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Imus Pulls an Imus -- Round Two

Open mouth, insert foot ... again.
Don Imus
Don Imus did it again this morning, wondering aloud about the race of NFL star Adam "Pacman" Jones after hearing of all the various run-ins with the law Jones has had. "What color is he?" Imus asked his co-host. After being told he was African-American, he shot back, "Well, there you go." Do some people never learn?

Like clockwork, Al Sharpton came back with a statement.

"It has been reported to me that statements were made by Mr. Imus this morning and National Action Network has monitored his show since his return. I find the inference of his remark disturbing because it plays into stereotypes. Any use of stereotypes is always counterproductive. We will determine in the next day or so whether or not his remark warrants direct action on our part as we did in April of last year."

Imus was fired last year after he referred to the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos." WABC, the station that broadcasts the show, said Imus will explain his comments on Tuesday's show. Good luck with that.

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16. jackass...

Posted at 8:01PM on Jun 23rd 2008 by ozzman

17. TRHUTH HURTS MR AL SHARPTON YOU TAX CHEATER AND CRIMINAL ... WE ALL KNOW THE BLACKS ARE MOSTLY THE CRIMINALS ..........................STOP THEM .. IMUS DIDN'T LIE .. IT'S ALL TRUE .. ANOTHER BAACK CAUSING HELL FOR OTHERS .. OH, YES!

Posted at 8:02PM on Jun 23rd 2008 by VAL

18. Oh please, I've heard SO much worse said on tv and radio. Pay attention to those comments instead of this tiny one!

Posted at 8:02PM on Jun 23rd 2008 by graphicbee22

19. I don't agree like Imus, in fact I can't stand him, and think he should have been fired. So should Ronald Regan's son Mike Regan!! Regan called for the murder of Mark Dice on his radio show June 10th, and said he would pay for the bullets. Not one main stream news agency reported on this. He should be fired and thrown in jail!! Don Imus was all over the news for weeks, Regan should have been too.

Posted at 8:05PM on Jun 23rd 2008 by Michele

20.
ozzman, you
MAKE my daze....

Posted at 8:05PM on Jun 23rd 2008 by william bonin

21. FREEDOM OF SPEACH!!!!!

Posted at 8:08PM on Jun 23rd 2008 by 4Justice

22. There is obviously a problem in the NFL.... 60-70% of the players are black, despite being only about 12% of the population. This is obviously racism against white people, and they should have an affirmative action program that makes the NFL 70% white, 12% black, 15% Hispanic, 3% Asian. Never mind merit! If we need affirmative action to put more blacks in medicine, law, etc. in college programs, and as business executives, the same should be true for football (and basketball, etc.). It is only through more diversity that these people will work together better, and there will be less crime among the players ;)

Posted at 8:12PM on Jun 23rd 2008 by Chris

23. If a story about a serial killer came out and Sharpton said "What color do he be ? " and was told white, I have no doubt Al would respond with the same "There go then" and no one would raise an eyebrow.

Someone "axe" him that question

Posted at 8:12PM on Jun 23rd 2008 by Dirk Diggler

24. People such as Mr. Imus who went to school before desegregation make comments like this all the time. Mr. Imus needs to go to his ranch and shut the - - - - up while he counts his gazillions of dollars in his bank account.

Posted at 8:12PM on Jun 23rd 2008 by chicken stripper

25. Sharpton the racist douchebag needs to to get a day job.


Posted at 8:15PM on Jun 23rd 2008 by Fernando Valenzuela

26. EXACTLY...

Posted at 8:26PM on Jun 23rd 2008 by Vic

27. Didn't they fire this big mouth once? Who is the idiot that brought him back?
Imus and Stern are a disgrace. You people who are struggling to make ends meet (gas, groceries, etc) take heed, these two pieces of trash with no talent, are ranking in millions.

Posted at 8:14PM on Jun 23rd 2008 by Mitzi

28. I personally do not like him, and I can't stand Pacman. It is freedom of speech, so I will just not listen. Ain't America great?

Posted at 8:20PM on Jun 23rd 2008 by Kelli

29. what is this racist man still doing discussing his opinions with the public. i know some individuals love drama/chaos, but enough is enough. get him off the air and into an insane asylum.

much love,

alli

Posted at 6:18PM on Jun 24th 2008 by alli cat

30. Listen to this, I am a Black man fron Oakland Ca. And I am sorry to all my Fellow African Americans/Blacks/or whatever you would like to be called, but I must agree. This is one mans views, and all you do is give it weight by reacting to it. I don't care what Don Imus says. I don't care what Michael Richards said. and I dont care what any1 says. every1 has a little Racism in them. Me I love white black asian or whatever you may be, but being a Black man born and raised in oakland california, I can relate to the people in my environment more than I can to someone from beverly Hills. does that make me a bad guy? No. I love the fact that everyone is not the same. Same is boring. who would want a world with nothing but blacks? or whites? or asians? or any single race? Not me. I am not a racist by any means, but I just don't think AMERICA Focuses its time or efforts on things that really matter. In a few hundred years everyone will probably mixed race anyway so all this BS will have been for nothing. So I say to Don Imus, Michael Richards, and Whoever has been called out for something that is protected by the constitution on the United States Of America, Carry on, do what you do, feel how you feel! Not because its a good thing, but BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOO.

Posted at 8:23PM on Jun 23rd 2008 by OaklandCaliforniaNative

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