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I Was Being Sarcastic, Not Racist: Imus

Posted Jun 24, 08 7:00 AM CDT in US,  Sports,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Don Imus was just making a “sarcastic point” when he asked “what color” oft-arrested cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones is, he said on his show today.  When informed that Jones was black, Imus replied, “There you go. Now we know.” The rejoinder sparked  complaints against the reformed shock jock, but Imus says he was sympathizing with Jones. “I meant that he was being picked on because he's black,” Imus said.

“What people should be outraged about is that they arrest blacks for no reason,” Imus said on the show. “I mean, there's no reason to arrest this kid six times.”

Sources Associated Press, Associated Press

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Radio personality Don Imus addresses the audience at New York's Town Hall during his return to radio Monday morning Dec. 3, 2007.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Comic Karith Foster, left, is introduced by radio personality Don Imus, right, at the beginning of his program at New York's Town Hall, Monday, Dec. 3, 2007.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
In this April 9, 2007 file photo, radio personality Don Imus appears on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show, in New York.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
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