Train Wrecks
I-Man -- I Was Just Being "Sarcastic"

Posted Jun 24th 2008 8:37AM by TMZ Staff

Don Imus just pulled out the S-card -- sarcasm -- to defend himself against charges that he's a straight-up racist.

On his radio show this morning, he said he was just trying to "make a sarcastic point" when he asked yesterday, about arrest-happy NFL player Pacman Jones, "What color is he?" As Imus tried to explain, "What people should be outraged about is that they arrest blacks for no reason. I mean, there's no reason to arrest this kid six times."

As the I-man himself put it: There you go. Now we know.

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1. whatever not buying it

Posted at 7:51AM on Jun 24th 2008 by RONNIE

2.
why is it always about
race with you people ?

Posted at 7:55AM on Jun 24th 2008 by arthur shawcross

3. "you people" WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU PEOPLE

Posted at 7:57AM on Jun 24th 2008 by RONNIE

4. He had to go through *kiss the black man's ass* classes. Now he feels like he has to defend the blacks so he found what he thought was the best opportunity to work it into a conversation. So it didn't work out so well. So what, move on.

Posted at 8:00AM on Jun 24th 2008 by meeeeeeee

5. You're taking it out of context..... the whole conversation was about blacks being targeted. His comment was agreeing that blacks are targets!! Can't even say that without the PC police going nuts!?!?

Posted at 8:04AM on Jun 24th 2008 by steve

6. very clever explanation

Posted at 8:05AM on Jun 24th 2008 by Jenny G from Dublin

7. According to another source, apparently the Rev Al Sharpton will "review" the details and offer his opinion. Who the F is HE??? Grow thicker skin and worry about the REAL issues in your community like black on black crime, absent fathers, and illiteracy to name a few. Same old song and dance...whine whine whine...gimme gimme gimme! Go away!

Posted at 8:09AM on Jun 24th 2008 by ftc

8.
must have been a revision gathered
from an ethnic sensitivity workshop.

Posted at 8:11AM on Jun 24th 2008 by arthur shawcross

9. Reverend Wright was rewarded for his hateful rants by being invited to speak at the NAACP. What happens to Imus? Sharpton baby sits him making sure he follows the black rules.

Posted at 8:15AM on Jun 24th 2008 by 2008

10. What have we started? Absolutely every comment is scrutinized. Its crazy. I accept it as an off-hand remark by a disk jockey. Let it go!

Posted at 8:16AM on Jun 24th 2008 by Lee

11. So in order to appease the Rev Al Sharpton, this douche has to brand every police person who's come in contact with this "Pacman" as a racist. Oh, the poor kid!

Posted at 8:17AM on Jun 24th 2008 by Unbelievable

12. Sometimes the truth hurts. Black on Black crime is out of control! It's no secret. Just look at the statistics. The majority of honest earned tax dollars are spent taking care of black prisoners. Before anyone calls ME a racist. I'm black. I'm also educated and don't break the law! The only reason why people find Imus offensive is because they are blind to the truth about black crime.

Posted at 8:18AM on Jun 24th 2008 by DM

13. You think he'd keep his foot out of his mouth after his last debacle. Regardless, sarcasm or not, he is just a loose cannon that DOESN'T DESERVE his own radio program.

Posted at 8:19AM on Jun 24th 2008 by Blue Drew

14. I didnt hear one comment from Al last week when a black youth attacked an old lady in Brooklyn while she was entering church! Why not Al??? Thank God this piece of crap was caught a few days later. This is what Al should look into in his own community, not this nonsense. What a waste of human life he is.

Posted at 8:19AM on Jun 24th 2008 by sv

15. Incredible...the racist lunatic clown Reverend Wright draws APPLAUSE while doing appearances, and Imus get's railroaded...once again DOUBLE STANDARD!

Posted at 8:21AM on Jun 24th 2008 by what

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