I am going to say this on here: It is WELL past time that
KMOV (the CBS affiliate in St. Louis) gets rid of GOP shill Larry Conners permanently, especially after his
latest incident with the IRS and
lying about it. I bet he has a slot on rabid-right hate talker
KFTK 97.1 FM lined up for him, along with his fellow former KMOV employees Marc Cox (Sunday Nights and weekday fill-in) and Jamie Allman (weekday morning drive-time).
Here's his entire rant that is captured, via the Daily RFT:
Since his post got national attention, Conners went on air to address the controversy -- and offer a pretty surprising disclosure.
His issues with the IRS, he announced, "preceded that interview by several years."
And, he emphasized, his views are his own, not that of his company.
More proof that Conners was making up stuff in order to get "Conservative Hero" cred.
TVSpy's Kevin Eck:
Larry Conners,the KMOV anchor who said on facebook the IRS targeted him after an interview with President Obama last year, is off the air until further notice.
“He’s not suspended. We just all thought it made sense (for him) to take a few days off,” Sean McLaughlin, news director for the St. Louis CBS affiliate, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “We take this very seriously, and we don’t expect this to drag on. We’re still looking into the situation and weighing our options.”
>UPDATE: Conners’ attorney told TVSpy in a statement, “As the attorney for Larry Conners, I am constrained to advise you that he is barred by corporate from making statements, posting on Facebook, or participating in interviews on the IRS issue. That is the only reason for his silence.”
As a result, he is temporarily off the air until further notice.
my personal blogpost on Blogspot:
Veteran KMOV news anchor (and right-wing hero) Larry Conners (@lconnersnews4) is in really hot water because he claimed (falsely) that he was "harassed by the IRS" after his infamous interview with President Obama last year in which he asked right-wing gotcha questions (most notably the "Obamas take too much vacations" lie promulgated through the wingnut universe).
I hope and pray that Conners gets fired for this; however, that won't stop conservatives like
Dana Loesch from declaring he is "being persecuted for 'standing up to Obama.'" Also, KMOV's newscasts should be boycotted until he is fired.
Wed May 22, 2013 at 1:38 PM PT: Larry Conners fired by KMOV. - kmov.com, http://www.kmov.com/...