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Two Fox News commentators were suspended on Monday for using profanities while criticizing President Obama on Monday.
CNN reports that Fox analysts Ralph Peters and Clueless star Stacey Dash had each been given a two-week suspension for using profane language on air while criticizing Barack Obama for his Sunday-night speech discussing America’s plans to fight ISIS. But while it’s not unheard of for a Fox analyst to criticize Obama, rarely do they have to send their angry commentators to the penalty box.
Fox host Dash said her Bad Word during Monday’s airing of Outnumbered, a show for Ladies Talking About News, while describing Obama’s speech as an “epic fail.”
“I felt like he could give a shit—excuse me, like he could care less,” she added.
Peters, a former Army lieutenant colonel, dropped an even worse word earlier that day during Varney & Co. after host Stuart Varney asked him to describe his reaction during Obama’s speech.
“Mr. President we’re not afraid, we’re angry, we’re pissed off, we’re furious! We want you to react, we want you to do something!” he yelled, adding later: “This guy is such a total pussy, it’s stunning.”
A patient Varney soon rebuked him: “I can tell you’re super-angry and I asked you what your reaction was, but you can’t use language like that on the program, I’m sorry.”
Peters apologized, except not really: “My choice of words was incorrect, but my sentiment, I think, is shared by many.”
In a statement announcing their suspensions, Fox senior executive vice president Bill Shine called both their of their comments “completely inappropriate and unacceptable for our air.” Casual racism during cooking segments, though?
Agencies/Canadajournal
