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Did Tiki get offensive on air?

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The video was nine days old by the time it became a minor blogosphere sensation Thursday, but it was difficult to ignore: Was that really the famously buttoned-down former Giants running back Tiki Barber aiming a wildly offensive word at MSNBC colleague Jenna Wolfe? MSNBC and Barber insisted it wasn't, no matter how it sounded. Barber, Wolfe and Brian Williams were in Beijing debating whether it is more important for a country to finish atop the total medal count in the Olympics or atop the gold medal count. At one point Barber turned to Wolfe and said, "You're a total medal ----." To many ears, it sounded like an offensive word usually aimed at women. But MSNBC said Barber meant to say "You're a total medal count," meaning Wolfe was on that side of the ongoing debate. "I would never disrespect a colleague and friend with that kind of language," Barber said from Beijing through an MSNBC spokeswoman, who said Barber had no idea of a budding controversy until she informed him of it."

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August 22, 2008  07:05 AM ET

To be BLUNT tiki would never call a woman a *UNT

August 22, 2008  07:07 AM ET

tikt is an **** jerry

August 22, 2008  07:17 AM ET

He really meant she had a nice set of "TIKI"s" ...LOL.

August 22, 2008  07:28 AM ET

Tsk, tsk.

August 22, 2008  07:30 AM ET

How the mighty have fallen.. I guess watching his proclaimed "loser coach and team" win the SB without him still has him on edge...

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August 22, 2008  07:48 AM ET

decide for yourselves, check out the first 30 seconds.

http://tinyurl.com/5gq3y3

after the ring comment, i'm pretty sure I didn't hear "count"

August 22, 2008  07:55 AM ET

What the hell is the New York Newsday? Some rag lower on the pole than the NY Post it seems.

August 22, 2008  07:56 AM ET

He definitely said something that rhymes with punt, but I don't think it was intentional.

August 22, 2008  08:01 AM ET

Come on, this is dumb. It sounds like he said punt with a c, but there's now why he actually said that word or meant to.

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August 22, 2008  08:17 AM ET

even her eyes at 30 seconds tells what she heard.

August 22, 2008  08:18 AM ET

and Tiki is a total media w*h*o*r*e

August 22, 2008  08:19 AM ET

This is an incident that could end his "career". Ask Howard Cosell.

August 22, 2008  08:20 AM ET

I wouldnt be surprised if he did call her a c***...Tiki gets on my last nerves...

August 22, 2008  08:24 AM ET

dems fightin words...

it IS funny though.....lol

August 22, 2008  08:24 AM ET

VAN ! ! ! ! ! ! !
where you at ?????

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August 22, 2008  08:30 AM ET

Did anyone see the USA Softball girls crying after losing? Get a grip girls.

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