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"I said he fagged out on me, and it had nothing to do with sexual connotation," Packer, 67, said Wednesday in a phone interview. "I got to know Charlie a number of years ago and have great admiration for his program and intellect."
I initially defended Packer, but I have a harder time doing that now. Packer's defiance runs in stark contrast to what a CBS spokeswoman said ("I'm confident that he would agree that it was a bad choice of words.") And by saying he has great respect for Charlie Rose, is he implying that he would feel free to call someone a "fag" if he didn't have great respect for him?
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