listeners, and if the local affiliate call in show is any indication, people are PO’d as hell about how CBS and MSNBC handled this. So far not a positive call one about Sharpton, with callers using all the well known names he is know by. While a lot of callers cite that he was wrong about making the statement, they are outraged that CBS and MSNBC bowed to race pressure and blackmail.

A lot of the talk is of fan letter writing campaigns and stuff to force CBS to put the show back up on the air.

Anyone knows, 3 million people can bark real loud at sponsors.

This could get good.

Meanwhile Media Matters (That George Soros Show), whines, “It’s not just Imus” and then goes on a pick and choose about Conservative Radio and TV hosts and what MM deams to be their unacceptable comments.

Of course they leave Air Amerika and hosts Randi Rhoades and her two mock assasinations of George Bush, or Al Franken’s blatant anti-Semitic routines off the list.

UPDATE: Petition (howbeit late) for keeping Imus.

UPDATE II: More on Media Matter’s agenda at Sweetness and Light.