Fox Affiliate Philly Apologizes Movie Promotion with Bullet Riddled Jacket

[RamboLiberal]

Yesterday, the anchors on WTXF-FOX 29's morning show apologized on-air after being blasted in a Jill Porter column for a movie promotion that involved giving away a jacket riddled with fake bullet holes.

On Tuesday, "Good Morning Philadelphia" anchors Clayton Morris and Sue Serio promoted the new Clive Owen movie, "Shoot 'Em Up," with the jacket and other paraphernalia. Porter criticized the promotion in yesterday's Daily News as inappropriate in a city besieged by gun deaths.

The anchors cited the column at the opening of yesterday's show, and apologized.

"It was in poor taste," said Morris, who actually modeled the jacket on the air.

"I was a complete idiot, I admit. And you put on the thing, you're in the moment and you do something stupid.

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20070906_WTXF_anchors_apologize_for_Shoot_Em_Up_promotion.html

Jill Porter | By all that is hole-y: Fox 29 promo shameIF YOU WERE a lucky viewer of Fox 29's local morning show, "Good Day Philadelphia," yesterday, you could have won the latest in hip fashion wear:
A bullet-riddled jacket.

Well, OK, not the real thing - that would be too icky with blood and bone fragments, anyway - but a pretend bullet-riddled jacket and a battered hat that looks as if it had been stomped in a street brawl.

The station offered the clothing and other paraphernalia to promote the new Clive Owen movie, "Shoot 'Em Up," which opens Friday.

"Good Day" anchor Clayton Morris and weather anchor Sue Serio bantered about the jacket - although from the audio I've heard, Serio did seem slightly chagrined - during the Let's Make Light of Murder segment.

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20070905_Jill_Porter___By_all_that_is_hole-y__Fox_29_promo_shame.html

Faux Affiliate - it figures!

[MilesColtrane]

1. "Porter criticized the promotion in yesterday's Daily News as inappropriate..."

"...in a city besieged by gun deaths."

She should take more offense at the movie itself. I hear it sucks.

[lapfog_1]

2. One of the "hot" decals out here in Red State 'Merica

is fake bullet holes on your truck. To make it look like someone used it for target practice.

Saw this on a brand new pickup along with a brand new "W" sticker, plus the obligatory red/white/blue "support the troops" ribbon sticker.

Guy driving looked like a healthy 20 to 30 year old... wonder why he wasn't in basic training or Iraq doing a tour of duty.

[zbdent]

3. Saw a beautiful thing on my way into work this morning ... a Beemer with

a bumper sticker that read: "George needs an intern" ...