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Erin Burnett Apologizes, Wishes Bush a Great Weekend
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ ^ | 11/30/07

Posted on 11/30/2007 5:42:08 PM PST by LdSentinal

It looks like Monkey-gate may be over. Earlier this week, Erin Burnett raised some eyebrows as she flippantly referred to President Bush as a "monkey" during Monday's broadcast of Morning Joe. The video on YouTube has over 60,000 views.

Today, on Hardball, she apologized to President Bush. "Earlier this week I was on MSNBC, on Morning Joe, and I made a bad attempt at humor...I said something stupid, I just want to make sure I apologize if I offended anyone. I do have the upmost respect for the President, I hope he has a great weekend, and Chris, I hope you do too," Burnett said.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: apology; bimbo; cnbc; dinosaurmedia; drivebymedia; erinburnett; liberal; lyingliar; media; monkey; monkeygate; msm; msnbc; nonapology; nonapologyapology; rushlimbaugh; thebiglie; utmostrespect; zogbyism
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To: LdSentinal
I just want to make sure I apologize if I offended anyone

she still hasn't apologized.
61 posted on 11/30/2007 10:00:13 PM PST by stylin19a
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To: LdSentinal

Disgusting.


62 posted on 11/30/2007 10:00:55 PM PST by PGalt
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To: pigsmith
"IF I've offended, then I'm sorry" just doesn't cut it.

Yep, you nailed it. Burnett's "apology" was insincere, and just as flippant as her original "attempt at humor".
Somebody get me a barf barrel.

63 posted on 11/30/2007 10:12:33 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: LdSentinal
It looks like Monkey-gate may be over.

No. I don't think so....

64 posted on 11/30/2007 10:13:12 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: LdSentinal

BS. She should still be fired. And the whole MSNBC “network” should apologize, both to President Bush and to the nation.


65 posted on 11/30/2007 10:20:53 PM PST by ozzymandus
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
What is really strange about me is that I read that sentence several times looking for the mistake and every time I read “utmost”. I guess my mind corrected it for me. Never even saw the “upmost”. LOL Aloha from Maui
66 posted on 11/30/2007 10:59:59 PM PST by fish hawk (The religion of Darwinism = Monkey Intellect)
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To: 1000 silverlings

lol. What was that woman thinking?


67 posted on 11/30/2007 11:28:51 PM PST by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: LdSentinal

She must look at all the editorial cartoons in the Red Star where they make the president look like a monkey.


68 posted on 11/30/2007 11:32:16 PM PST by Brimack34
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To: LdSentinal
No. She apologized if she offended anyone. Please note that she didn’t apologize for saying what she said. This is not an apology.
69 posted on 11/30/2007 11:46:35 PM PST by Live free or die (The stupidity and cowardice of you enemies does you greater honor than their honesty or courage.)
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To: LdSentinal
Freepers frequently post that the MSM has a left wing bias.
Her comment supports that position. Her being open about it helps prove our point. - The MSM is losing the "we are unbiased" argument and they know it, so they are no longer exerting a lot of effort to try to hide it; which means we'll see more and more of this (a good thing).
70 posted on 11/30/2007 11:57:37 PM PST by LZ_Bayonet (There's Always Something.............And there's always something worse!)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

So, Erin pretty much has the intelligence then, of say.... a monkey?

Upmost.

Wonder what she did with the money her parents gave her for college?


71 posted on 12/01/2007 12:03:38 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (- Attention all planets of the solar Federation--Secret plan codeword: Banana)
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To: stylin19a

“I just want to make sure I apologize if I offended anyone”

OK, Erin. We will try to help you out.

First Clue: George.....

Second Clue: Current President of the US.

Third Clue: Sounds like ‘tush’.


72 posted on 12/01/2007 12:07:34 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (- Attention all planets of the solar Federation--Secret plan codeword: Banana)
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To: ryan71

“She’s not cute. She’s smokin’ HOT.”

Apparently, Beauty is only skin deep. Ugliness goes from just underneath there straight to the heart.


73 posted on 12/01/2007 12:09:53 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (- Attention all planets of the solar Federation--Secret plan codeword: Banana)
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To: LdSentinal

We’re gonna have to start making a list of all the self-destructing lefties.

Blitzer
Cooper
The HRC hostage-bomber
Erin Burnett
Colon-el Kerr
Undecided voters at both debates
HRC’s non-tipping, flag falling,question planting staffers


74 posted on 12/01/2007 12:14:33 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (- Attention all planets of the solar Federation--Secret plan codeword: Banana)
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To: UCANSEE2

Campaign bunglers (Oh, I meant bundlers)


75 posted on 12/01/2007 12:16:49 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (- Attention all planets of the solar Federation--Secret plan codeword: Banana)
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To: LdSentinal

She looked high on the video.


76 posted on 12/01/2007 12:45:33 AM PST by AmericaUnite
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To: LdSentinal
It looks like Monkey-gate may be over.

Over? Has the bimbo been fired?

77 posted on 12/01/2007 5:43:42 AM PST by alnick
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To: LdSentinal
This is disappointing and unprofessional of Erin Burnett.

Rush Limbaugh on his broadcast of July 17, 2007 cited Erin for "getting it" on the economy, and being independent of the Drive-By Media's narrative on the economy, by stating on the 7/17/07 Today show on NBC:

BURNETT:  "You know, it is an amazing thing here.  We're looking at the Dow Jones Industrial Average, up 34% over the past six months, 30 days this year alone we have had record closes for that index.  So it's really another day another record on Wall Street.  It's also worth noting that while politicians talk two Americas, virtually all Americans are seeing wages rise, and unemployment is at an historic low.  The issue of taxes is important here.  The top 1% of Americans pay 30% of taxes in this country.  The bottom 20% of American wage earners pay only 5%."


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78 posted on 12/01/2007 6:33:29 AM PST by steelyourfaith
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To: pigsmith
Is it just me, or does anyone else cringe at these kind of "apologies"? This is not apology at all, in my opinion. "IF I've offended, then I'm sorry" just doesn't cut it.

If she had a way with words, we wouldn't be talking about her in the first place, would we? She obviously is challenged in certain areas of verbal communication. Probably relies on a teleprompter, and could probably use some tips from Hillary Clinton on how to react well on the spur of the moment.

79 posted on 12/01/2007 6:36:51 AM PST by Bernard ("Rare, Safe and Legal" - what an ideal Immigration Policy should look like.)
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To: fish hawk
Aloha from Maui

Aloha Bra!

80 posted on 12/01/2007 8:27:29 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (I am Spartacus! ................Oh hell...who am I kidding? I'm Peter Griffin.)
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