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Asiana: Bay Area TV station apologizes for racist pilot names
LATimes ^ | July 12, 2013 | Kate Mather

Posted on 07/12/2013 6:44:15 PM PDT by South40

Bay Area television station KTVU incorrectly reported the names of the pilots flying the ill-fated Asiana Airlines Flight 214 using racially insensitive monikers.

The segment on Friday at noon that referred to two of the pilots as "Captain Sum Ting Wong," and "Wi Tu Lo," has gone viral and drawn heavy criticism on the Internet.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


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To: South40

Only one? I’m not sure. But you are definitely in a small minority.

And I suppose whether or not you find this funny depends on how you look at it. I see it as funny because the clueless leftist media morons were made to look like the clueless leftist media morons that they are. I have no pity for them. They intentionally misrepresent the news all the time. Instead of fooling the viewing public, this time they were fooled.


Yes, it was funny because they were clueless. But we are just laughing among ourselves.

I see this as a missed opportunity to humiliate them.

Or is that bad form?


41 posted on 07/12/2013 7:59:47 PM PDT by KittenClaws ( You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it." - Margaret Thatcher)
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To: South40

Raffing Out Roud


42 posted on 07/12/2013 8:05:17 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat
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To: All

The intern “confirmed” the names. But who told the TV station these names to begin with? He’s (or she)the comic genius.


43 posted on 07/12/2013 8:30:38 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (If you vote for evil because you can't see evil, you ARE evil!)
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To: KittenClaws

They get their “facts” from Facebook or Twitter and then broadcast it.

They are quick means of communication but not always accurate.

Each new generation is a little more indoctrinated and or shallow.


44 posted on 07/12/2013 8:35:09 PM PDT by Nextrush (A BALANCED BUDGET NOW AND PRESIDENT SARAH PALIN ARE AT THE TOP OF MY LIST)
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To: Nextrush

Yes to everything you said.

Why can’t we call them out on it?

I know, deaf ears.

This is a twisted world we live in.


45 posted on 07/12/2013 8:38:24 PM PDT by KittenClaws ( You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it." - Margaret Thatcher)
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To: bigheadfred

lotfrmao


46 posted on 07/12/2013 8:39:53 PM PDT by Flash Bazbeaux
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To: South40
I suspect the prankster read that very interesting story going around - posted here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3041469/posts
47 posted on 07/12/2013 8:47:53 PM PDT by Teflonic
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To: South40
A moment of comic relief in such a tragic story. Funny that an SF station was punked. I appreciated the ridiculousness of the names. I am not PC.
48 posted on 07/12/2013 9:30:20 PM PDT by originalbuckeye (Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy)
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