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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. radio personality Don Imus on Tuesday defended linking a football player's race to brushes with the police as Imus tried to dampen a brewing race controversy over remarks he made one day earlier. During his breakfast show on Monday on Citadel Broadcasting Corp's ABC Radio Networks, Imus discussed Adam "Pacman" Jones, who was suspended by the National Football League in April 2007 because of his link to a Las Vegas triple shooting. A colleague of Imus commented on how many times Jones had been arrested since he had been drafted by the Tennessee Titans in 2005, and Imus asked what color he was. Told that Jones is black, Imus responded: "Well, there you go. Now we know." But on Tuesday Imus said during his show: "Obviously I already knew what color he was. The point was to make a sarcastic point. "What people should be outraged about is they arrest blacks for no reason," he said. "There's no reason to arrest this kid six times, maybe he did something once, but I mean everybody does something once." SOURCE I'm surprised no one is talking about this latest from the IMAN. Sharpton has his panties in a wad saying: "I find the inference of his remark disturbing because it plays into stereotypes," Sharpton said in a statement. "We will determine in the next day or so whether or not his remark warrants direct action on our part." This from a man who so totally stereotypes whites. What a hypocrite! When will all this end. When will Sharpton and his ilk finally be able to take a joke....The Italians and Irish have been doing so for years.
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Jul 7, 2008 6:16 AM
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Sharptongue's interpretation was that Imus was saying that a person arrested 6 times HAD to be BLACK, because that's how black people act.
Personally, I think the rev only commented to remind people he's still around and still black. We know, Al...now STFU.
I'm sure he'd like to see all racial remarks punished by public flogging. Give me Dick Gregory or Richard Pryor anytime; they can make a point with humor.
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> I don't get it at all. Rev. Al Sharpton was
> against Imus suggesting black players are
> discriminated against by the police? What's that all
> about?
Sharpton has a tendency for hoof and mouth disease.
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Jun 26, 2008 7:16 PM
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I don't get it at all. Rev. Al Sharpton was against Imus suggesting black players are discriminated against by the police? What's that all about?
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Jun 26, 2008 6:54 PM
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> Cucina,
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> >Someone please put Imus out to pasture.
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> Seems your point was lost on some.....
Ya think?
Imus is what he is and shouldn't be taken seriously. If you do, as in Sharpton's take, you lose your sense of humor and the ability to laugh at yourself.
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Jun 25, 2008 12:03 PM
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> Since I haven't been here very much, I have only seen
> SNIPPETS on MSM about what he said. I understand and
> appreciate his defense, but outside of context it
> seems laughable. Did he say anything before the
> snippets begin to substantiate his claim that he was
> talking about how blacks are picked on?
No....that all came after the fact.
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Jun 25, 2008 11:47 AM
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He did explain how he meant it and it is understandable. However, he is so inarticulate that I think he should look for a different line of work.
> Since I haven't been here very much, I have only seen
> SNIPPETS on MSM about what he said. I understand and
> appreciate his defense, but outside of context it
> seems laughable. Did he say anything before the
> snippets begin to substantiate his claim that he was
> talking about how blacks are picked on?
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Jun 25, 2008 11:40 AM
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Since I haven't been here very much, I have only seen SNIPPETS on MSM about what he said. I understand and appreciate his defense, but outside of context it seems laughable. Did he say anything before the snippets begin to substantiate his claim that he was talking about how blacks are picked on?
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Jun 25, 2008 11:17 AM
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i think imus' history precedes him on this one.
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Jun 25, 2008 10:40 AM
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Can Imus get any more stupid?
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Jun 25, 2008 10:23 AM
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> Cucina,
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> >Someone please put Imus out to pasture.
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> Seems your point was lost on some.....
Not on me.
I don't see the logic of blaming Imus' asinine behavior on Al Sharpton "and his ilk".
I don't see how calling Sharpton a racist makes Imus' comments any less racist.
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Edited by prettywitty at 06/25/2008 7:36 AM PDT
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Jun 25, 2008 9:44 AM
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Cucina,
>Someone please put Imus out to pasture.
Seems your point was lost on some.....
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Jun 25, 2008 4:00 AM
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Someone please put Imus out to pasture.
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Like SocialSatyr? LOL
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That's why he's called a shock-jock. It's meant to provoke thought. People seem not to get satire anymore. You see it here all the time when they jump all over something Bill has said. They're satirists, folks.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. radio personality Don Imus on Tuesday defended linking a football player's race to brushes with the police as Imus tried to dampen a brewing race controversy over remarks he made one day earlier.
During his breakfast show on Monday on Citadel Broadcasting Corp's ABC Radio Networks, Imus discussed Adam "Pacman" Jones, who was suspended by the National Football League in April 2007 because of his link to a Las Vegas triple shooting.
A colleague of Imus commented on how many times Jones had been arrested since he had been drafted by the Tennessee Titans in 2005, and Imus asked what color he was. Told that Jones is black, Imus responded: "Well, there you go. Now we know."
But on Tuesday Imus said during his show: "Obviously I already knew what color he was. The point was to make a sarcastic point.
"What people should be outraged about is they arrest blacks for no reason," he said. "There's no reason to arrest this kid six times, maybe he did something once, but I mean everybody does something once."
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I'm surprised no one is talking about this latest from the IMAN. Sharpton has his panties in a wad saying:
"I find the inference of his remark disturbing because it plays into stereotypes," Sharpton said in a statement. "We will determine in the next day or so whether or not his remark warrants direct action on our part."
This from a man who so totally stereotypes whites. What a hypocrite!
When will all this end. When will Sharpton and his ilk finally be able to take a joke....The Italians and Irish have been doing so for years.
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