July 10, 2008

Cable news anchors choking on Jesse Jackson's "nuts"

When Jesse Jackson's comments about Barack Obama broke yesterday evening, the true attraction for us wasn't the story itself, but the beautiful awkwardness of watching every cable news anchor struggle to explain the story without being able to say one specific word. Some of the best moments below:

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trombodie
posted 11:59 am on 07/15/2008
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Wow, that's a great post title.

It's funny how the female reporter on the BBC had no problem with Jesse Jackson's "nuts".

Why do these male news anchors have such a difficult time getting their lips around Jackson's "nuts"?

bluebeard42
posted 6:11 pm on 07/11/2008
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Is the word testicles unacceptable on TV? Do they want all the 4 to 12-year-olds at home watching 24-hour news networks only to hear euphemisms about hoo-hahs, johnsons, and dingle-berries?

How absurd (and humorous).

DuncanQuirk
posted 4:41 pm on 07/11/2008
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Nuts!!!

dannydel
posted 12:58 pm on 07/11/2008
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What would you pay to have heard one of those twits say: "his junk"?

neesy08
posted 10:07 am on 07/11/2008
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I do not knoow why these men had such a hard time coming up with the correct word or phrase. Oohh, they are men!!! lol. This is funny!

Peddler
posted 9:45 am on 07/11/2008
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When did the media become so pious..........just say the damn word without all the academic woof....Could have been worse...Jackson's comment might have included Obama's attached member also....Don't know what is more ridiculous....Jackson's statement or the media dancing around Grey's anatomy.

schicklett3
posted 6:30 pm on 07/10/2008
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Jon Stewart is gonna' have a HOOT with this! LOL

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