Imus Explains

I want to take a moment to comment on Don Imus' latest dust-up, because surprisingly I find myself believing his explanation. Hearing his comments for the first time was pretty shocking in light of his earlier statements that resulted in the loss of his job. Asking what color someone is and then saying his skin color explains the situation is pretty disturbing.

Rereading the comments provides at least an alternative explanation. Imus was making light of the kinds of things that happen in bars, and was saying that we shouldn't be surprised that shootings happen there. When he was told that "PacMan" had been arrested six times, his response could be construed as saying that he was probably only arrested so many times because he is black.

I'm not a Don Imus fan, and never liked his show when it was on MSNBC. I do think in this case there is enough room for doubt as to his intentions, that he will probably continue with his radio show until his next gaffe - which will probably happen soon.