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Saturday, June 12, 2004 at 9:38 PM
Edited Saturday, June 12, 2004 at 9:45 PM “They're going to burn the city of Detroit down if the Pistons win,” is the comment that pissed ABC off. I live in the Detroit area, and yet do not find myself offended by the comment. Fucking over-sensitive bastards. Here's the story
Edit: Just to make it clear, the show was only pulled for one night. It's still on in Detroit and around the country.
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Saturday, June 12, 2004 at 10:03 PM What the fuck! people need to lighten up and take a joke, even if the joke isn't all that funny, its coming from a comedian, so go ahead and assume he's JOKING! then, if your still pissed, be pissed that its a bad joke. I've heard a lot of shitty jokes in my life, but I never took a swing at the guy who told it to me... —illyB |
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Sunday, June 13, 2004 at 7:44 AM I've been in Detroit, joke or not... isn't it true? —Logo Lou |
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Sunday, June 13, 2004 at 8:21 AM haha people are so fucking stupid
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Jeremy |
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Sunday, June 13, 2004 at 12:49 PM Of course it's true. Who knows what would happen in that crazy shit hole of a city. —Jeremy |
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Sunday, June 13, 2004 at 5:41 PM Yeah, they brought it up on the Russ Martin show today.
They said Kimmel made an apology joking about he would tip over his own car if they won, but it wasn't good enough so he had to make another apology.
I wonder if Adam will bring it up. —Puff |
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Monday, June 14, 2004 at 5:22 AM Yeah... for some reason we dont even get the Jimmy Kimmel show in Atlanta. Something about local network execs not agreeing with the humor. —Tabu 2 |
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Monday, June 14, 2004 at 1:36 PM You wouldn't happen to work at ABC, would you Saffeau? —Jeremy |
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Monday, June 14, 2004 at 6:34 PM Good for him. I'm tired of people like Jimmy trying their best to buck the system all the time. They that times are a little strained since the Janet Jackson thing and the FCC is cracking down on controversy. So good for him. Maybe he'll stop using political mawkishness as an excuse to act like a douchebag all the time. —Jason |
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Monday, June 14, 2004 at 6:41 PM
Edited Monday, June 14, 2004 at 6:42 PM The system is retarded. Name me one sane person who was offended by that comment of his. ABC is one big pack of pussies anyway. They wonder why they're in fourth place in the network wars. —clodhopper |
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Monday, June 14, 2004 at 9:53 PM Funny thing is, Jimmy was right. All these assholes saying that doesn't happen there. Morons. It happens everywhere, Detroit is no exception.
1984 World Series, Riot in Detroit, one death.
1990 8 people died in riot related incidents after back to back Piston championships, more than 100 hurt, 65 arrested.
http://slam.canoe.ca/HockeyNHL97Playoffs/jun6_finals3.html
Friday, June 6, 1997
Detroit police placed on Red alert By LANCE HORNBY -- Toronto Sun
DETROIT -- With the Red Wings a win away from the Stanley Cup, police and civic officials are mobilizing for a threat much more dangerous than anything posed by the Flyers' Legion Of Doom.
Three times in the past 13 years, celebrations of sports titles in Detroit led to downtown riots and death. Having struggled since the 1960s to revitalize the downtown core and improve the town's image, no one wants a Wings victory on Saturday night to trigger a setback.
"Our police force can deal with anyone who wants to take (celebrating) too far," Mayor Dennis Archer told the Detroit News.
When the Tigers won the World Series in 1984, a mob gathered downtown with the intent of causing trouble even before the final game began. One man was killed.
In 1990, in the aftermath of the Pistons' back-to-back NBA titles, eight people died in riot-related incidents. More than 100 were hurt and 65 arrested.
"We don't want to alarm people," Detroit Police Insp. Ella Bully said earlier this week. "We don't want to cast a shadow over something so positive for the city. We want to encourage people to come to our downtown."
With a Grand Prix race Sunday on nearby Belle Isle and 20,000 black businesswomen in Detroit for a convention, the city wants to take advantage of a Wings victory. An official Cup parade is in the planning stages for next week.
"The eyes of the country and the eyes of the world are going to be on Detroit this weekend," Rick Binford, head of the convention and visitors bureau told the Detroit News. "We need to put our best foot forward." —Masteel |
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