Yesterday, the statement (audio assist by RTNY)…
“During a conversation about Jones’ run-ins with the law, Imus asked, “What color is he?” Sports announcer Warner Wolf said Jones — formerly known as Pacman — is “African-American.” Imus responded: “There you go. Now we know.”
ABC’s head honchos didn’t respond yesterday, instead electing to have faithful listeners & all others who were seeking an explanation to tune in today (“Yes! Tune in! Click us and boost our ratings!”).
On today’s show, the clarification…
“Don Imus said Tuesday morning on his radio show that he was trying to “make a sarcastic point” with his latest on-air remarks about race, but that they had been misunderstood…What people should be outraged about is that they arrest blacks for no reason,” Imus said Tuesday. “I mean, there’s no reason to arrest this kid six times. Maybe he did something once, but everyone does something once.”
Al Sharpton, who speaks for all wronged & unfairly treated Blacks, said… Read the rest of this entry »