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Don Imus: I Was Being "Sarcastic," Not Racist
Tuesday June 24, 2008

Don Imus attends The Brooklyn College Foundation dinner and award gala on Oct. 25, 2005 in New York City.
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Radio host Don Imus has found himself in another controversy involving race.

On his WABC show Monday, Imus was discussing the arrest of suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones.

"What color is he?" Imus asked.

When the sports announcer replied, "African-American," Imus said: "There you go. Now we know."

(Civil rights leader Al Sharpton said Imus' comments "play into stereotypes.")

But on Tuesday Imus said he was trying to "make a sarcastic point.

"What people should be outraged about is that they arrest blacks for no reason," he said. "I mean, there's no reason to arrest this kid six times."

In 2007, Imus was fired from CBS after making a racist comment about the Rutgers women's basketball team.

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