Well, it certainly didn't take very long.

 

On Imus' radio show, Warner Wolfe was talking about Pacman Jones' incidents and his 6 arrests. Imus asks "what color is he?" When told he's black, he responds "there you go. Now we know."

 

Here's the audio:

 

http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_audio/062308_imus.mp3

The guy has a really bad case of diarrhea of the mouth.

This guy puts the idea that "Any publicity is good publicity" to the test. Will people stop listening?

Never understood, why people listen to the spew from these "radio personalities". You pay a guy, millions and he can't pass the common sense test.

 

It's one thing to be ignorant, but another to let everyone else know it and he has.

Well I hate to ask this question but he's different from a lot of people - how?

Well I hate to ask this question but he's different from a lot of people - how?

 

Is he different from you? Your friends?

Well I hate to ask this question but he's different from a lot of people - how?

 

Most other racists don't have a radio show that reaches tens of millions of people.

U.S. Dept of Justice

 

The prevalence of imprisonment in 2001 was higher for

-- black males (16.6%) and Hispanic males (7.7%) than for white males (2.6%)

-- black females (1.7%) and Hispanic females (0.7%) than white females (0.3%)

 

...

 

If recent incarceration rates remain unchanged, an estimated 1 of every 15 persons (6.6%) will serve time in a prison during their lifetime.

 

Lifetime chances of a person going to prison are higher for

-- men (11.3%) than for women (1.8%)

-- blacks (18.6%) and Hispanics (10%) than for whites (3.4%)

 

Based on current rates of first incarceration, an estimated 32% of black males will enter State or Federal prison during their lifetime, compared to 17% of Hispanic males and 5.9% of white males.

 

Unfortunately his assumption is supported by historical facts. Imus will never be one to say things in a politically correct manner, but I really can't get that upset with what he said. IMO this is totally different than the Rutgers comments.

Is he different from you? Your friends?

I'm not getting millions to entertain. I think people forget that he's an entertainer and people also forget all the millions he makes for children's charities.

 

I wouldn't say the things he says but then again, I wouldn't say the things that a lot of entertainers say. I'm not saying that what he says is right but then again, I don't think that a lot of what I hear from a lot of people is right. I think our problem is, we hop on someone as quick as we can just so we can have something to fuss about. IMO

Most other racists don't have a radio show that reaches tens of millions of people.

But I don't declare him a racists, I declare him an entertainer and until people stop listening then he will continue to "entertain". IMO

We need to be very mindful of the rules in this thread.

Most other racists don't have a radio show that reaches tens of millions of people.

 

:lol:

U.S. Dept of Justice

 

 

 

Unfortunately his assumption is supported by historical facts. Imus will never be one to say things in a politically correct manner, but I really can't get that upset with what he said. IMO this is totally different than the Rutgers comments.

 

That is an entirely new (in this thread, at least) argument there that I have had one too many times on this website.

U.S. Dept of Justice

 

 

 

Unfortunately his assumption is supported by historical facts. Imus will never be one to say things in a politically correct manner, but I really can't get that upset with what he said. IMO this is totally different than the Rutgers comments.

 

There's a big difference between citing statistics and generalizing and I'm sure you're smart enough to know the difference. He wasn't trying to make a statement about the plight of the black male in the United States. He was saying "what do you expect from a black guy" which is completely unacceptable. They were JUST LIKE the Rutgers comments.

I love the way they had Imus portrayed in Howard Stern's movie, 'Private Parts'. Doesn't seem like there was any exaggeration in it at all.