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Rice Accepts DJ's Apology for Racial Slur
Associated Press ^ | 3/27/06

Posted on 03/27/2006 10:42:31 PM PST by presidio9

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has accepted the apology of a disc jockey fired for using a racial slur to describe her, saying the incident shows that even mature democracies take centuries to heal racial wounds.

"My understanding is that he apologized, said he didn't mean it," Rice told "Fox News Sunday." "I accept that because we all say things from time to time that we shouldn't say or didn't mean to say."

Dave Lenihan of KTRS in St. Louis apologized on the air immediately after making what he said was a slip of the tongue during his morning show on Wednesday.

Lenihan had praised Rice, who has frequently said she aspires to run the NFL one day but has ruled out seeking to replace retiring Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who recently announced his retirement.

On his show, Lenihan said: "She's been chancellor of Stanford. 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. Oh my God. I am totally, totally, totally, totally, totally sorry for that."

He said he had meant to say "coup" instead of the slur. KTRS president and general manager Tim Dorsey agreed that the remark was accidental but announced the same day that Lenihan had been fired.

Rice said Sunday that the incident is evidence that the "birth defect" of slavery infuses even mature democracies with racial tensions that take generations to heal.

Rice added that she hopes the episode inspires Americans to "be a little bit more humble" about the progress of emerging democracies such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: lenihan; rice; slur; talkradio

1 posted on 03/27/2006 10:42:33 PM PST by presidio9
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To: presidio9

Tempest in a teapot. It was a blur, not a slur, that happened.


2 posted on 03/27/2006 10:44:06 PM PST by skr (We cannot play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.-- Ronald Reagan)
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To: skr

This is a prime example of the maturity of Republicans. A Democrat in the same situation would unquestionably have amde an issue out of this. Dr. Rice has more important things to worry about.


3 posted on 03/27/2006 10:47:21 PM PST by presidio9 ("Bird Flu" is the new Y2K Virus -Only without the inconvenient deadline.)
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4 posted on 03/27/2006 10:49:07 PM PST by Frank T
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To: skr

"Tempest in a teapot. It was a blur, not a slur, that happened."

I agree. In any case, Ms. Rice is a class act in my opinion.


5 posted on 03/27/2006 11:11:03 PM PST by Avenger
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To: Frank T
Lets not forget this classic. Because CNN made this mistake, the person reponsible did not forfeit his career.

http://www.eightballmagazine.com/diatribes/volume01/014/274.htm
6 posted on 03/27/2006 11:20:59 PM PST by Dialup Llama
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To: Dialup Llama

amazing isn't it...


7 posted on 03/27/2006 11:29:38 PM PST by television is just wrong (Our sympathies are misguided with illegal aliens...)
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To: presidio9

Just imagine if Dick Armey used his infamous "Barney Fag" slip of the tongue today. Libs would call for censure and impeachment, and Armey would probably be forced to resign.


8 posted on 03/27/2006 11:37:11 PM PST by bigdcaldavis ("HYAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" - Howard Dean; Xandros - Linux Made Easy)
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To: presidio9

She is pure class.


9 posted on 03/28/2006 1:04:08 AM PST by Ruth A. (we might as well fight in the first ditch as the last)
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To: presidio9

Rice can forgive him all day long, as Christians we are expected to forgive even when the person is in fact not sorry.

Just like when we do wrong unto others, we don't really need their forgiveness. It would be nice but it is not essential.

Unless he seeks the forgiveness of GOD, he could be toast.


10 posted on 03/28/2006 2:02:25 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper (ETERNAL SHAME on the Treasonous and Immoral Democrats!)
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To: presidio9
Anyone who heard what happened, what was actually said, knows the guy made a slip of the tongue. It was innocent and you could tell it was.
11 posted on 03/28/2006 5:01:05 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (John Spencer is the warrior we have been waiting for.We can trust him with our future.)
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To: presidio9

Good for Condi Rice! Hearing it several times, I believe it was not an accidental slip of the DJ's tongue at all (I suspect he saw the joke somewhere and decided to try it out). The guy got tremendous publicity out of it and seemed to relish all the attention - on the three major talk shows I heard him on!


12 posted on 03/28/2006 5:02:15 AM PST by Moonmad27
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Unless he seeks the forgiveness of GOD, he could be toast.

Perhaps I'm just being too lenient, but how does this apparent slip of the tongue - in which no one but the individual who erred suffered - amount to sin?

14 posted on 03/28/2006 5:26:17 AM PST by MortMan (Trains stop at train stations. On my desk is a workstation...)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Unless he seeks the forgiveness of GOD, he could be toast...

Thank you, Your Holiness!!

The next time I'm looking for an indignant, self-righteous homily, I will freep you first...

15 posted on 03/28/2006 5:36:02 AM PST by martin gibson (I know not what course others may take, but as for myself, give me Ralph Stanley or give me death!!!)
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