The Great Bright Blue Scrotum Incident

That title sure gets your attention, doesn't it? If you haven't heard already, John Sanders, the technology guy from WBAL Channel 11 here in Baltimore, just got the ax. And he got the ax for being a dumbass.

Here's the story: Fox News recently ran a story about a monkey that had gotten loose at a zoo. The female newscaster described the monkey and said that he could be distinguished by his bright blue scrotum. There were a few laughs in the newsroom. The anchor even asked the reporter if she'd repeat the distinguishing character of the monkey and she politely refused to restate it.

The newscast then transitioned to John Gibson's radio show where he was telling viewers that he was going to talk about U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the first black Attorney General. John Sanders thought it would be pretty funny to edit the video and have Josh Gibson say, "We'll be talking about Eric Holder...and his bright blue scrotum." He then posted it on his personal Youtube page.

Check out the 4-5 minute mark:

Unfortunately for Mr. Sanders, the video was picked up by the left-wing liberal extremist website Huffington Post and presented it as actual footage. That website has since retracted the posting when it learned that it was a fake and has apologized to Josh Gibson. Rumors indicate that Huffington likes to sensationalize issues without checking facts first. John Sanders, however, was promptly fired from the Conservative-leaning Channel 11. I suspect he'll be applying for a job over at The Onion.

This comes in the wake of a New York Post cartoon depicting the shooting of a chimpanzee and a reference to the author of the stimulus bill. The Post was attacked for being racist despite the fact that Obama was not the author of the stimulus bill and Congress is routinely called a bunch of metaphoric monkeys.