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Imus Explains
June 24, 2008 6:59 AM
Under fire once again for remarks about race yesterday, radio host Don Imus this morning said that his comments about Dallas Cowboy Adam "Pacman" Jones are being misinterpreted.
"Warner and I were talking about 'Pacman' Jones being arrested six times," Imus said this morning, "and obviously they are picking on him. So I asked Warner what color he was. Obviously, I already knew what color he was... And I said there you go, that's the point. What people should be outraged about is they arrest blacks for no reason. There was no reason to arrest this kid six times."
Imus went on to say, "they shoot blacks for no reason. We know about that in New York City. I mean, We already understand all this...Nobody, no white man with a radio or television program has had more discussions about race relations since December 3rd than I have. ... We talk about it all the time."
"My point is, there is no reason to arrest this kid six times," Imus said. "He is a football player, he's a lovely kid. He's out having fun, he gets arrested six times, well we know why he gets arrested six times."
The Dallas Morning News reports that, told of Imus's original comments by a reporter, Jones himself says he's "truly upset about the comments. Obviously Mr. Imus has problems with African-Americans. I'm upset, and I hope the station he works for handles it accordingly. I will pray for him."
- jpt
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I wonder...will obama play the race card when he loses in november?
Posted by: Rick | Jun 24, 2008 7:57:22 AM
Imus,
The two biggest racist in the world sharpton and jackson don't make apologies you don't either. The government or media owners do not open their scared big mouths when a black makes a racist comment. We support you in Georgia!
Posted by: standup | Jun 24, 2008 7:52:28 AM
As an African American woman, I did not take Don's words to mean anything other than what he has explained. I completely disliked Don when he made comments about the female basketball players at Rutgers, but his context in the Pac Man Jones statement does not appear to be demeaning or degrading at all. I think that picking on Don at this point is what one might consider a genetic fallacy. Everything Don says is not doomed to be offensive or evil.
Posted by: Amina | Jun 24, 2008 7:51:17 AM
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