Monday's Imus brouhaha was a bolt out of the blue, and out of the past, a reminder of those heady days of 2007, when Imus fans helped make WatchDog the worldwide new media sensation it is today.
Here is the story about it to which I contributed in Tuesday's newspaper, and here is a story about Imus addressing the matter this morning.
After Imus explained himself, Warner Wolf weighed in and reiterated what he told me Monday night, which was somewhat different from what Imus himself said.
Imus said he was making a statement about blacks being unfairly targeted for arrest. Wolf's interpretation was that Imus was making a satirical joke about blacks in serious legal trouble crying racism, a point seconded this morning by Karith Foster, a member of Imus' cast.
Either way, it certainly seems unlikely that Imus was saying black people are more prone to get into or cause trouble than others. He's not a moron. Right?
Comments (5)
Hey Neil,
Apparently Boomer and Carton have been consuming your mornings. If you had been listening to Imus over the past 7 months you would know he's been killing us with all this talk about race. In fact IITM is the only program hosted by a white guy having the race discussion. He is now in fact the person most likely to say black people are more prone to get into trouble. Imus would be the last person to say black people are more prone to cause trouble.
Your still the BEST
Best is THE BEST,
But he's long been a shill for Baldie and Boring Norman in the Morning.
He's clearly trying to fan the flames of the Imus incident.
Huh? I want this Imus incident to go away. I didn't even think the fallout from the last Imus incident was warranted. You are way off on this, Lou. I really don't have any agendas on this. Seriously.
Love the Washington, DC Warner Wolf ad!
Back then he talked about "Redskins" every day.
Is there a problem with that?
No, Imus really is a moron, Neil. How could his statement be interpreted any other way than how it really was meant? Just ask a few former WNBC employees how racist Imus was.
Can't teach that old dog any new tricks.