Don Imus is a sarcastic loudmouth of the Howard Stern variety, and I've only caught his show by accident. The main impression he's always had on me is mild amusement a result of the ridiculous costume he wears when behind the microphone...cowboy hat and a heavy jacket, like he just rode in from branding dogies. That he made the knappy-headed ho's remark doesn't really surprise me.
There's another side to his story though found here.
I don't know that he's a coward, and I don't really think he's a bigot. I think he's a man so full of himself that he crossed a line. I don't like his style, and I find it awkward that I'm defending him in this forum. I guess I admire the work he's done with his charity. Maybe that's his wife's influence. But in a world where the mark of success is showing off your palace on MTV Cribs, or throwing a 4 million dollar sweet sixteen party for your spoiled little princess, it strikes me that Don had plenty of other directions to send his time and money than trying to help kids with cancer and sickle cell have some joy in their lives.
As always, it's a hell of a lot easier for most people to make a snap judgement and condemn someone than take the time to question their first knee-jerk reaction.