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Day Three - It All Blows Up in John Gibson's Face + New Video!
ednbarby:
I *loathe* "apologies" like that that basically say, "I'm sorry YOU were offended," i.e., I'm sorry some people have some sort of character flaw as to find my obviously brilliant and hilarious comments offensive.
Pure, unadulterated bullshit.
That whole apology has the tone of saying "I realize I was wrong to make fun of a dead person in general, but I don't feel bad about offending gays."
Monster. No - that would give monsters a bad name.
Oh, and I always liked Dan Abrams, but he is now my new hero. Man, that made me feel good to hear him say "We WILL call you out on it." And with such passion. Love it. And him.
mariez:
--- Quote from: Lucise on January 24, 2008, 09:13:16 pm ---" "I'm sorry that some took my comments as anti-gay and insensitive..."
Gee, I didn't know there was another way to take his comments..
--- End quote ---
Here, here, Milli. We didn't "take" his comments as anti-gay and insensitive. They are anti-gay and insensitive.
--- Quote from: ednbarby on January 24, 2008, 09:20:50 pm ---That whole apology has the tone of saying "I realize I was wrong to make fun of a dead person in general, but I don't feel bad about offending gays."
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Exactly. And I actually wouldn't even qualify it as an apology at all. Just a typical CYA move brought upon by public pressure.
Marie
Aloysius J. Gleek:
John Gibson won't be fired--unfortunately. Fox likes him just the way he is.
See this article all about Mr. Gibson here: "He's Being as Hateful as He Can," by Peter Hart (FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting, September/October 2005)
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2863
And, believe it or not, Gibson's Wikipedia entry already has been updated with his vile comments on Heath.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gibson_(media_host)
Just add it to his resume.
Ugh.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: ednbarby on January 24, 2008, 09:20:50 pm ---That whole apology has the tone of saying "I realize I was wrong to make fun of a dead person in general, but I don't feel bad about offending gays."
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Or, "I'm sorry you took my anti-gay jokes as anti-gay."
David In Indy:
John Gibson of Fox News
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