Longtime reader, this is my first posting on DK.
I am a native Atlantan, and as such, have been exposed to the pox that is Neal Boortz for years. Pre-9/11 he was a loudmouth bashing Clinton, and preaching the message of small government as a libertarian. Post 9/11 he has become a racist, warmongering demagogue, one that is almost painful to hear. I never listen to his show, but I do read "Neals Nuze", his daily topics and thoughts for the upcoming show. Reading it today prompted me to write this on my blog, but since I don't exactly shake the walls, reader-wise, I thought I'd share with the larger Kos community:
Hey, WSB Radio? You need to fire Neal Boortz
From "Neals Nuze":
TEEN SHOOTING IN SALT LAKE CITY
We’ve all heard about the teenager who killed five people at a mall in Salt Lake City. On Fox News last night I heard the kid described as a Bosnian. My guess is that in just a few days we’ll find out that this kid was a Muslim.Let’s see just how wrong I am here.
You’re wrong, Neal, because a person who walks into a mall and kills five people is insane. It doesn’t matter if he’s Muslim, Catholic or an atheist. Dennis Rader, the BTK strangler, was on his church council. How long would Neal be on the air if he had said "My guess is that in a few days we’ll find out that the guy in Kansas was a Christian?" I imagine he’d have been hounded off the air rather quickly.
WSB radio and their advertisers need to stop having their product promoted by a racist such as Neal Boortz. In fact, here’s a list of his sponsors- such as BMW, Chevy, Solomon Brothers jewelry, etc. How about giving them a quick email, see how they like paying such a contemptable creature to spread racial hatred. I know I will...
Neal Boortz, the so-called "High Priest of the Painful Truth" is nothing more than a southern racist redneck. And I for one don't think he should profit from it.
You?