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| Tatiana fired for giving O the one finger salute |
| 2011-11-24 |
| I hope Fox hires her A Russian news anchor made headlines herself by giving the middle finger on air, seemingly aimed at President Obama. And now she's lost her job. REN TV's Tatyana Limanova is seen flipping the bird in a newscast that aired earlier this month, but went viral on the web after a report Wednesday by London's Daily Telegraph newspaper. The attention has now led the station to fire her. "A decision has been taken that T Limanova cannot and will not continue to work on the REN TV channel as a presenter," it said. In the segment, Limanova delivers an item on Russian President Dmitry Medvedev assuming the rotating chairmanship of the Asia Pacific Cooperation organization, adding that he was taking over for President Barack Obama. At the mention of Obama's name, the award-winning television journalist immediately raises her hand in the rude gesture. Sources at the network -- which is available to 120 million viewers across Russia -- told the Telegraph that the anchor thought she was off camera and just doing a voiceover, aiming the insult at studio technicians who had teased her earlier. The footage, however, seems to show her looking up at the camera when she makes her questionable editorial statement. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #3 I hope Fox hires her And get her to cover the Democrat Convention. She doesn't even have to know English, just use her fingers. |
| Posted by: tipper 2011-11-24 23:57 |
| #2 Joe, you forgot TOTUS. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-11-24 21:00 |
| #1 I still don't see any clear reason for her action - was she flipping the Bird to POTUS Bammer, or to Dimitri = Vladvedev??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-11-24 20:46 |