FOX News host Bob Beckel, described as the “token liberal” of the program, The Five is, in that context, a curious icon. Much like former Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) demonstrated in 2004 just how low one must sink in order to satisfy Republicans, perhaps Beckel is a symbol of just how morally bankrupt one must be to satisfy the bosses at FOX News.
We heard last week of Beckel’s sinophobic rant, including an ethnic slur we haven’t heard much of for decades.
Now Bob wants you to know that he’s sorry if you were offended by what he said, but he’s not sorry for saying it:
During his apology, Beckel was nonspecific about what exactly he was apologizing for.
“I made some comments last week about Chinese people which apparently upset some people for which I apologize,” he said.
But he made it very clear his apology stopped there.
“I do not apologize for the things I said about China, and I won’t go into the litany of it now, because there are too many China apologists in this country,” he said. “But I will continue to warn the American people about how dangerous China is to the U.S. security and to our business community.
“But to those who were offended, I do apologize. I do not apologize to the Chinese government, or for the habits, or for the murders or anything else.”
(LaFond)
We must also remember, however, that Beckel is the sort of “token liberal” whose job is to play the fool. Like the time in 2013, when he wondered, “When’s the last time you heard about rape on a college campus?”
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