Bob Beckel calls on CBS, ‘Amazing Race’ to apologize for Hanoi episode

Fox News Nation ^ | March 22, 2013

[Kaslin]

Fox News' co-host of "The Five" Bob Beckel has called on CBS to apologize for an episode of "The Amazing Race” set in Hanoi, Vietnam.

In the episode, contestants go to a B-52 Memorial, which is the wreckage of an American bomber plane shot down during the Vietnam War, to find the next clue in their televised round-the-world journey.

"Do you realize, CBS, there were four Americans that went down with that plane?" Beckel said on "The Five" Thursday. "Two of them died."

[Kaslin]

First of all I am sorry about the loss of your cousin. My husband did 2 tours in Vietnam. the first on 1967/68 and the second on in 1971. He volunteered for both tours.

I have never seen that show and never will. I don't watch realty shows period.

[Daryl Dixson]

ThankYou

Your husband is a true American Hero, I would like to extend my Thank You to him for his service.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Communist Bastard Sympathizers..that is what he said..I was shocked..for ONCE I actually agreed with Bob Beckel..I thought that hell was freezing over he actually made sense

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I heard him going off a couple(?) days ago.

I yelled to Hubby, "Is that Bob Beckel?"

"Yes."

"The world is about to end. I agree with him."

[JaguarXKE]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

[driftless2]

Even creepier were a few of the teams who looked on the singing commies with beaming smiles and moved their bodies in rhythm to the whole sickening mess. I used to be a big fan of the show, but no more. I’m surprised they didn’t have the obligatory homosexual couple like they usually do.

[SusaninOhio]

FIRST time I have ever agreed with Beckel. I guess it’s true about a stopped clock.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Bob Beckel commits a random act of humanity.

[SusaninOhio]

Yes and that was disgusting as well - I am surprised that not one team objected - of course if they did it would have been edited out, I suspect.

[hattend]

It was sung in Vietnamese so the racers most likely didn't know what they were singing. I doubt they had subtitles like we did on the TV. I'll give them a pass on this but not on the B52 wreckage.

[SMGFan]

What did Phil Keoghan know concerning the lyrics? We need to tweet him for a response.

[A.A. Cunningham]

You're a little closer than Beckel.

Rose 1, 56-0608, was a B-52D shot down on 19 December 1972, crew of six:

Capt Hal Wilson Pilot
Capt Charles Brown Co-Pilot
Maj Fernando Alexander R/Nav
Capt Richard Cooper Nav
Capt Henry Barrows EWO
TSgt Charlie Poole Gunner

Available reports indicate that Cooper and Poole were both killed and the remaining four were taken prisoner.

[The Shrew]

What is ridiculous is to side with someone who bashes conservatives 364 1/2 days a year and then on one show, on one occasion he says something you agree with.

Beckel is a mysoginist, foul-mouthed, whore-monger who shouldn't have a job at all; let alone a premier pundit position on Fox News.

You wanna go all softie on him? That's your choice. I don't want him on my side and I certainly will never give him props. Got it?

TS

[The Shrew]

Yup, here's that paragon of liberal virtue - Bob Beckel. Defender of the faith. Champion of all things American: Bob Beckel Goes Off on Dr. Ben Carson