What is it about former Sacramento TV reporters making grossly inappropriate comments on national programs?
Wednesday, we told you about ESPN's Dana Jacobson (formerly of News10) being suspended for a profane rant against Notre Dame and, by extension, Catholics.
Now, it's Fox News' John Gibson (formerly at our own Channel 3), pushing poor taste to its limits with some awful comments about the death of actor Heath Ledger.
Gibson (pictured) jokes with colleague Tom Sullivan (another ex-Sac media type) that Ledger must have killed himself because of the stock-market tumble. Later, Gibson jokes that Ledger ended his life because he watched the Obama-Clinton debate.
An excerpt, courtesy of the blog "Think Progress", which streams some audio of Gibson's rant:
GIBSON: "Maybe he had a serious position in the market."
TOM SULLIVAN: "And possibly today, he looked at the window and said…"
GIBSON: “Oh my God.”
SULLIVAN: "His name’s not Keith Bledger, right?"
GIBSON: "He was depressed about yesterday’s downturn in the world stock markets."
Niiiiccceee.
UPDATE AT 10:23 A.M.: An alert reader points out two other ex-Sac media types who have made inappropraite on-air remarks: Rush Limbaugh and his "Monday Night Football" "black quarterback" comments, and Don Imus and his comments about the Rutgers' women's basketball team.
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