Don Imus got himself into hot water last week after he made racially insensitive remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team. Today he sat
April 8, 2007

sharpton-imus.jpg Don Imus got himself into hot water last week after he made racially insensitive remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team. Today he sat down with Reverend Al Sharpton, who has called for his firing, to talk about the incident.

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John posted earlier about Imus' "apology."

Update: John Amato: Here's a shorter version where IMUS gets into it with a caller who from Ebony magazine, (thanks to Duncan for clarifying)": icon Download 4 minutes long...

IMUS: "Don't talk about me doing used car commercials. I'll bet you I've slept in a house with more black children who were not related to me than you have. Do not get into my face about this...why don't you show up here in person."

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