Imus Suspended

Apologetic Imus Suspended; Critics Not Satisfied

Don Imus gets paid a bundle for opening his big mouth on a daily basis. Now, he's desperately trying to extricate his foot from said orifice to save his job.

So far it's working.

Following a flurry of onair apologies from the shock jock Monday, CBS Radio and MSNBC announced they were suspending Imus for two weeks effective Apr. 16 for his comments last week referring to Rutgers University's predominantly African-American women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos."

The companies stopped short at terminating the popular host, whose Imus in the Morning radio show is syndicated nationally by CBS Radio and simulcast on MSNBC.

"Our future relationship with Imus is contingent on his ability to live up to his word," MSNBC said in a statement, citing Imus' mea culpa as the reason he was not terminated.

"I'm not a bad person, I'm a good person, but I said a bad thing. But these young women deserve to know it was not said with malice," he said.