*Fox News Channel contributor Liz Trotta, a former Washington Times editor and three-time Emmy winner, has issued an apology for making a cruel joke that suggested she wished death to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
On Sunday, Fox host Eric Shawn asked Trotter about the backlash surrounding Sen. Hillary Clinton's mention of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination when asked by a South Dakota newspaper about extending her campaign into June.
Trotter said: "Now we have what some are reading as a suggestion that somebody knock off Osama, uh Obama. Well, both, if we could."
The footage was on YouTube in no time. The blogosphere lit up Sunday and Monday with comments expressing outrage, prompting Trotter to address her remarks with an apology the next morning.
"I am so sorry about what happened yesterday and the lame attempt at humor," she said, when reminded of her comments by Fox anchor Bill Hemmer. "I fell all over myself, making it appear that I wished Barack Obama harm or any other candidate, for that matter, and I sincerely regret it and apologize to anybody I have offended. It is a very colorful political season, and many of us are making mistakes and saying things we wish we had not said."....testing...testing...is my mic on? Why did she have to say "colorful" political season????
Liz Trotter's Assassination Joke (May 25, 2008)
On Sunday, Fox host Eric Shawn asked Trotter about the backlash surrounding Sen. Hillary Clinton's mention of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination when asked by a South Dakota newspaper about extending her campaign into June.
Trotter said: "Now we have what some are reading as a suggestion that somebody knock off Osama, uh Obama. Well, both, if we could."
The footage was on YouTube in no time. The blogosphere lit up Sunday and Monday with comments expressing outrage, prompting Trotter to address her remarks with an apology the next morning.
"I am so sorry about what happened yesterday and the lame attempt at humor," she said, when reminded of her comments by Fox anchor Bill Hemmer. "I fell all over myself, making it appear that I wished Barack Obama harm or any other candidate, for that matter, and I sincerely regret it and apologize to anybody I have offended. It is a very colorful political season, and many of us are making mistakes and saying things we wish we had not said."....testing...testing...is my mic on? Why did she have to say "colorful" political season????
Liz Trotter's Assassination Joke (May 25, 2008)
Liz Trotter's Apology (May 26, 2008)
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