When discussing Sharpton and his crew...
Don't forget to take the Duke case into consideration.
Sharpton and Jackson both have a nice little history of bigotry in their own background, but they get the usual pass.
Only time I've ever seen Imus was flipping past channels late at night, so I have no idea if this is a pattern (a la Howard Stern) or a freak occurrence.
I have seen a lot of famous people make news with quotes they apparently made on his show, so his show does seem to be a place to be "seen" by the powerful.