I won't forgive SeeBS until they apologize for this Anit-American show!
Posted on 03/25/2013 9:27:42 AM PDT by Kaslin
CBS finally apologized Sunday night one week after the television show “Amazing Race” broadcast what critics called an “anti-American” segment that offended Vietnam War veterans.
“We want to apologize to veterans – particularly those who served in Vietnam – as well as to their families and any viewers who were offended by the broadcast,” said host Phil Keoghan in a statement at the beginning of Sunday’s night’s episode. “All of us here have the most profound respect for the men and women who fight for our country.”
The episode caused widespread outrage among war veterans.
James Koutz, the national commander of the American Legion, sent a scathing letter to CBS, calling the episode a “disgraceful slap-in-the-face administered to American war heroes.”
“The show is called ‘The Amazing Race,’ but I call it ‘The Amazing Gall,’” Koutz said — noting that the show was reminiscent of a Tokyo Rose broadcast.
The episode featured contestants of the reality game show visiting a ‘B-52 Memorial’ in Hanoi, Vietnam – which in reality was the wreckage of an American B-52 bomber shot down during the war.
“What wasn’t shown were the U.S. crew members that were killed or the grieving American families that were left behind,” Koutz said.
Fox News’ co-host of “The Five” Bob Beckel was among the first to call for CBS to apologize.
“There are 850,00 American Vietnam veterans alive today, and you owe them an amazing, big apology,” Beckel said.
Contestants were also filmed watching a performance of young people singing songs before a portrait of communist leader Ho Chi Minh.
Among the lyrics that were broadcast were: “Vietnam Communist Party is glorious…Socialism is growing more beautiful with time. Follow the party’s step. Be loyal. Be pure…”
Ken Danilson, a Legionnaire from Iowa, said he was especially offended by the song.
“As a Marine Corps veteran having served two tours in Vietnam, it is extremely offensive to me and to our country to glorify a communist regime that without mercy killed and tortured our Vietnam allies and now is portrayed as something that is acceptable in our society,” Danilson said in a statement provided by the American Legion.
John Hamilton, the commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, called the song propaganda — “which speaks volumes about naive producers.”
“CBS reopened an old wound by failing to educate a viewership about a time in American history that continues to be misunderstood, misrepresented and stereotyped,” Hamilton said. “The Vietnam Generation and our nation deserve and expect much better from your network.”
Koutz said he wished the network “that once gave us Kate Smith – famous for her rendition of ‘God Bless America’ – would return to its great roots and not be so eager to broadcast anti-American propaganda.”
I’m sure Hanoi Jane enjoyed the episode.
I won't forgive SeeBS until they apologize for this Anit-American show!
Damn, and here I thought they were apologizing for their propaganda, I mean news division.
I have not watched CBS in ages and refuse to watch the Communist channel
It would not surprise me
You cannot ‘Unring a bell”!
The LEFTISTS, Jerry Bruckheimer and Leslie Moonves are BOTH responsible.....disgusting individuals.
Ever see the smirking Japanese tourists at the Arizona memorial?
They only apologize because of the protests. they fully support the message of the program.
another CBS show....hmmmm, I'm sensing a pattern
It there anything on CBS worth watching?
See-BS is anti-American. It’s never apologized for that.
What they did is not a laughing matter to Veterans, and especially Vietnam Veterans, which my husband is one of them. 2 tours and both voluntarily
They are disgusting
Yada, yada, yada. As usual, we tuned in last night to watch AR but we just couldn't watch it. Ten minutes in and everyone agreed it wasn't worth it and changed the channel. Thanks a lot Commie Broadcast System for ruining another show.
You mean you didn't mind all the gay couples they had on the show?
See-B.S. should just apologize for being See-B.S.
We are living in a culture where no one is responsible for their actions, or lack of action.
From Benghazi Coward B. Hussein Obama getting a peaceful night’s sleep while his Federal Employees are being murdered in Benghazi to CBS throwing out a bunch of snickering words -———— NOBODY is reprimanded!!!!!!!!!!!
Did anybody get fired, demoted or fined in the Benghazi Massacre?
What punitive actions has CBS taken?
Words are cheap and meaningless to Politicians and the Liberal Media!
Deeds, not words, are what defines History, their sorry History.
BTW, both of the above incidents involved US Government employees risking their lives for the US Federal Government. Both incidents resulted in these employees paying their last full measure of devotion.
We, the survivors, owe these heroes the respect that offending leaders in the Federal Government, and the Liberal Media have failed to give them.
That respect to the fallen requires us to hold the offending officials accountable for their in-actions and actions in an obvious punative manner.
BTW, BTW, what if a Non Government, or Non Media Private (For PROFIT) Company been in charge of the above incidents?
What would have been the standard of accountability applied to that Private Company?
Why then do we coddle our Politicians and Liberal Media by holding them to no standard of accountability at all?
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