He is clearly racist and has no business being on the radio or in any public arena. We don't need people with those attitudes about other people. There are most definately people of all races getting in trouble.

Obviously...Imus is one of those turds that takes more than one flush to get rid of.

Russ,

Fill us in on the rest of the conversation. What else was said by Imus and the flunkie, before and after these four lines presented to us? Until the rest is revealed, this is not journalism but sensationalism.

If that's all he said, it sounds racist, but if there's more, it may indicate what Imus said to defend himself; that he meant Pacman was being picked on for his color.

I see no reason for him to ask in the first place what color he was. That is what led him into the racist remark. Now he says he was just being sarcastic.

Don Imus is a moron! He is barely literate, mostly incoherent, always sleazy, of uncertain human heritage. I can’t think of any time when I’ve agreed with his public pronouncements. He is, plainly put, a disgrace to the human race.

Having said all that, we must defend his right of free speech, as ugly as it might be. If he loses his right to free speech - the long-held goal of liberalism - we all do.

I suspect, that those who cannot win a debate in any public forum are attempting to do what they have always done: not only restrict access in any debate with those whom they disagree, but to also eliminate such comments that they deem to be "politically incorrect."

In their drive for "political correctness," elitist liberals have only one goal - to shut up their opponents for saying things they don’t like. I guess that’s what passes for free speech these days in Obama’s and McCain’s America!

Wow TC...for a religious person you sure are full of hate. And I'm not really sure where you get the idea those liberals want us to lose our freedom of speech. That's about the most ridiculous thing I've heard since that lady from West Virginia was convinced Barack Obama was Muslim.

I also don't know anyone, conservative or liberal, who doesn't think the whole political correctness thing has gone too far. The liberals aren't to blame for that. Blame the people who are easily offended that keep complaining. They're on both sides of the fence.

As for defending Imus's freedom of speech, we unfortunately also have to defend Rush Limbaugh's, Laura Schlessinger's, Ann Coulter's and yours.

Scott:

Are you saying that Obama is not a Moslem?? Well, that flies in the face of conventional wisdom!

"....We unfortunately also have to defend..." - So ... you’re objecting to defending someone’s free speech ??? How typically liberal!

See further details on liberal inability: http://www.conservapedia.com/Liberal_bias

What is this "conventional wisdom" you're referring to, T.C.? Please do share!

And there you go again...thinking liberals object to free speech. Where does that come from? Hatred, or somewhere legitimate?

I used "Unfortunately have to defend...." meaning I don't like what they have to say, as you don't like what the liberals have to say. But since you'd like to spin and misinterpret my meaning, I'll omit the word "unfortunately." Many people feel it's "unfortunate" that Michael Moore and Howard Stern are protected by free speech. I don't really like Howard Stern either in case you were wondering. He's as much wasted airtime as Rush Limbaugh in my opinion. For that matter I don't like Don Imus either, but I'll defend all of their right to free speech.

Should I assume then you'd prefer to believe Obama is a Muslim?

I don’t know if Obama is a Moslem or not. There has been much speculation about this among bloggers. One of the problems is that he has been so vague - almost secretive - concerning his background, that it is hard to tell.

I’ve heard his so-called statements on being a "Christian." But after hearing what he says, we are all faced with another question: With the Dem’s well known capacity to bend and twist the truth for their own ends, is what he says reliable or truthful?

The thought has occurred to me that he might be a Moslem Manchurian candidate.

T.C., if you read what Obama writes about himself, rather than relying on the speculations of bloggers, you would know what his background is. Neither of his parents were religious. His grandfather was a Muslim, but his dad (who he only met twice) didn't practice the religion. He grew up basically non-religious (like a lot of Americans of his generation), and converted to Christianity as an adult (surely you've heard of his former pastor?).

Honestly, T.C., this is like wondering if Bush is from Texas, or if McCain was a POW. There's nothing mysterious about this at all.

Obama lived in Indonesia as a child, from 1967 to 1971, with his mother and stepfather and has acknowledged attending a Muslim school - a radical anti-American Muslim school known as a "madrassa." BYW, this info originated with the Hillary campaign, not the GOP. Is it believable? Time will tell. The libs may have a problem here - to discredit this info is to discredit one of their own.

Well, I consider myself liberal, but I have no problem at all discrediting your "info." You are either misinformed or dishonest in saying that Obama has acknowledged attending a "radical anti-American Muslim school." The reality is that the school he attended was neither radical nor anti-American. The fact that he attended a school run by Muslims for a few years is no more remarkable in itself than the fact that many non-Catholics attend Catholic schools in the U.S.

Is that really the best you have?

Fair enough TC. I'm sure you're not voting for Obama and I have no quarrel with that. I just hate to see the misconceptions about him as you would hate to see those about McCain. People should not vote either way because of misconceptions or outright lies from the opposite side. I'm sure you'll agree.

That said, Obama is very misunderstood and too many people just don't know him well enough. I first heard about him four years ago when he gave a very moving speech at the DNC. In a nut shell, he said that these should not be seen as red states and blue states, black states or white states. These are the United States. He got my attention on so many levels and issues during that speech so I began to study him. He wasn't like everyone else. I have learned many things about where he comes from and what he has accomplished on his own and not having come from money. I knew he was not your typical politician and that he truly wanted to fix this country. I knew that one day I wanted him to run for president. I'll admit I didn't expect it to be this soon.

If you trust the TV network A&E and their Biography series, they did a show on Obama. You can see it by going to A&E's website under Biography...archive episodes.

My father, a republican and a religious man is leaning to Obama this time and he has been getting emails that are circulating amongst his old generation repub friends and he asked me to look into them. The emails are full of crap that have been designed to create hate towards Obama. Here are the links I found when I researched. Took me less than 5 minutes. These two websites pride themselves on unbiased truths.

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_obama.html
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp
http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/did_...ould_stand.html

Like I said...I'm not trying to sway your vote, I just think it's important for everyone to know the truth. Obama very well may be our next president.

For the record, there is no difference between Obama and McCain. They both are a disgrace to the election process. I won’t be voting for either one.

BTW, if "Obama is very misunderstood and too many people just don't know him well enough..." why doesn’t he clarify his history, his positions? He has had ample opportunity. If you listen closely to his speeches, he says more about nothing than any man I’ve ever heard (well, maybe Bill Clinton!). He’s another slickster Dem (much in the style of Bill Clinton), and pinning him down to an opinion that won’t soon change is almost an impossibility.

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/