The 5 worst media blunders from April
And they were all caught on video for you to watch.
The most recent episode of “Mad Men,” you say? Nope. That nonsense didn’t end in 1968.
Without further ado, here are the five worst video media disasters of April 2012:
5. Fox Commentator Drops The F-Bomb On The Air
It’s not so much that liberal commentator Bob Beckel said the F-word with gusto on Sean Hannity’s Fox News Channel show. It’s his reaction that makes this clip priceless. Beckel didn’t know they were on the air—and his tonal shift from defiance to finger-pointing to contrition unfolds in a couple of highly amusing minutes.
Although this clip only ranks at No. 5 on the list, it’s my personal favorite of the month.
4. Washington, D.C. councilman Marion Barry blasts Asian business owners
Former D.C. mayor and current councilman Marion Barry slammed Asians when he said: “We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up businesses and dirty shops. They ought to go.”
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