[beyond the sea]

Comedian George Wallace told the Jeff Foxx team at WRKS (98.7 FM) that he worked with Jerry Seinfeld in getting Richards a chance to apologize Monday night on the David Letterman show.

"It was important for him to get right out and say he's sorry," said Wallace. "Jerry dropped his own standup bit on the show to make room for Michael.

"But this will damage him for a long time. You can go on TV every day and apologize and people will say you didn't."

Asked how he felt about Richards' outburst, Wallace - who is black - cracked, "It's about time someone told those Negroes to shut up."

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He is a very funny guy. I feel like I've been laughing with him for thirty years. I saw him a few times live. He's an old pro.

He always wanted to be a comedian even when he was a little boy. But he went and got two degrees in marketing and sales at Akron (Ohio) way back when. Then he went off to try his hand at what he really wanted to do. I'm glad that he did.

He is a very funny guy.

[SeaBiscuit]

I like that, we ought to be able to laugh at such name calling.. and take it with a grain of salt. I'm Italian and if you call me a greaseball, dago or guinea, I could care less, whether you meant it in fun or not.

[Nathan Zachary]

What really bugs me about this whole incident is all the "holier than thou " people, like Rosie O'Donnell standing up on their high horses and looking down on Richards, when they themselves are some of the biggest bigots in the industry towards others.