FOX "News" Airs "Magic Negro" Slur on New Year's Eve

Apparently, Kathy Griffin's "oopsie" on air with Anderson Cooper on CNN, New Year's Eve wasn't the only cable news blunder of the night. A special viewer participation event allowed text messages to appear in the crawl at the bottom of the screen. And somebody thought it was a good idea to use the "magic negro" slur for Barack Obama on air. Frankly, I'm surprised anybody watching FOX "News" was offended. . .

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Fox News Explains "Magic Negro" Ticker Text

During the three-hour UParty 2009 New Year's Eve special, Fox News asked viewers to send in text messages which aired in the ticker. Among the tens of thousands of submissions, this one got on the air. . .

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