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Fox News - with it's foot in it's mouth - again
Kelda:
::)
I think many Americans think the worlds stops once they leave the US boundries, but I thought at least most would have an idea about the countried physically connected to them!
Sheriff Roland:
found the whole segment:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcJn5XlbSFk[/youtube]
Are we exagerating? Too sensitive?
The mission was suppose to end in 2007 (or '08), but was extended (in spite of it's unpopularity with Canadians) until 2011.
Canadians have led the coalition forces in the 'volatile south' (Kandahar region) for the last 4 years now.
Sheriff Roland:
And it's still on radio news (and on top of Canada-Google News)
http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/canada/2009/03/24/8861056-sun.html
Apology fails to quell storm
Benson, who laughed during the piece that he didn't even know Canada is serving in Afghanistan, was scheduled to appear at Edmonton's The Comic Strip April 3-5. But the shows were cancelled yesterday after the owner received threats of "bodily injury" toward the American comic.
...
But Bob Butt, spokesman for the Royal Canadian Legion, said Gutfeld's statement is not enough. A letter-writing campaign is underway urging a more formal response from network executives and an on-air apology from the host.
Yea ... that's gonna happen. 'Non-apology' apologies seem to have become the norm lately. "On-air apology" from a comedian is obviously too much to ask for. Insult em on air & apologize to them on the web is proper ettiquette in today's American media apparently.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Sheriff Roland on March 23, 2009, 05:40:44 pm ---found the whole segment:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcJn5XlbSFk[/youtube]
Are we exagerating? Too sensitive?
--- End quote ---
The whole segment is not only insulting but shows so much meaness :P. I can't see how anyone takes this for "humor".
--- Quote from: Sheriff Roland on March 23, 2009, 03:41:53 pm ---FYI: Canada's had soldiers in Afghanistan since 2002.
--- End quote ---
More FYI: Canada has about 2800 troops in Afghanistan.
Canada has roughly 1/10th of the population of the US, and Canada has also roughly 1/10th the number of troops in Afghanistan to the US has. Go figure.
Sheriff Roland:
the sources:
first from the Edmonton Sun:
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2009/03/25/8873951-sun.html
Greg Gutfeld, the Fox News host of the Red Eye show who caused a furor for mocking Canada's military, has delivered an on-air apology. Here is what he had to say:
"On a Red Eye segment from the March 17 show we covered an item on Canada's proposed synchronized break ... as a light-hearted show with a satirical point of view we sometimes go over the line. In this case, I obviously did not intend to offend your national pride and love of military service. I apologize."
Certainly better than the web sent non-apology I reported yesterday. But he still defends the show.
and from source #2:
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090324/comedian_fox_090324/20090324?hub=Canada
A comedian who appeared on a Fox News program that mocked Canada's military apologized to Canadians Tuesday and vowed he would never appear on the show again.
Doug Benson told CTV's Power Play that he was ignorant about the situation in Afghanistan and said considering the timing, the jokes he made about Canada were "completely out of line."
"I just want to say that I meant no disrespect to Canadians or to the Canadian military when I made those comments," Benson said from Los Angeles. "My comments were just meant to be silly and (were) absolutely misinformed -- I wasn't pretending to know what I was talking about, I'm not a political pundit."
"I'm sorry that I upset people, I'm a comedian, I want to make people laugh."
Benson has already felt the impact of Canada's rage. He had a show in Edmonton cancelled after the owner of the comedy club received threats about Benson's performance.
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