Fox News' Megyn Kelly takes that third commandment pretty seriously viewers learned Wednesday after she showed a video of today's Ohio train explosion during which an onlooker exclaimed, "Jesus Christ." Kelly casually apologized to viewers saying "you can understand the reaction though," and the next time Fox News played the video, they censored the words. Via Buzzfeed, the video:
We've seen a few people snicker at this, including The New York Observer's Foster Kamer, who wonders, "Is the viewership of the Fox News Network really so delicate"? Well, in a pinch, it seems Fox News producers decided they were. And we'd imagine that the daytime Fox News viewership does include at least a few people who appreciate the gesture. Without the first uncensored play, though, we would assume the network was bleeping out something far more shocking.
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