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Don Imus Makes New Racially Charged Comments

Don Imus, only a little more than a year after losing a CBS radio show and MSNBC telecast due to inappropriate remarks, has made new race-themed comments on his new radio program. Click here to listen.


On Monday morning, in a conversation about Adam "Pacman" Jones, the following exchange occurred between Imus and sports announcer Warner Wolf:

Wolf: "He's been arrested six times since being drafted by Tennessee in 2005."

Imus: "What color is he?"

Wolf: "He's African-American."

Imus: (chuckles) "There you go. Now I know."

In a statement released Monday, Imus offered by way of explanation for his remarks: "I meant that he was being picked on because he's black."

Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton also released a statement about the incident, saying: "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 embroiled in controversy in 2007 after referring to members of the NCAA champion Rutger's women's basketball team as "nappy-head hos." Imus did apologize after that event and met with the young ladies to attempt to make amends.

Published 6/23/08 by the Insider

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  • imus is a pig!
    anonymous 12 Arasto 6/23/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • Okay. First of all, Imus of course is Racist. But seriously, aren't you that yourself? There are so much more people who are more racist than him. They just don't get into newspapers. And it's true that many people pick on people because of their skin color such as black. Newspapers are just making too much of a big deal about this. This is so stupid. If you think he's awful than fix everything than. Do you know if your friends, neighbors,or workers are racists? This debate on whose rude or not or if they're racists shouldn't even be here.
    anonymous anonymous 6/23/08 Reply
     
  • I didn't realize the cryptkeeper was a bigot. Yikes!
    anonymous anonymous 6/23/08 Reply
     
  • I am beginning to think that he can't help himself.
    Victorius348 280 Victorius348 6/23/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • sad that he is on the air,
    now that Tim Russert died his audience is half of what it was.
    anonymous anonymous 6/23/08 Reply
     
  • why do they let this guy stay on the air??
    purplepeaches4 82 purplepeaches4 6/23/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • what an idiot! he's like a 2 year old who cant bear to hold his tounge for 1 second. he probably is going to get kicked off the network again.
    coolwebmom 713 coolwebmom 6/24/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • I cant stand Imus, hope the arrogant nut gets fired again!
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
  • Take him off the air. He's a racist and America does not need a racist to have a public forum.
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
  • What color is he? African American! Now he understands why the guy was arrested so many times in such a short time. Because he's black and being picked on. LOL Honestly, I think he wants out of this contract, and his remarks can be taken just as he has stated in a court of law. He cleaned up on CBS. If ABC fires him he'll do it again. Crazy like a fox. He wins eIther way. Imus is no fool, and he knew EXACTLY what he said.
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
  • He was a racist 40 yrs ago in Cleveland. For that matter, we all racist. Deny it and you're a racist.
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
  • The issue of who is "racist" and who is "not racist" is interesting on a certain level, but hardly illuminating. Before we start calling folk "racist" we need a definition of the word "racist?" That discussion shouldn't take more than 100 years.
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
  • Just as a follow up, the Rutgers girls basketball team was presented as a collection of future doctors, lawyers, chemists and other professionals. I wondered at the time just what career fields they would end up in. We all know how scholarships are awarded to athletes. Imus was presented in one way, they in another. My question; where are they now?
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
  • Not a very smart move but, He can cowtail over to Al and get carved up like a turkey again. He must be using again!
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
    • It is so wrong that white america is fearfully of saying something that might be considered racist. Either way its called freedom of speech and plus thats the advantage of being a majority of people that created this nation.

      If your a minority and find everything thats true about your race to be offensive then please do us all a favor and get the hell out....maybe then i wont have to pay for you to sit on your ass!
      anonymous anonymous 6/24/08
       
  • Where's the line between political correctness and social cowardice? What causes a lifestyle to be equivalent to minority status?

    Without the Imus of the world, we get bullied into accepting ideas and patterns of behavior that 40 years ago we knew and accepted as immoral, illegal or insane.

    When guys like Imus can no longer speak; every minister will sell miracles, every politician will give in to the drug companies, and our economy will be an illusion. Oops!-Imus, you should have spoken up sooner.
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
  • Some idiots don't learn and I don't mean Imus, the "King of all idiots". I mean the ones that still stand up for this old racist fool.
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
  • Who cares what this has been says?
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
  • Naomi Campbell pitches another rage and she's the victim?

    Maybe Imus is just protesting bad behavior being excused because of race, creed, color, religion or sexual orientation.

    Did ya hear the one about the TV host helping a woman determine which of 13 to 15 men was the father of her child because she was a victim? Now whose the idiots.
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
  • a fool and bigot never changes.
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
  • Don said nothing wrong, grow up people,
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
  • Yeah, like Imus said.... he meant that African-Americans were always being picked on.... only... he didn't explain it was he that was doing the picking.
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
  • a sociopath will always find a way to justify his or her actions
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
  • Imus's have a right to his own opinion but just like the
    pollution of emision we need to clean up the air
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
  • Watch "The First 48". Check out who's being picked on, and what crimes they are committing.

    Let us know what you think!
    scorpiofemale 91 scorpiofemale 6/24/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • In my opinion, everybody has their prejudices. Being an American of Latin descent, I am subject to prejudice everyday of my life. However, I don't care what people think!! I don't go "crying my color" all the time! Everybody is entitled to their opinion.

    Imus will never change. However, he is entitled to his opinion.
    scorpiofemale 91 scorpiofemale 6/24/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • why doesn't he just keep his mouth shut?
    smiley1843 40 smiley1843 6/24/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • sarcasm is no excuse!!!
    itsmypencil 168 itsmypencil 6/24/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • It is so wrong that white america is fearfully of saying something that might be considered racist. Either way its called freedom of speech and plus thats the advantage of being a majority of people that created this nation.

    If your a minority and find everything thats true about your race to be offensive then please do us all a favor and get the hell out....maybe then i wont have to pay for you to sit on your ass!
    anonymous anonymous 6/24/08 Reply
     
  • But it's OK if the shoe were on the other foot! It's OK for to use the words "honky cracker"!
    scorpiofemale 91 scorpiofemale 6/25/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • Why is it the media does not let the public hear what Imus had to say on the subject that led in to his (so-called) racial blunder? It would clearly show that he was referring to blacks get arrested unfairly. You're editing these remarks to inflame and instigate news. I'm on Imus' side. I miss him on MSNBC on morning tv.
    anonymous anonymous 6/25/08 Reply
     
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