KTRS radio host fired over racial slur.

Gogi

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Thu Mar-23-06 03:15 AM
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KTRS radio host fired over racial slur.

Scott Lenihan, who was a host on the St. Louis Cardinals new radio station KTRS, was talking about Kindasleezy Rice's desire to be NFL Commish and used the word 'coon' when he says he meant to say 'coup'.

www.stltoday.com

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Crazy Guggenheim

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Thu Mar-23-06 03:21 AM
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1. That's bad. Regardless of the side she's on, that's bad.

:popcorn:

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Stephist

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Thu Mar-23-06 03:22 AM
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2. Are you sure that is his name?

Edited on Thu Mar-23-06 03:22 AM by Stephist

Scott Lenihan is the new head coach of The ST. Louis Rams.

Edit: The name of the talk show host is Dave Lenihan :)

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Gogi

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Thu Mar-23-06 03:31 AM
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4. You're right.

My mistake.

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BuyingThyme

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Thu Mar-23-06 03:24 AM
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3. To me, the context makes it clear that he meant to say COUP.

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Gogi

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Thu Mar-23-06 03:33 AM
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5. I think you're right, too.

These guys get to talking so fast that they're bound to get their tongues tangled up and he apologized on air right after saying it.

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BuyingThyme

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Thu Mar-23-06 03:40 AM
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6. Yes. A COUP is a sudden, decisive change in leadership.

Edited on Thu Mar-23-06 03:42 AM by BuyingThyme

He was basically saying, not are we only going from man to woman, but from white to black ...which would kind of be a big COUP.

I'm wondering if he handled the correction poorly. Perhaps he kinda laughed it off inappropriately.

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MercutioATC

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Thu Mar-23-06 04:05 AM
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7. Don't make me quote Freud again...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=225&topic_id=816&mesg_id=822

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EST

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Thu Mar-23-06 04:32 AM
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8. Heehoo lives by the sword...

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NoGOP

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Thu Mar-23-06 06:34 AM
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9. That seems a bit much..........

for a slip of the toungue.

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