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Imus At It Again? Race Comment 'Disturbs' Sharpton
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Posted on 06/23/2008 3:13:08 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Again? Race Comment 'Disturbs' Sharpton By STEVE FINK, WCBSTV.COM

NEW YORK (CBS) ― It appears "shock jock" Don Imus may not have learned his lesson following last year's "nappy-headed ho" debacle.

In an audio file of the Monday, June 23, edition of his talk radio program, "Imus In The Morning," heard in New York on WABC-AM, Imus made what some consider a questionable comment during a discussion about oft-troubled NFL player Adam "Pacman" Jones, who wants to drop his nickname.

When Imus' co-host Turner Wolf informed Imus that the suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback had been arrested a slew of times during his young career, Imus appeared to imply that Jones' race may have been a reason why.

The conversation went as follows:

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dallascowboys; imus; nfl; sharpton; talkradio
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To: Sub-Driver

Imus was an idiot to go groveling to Sharptounge in the first place.


21 posted on 06/23/2008 3:45:26 PM PDT by beaversmom
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oops that should be Sharp”tongue”


22 posted on 06/23/2008 3:46:23 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: McGruff
Doesn't Imus know he is not black enough to criticize wana-be gangsta thugs.
23 posted on 06/23/2008 3:47:03 PM PDT by chaos_5 (Proud to be one of the 10% not rallying around McCain)
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To: Sub-Driver

When Imus became Sharptons punk, he became Sharptons punk for the duration. That’s just the way it is.


24 posted on 06/23/2008 3:50:48 PM PDT by jwalsh07 (El Nino is climate, La Nina is weather.)
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To: Sub-Driver

I don’t care. I can hear more obnoxious and insulting stuff from blacks any day of the week.


25 posted on 06/23/2008 3:54:40 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Does Obama know ANYONE who likes America, capitalism, or white people?)
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To: stationkeeper

Did his teeth fall out? Let’s go to the video tape.


26 posted on 06/23/2008 3:58:02 PM PDT by McGruff (This is not the [your name here] I knew.)
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To: Sub-Driver
Imus should just tell the Rev Al, to kiss his lily white ass

This PC crap has gone far enough, maybe what Imus said wasn't brilliant, but it wasn't racist either

27 posted on 06/23/2008 4:02:00 PM PDT by Popman (McCain as POTUS is odious, Obama as POTUS is unthinkable.)
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To: ChronicMA

Thank you for the injection of reality amidst the knee jerking


28 posted on 06/23/2008 4:04:59 PM PDT by don-o (My son, Ben, reports to Parris Island on June 30)
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To: Jay Howard Smith

What could WABC have been thinking when they brought that jackass to their airwaves.

No fan of Kuby but even he was more coherent than Imus.

Can’t imagine how terrible the ratings must be for his show.


29 posted on 06/23/2008 4:16:21 PM PDT by Carley
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To: quark

The irony isn’t lost.


30 posted on 06/23/2008 4:22:55 PM PDT by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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To: Sub-Driver

If this gets him fired once again and permanently this time, I am all for it. The most boring show on the radio, he should retire to his stupid ranch.


31 posted on 06/23/2008 4:27:30 PM PDT by Cacique (quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
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To: lormand
I have listened to Imus for 20 years or more. His politics aren't mine but he is a genius at his style of radio. All the others are wannabees;

Including that insufferable punk Stern

32 posted on 06/23/2008 4:33:46 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Free Sirhan Sirhan, after all, the bastard who killed Mary Jo Kopechne is walking around free)
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To: Sub-Driver

Al Sharpton is doing this as a deversion because the IRS is after him.


33 posted on 06/23/2008 4:34:23 PM PDT by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^==^..^=)
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To: Sub-Driver

Imus: “Well, stuff happens. You’re in a night club, for God’s sake. What do you think’s gonna happen in a night club? People are drinking and doing drugs, there are women there, and people have guns. So, there, go ahead.”

Wolf: “He’s also been arrested six times since being drafted by Tennessee in 2005.”

Imus: “What color is he?”

Wolf: “He’s African-American.”

Imus: “Well, there you go. Now we know.”

Wake up Reverend Al.
I think after reading this it’s quite obvious what Imus meant by his comments. He was obviously siding with the Reverend Al in implying that poor Pacman is being arrested and treated unfairly based solely on his race. He is also attempting to paint Tennessee law enforcement as racist. Oops sorry! I just realized that for this argument to hold up Imus would have to be black. Then Al could run with my theory and him and Don Imus could march somewhere and shakedown someone for cash.


34 posted on 06/23/2008 4:39:27 PM PDT by cquiggy
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To: Sub-Driver
Sharpton:"I find the inference of his remark disturbing because it plays into stereotypes. Any use of stereotypes is always counterproductive."

"TYPICAL WHITE PERSON" "INBRED" to fear black men?????

35 posted on 06/23/2008 4:45:24 PM PDT by gusopol3
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To: Sub-Driver

But how damaging was that NY Post headline of only a week or two ago....something like Sharpton Is A Shakedown Artist” ? If Sharpton tries anything with Imus I hope he plays this story....word for word....ad infinitum!


36 posted on 06/23/2008 4:47:48 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The problem with the rat race is,even if you win you're still a rat.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Yes I agree.Sharpton is disturbed.


37 posted on 06/23/2008 4:47:52 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Either way you want to read Imus’s comment,he is a phony.

And who voted the “Rev” Al in as America’s speech police?

They both make me sick.


38 posted on 06/23/2008 5:07:17 PM PDT by 4yearlurker ("Give them Watts boys!!")
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To: tflabo
It’s the Sharpton and Imus show.

Maybe they made a deal to try to keep each other relevant.

39 posted on 06/23/2008 5:08:33 PM PDT by Lijahsbubbe
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To: Sub-Driver

When Imus makes his “reply” you can bet he’ll kneel and kiss Sharpton’s fat ass. Anybody who listens to him since he’s been on ABC knows he’s been walking on eggshells since he started working there. It’s a shame..the old Imus would have told Fatso Sharpton to take a flying f..k!


40 posted on 06/23/2008 5:40:55 PM PDT by Larry381 (Liberals......please.....STFU!)
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