i think he probably did at as a bet or dare or something. the way he said co on king was too smooth...if he said co on by accident instead of king he would have hesitated realising he messed up the word before correcting himself. it all flowed out too fluently for it to have been a genuine mistake.
and it's not something new it's been done before. the mayor of alabama 1965(previous post) . another weather reporter did it in vegas in 2005. the dude below. it's like a running joke for racists....this latest dude just paid a high price for trying to crack a funny.
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