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"Religion Is A Disease...Clayton Is The Placebo" |
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24 Jan 2005 07:16:53 AM |
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OT: I Bet He Didn't Forecast This ***** Storm! |
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144629,00.html
Weatherman Fired for On-Air MLK Slur
Monday, January 17, 2005
LAS VEGAS - A weekend television weatherman was fired after he made an
on-air
racial slur about Martin Luther King Jr. (search), station officials said.
Rob Blair (search) of KTNV-TV was delivering the extended forecast Saturday
morning when he said: "For tomorrow, 60 degrees, Martin Luther Coon King Jr.
Day, gonna see some temperatures in the mid-60s."
Jim Prather (search), vice president and general manager of the ABC
affiliate,
said Blair stumbled but the excuse was not enough to save his job.
"This kind of incident is not acceptable under any circumstances, and I'm
truly
sorry that this event occurred," Prather told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Blair apologized during the station's 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Saturday newscasts.
"On a weather report earlier this morning, I made an accidental slip of the
tongue when talking about the Martin Luther King holiday, and what I said
was
interpreted by many viewers as highly offensive. For that I offer my deepest
apology. I in no way intended to offend anyone. I'm very sorry."
Blair worked at the station for about three months. He declined comment
Monday
when contacted by The Associated Press through a friend.
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| User: "Mike Smith" |
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| Title: Re: OT: I Bet He Didn't Forecast This ***** Storm! |
25 Jan 2005 03:51:22 AM |
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"Religion Is A Disease...Clayton Is The Placebo"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymail.com> wrote:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144629,00.html
Weatherman Fired for On-Air MLK Slur
Monday, January 17, 2005
Rob Blair (search) of KTNV-TV was delivering the
extended forecast Saturday morning when he said:
"For tomorrow, 60 degrees, Martin Luther Coon King
Jr. Day, gonna see some temperatures in the mid-60s."
Jim Prather (search), vice president and general
manager of the ABC affiliate, said Blair stumbled
but the excuse was not enough to save his job.
"Stumbled"??
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| User: "Zaghadka" |
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24 Jan 2005 06:42:03 PM |
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Religion Is A Disease...Clayton Is The Placebo bolted into alt.atheism,
wreathed in wicked, white hot flames, and screamed...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144629,00.html
Weatherman Fired for On-Air MLK Slur
Monday, January 17, 2005
LAS VEGAS - A weekend television weatherman was fired after he made an
on-air
racial slur about Martin Luther King Jr. (search), station officials said.
Rob Blair (search) of KTNV-TV was delivering the extended forecast Saturday
morning when he said: "For tomorrow, 60 degrees, Martin Luther Coon King Jr.
Day, gonna see some temperatures in the mid-60s."
Jim Prather (search), vice president and general manager of the ABC
affiliate,
said Blair stumbled but the excuse was not enough to save his job.
"This kind of incident is not acceptable under any circumstances, and I'm
truly
sorry that this event occurred," Prather told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Blair apologized during the station's 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Saturday newscasts.
"On a weather report earlier this morning, I made an accidental slip of the
tongue when talking about the Martin Luther King holiday, and what I said
was
interpreted by many viewers as highly offensive. For that I offer my deepest
apology. I in no way intended to offend anyone. I'm very sorry."
Interpreted? How the hell else could you interpret a statement like that? I
know. I should ask him, but still.
Blair worked at the station for about three months. He declined comment
Monday
when contacted by The Associated Press through a friend.
--
Zag
I thought I could organize freedom, how very
Scandinavian of me. ...Björk
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT: I Bet He Didn't Forecast This ***** Storm! |
26 Jan 2005 03:08:05 AM |
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:42:03 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Religion Is A Disease...Clayton Is The Placebo bolted into alt.atheism,
wreathed in wicked, white hot flames, and screamed...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144629,00.html
Weatherman Fired for On-Air MLK Slur
Monday, January 17, 2005
LAS VEGAS - A weekend television weatherman was fired after he made an
on-air
racial slur about Martin Luther King Jr. (search), station officials said.
Rob Blair (search) of KTNV-TV was delivering the extended forecast Saturday
morning when he said: "For tomorrow, 60 degrees, Martin Luther Coon King Jr.
Day, gonna see some temperatures in the mid-60s."
Jim Prather (search), vice president and general manager of the ABC
affiliate,
said Blair stumbled but the excuse was not enough to save his job.
"This kind of incident is not acceptable under any circumstances, and I'm
truly
sorry that this event occurred," Prather told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Blair apologized during the station's 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Saturday newscasts.
"On a weather report earlier this morning, I made an accidental slip of the
tongue when talking about the Martin Luther King holiday, and what I said
was
interpreted by many viewers as highly offensive. For that I offer my deepest
apology. I in no way intended to offend anyone. I'm very sorry."
Interpreted? How the hell else could you interpret a statement like that?
You can't.
I know. I should ask him, but still.
Blair unrepentantly and casually bore false witness. He's not worried
based on Matt 12:30 since he didn't say anything bad about the 'holey
spook.' (but then 'Jesus' lies and it is good).
[]
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Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "Glenn Arnold" |
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| Title: Re: OT: I Bet He Didn't Forecast This ***** Storm! |
25 Jan 2005 12:21:46 AM |
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Zaghadka wrote:
Religion Is A Disease...Clayton Is The Placebo bolted into alt.atheism,
wreathed in wicked, white hot flames, and screamed...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144629,00.html
Weatherman Fired for On-Air MLK Slur
Monday, January 17, 2005
LAS VEGAS - A weekend television weatherman was fired after he made an
on-air
racial slur about Martin Luther King Jr. (search), station officials said.
Rob Blair (search) of KTNV-TV was delivering the extended forecast Saturday
morning when he said: "For tomorrow, 60 degrees, Martin Luther Coon King Jr.
Day, gonna see some temperatures in the mid-60s."
Jim Prather (search), vice president and general manager of the ABC
affiliate,
said Blair stumbled but the excuse was not enough to save his job.
"This kind of incident is not acceptable under any circumstances, and I'm
truly
sorry that this event occurred," Prather told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Blair apologized during the station's 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Saturday newscasts.
"On a weather report earlier this morning, I made an accidental slip of the
tongue when talking about the Martin Luther King holiday, and what I said
was
interpreted by many viewers as highly offensive. For that I offer my deepest
apology. I in no way intended to offend anyone. I'm very sorry."
Interpreted? How the hell else could you interpret a statement like that? I
know. I should ask him, but still.
There is one valid excuse that I can think of: Tourette's syndrome, with
copralalia. (sp?) But anyone with that condition really needs to be
working somewhere other than on live TV.
Glenn Arnold
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| User: "Zaghadka" |
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| Title: Re: OT: I Bet He Didn't Forecast This ***** Storm! |
25 Jan 2005 06:01:21 PM |
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Glenn Arnold bolted into alt.atheism, wreathed in wicked, white hot flames, and
screamed...
Zaghadka wrote:
Religion Is A Disease...Clayton Is The Placebo bolted into alt.atheism,
wreathed in wicked, white hot flames, and screamed...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144629,00.html
Weatherman Fired for On-Air MLK Slur
Monday, January 17, 2005
LAS VEGAS - A weekend television weatherman was fired after he made an
on-air
racial slur about Martin Luther King Jr. (search), station officials said.
Rob Blair (search) of KTNV-TV was delivering the extended forecast Saturday
morning when he said: "For tomorrow, 60 degrees, Martin Luther Coon King Jr.
Day, gonna see some temperatures in the mid-60s."
Jim Prather (search), vice president and general manager of the ABC
affiliate,
said Blair stumbled but the excuse was not enough to save his job.
"This kind of incident is not acceptable under any circumstances, and I'm
truly
sorry that this event occurred," Prather told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Blair apologized during the station's 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Saturday newscasts.
"On a weather report earlier this morning, I made an accidental slip of the
tongue when talking about the Martin Luther King holiday, and what I said
was
interpreted by many viewers as highly offensive. For that I offer my deepest
apology. I in no way intended to offend anyone. I'm very sorry."
Interpreted? How the hell else could you interpret a statement like that? I
know. I should ask him, but still.
There is one valid excuse that I can think of: Tourette's syndrome, with
copralalia. (sp?) But anyone with that condition really needs to be
working somewhere other than on live TV.
I was wondering how else you could interpret it. He was making a "rational,"
(quotes denote irony) non-Tourette's induced statment above. I'll believe him
that he didn't "intend" to offend anyone, but I'm curious to know what the hell
he thought he was doing?
--
Zag
I thought I could organize freedom, how very
Scandinavian of me. ...Björk
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| User: "towelie" |
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25 Jan 2005 10:39:02 PM |
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TV's Zaghadka wrote:
Glenn Arnold bolted into alt.atheism, wreathed in wicked, white hot
flames, and
screamed...
Zaghadka wrote:
Religion Is A Disease...Clayton Is The Placebo bolted into alt.atheism,
wreathed in wicked, white hot flames, and screamed...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144629,00.html
Weatherman Fired for On-Air MLK Slur
Monday, January 17, 2005
LAS VEGAS - A weekend television weatherman was fired after he made an
on-air
racial slur about Martin Luther King Jr. (search), station officials
said.
Rob Blair (search) of KTNV-TV was delivering the extended forecast
Saturday
morning when he said: "For tomorrow, 60 degrees, Martin Luther Coon
King Jr.
Day, gonna see some temperatures in the mid-60s."
Jim Prather (search), vice president and general manager of the ABC
affiliate,
said Blair stumbled but the excuse was not enough to save his job.
"This kind of incident is not acceptable under any circumstances, and
I'm
truly
sorry that this event occurred," Prather told the Las Vegas
Review-Journal.
Blair apologized during the station's 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Saturday
newscasts.
"On a weather report earlier this morning, I made an accidental slip of
the
tongue when talking about the Martin Luther King holiday, and what I
said
was
interpreted by many viewers as highly offensive. For that I offer my
deepest
apology. I in no way intended to offend anyone. I'm very sorry."
Interpreted? How the hell else could you interpret a statement like
that? I
know. I should ask him, but still.
There is one valid excuse that I can think of: Tourette's syndrome, with
copralalia. (sp?) But anyone with that condition really needs to be
working somewhere other than on live TV.
I was wondering how else you could interpret it. He was making a
"rational,"
(quotes denote irony) non-Tourette's induced statment above. I'll believe
him
that he didn't "intend" to offend anyone, but I'm curious to know what the
hell
he thought he was doing?
I suspect this guy will soon be offered a job in the Bush administration.
--
"Shake says that books are from the devil, and that TV is twice as fast" -
Meatwad
"The Constitution was written on reefer by dudes with wooden teeth" - OG Loc
aa #2133
ap #19
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| User: "" |
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26 Jan 2005 12:21:21 AM |
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:21:46 -0500, Glenn Arnold <oldnoah@att.net>
wrote:
Zaghadka wrote:
Religion Is A Disease...Clayton Is The Placebo bolted into alt.atheism,
wreathed in wicked, white hot flames, and screamed...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144629,00.html
Weatherman Fired for On-Air MLK Slur
Monday, January 17, 2005
LAS VEGAS - A weekend television weatherman was fired after he made an
on-air
racial slur about Martin Luther King Jr. (search), station officials said.
Rob Blair (search) of KTNV-TV was delivering the extended forecast Saturday
morning when he said: "For tomorrow, 60 degrees, Martin Luther Coon King Jr.
Day, gonna see some temperatures in the mid-60s."
Jim Prather (search), vice president and general manager of the ABC
affiliate,
said Blair stumbled but the excuse was not enough to save his job.
"This kind of incident is not acceptable under any circumstances, and I'm
truly
sorry that this event occurred," Prather told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Blair apologized during the station's 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Saturday newscasts.
"On a weather report earlier this morning, I made an accidental slip of the
tongue when talking about the Martin Luther King holiday, and what I said
was
interpreted by many viewers as highly offensive. For that I offer my deepest
apology. I in no way intended to offend anyone. I'm very sorry."
Interpreted? How the hell else could you interpret a statement like that? I
know. I should ask him, but still.
There is one valid excuse that I can think of: Tourette's syndrome, with
copralalia. (sp?) But anyone with that condition really needs to be
working somewhere other than on live TV.
I've heard it before, he probably has as well.
It could be something that was stuck in the back of his mind from
hearing it and something that he found offensive when he heard it.
I have trouble believing he would have threatened his career by saying
it intentionally.
Maybe he was tired and something he would never have said or agreed
with slipped out.
atheist@home#1554
Glenn Arnold
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