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Dog The Bounty Hunter Blames Bad Vocabulary For Racist Rant

Mark — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:05:05 EST

Hoping to salvage a reputation damaged by the emergence of an audio recording in which he repeatedly detailed his racial preference for potential daughters-in-law, Dog the Bounty Hunter threw himself into the bony embrace of CNN softballer Larry King last night, trusting that the hurt he's feeling would dissipate to near nothingness by the end of the first commercial break.

Once King placed a liverspotted hand upon the party-end of the glorious mullet before him, pulled the hunter's weary head towards his welcoming, sunken chest, and gently whispered through the windchimes dangling from the apologetic guest's ear, "Everything's going to be OK. Now tell me who you are and why you're here? Some bad thing you did?," the healing process was underway. Soon, Dog would be explaining to a rapt America that a poor vocabulary was at least party to blame for the ugly incident, a trivial problem that's easy enough to correct: once better educated, his angry brain should have a much more varied selection of hurtful words to choose from, minimizing his reliance on any one slur.

Larry King Live [CNN.com]
Previously: A Sing-Along Racist Tirade With Dog The Bounty Hunter [Defamer]

A Sing-Along Racist Tirade With Dog The Bounty Hunter

Seth — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:21:43 EDT

Yesterday, we noted that a controversial recording had surfaced, featuring Dog the Bounty Hunter railing against his son for dating an African-American woman in a despicable, racist rant that fell just short of tearfully demanding, "Why, just once, can't you bring home a nice, Jewish bounty hunter girl I can take to dinner at my producer's house?" In case you haven't yet heard it, TMZ TV helpfully transcribes the contents of the offensive phone call; simply follow the bouncing, sunglass-wearing KKK hood and swear along to your favorite bigoted reality TV star!

Last Minute Costumes: Dog The Racist Bounty Hunter

Seth — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:19:46 EDT

It seems not a season can pass without at least one foul-mouthed, racist celebrity tirade rearing its ugly head, and we suppose Dog the Bounty Hunter would seem as good a candidate as any for the latest iteration. For one thing, his name is Dog. Furthermore, the guy's a bounty hunter. In an n-word splattered audio recording obtained by The National Enquirer, Dog forbids his son from dating an African-American woman for the rather curious and self-fulfilling logic that it will force him to utter the n-word more often—that's just the way he refers to African-Americans, you see—and that might eventually find its way into "the Enquirer magazine," ultimately putting the cuddly bounty hunting persona he's worked so hard to cultivate in jeopardy.

Since the story broke, TMZ.com has been firing on all cylinders: Dog has already sought the forgiveness of his (African-American!) pastor, distanced himself from Don Imus, made a preemptive reachout to Al Sharpton, and seen production of his A&E reality series suspended. Happy Halloween!