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KCJJ's Election Joke Irks Republicans
By Craig Brown
KCRG-TV9 News Reporter
Tuesday, November 02, 2004, 12:37:24 AM
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IOWA CITY-- An Eastern Iowa radio station has come under fire for a DJ's comment about when Iowans should head to the polls. The DJ insists it was just a joke, but the Republican Party isn't laughing.
Popular disc jockey Steve Soboroff, know as "Captain Steve" to his loyal listeners at KCJJ in Iowa City, never dreamed his little joke would get this far. Soboroff told his Monday morning audience due to the record amount of voters, Democrats will vote on Tuesday and Republicans on Wednesday Thursday and Friday. "It was said in jest, it was very apparent that it was said in jest. I also said that Republicans were charging 5 and a quarter at the polls for the pencils to fill in the ballots," said a chuckling Soboroff.
It may have been intended as a joke, but the local Republicans think it could be damaging misinformation. "It shouldn't be a laughing matter at all," said Johnson County Republican Co-Chair Todd Versteegh.
The Johnson County Republicans have filed an ethics complaint with the state election board. They're also investigating steps to file a complaint with the FCC and the Federal Election Commission. The republicans say they're appalled, and believe the comment may have confused elderly voters. "This close to an election, this type of behavior should not be tolerated at all by either Republicans or Democrats," said Versteegh.
The Republicans are also upset that Democratic County Supervisor Terrence Neuzil was on the air at the time. But Neuzil told TV9, Soboroff's comment was obviously a joke.
Just to be clear, everyone; Democrats, Republicans and all others will all head to the polls Tuesday.
Did you hear Glen Beck's show today? He mentioned Kerry whining about these non existent dirty tricks without giving any facts to back it up. Kerry just said "conservative talk show hosts" told Democrats to vote on Wednesday without specifying who, of course.
Glen admitted that his giant John Kerry head made out of waffles did say, using a voice impersonating Kerry's, that Democrats should vote on Wednesday. But of course this was meant as a joke. Too many Dems either have no sense of humor or they are just too stupid to be allowed to vote apparently.