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Video: WABC 7's Bill Ritter Slips Up With "Top Cock"

It's no "Keep fucking that chicken" but we'll take it: On tonight's 6 p.m. Eyewitness News broadcast, anchor Bill Ritter was discussing how former police commissioner Bernard Kerik was headed to jail. Unfortunately, the words "top cop" came out "top cock." Really—watch for yourself:

Ritter caught his mistake; the Daily News describes, "The 59-year-old co-anchor realized he flubbed, but looking unflustered immediately bobbed his head and uttered a cleaned-up instant replay, saying 'former New York City top cop.'" He also told the News, "I stumbled. It was a quick mistake, and I corrected it immediately."

And this comes 31 days after we wondered when someone from WABC would make an on-air gaffe.

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By Jen Chung in on October 20, 2009 10:54 PM

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  • Kingpin

    "And in other news, a Yale student paid his bills by copsucking".

  • NannyState

    No way. Whoever heard of a Yalie that would break a sweat to earn some extra money?

  • mcc32

    I'm sorry, but who are these people who sit around videotaping their televisions?

  • longacre

    It's called DVR, built specifically for replaying newscaster bloopers and putting them on YouTube.

  • mcc32

    uuh.

  • Detweiler

    I'm sorry, was this misposted from the college humor section of the site?

  • valeriob

    Maybe Ritter knows something we don't know and wanted to share?

  • poetofsorts

    hahaha my boyfriend and I were watching the news last night and heard this but both of us weren't sure thats what we really heard.

  • Splicer

    His new pals in prison will verify.

  • TT

    haha

  • dgeee

    He was the top dick, wasn't he?

  • pudeljung

    now we know which part of craigslist HE'S been reading lately...

  • longacre

    Some chick on Fox News suffered the same Freudian slip a few years ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLkQeuU1LmM

  • DanielJ

    Nightly news retains its relevance for just a little bit longer!!!



    I had no idea Bill Ritter was that old.

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