kinda old, but its still damn funny. so in case you missed it:

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"DJ Fired For Calling Condoleezza Rice 'Coon' ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis radio show host is out of a job after using a racial epithet on the air while talking about Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. KTRS-AM announced the firing shortly after morning talk show host Dave Lenihan used the word "coon" in describing Rice's attributes for the post of NFL commissioner. Lenihan and the station's management both called the use of the word a "slip of the tongue." Station president and general manager Tim Dorsey said the utterance was nonetheless "unacceptable, reprehensible and unforgivable." Lenihan was heaping praise on Rice, a big football fan, then said: "She's African-American, which would kind of be a big coon. A big coon. Oh my God. I am totally, totally, totally, totally, totally sorry for that." Reached at home, Lenihan said he was trying to say "quite a coup." He says he's drafting a letter of apology to Rice. Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed."

3/30/2006 1:43:10 AM

hahahahahahahaha

I haven't heard the actual audio, but the transcript looks like it was just a slip of the tongue

3/30/2006 1:45:28 AM

the station is kind of typical midwest-conservative sports/news/talk format, and the guy was just mortified. he's actually a big Condi Rice fan.

but i mean, if youre gonna be on air personality, you really should stay away from those big foriegn words like "coup". its a tricky word.

and really, why would the fact that shes african american make being NFL commissioner a "big coup" anyhow? kinda retarded thing to say even if he woulda said it right.





[Edited on March 30, 2006 at 2:04 AM. Reason : ]

3/30/2006 1:59:26 AM

because she is a woman.

3/30/2006 2:20:10 AM

because, yeah, thats what he was tryin to say.

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"She's African-American, which would kind of be a big [coup]."

3/30/2006 4:13:17 AM

no matter what word he was trying to put there, even coon, the sentence doesn't make sense

3/30/2006 7:29:48 AM

hahahaha

OOPS!

3/30/2006 7:34:25 AM

I can see it as a coup. The NFL is primarily played by black people, and yet run almost entirely by white people. Taking over the upper echelon with people in your race is kinda like a coup where the governmental authority is overthrown and the underlings takeover.

Still a stupid sentence, but I can see how it makes sense. My problem with it is that its just stupid to think that putting a black genius woman in charge of a bunch of black millionaire athletes isn't a big freaking deal. Its not like the white commissioners couldn't do a good job because they don't have "street cred" or something ridiculous like that. For crying out loud, she's a wealthy genius who got a degree at like 15 or something, not a poor or middle class black.

3/30/2006 9:03:56 AM

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"and yet run almost entirely by white people"

thats what my thought was, though if i was listening id be a bit confused at first. either way thats pretty harsh if he was just slipping.

3/30/2006 9:26:46 AM

he was trying to say boon. As in boon for the league. Like boosting the image.


Boon:
1. A benefit bestowed, especially one bestowed in response to a request.
2. A timely blessing or benefit: A brisk breeze is a boon to sailors.


Coon sounds nothing like coup.

[Edited on March 30, 2006 at 10:10 AM. Reason : a]

3/30/2006 10:08:52 AM

Yeah it does. You just add an n sound to the end.

3/30/2006 10:15:39 AM

yeah i thought boon when i read the sentence, but once he explained it it made sense that was as well (but obviously different meaning).

3/30/2006 10:32:41 AM

sux

3/30/2006 10:40:50 AM

hahaha remember the dude who said something about the nuclear bomb during the olympics in japan.

that was alot better imo.

3/30/2006 11:39:12 AM

Haha, I combine words out loud like that all the time. In my head I'm debating between using "coup" and "boon". Next thing I know my mouth has made a compromise for me. Sucks for him.

3/30/2006 12:35:52 PM

when i heard the clip on the tom leykis show it didnt sound like an accidental slip, it sounded like a freudian slip

he could have easily hit the dump button to cover his ass but he didn't, fucking moron

3/30/2006 2:17:48 PM

what was it that Wolf Blitzer said about 6 months ago?

3/30/2006 5:10:56 PM

"these people are so poor...and .... so black"

3/30/2006 5:13:08 PM

hhahhaha

dude i love the news

3/30/2006 5:26:00 PM

if niggers didnt worry about someone calling them something stupid as "coon", it wouldnt have mattered

3/30/2006 5:37:46 PM

http://www.devilducky.com/media/38857/

this is my fav. line about black people. nothing anyone ever says will ever top this.

3/30/2006 5:48:34 PM

Ehe I was gonna say "if that isn't the so poor so black thing he's lying."

3/30/2006 5:54:07 PM