Posted on 05/26/2004 7:53:49 AM PDT by prairiebreeze
SEATTLE, WA (Talon News) -- The comments made by a liberal radio talk show host allegedly calling for the death of President George W. Bush and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld for "war crimes" have been confirmed by an audiotape of the original broadcast obtained exclusively by Talon News.
As Talon News first reported last Thursday, a listener to The Mike Webb Show, which airs from 10:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. on 710 AM KIRO in Seattle, Washington, said that Webb had "called for the death of President Bush and Secretary Rumsfeld for 'war crimes.'"
Despite maintaining his innocence by claiming he never called for the death of the president or anyone because he is opposed to the death penalty, the audio copy of Webb's show proves otherwise.
During the 10:00 p.m. hour last Tuesday night, Webb was speaking in an angry tone regarding the Iraqi prison abuse story when he began his death penalty remarks against Bush.
"[The prison abuse in Iraq] is a war crime, committed by the president of the United States," Webb declared on his show. "And do you know what the punishment for that is? Death!"
After declaring Bush being guilty of committing a "war crime," Webb compared the president with death row convicts in Texas.
"So, I say if this man has committed a war crime, and they can prove it, let's let George Bush get the final justice that he has meted out as Governor of Texas, laughing at people who have been sent to the death chamber, let him face the death penalty for the war crime he has committed," Webb contended.
Declaring that administering the death penalty to the president "is constitutional," Webb included other Bush administration leaders in the list of those who "should get the death penalty," including Rumsfeld and Vice President Dick Cheney, because they are all "war criminals."
Webb went further with his comments by pointing to the Geneva Convention and affirming his belief that Bush should be put to death.
"If this is proven to be true, that he knew what was going on, it's a violation of the Geneva Convention," Webb stated. "When you commit a war crime, which is punishable by death."
Webb then asks his listeners a question and quickly answers it for himself.
"[S]hould George Bush get the death penalty? I say yes," Webb exclaimed.
Continuing his vilification of Talon News on his show's weblog, Webb personally attacks a Talon News reporter by labeling him "America's #2 Neo-Con-News-Hound."
Webb describes the Talon News reporter as a "GOP Buddy" with "little go-arounds with the Dems." Webb then concocts a story that the reporter grew up with liberal movie producer Michael Moore in Michigan.
Despite Webb's attempt to take the attention off of his apparent death threats against Bush, the outrage towards him and his statements continues to spread across the country.
As previously reported by Talon News, people who are concerned with Webb's comments should contact Entercom Communications Seattle Market Manager Kevin McCarthy at 206-726-7000 or KIRO General Manager Dave Pridemore.
Also, since many listeners to Webb's show have inquired about how to report comments made by Webb to the appropriate federal authorities, the Secret Service may be contacted by calling 202-406-5708 and the Federal Communications Commission can be reached at 888-835-5322.
A copy of the full audio broadcast of the May 18 edition of The Mike Webb Show may be obtained for one more week through Tempo IV, Inc. by calling 425-825-5544.
He would volunteer as the mama. He's a self-righteous, in-your-face homo on top of being a traitor.
Lise, lies and more lies! It doesn't matter who - if the mouth is open, it's a lie that is coming out, for sure.
"Innocent, " my ***!
Lies, lies and more lies! Look at the smirk on his face. Can you trust what he says? I don't think so.
"Innocent, " my ***!
Anyone send this to Drudge, Newsmax or Worldnetdaily??
You don't string up Donald Trump cause one of the stalls in a casino bathroom is out of toilet paper.
I believe KTTH and KIRO are both owned by the same company.
Mike Webb LOVES to perform fellatio with ALL of our enemies!!!!
Why bother? This guy probably has three regular listeners, when you count his mother. Why should the likes of Michael Medved freely give his stupid rantings real airtime?
A Secret Service investigation is in order. Free publicity is not.
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bump !
Thanks for the ping! I can't believe he would say President Bush is guilty of war crimes and call for his death. I wish they could file charges against him. With all of the millions of laws our worthless government has on the books, surely they have one to prohibit people like him from saying things like this.
A policy of doing nothing fails in the face of Lenin's dictum (really roughly quoted, because I haven't seen it in many years): "Push the knife in. If you encounter resistance, back off and try elsewhere. Otherwise push harder."
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