Imus: I'm not racist, I was DEFENDING blacks against the man

Yeah, right. Imus commented yesterday on a well-known sports figure being arrested six times, and asked "what color is he?" When he was told "African-American," he replied, "Ha ha, well there you go, now we know."

Imus is now saying that he wasn't saying that of course the guy was a criminal because he's black. He was saying, he informs us today, that he was actually defending blacks against evil racially profiling police. You see, per Imus, he was trying to tell his audience that black guys are always picked on by the police, and that's why this sports figure was arrested six times, because he's a poor black man who's simply fighting the man and was racially profiled, and Imus was showing solidarity with African-Americans by asking the guy's "color."

Uh, yeah. Showing solidarity with blacks who are racially profiled by saying "ha ha" when he finds out the guy is black. Another small tip for Imus: If you're going to show solidarity with blacks, don't ask "what color" they are. It's kind of a giveaway. Listen to the tape yourself. Then listen to Imus' defense of his comments.