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'The Five' co-host skewers network for refusing to apologize over controversial episode of 'Amazing Race' set in Hanoi, Vietnam
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My -- -- about -- is on fire he delivered a blistering comment about a recent episode of the Amazing Race.
First take a look at what sparked the Amazing Race controversy and then what Bob said.
And drove remarks as -- The moments about patriotic Vietnamese on the we'll reveal the words or less celebrated -- now.
I didn't.
It's the -- Okay yeah.
Okay.
Dean's list now thank you Lehtinen beat 52 memorial site in the wreckage of a B 52 bomber.
During the Vietnam War and win they'll find here next one.
So outraged by this I can't believe it's CBS is idiotic they're stupid.
That did they would put some of that out of TV don't win and I don't produces and had to go through somebody in the executive -- CBS and CBS can't do any better than that.
The -- people go to a memorial where Americans died that you ought to get off the network.
-- -- -- -- -- -- And I'm Bob back god joins us -- -- They have you go there.
Well -- -- leading the charge on this one and you've got lots of support from both sides the hour I'm curious what you heard from anyone associated with the program.
I have not.
We've tried to get to them first three days now -- they have -- -- -- said no comment as far as I know that not.
Issued any apology that that the hard in part about it is is that we've had thousands and thousands thousands of contacts from people around the country I have firstly in the and the show.
As and I talked today by the way to the -- the commander The American Legion.
And he I was very grateful to send letters CBS -- then that would apologized.
And said that he was disastrous twelve point five million members not to watch that show again.
And is only the lives of five and I'll ask you to watch -- -- Well I appreciate that -- -- suck capital from James he -- -- national commander and he like so many others are outraged.
I'm curious what what emir was sitting at home Sunday night he spotted because what -- this one -- this one it was pretty outrageous and it really grabbed you.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- You know that in Vietnam defined my generation and it it it -- our country apart.
It was very emotional I was not for the war in Vietnam but I was never for the Communists I was against the policy of the domino theory but when I sought.
I was sitting there on the set and I got so outraged.
I can barely concealed -- jobs -- solidly you're so very well.
But I just I find it inexplicable.
That that somebody could got to pick that up and understood there 850000.
Libyan American Vietnam veterans.
In amenable.
I mean seems to me they -- them an apology.
I'm happy words in -- -- over the top who are shown is totally behind you're so many others that you can't.
Not added I haven't heard from what I've heard I've got my phone calls are backed way up and I.
You know I I I didn't I was gonna -- take off like this I'm glad -- did that from from my standpoint but I just think you know what is the most -- in the commanded today.
You know -- at Sears in the guys' eyes it's it just is you know would have thought that each unit's first they try to blame it on so there's event -- producers.
Well somebody had DB look at that thing.
Who was alive during the Vietnam War but the idea of the beat fatigue is bad enough having who has the patriotic Summers and singing them.
But to go to place for six Americans went down -- died -- forward to prison.
I mean if it would take it any it.
Today to allow that to go on the air I just I can't it's in the US who -- their decency I don't get.
What what even if -- not even if so were a young person doesn't does has no -- sense of history or patriotism or whatever.
You would think that between between Sunday night.
And now since it's aired.
That theme that the responsible thing would have been CBS would have come out with a statement of apology or you know or something but they've been silent haven't that.
Yes they have I mean as it is -- so far -- as far as I know and I -- you know what what would be the problem was simply saying.
We've we've made a mistake -- we apologize if this is not say this is not tough to figure out.
Instead of we're gonna keep the same building and building -- they're gonna continue to hear from people.
It's the old adage in public relations cut your losses you know when you dig in a whole hand me the shovel.
And clearly they decide to keep the shovel and -- their responses been the same every day we call them and that is no comment.
And you know you're -- -- read that no comments always an indictable statement in and of itself.
What did you -- signed.
Well they -- a W -- -- as far as -- concerned that the region around a circle are.
So I don't know I mean I had I still -- what that means maybe the Vietnamese those -- that we don't know.
But they're trapping I've been there before -- Travis there was some.
And I -- that the fact that death for Americans Madonna to -- Back.
Keep up the good work I think I think you're going to be hearing from the I don't think you're gonna give up on this when I think you'll be hearing from -- I certainly not give up front and thank you very much for bringing me on talk about it.
Thank you Bob I -- to see if you'd --
