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KamaAina

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47. Maybe Holocaust history isn't taught at the University of Illinois

Reply to oberliner (Reply #46)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 04:43 PM

Sep 2015

or wherever they get their interns from.

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Chicago TV Station Wishes Jews A Happy Yom Kippur With Nazi Emblem [View all] Capt. Obvious Sep 2015 OP

There is stupid and then there is gawdawful stupid. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #1

This is what happens when the News Dept fires all rhe paid staff leveymg Sep 2015 #8

+1 Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #17

Happy Yom Kippur! ??!? Happy Day of Atonement. Facepalm leveymg Sep 2015 #20

Seriously. Matariki Sep 2015 #43

Oy... NuclearDem Sep 2015 #2

And we're supposed to take these jagoffs seriously? nichomachus Sep 2015 #3

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That's Pink Floyd face palm. leveymg Sep 2015 #10

LOL! Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #14

Those are definitely not The Beatles oberliner Sep 2015 #33

Just a reminder. Behind the Aegis Sep 2015 #5

Isn't WGN a Tribune company? I thought they were bought out closeupready Sep 2015 #6

I am not sure. Behind the Aegis Sep 2015 #7

It's always been affiliated with the Tribune. KamaAina Sep 2015 #15

The call letters WLS rsdsharp Sep 2015 #24

Great radio in the 50-60s ... GeorgeGist Sep 2015 #30

Yes, according to Wikipedia csziggy Sep 2015 #18

When I was in college ages ago, journalism majors complained about taking history... Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #9

And worse yet... Mister Ed Sep 2015 #11

OFFS! Glassunion Sep 2015 #12

Complete with the striped concentration camp uniform. Unbelievable. Chiyo-chichi Sep 2015 #13

The whole household just had a collective facepalm moment Scootaloo Sep 2015 #16

Christ almighty! Appalling. "Idiocracy" really was written by Nostradamus. bullwinkle428 Sep 2015 #19

Talking to the cat about this - packman Sep 2015 #21

Holy crap. Some producer and editor just got fired. nt longship Sep 2015 #22

Wow. Happy Yom Kippur from 1939 LittleBlue Sep 2015 #23

Oy. hifiguy Sep 2015 #25

Did you include iconic TV Nazi characters in your post on purpose? oberliner Sep 2015 #34

Those weren't "Nazi" characters Ron Obvious Sep 2015 #36

Of course they were oberliner Sep 2015 #41

Of course Ron Obvious Sep 2015 #44

I like both Hogan's Heroes and The Producers oberliner Sep 2015 #45

Yes. hifiguy Sep 2015 #37

Yeah, that's what I figured oberliner Sep 2015 #39

Sum Ting Wong? Renew Deal Sep 2015 #26

Still amazes me that that one got through oberliner Sep 2015 #35

That is hifiguy Sep 2015 #38

Yes Renew Deal Sep 2015 #42

There are days that make you consider Half-Century Man Sep 2015 #27

Wow. Damn. Solly Mack Sep 2015 #28

Art choice? No, there can be no mistake what that symbol means. Rex Sep 2015 #29

Reminds me of this horrible shit. Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #31

I wish I could add something to this thread but my fellow DUers have got it covered. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #32

WGN-TV Chicago issues apology KamaAina Sep 2015 #40

They failed to recognize that the image was an offensive symbol? oberliner Sep 2015 #46

Maybe Holocaust history isn't taught at the University of Illinois KamaAina Sep 2015 #47

I'd like to hear from that intern oberliner Sep 2015 #48