Dr. Laura Schlessinger has apologized after a shocking rant on her radio show this week during which she said the n-word 11 times over the course of five minutes. In conversation Tuesday with a black female caller who was complaining about her white husband's racist friends and their use of the word, Schlessinger said: Black guys use it all the time. Turn on HBO and listen to a black comic, and all you hear is n****, n*****, n*****. LISTEN ( ): After a break, the caller said she was appalled by Schlessinger's use of the word. CALLER: I can't believe someone like you is on the radio spewing out the n***** word, and I hope everybody heard it. LAURA: I didn't spew out the n***** word! CALLER: You said "n*****, n*****, n*****" and I hope everybody heard it. LAURA: Yes they did, and I'll say it again: n*****, n*****, n***** is what you hear on HBO. I was attempting to make a philosophical point, and I articulated the "n" word all the way out - more than one time.