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Don Imus endures more criticism for racist comments
By The Associated Press
Posted: 4/9/07 Section: News
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"All day, all night, all white," Jackson said. "It does not represent the diversity of the American culture."
Imus made the now infamous remark during his show Wednesday.
The Rutgers team, which includes eight black women, had lost the day before in the NCAA women's championship game. Imus was speaking with producer Bernard McGuirk about the game when the exchange began on "Imus in the Morning." The show is broadcast on more than 70 stations and MSNBC, which is owned by General Electric Co.'s NBC cable unit.
"That's some rough girls from Rutgers," Imus said. "Man, they got tattoos ... ."
"Some hardcore hos," McGuirk said.
"That's some nappy-headed hos there, I'm going to tell you that," Imus said.
Imus apologized on the air Friday, but his mea culpa has not quieted the uproar.
James E. Harris, president of the New Jersey chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, demanded Sunday that Imus "resign or be terminated immediately."
Allison Gollust, a spokeswoman for MSNBC, said the network considers Imus' comments "deplorable" and was reviewing the matter.
Karen Mateo, a spokeswoman for CBS Radio _ Imus' employer and the owner of his New York radio home, WFAN-AM _ said the company was "disappointed" in Imus' actions and characterized his comments as "completely inappropriate."
Imus made the now infamous remark during his show Wednesday.
The Rutgers team, which includes eight black women, had lost the day before in the NCAA women's championship game. Imus was speaking with producer Bernard McGuirk about the game when the exchange began on "Imus in the Morning." The show is broadcast on more than 70 stations and MSNBC, which is owned by General Electric Co.'s NBC cable unit.
"That's some rough girls from Rutgers," Imus said. "Man, they got tattoos ... ."
"Some hardcore hos," McGuirk said.
"That's some nappy-headed hos there, I'm going to tell you that," Imus said.
Imus apologized on the air Friday, but his mea culpa has not quieted the uproar.
James E. Harris, president of the New Jersey chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, demanded Sunday that Imus "resign or be terminated immediately."
Allison Gollust, a spokeswoman for MSNBC, said the network considers Imus' comments "deplorable" and was reviewing the matter.
Karen Mateo, a spokeswoman for CBS Radio _ Imus' employer and the owner of his New York radio home, WFAN-AM _ said the company was "disappointed" in Imus' actions and characterized his comments as "completely inappropriate."
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