Posted on 07/18/2006 6:54:47 PM PDT by PajamaTruthMafia
Matt keeps his job after essentially killing a woman through his negligence. (We all know that a Democrat in Massachusetts can keep his job after killing a woman.) But call a man an anti-gay slur, and then whoo boy Boston erupts in outrage and heads must roll. Maybe if that three ton concrete block had fallen on some gay South Enders, Boston would summon the requisite outrage to push Matt out. Good thing Bostonians have their priorities "straight" so to speak. They'll fix this Big Dig thing right quick.
Oh, wait a minute. I forgot. John "The Breck Girl" Edwards was right -- we live in Two Americas.
What do you mean saying Heinz to head up a commission to investigate the Big Dig? Have not seen that anywhere- provide link? BTW if you are really in Singapore Love where you are- have great pants made there and the night life is fantastic.
I dunno...posting without reading the thread...sun was in my eyes...gravity...something in the water...its been raining a lot...I dunno...
>>racial
Since when is this racial?
It is OK for Ray Davies to use the word when he's talking about cigarettes (Brit. slang) in "A Well Respected Man".
"And he likes his fags the best."
Jay Severin has gotten away with referring to people as "nancy boys" (sissies). btw Jay also refers to gay marriage as "homosexual marriage" as he feels "gay" is a synonym for
"happy" (disregards the slang meaning)
from Boston Radio Watch:
"WRKO AM 680's midday talk show host John DePetro has been suspended by Boston's AM talk station for the comments he made on his show earlier today. Conservative DePetro was put on ice after making disparaging statements about Mass. Turnpike Authority Chairman Mat Ammorello (sp!) on his 9am-Noon program. DePetro, like the rest of WRKO's local line-up, has been extremely critical of MTA's chief following the ceiling collapse of the I-90 connector last Monday night. The remark that got DePetro in the penalty box was his reference to Amorello as "fag Matt". WRKO's popular afternoon driver Howie Carr calls Amorello "fat Matt".
"A veteran talk radio source compared the severity of DePetro's crime and punishment to the infamous METCO flap courtesy of WEEI's "Dennis and Callahan" morning show back in the fall of 2003 : ""Stupid thing to say sure but this hardly rises to the level of METCO or what you can hear (any morning) on FM radio". "Dennis and Callahan" were suspended for two weeks.
"DePetro's 2-day suspension will run through Thursday(7/20) which ironically happens to be the day when Arbitron ratings for the spring survey period will be released. According to the Herald report, DePetro's show was tied for 18th place with the suburban music station WXLO-FM during winter months.
"DePetro has been hosting WRKO's early midday program since August 2004. While his suspension is in effect, the midday slot is being fronted by WRKO's bencher and Radio Equalizer blogger Brian Maloney who confirmed the fill-in assignment on his blog. As of this writing, DePetro didn't return BRW's request for a comment on his suspension."
>>DePetro's show was tied for 18th place with the suburban music station WXLO-FM during winter months.
Better to have local than syndie in a town like Boston, but is Glenn Beck warming up in the wings?
by the way, some groups are trying to de-fang "derogatory" terms by actually USING them. Many dwarves
don't like the term midget, yet some short statured wrestlers proudly use the term Midget Wrestling.
There are groups like Queer Nation...a rap group called itself NWA, N------ With Attitude, and some
black people use the "N-word" as a term of endearment.
this is news to me...I work nights and only now am hearing about it!
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