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By David Knowles - AOL NewsCorrection: The original version of this article incorrectly identified Joe Jervis as the aide to Saxby Chambliss who was fired over a comment left on the blog JoeMyGod.com. In fact, Mr. Jervis is the author of the blog, and the man to whom Chambliss issued an apology over the message. Surge Desk regrets the error. (Oct. 21) -- Sometimes, the freedom of speech comes with an asterisk attached. NPR's firing of veteran political commentator Juan Williams for his admission on Fox News host Bill O'Reilly's program that he gets nervous when he gets on a plane and sees people dressed in "Muslim ...
David Paterson Calls Reid's Comments 'Shocking,' Responds to Son's Run-in with Police
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyNew York Gov. David Paterson discussed his son's recent run-in with police during an interview with Don Imus on the Fox Business Network Wednesday morning. The two also talked about the controversy over Harry Reid's published comments that President Obama has "no Negro dialect unless he wants to." Paterson's son was stopped by New York police Tuesday outside of his high school where he and several friends were playing dice. Paterson said that his son was not arrested, but was merely detained, questioned, and released. He added that no money was involved in the dice games and called the ...
Obama Deserves No Pass for Insensitive Special Olympics Remark
By Kevin Blackistone - AOL NewsIn the midst of a coaches' teleconference about 10 years ago, Nolan Richardson proffered why the conference, the SEC, in which he coached the Arkansas basketball team, was so stout. It was located in the South, he said, ground zero for slavery, and, as a result, the many black players who were the stars of the SEC were the products of purposeful breeding by slave owners of "big black [men] with his big woman so he [slave owner] would have a big black kid."Coach Richardson continued to coach without much criticism and any sanction for his historical hysteria. He wasn't tarred and feathered like ...
Jason Whitlock: What Don Imus Said Warrants Discussion, Imus Himself Doesn't
By Michael David Smith - AOL NewsThe whole Don Imus/Adam "Pacman" Jones uproar didn't last very long, did it? It was like one minute everyone was getting upset, and the next minute everyone was asking, "Why should we care what this guy says?" Even Al Sharpton seems to have moved on.But Jason Whitlock has a column at FoxSports.com in which he argues that while we shouldn't care about Imus, it actually is worth addressing the point that Imus claimed he was trying to make in asking "What color" Jones is. Whitlock writes: My point is that what Imus said warrants discussion. We just don't need to discuss Imus. He is not our ...
NFL Offseason Chat: Pacman 'Adam' Jones and Other Off-Field Goings-On
By Ryan Wilson - AOL NewsWell, it's the end of June, and we have roughly four weeks until the start of training camps, and this place is dead (anyway) until then. With most of the NFL news being of the off-the-field variety, we'll fire up the Live Blog-o-Chat Machine to talk about Pacman Jones, Don Imus, Chad Johnson, Ahmad Bradshaw, Ray Lewis and anybody else who made offseason news marginally related to the game of football. Here's some homework; the pointing and gawking starts promptly at 1PM EST. ...
Eight Years Later, George Teague Still Gets Asked About Laying Out Terrell Owens
By Ryan Wilson - AOL NewsThe Dallas Morning News' Albert Breer takes us back to a simpler time, at the turn of the century, when Dave Campo was the head coach, and the Cowboys were absolutely dreadful. During Campo's reign of terror (2000-2002), Dallas won 15 times, but perhaps the most memorable game of his tenure was the 2000 Week 4 loss to San Francisco. Terrell Owens, then a brash, young wide receiver for the 49ers, disrespected an entire region by scoring a touchdown, sprinting 50 yards to midfield, and slamming the football smack dab in the middle of the ol' Texas star. Good times.Thankfully, Cowboys defensive ...
Pacman: 'I'm Truly Upset ... Obviously Mr. Imus Has Problems With African-Americans'
By Michael David Smith - AOL NewsDon Imus claims he was trying to defend Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones when he responded to a report about Jones arrest record by asking, "What color is he?" But Jones himself doesn't appreciate what Imus said.The Dallas Morning News reports that Jones had this reaction when told what Imus said: "I'm truly upset about the comments," Jones said. "Obviously Mr. Imus has problems with African-Americans. I'm upset, and I hope the station he works for handles it accordingly. I will pray for him."WABC, the radio station that syndicates Imus, has said it accepts Imus's explanation and ...
Don Imus Claims He Was Defending Adam 'Pacman' Jones Against Racist Cops
By Michael David Smith - AOL NewsDon 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 something once but everybody does something once -- I have. ... They shoot blacks for no reason."Imus later added, "I know there's some people who want to get me, but you're not going to get me for this. It's ...
Don Imus on Pacman Comment: 'I Meant He Was Being Picked on Because He's Black'
By Michael David Smith - AOL NewsWith 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, there you go. Now we know."Asked in an e-mail message from a New York Times reporter what he was trying to convey, Imus replied, "I meant he was being picked on because he's black."That is going to be a very, ...
Al Sharpton Considering Action on Don Imus Adam Jones Remarks
By Michael David Smith - AOL NewsThis morning Don Imus responded to a report on his radio show about Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones' legal troubles by asking, "What color is he."Within hours, Al Sharpton had issued this statement:"I find the inference of his remark disturbing because it plays into stereotypes. Any use of stereotypes is always counterproductive. We will determine in the next day or so whether or not his remark warrants direct action on our part as we did in April of last year."The action in April of last year that Sharpton refers to was his group's organized boycott of Imus and his sponsors, which ...
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