ABC News reporter gaffe mixes Iraq with birth control

[AliceTheCook]

So the reporter is giving a story about Iraqi "IED"s (Improvised Explosive Devices) via WBAP today, but keeps calling them "IUD"s (Intra-Uterine Device, used for birth control.) Dan Potter came to the rescue after the story, clarifying that the issue was indeed about I-"E"-D's. Of course, an IUD could feasibly stop the Iraqis from giving birth to a new generation of insurgents, and I guess an implanted IED would stop a woman from EVER giving birth again...so maybe there was indeed some truth there!!

I guess the traffic reporter should have done his job afterwards, warning people to stay out of the "H-I-V" lane on LBJ.

 

[nuzguy]

> So the reporter is giving a story about Iraqi "IED"s
> (Improvised Explosive Devices) via WBAP today, but keeps
> calling them "IUD"s (Intra-Uterine Device, used for birth
> control.) Dan Potter came to the rescue after the story,
> clarifying that the issue was indeed about I-"E"-D's. Of
> course, an IUD could feasibly stop the Iraqis from giving
> birth to a new generation of insurgents, and I guess an
> implanted IED would stop a woman from EVER giving birth
> again...so maybe there was indeed some truth there!!
>
> I guess the traffic reporter should have done his job
> afterwards, warning people to stay out of the "H-I-V" lane
> on LBJ.


Elsewhere in the news, it was a challenging weekend for fill-in anchors on Fox, MSNBC, and CNN attempting to wade through the names of newsmakers,

Slobodan Milosevic was reported variously as slow-BOW-den MILE-oh-seh-vick,
SLOW-bahden MILL-ah-so-veach, to other mangled pronunciations. Granted, not a name like Smith or Jones, but proper pronunciation and credible delivery are "anchors" stock in trade.

Seems as if most on-air people have mastered Joran Vandersloot, save the one unnamed soul who referred to him as urine van-der-slot.

Cronkite would probably remark, "And that's the way they are.">

 

[DFWRadioJock]

> Seems as if most on-air people have mastered Joran
> Vandersloot, save the one unnamed soul who referred to him
> as urine van-der-slot.

Ouch!

 

[longtimelistener]

Re: three cheers for alicethecook

> So the reporter is giving a story about Iraqi "IED"s
> (Improvised Explosive Devices) via WBAP today, but keeps
> calling them "IUD"s (Intra-Uterine Device, used for birth
> control.) Dan Potter came to the rescue after the story,
> clarifying that the issue was indeed about I-"E"-D's. Of
> course, an IUD could feasibly stop the Iraqis from giving
> birth to a new generation of insurgents, and I guess an
> implanted IED would stop a woman from EVER giving birth
> again...so maybe there was indeed some truth there!!
>
> I guess the traffic reporter should have done his job
> afterwards, warning people to stay out of the "H-I-V" lane
> on LBJ.
>
Thanks for the laugh, Alice.

 

[nuzguy]

> > Seems as if most on-air people have mastered Joran
> > Vandersloot, save the one unnamed soul who referred to him
>
> > as urine van-der-slot.
>
> Ouch!

My reaction exactly. Sounds painful.
>

 

[Slambang]

> > > Seems as if most on-air people have mastered Joran
> > > Vandersloot, save the one unnamed soul who referred to
> him
> >
> > > as urine van-der-slot.
> >
> > Ouch!
>
> My reaction exactly. Sounds painful.
> >
>
Ah yes, This is what happends when ya hire people on looks alone....Edward R. Murrow must be turning in his grave

 

[KPLEXCOMPLEX]

Re: three cheers for alicethecook

> > So the reporter is giving a story about Iraqi "IED"s
> > (Improvised Explosive Devices) via WBAP today, but keeps
> > calling them "IUD"s (Intra-Uterine Device, used for birth
> > control.) Dan Potter came to the rescue after the story,
> > clarifying that the issue was indeed about I-"E"-D's. Of
> > course, an IUD could feasibly stop the Iraqis from giving
> > birth to a new generation of insurgents, and I guess an
> > implanted IED would stop a woman from EVER giving birth
> > again...so maybe there was indeed some truth there!!
> >
> > I guess the traffic reporter should have done his job
> > afterwards, warning people to stay out of the "H-I-V" lane
>
> > on LBJ.
> >
> Thanks for the laugh, Alice.
>
I agree that was pretty funny