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From: pw125 (1 of 16)   10/30/2009 5:29:21 AM
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recently I read of an announcer being suspended for a week for a remark abiut a taco. lost the article and can't remember who it was?

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From: henniebogan2 (2 of 16)   10/30/2009 5:30:34 AM
To: pw125 In response to Post 1
Bob Griese, who made the comment in reference to Juan Pablo Montoya of NASCAR.

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From: Robopz (3 of 16)   10/30/2009 9:31:55 AM
To: henniebogan2 In response to Post 2
Griese - Montoya... see: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/27/bob-griese-suspended-for-_n_335070.html

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From: yoshinoja (4 of 16)   10/30/2009 11:48:18 AM
To: pw125 In response to Post 1
I could see if a TGC announcer dropped a taco line while announcing an LPGA event. But this isn't even remotely associated with GOLF ON TV !

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From: Doc Holliday (5 of 16)   10/30/2009 12:20:37 PM
To: yoshinoja In response to Post 4
What happened to Griese is, of course, absurd.

While the same thing happen to another announcer if he/she says...

An Irish guy is going out for corned beef and cabbage?

A German guy is going out for Wienerschnitzel?

An Italian guy is going out for pasta?

A Brit is going out for fish and chips?

A Hungarian is going out for goulash?

etc, etc, etc.


Edited 10/30/2009 12:21:00 PM by Doc Holliday

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From: newly york (6 of 16)   10/30/2009 12:33:20 PM
To: Doc Holliday In response to Post 5
I found another area we could agree on Doc. The suspension is absurd.


Dang, aren't tacos Mexican anyway??

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From: yoshinoja (7 of 16)   10/30/2009 12:46:06 PM
To: Doc Holliday In response to Post 5
Doc,
I agree, the networks are being run by the compliance lawyers who feel that any misplaced word or phrase is reason for suspension or even firing. Even if one person out of hundreds of thousands takes offense to it, they feel they have to over react. Like certain ethnic groups don't like certain foods ? Suppose if I said a Korean guy going out for a little dog ? How do they know I'm not referring to a hot dog ?

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From: Doc Holliday (8 of 16)   10/30/2009 1:51:35 PM
To: newly york In response to Post 6
Yes... and very tasty, too!



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From: newly york (9 of 16)   10/30/2009 1:54:10 PM
To: Doc Holliday In response to Post 8
"...and very tasty, too!"

YOU'RE SUSPENDED.:)


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From: Doc Holliday (10 of 16)   10/30/2009 1:54:51 PM
To: yoshinoja In response to Post 7
Yosh, you're right about the over ultra-sensitivity people not involved in something seem to have. No matter what anyone says, no matter how innocent it is, there's always someone who'll come along and tell you you insulted someone.

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