11/17/12

THIS IDIOT Said Rachel Maddow Looks like an Young ANGRY MAN?


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Fox news anchor suspended after calling openly gay MSNBC host Rachel Maddow an 'angry young man' 


A Fox News anchor in Cincinnati, Ohio has returned to work after a two-day absence from her nightly newscast and an apology for calling MSNBC host Rachel Maddow an 'angry young man.' 
Tricia Macke of WXIX-TV was off the air Sunday and Monday, several days after she issued an apology for referring to the openly gay Maddow as 'such an angry young man' on her Facebook page. Maddow is an author, liberal commentator and host of the 9 p.m. nightly 'Rachel Maddow Show' on MSNBC. 

When a viewer reprimanded Macke for her remarks about Maddow, Macke initially didn't back down. 
'I am sorry. I should have said antagonistic,' she wrote. When another viewer criticized her, Macke again stood by her statements. 'I knew what I was saying,' she responded. 

Macke is a star anchor for Cincinnati's Fox 19 News who hosts the 6:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. nightly newscasts. She has been with the station since 1993. 

Fox 19 did not address Macke's remarks, which she made in mid-October, until last week, as the station was facing mounting pressure from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, a national advocacy group. 
'Referring to Maddow as a "man" because she is a gay woman is completely unacceptable for someone in the business of journalism,' said Aaron McQuade, a spokesman for GLAAD. 

On Friday, nearly a month after Macke made the remarks about Maddow, the station posted a message on its Facebook page concerning the matter. 
'We have received several expressions of concerns about a recent Facebook posting by FOX19 Anchor Tricia Macke on her personal Facebook page,' the station wrote. 'Tricia’s response is provided below and is also posted on her personal Facebook page. We also apologize to anyone who may have been offended by her comments.' 
The station's acknowledgement was followed up by a written apology from Macke. 
'I recently posted comments on my personal Facebook page regarding cable news anchor Rachel Maddow which were insensitive and inappropriate,' she wrote. 'I apologize to Ms. Maddow and any others who may have been offended by my comments, as they do not reflect my firm beliefs in individual and equal rights, and they certainly do not represent the opinions or position of my employer WXIX-TV.' 
The station declined to comment further on the matter. 



'We don’t comment on personnel matters,' WXIX General Manager Bill Lanesey told Cincinnati.com. Adding, 'We expect Tricia to be back on the anchor desk Tuesday.' 
Macke was back on the air Tuesday. The station did not explain her absence from the newscasts over the previous two days.  DUMB ASS CHICK!

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