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Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the Rutgers Basketball Team held a press conference to respond to the outrageous comments made about them last Wednesday morning by Don Imus on his CBS Radio and MSNBC show.
"Today, the Rutgers Lady Knights demonstrated once again that they are a class act. They have every right to be angry with the despicable comments Don Imus made about them on his program last week, but they showed great courage in choosing to meet with him so he can see firsthand how wrong his sexist and racial comments were.
"I strongly denounce Don Imus's divisive comments. They were disgusting, and have no place in our everyday language, let alone on a nationally televised radio and television program. His comments deprived these women of fully enjoying their accomplishments of being crowned Big East Champions, going to the Final Four and making history as the first team from Rutgers to play for a national championship.
"Today, the nation had an opportunity to see these young women as outstanding student athletes, who are striving to reach lifetime goals both on and off the basketball court. I am confident that the same character that propelled them to the national championship game will now help them address this unfortunate situation that should have never occurred." |
