Don't know if it's true, but here's a possible explaination for the 'Jesus Nut' thing. Posted from a Milwaukee radio board I visit. I tend to believe it, TMJ is usually a quality, unbiased organization, although the same can't be said about their Journal Com brethren, The Journal Sentinal.
"As a Vietnam vet who's logged more hours that I care to remember in a helicopter I'll just bet the Jesus Nut comment came in reference to the bolt that holds your ship in the air. It has to be tightened (torqued) every few hours of flight or it can come off. Along with your blades! It's called a Jesus Nut. Don't believe me? Look it up, you'll find plenty of references to it on any good aviation Web site. Since WTMJ was trying to bring in the helicopter crew at the time I'll bet we overheard someone asking about the state of the nut...rather than making a political commentary on the nut on the ground who killed all those people. Hell it might even have been an air controller talking to the pilot! I can't tell you how many times in the late 60's I told my crew "You'd better check that Jesus nut.." I could be wrong, but TMJ is too class an organization to include someone who would say otherwise. BTW I admired Herrera for taking the blame the way he did. He obviously never heard the term or he would've known it was in reference to equipment, not people. I was yelling at my radio trying to let him know what the comment referred to. I also tried to call the station, but I guess they were too busy to pick up the phone"
Very, very interesting... and shows how quick people are to jump to conclusions.