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Gwen Knapp asks when will the women raise their voice on Imus' insult.

The misogyny in his remarks has been downplayed for a lot of reasons. For starters, there are no women with the brand of clout wielded by a Jackson or Sharpton. The two reverends do what women wouldn't dare. They scare people. They don't back down, because they're playing to win, not to be liked.

Steve Politi says Imus should get to know the Rutgers players. Paul Franklin of New Jersey's Home News Tribune has been covering the team for two years and writes

I refuse to dignify those comments by repeating them; I'll say only that if those stereotypes were applied to your daughter, you might be doing a lot more than reading about them.

So at the risk of breaking the code of professional journalism, I have to say that this has become personal.

New Jersey politicians have spoken out, the Philly Inquirer writes an editorial

The Rutgers women, smarting from losing the national championship game to Tennessee, had nonetheless achieved a remarkable season. They and their legendary coach, C. Vivian Stringer, should be basking in their accomplishments. Instead they're recovering from an undeserved verbal assault by a radio talk-show guy who, in his zeal to sell more soap than the other radio talk-show guy, will say anything to generate buzz.