▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Carol la ▁without ▁fan fare ▁read ▁a ▁brief ▁ap ology ▁for ▁the ▁segment , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁show ▁had ▁reg rett ably ▁" cross ed ▁the ▁line ". ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Carol la ▁invited ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Media ▁Action ▁Network ▁for ▁Asian ▁Americans , ▁Guy ▁A oki , ▁and ▁Ted dy ▁Ze e , ▁co - ch air ▁of ▁the ▁Asian ▁Ex cell ence ▁Awards , ▁to ▁further ▁explain ▁that ▁when ▁he ▁a ired ▁the ▁bit , ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁idea ▁that ▁" ch ing ▁ch ong " ▁was ▁a ▁ra cial ▁sl ur . ▁M ention ▁of ▁the ▁bit ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁official ▁show ▁blog . ▁ ▁Ann ▁C oul ter ▁On ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁conserv ative ▁p und it ▁Ann ▁C oul ter ▁called ▁The ▁Adam ▁Carol la ▁Show ▁an ▁hour ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁after ▁she ▁was ▁scheduled ▁as ▁a ▁featured ▁guest . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁late ▁or ▁absent ▁on ▁the ▁show . ▁On ▁the ▁July ▁ 6 th ▁show , ▁Carol la ▁am ic ably ▁gre et ed ▁C oul ter , ▁saying ▁" You ' re ▁late , ▁baby ▁doll ." ▁She ▁compla ined ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁the ▁wrong ▁number . ▁Carol la ▁then ▁j oked ▁to ▁C oul ter , ▁" How ▁did ▁you ▁get ▁the ▁right ▁number ? ▁Just ▁dia led ▁randomly -- event