850KOA's Bob Newman is a well-known hater in Colorado and environs. There are these mini-Rush Limbaugh types all over the country. They usually fly under the radar, but occasionally the anonymity lulls them into thinking no one cares what they say.
But there's a new watchdog in Colorado, the offshoot of its big brother that causes so much heartburn these days. And people are starting to care what these fools say. People are starting to keep track of who supports them with advertising dollars.
Now Media Matters of Colorado caught Newman calling for the tracking of Muslims with GPS transmitters.
My "favorite" Bob Newman moment was when he said "John Murtha should be hung" - for having the nerve to hold Bush accountable on Iraq. As with his outbursts against Muslims and Murtha, Bob never hesitates to call someone a traitor or murderer or terrorist, despite all facts to the contrary.
But now seems like a good time to use our first amendment rights and start pushing back. From Alan Franklin at Colorado's excellent ProgressNow:
Tell "Gunny" Bob Newman's advertisers: don't pay for this. Click here to sign the petition:
dontpayforhate.com
Once you've signed the petition, take a moment right now to call advertisers on Newman's radio program and ask them to stop paying for hate.
Newsradio 850AM "The Gunny Bob Show" advertisers for May 9, 2007:
Revive, Inc.
6501 West 91st Avenue
Westminster, CO 80031
Phone: (303) 426-0373
Fax: (303) 426-0442
B&M Transmission
Owner: James
Denver, Aurora, Highlands
Phone: (303) 693-1400
Lithia Dodge of Cherry Creek
2727 South Havana Street
Aurora, Colorado 80014
Phone: 1-888-794-0264
Fax: 303-695-6054
Rocky's Autos
6350 Federal Blvd
Denver, CO 80221
Phone: 303-426-4646
Double Eagle Casino and Resort
400-442 E. BENNETT AVE.
CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO 80813
Phone: 719-689-5011
Coyote Motorsports
Owners: David Wagner and Steve Trujillo
301 East 57th Ave Denver CO 80216
Phone: (303) 293-8000 Fax: (303) 292-6944
Excel Roofing
Owner: J Bretz
3560 S Lincoln St
Englewood, CO 80113-3632
(303) 761-6400
Three Tomatoes Restaurant
3050 Illinois St
Golden, CO 80401-6033
(303) 433-3332
Ralph Schomp BMW Honda Mini
5700 S Broadway
Littleton, CO 80121-8007
(303)798-1500
Clark Auto
Owner: Lance
1207 S Platte River
Denver, CO 80223-3144
(303) 733-2274
Freeway Ford
Owner: Bob Barbie
4471 E Evans Ave
Denver, CO 80222-5022
(303) 757-3673
Thanks for your support.
Bob Newman, like the others, will say he's joking. He'll say we're stepping on his free speech rights. He'll lie and call us traitors and commies and socialists and libs. (I'll cop to that last one, but does anyone even know what a "socialist" is nowadays?)
I didn't track his advertisers, the brave souls at ProgressNow did. The list begs the question: do Bob Newman's advertisers know about his calls for death to our elected officials, the tracking of Muslims, or any of the other hate-filled ignorance he's paid for?
Bob never thinks twice about what he's going to say on the public's airwaves. I wonder if his advertisers ever think twice about paying their invoice to 850KOA?
(Needless to say: BE POLITE, Colorado consumers might be preferable, and keep the facts on your side. They do have a liberal bias....heh.)
Changed the title in hopes of getting at least one comment.