Imus played the 'stereotype' or 'profile' card. Whatever you want to call it.
His reference was that Pacman had been arrested 6 times because he was black. When in truth, he was arrested 6 times for being a moron.
Imus shoulda just said: OOPS, I'm sorry, I f'd up again. Instead , he tried to spin a web that Pacman is an unfairly targeted Black man.
It was truly funny that he said, " Yeah , maybe he did one thing wrong, but I doubt 6."
Dude was involved in a shooting that left a LV man paralyzed. For that alone, he should have done some time.
Finally, somebody hit the nail on the head in addressing this particular issue. Well said.
Weasel is also pretty much on point (which has been my point all along with the ongoing Imus sad-saga) that this should remain a business situation - in that it's up to the employer whether it's worth it to them to keep him on after making such comments. It's up to the listener whether or not to give him their time, too. Considering they hired him after his reprehensibly racist "Nappy Headed Ho's" comment, he'll probably survive this, too.
A couple more observations...I doubt he'll end up on satellite radio, especially if they merge, as Stern hates his guts, and Stern is the personality on Sirius that has the ear and admiration of the President of the company. Furthermore, from what I've heard, his ratings suck, which probably will make the biggest difference in his ongoing employment, or lack thereof. He's always been a racist, many reports of how he speaks of blacks around the office, both privately, and publicly. The "N" word has been tossed around by him a few times according to many stories, in direct conversation. So, the freedom of speech angle kind of misses the mark here, for me.
