I couldn't believe it. Don Imus has managed to do what several high priced spin doctors couldn't. What Cowboys owner Jerry Jones couldn't. With just his big mouth, Imus made Adam "don't call me Pacman" Jones look like a good guy.

By now, surely you've heard the comment. Imus and Warner Wolf were talking about Cowboys cornerback Pacman Jones troubled past. Pacman has been arrested 6 times on various charges. At one point Imus asked "What color is he?" Wolf responded by saying "He's African-American." To this Imus said, "Well, there you go. Now we know."
Later Imus indicated that he was misunderstood. He said he was trying to say that Pacman was being picked on because he's black. Imus has a history of making racially insensitive comments. In 2007 he used racial slurs to describe the Rutgers women's basketball team and was fired. It's easy for some people to look at this incident and say he got mixed up. Hey, it happens all the time in Radio, and TV. I've been live on the air and said things that were misunderstood. At one time or another most people in the business have. My problem with Imus has nothing to do with the, well there you go comment. It has more to do with his what color is he comment. He and Wolf were talking about a bad guy, who's bad conduct has been well chronicled. Even so Imus couldn't bring race into the situation fast enough. "What color is he? What did that have to do with the conversation. Pacman's color was a non-issue until Imus made it one. If you're a bad dude it doesn't matter if you're black, red, white, or yellow, you're still a bad dude. Like I said at the top, I didn't think anyone could make Pacman look good , but Imus turned this bad guy into a victim. Imus appears to be an old guy trying to act like he's young and cool. The problem is, he's not.

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