Coondi-lovers

A radio talk show host in St. Louis, apparently in the act of gushing about our Secretary of State, ACCIDENTALLY called Condoleeza Rice a COON.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/23/djfired.rice.ap/index.html

The host, a feller by the handle of Dave Lenihan, was talking about how Rice should become the next NFL commissioner, and said,

"She's got the patent resume of somebody that has serious skill. She loves football. She's African-American, which would kind of be a big coon. A big coon." Apparently, what he meant to say was "coup;" the statement was immediately followed by an energetic "Oh my God. I am totally, totally, totally, totally, totally sorry for that."

The poor fucker was immediately canned by the radio station.

That's too damn funny. Not unlike how a certain friend of mine got kicked out of China. And off his campus radio station. And was encouraged to not write any more for his college newspaper. My pal could probably sympathize with you, Lenihan. Guess we don't really have the freedom of speech after all, do we?