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Don Imus Claims He Was Defending Adam 'Pacman' Jones Against Racist Cops
Don Imus Claims He Was Defending Adam 'Pacman' Jones Against Racist Cops
Don Imus spoke out on his radio show today about his comments yesterday regarding Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones . Here's the audio: Talking about police treatment of Jones, who has been arrested several times, Imus said, "What people should be outraged about is that they arrest blacks for no reason. There's no reason to arrest this kid six times, I mean maybe he did ...
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Pacman, er, Adam Jones is displeased with Mr. Imus
Sports stories from Newsday — Uh, oh. Maybe this Imus thing is not going to go away . . . just like the last time. Pacman Jones has weighed in by expressing concern over Imus' remarks. Here is that link from AOL Fanhouse, and here is the link to this morning's Imus audio. I'm not getting sucked in this time! Maybe Verne Gay will keep up with this saga on his blog. I've got current WFAN personalities to worry about!

IMUS SHOWS DEFIANCE ON ADAM JONES ISSUE
ProFootballTalk.com — I had to hit the road early this morning, but I delayed the departure long enough to hear a little of the Don Imus response, on his weekday radio show, to criticism arising from his comments on Monday regarding Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones. MDS has posted a portion of the discussion on AOL’s FanHouse. Our reaction to the comments Imus made in the first 20 minutes or so of the broadcast?  We were inclined at first to perhaps consider giving him the benefit of the doubt regarding his explanation that he was making a sarcastic remark aimed to reflect his belief that Jones has ...

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Radio host Don Imus said Tuesday he was making "a sarcastic point" that police often unfairly target blacks when he asked about Adam "Pacman" Jones' race on his show. Really? Seriously? Don Imus last appeared on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show in April 2007 after making his last controversial remark about the Rutgers ladies team. Imus, who lost his job last year after those ...
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With another controversy about racially tinged remarks swirling around Don Imus , the radio jock has offered an explanation for his latest comments. On today's show, Imus and on-air partner Warner Wolf were discussing Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones and his long arrest record. Imus asked Wolf, " What color is he " and when Wolf said Jones is African-American, Imus said, "Well, ...
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