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LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE SPITS IN FACE OF TALK SHOW HOST ON THE AIR
DFU listening to KABC in Los Angeles
| 9-8-02
| Doug from Upland
Posted on 09/08/2002 9:22:43 PM PDT by doug from upland
The evening started innocently enough for Brian Whitman, Sunday evening talk show host on KABC in Los Angeles.
He had on his show four minor candidates running for governor of California. Three were on the phone and the fourth, Libertarian candidate Gary Copeland, was in studio.
The conversation eventually turned to illegal immigration. Copeland did not like Whitman's position and called him a racist. Although Whitman kept trying to answer, Copeland kept talking over him and would not let him speak.
Just as Whitman puts callers in "timeout" on his show when they won't let him have his say, he told the engineer to cut off Copeland's microphone. Copeland became incensed and started packing his things to leave the studio.
Then, in great FReeper tradition, Whitman told Copeland not to let the door hit his ass on the way out. He also called Copeland a lunatic.
Then the rain came. Copeland walked over to Whitman and spit in his face. Whitman couldn't believe it. Two others on the KABC staff couldn't believe it.
Whitman had the station call the police and is considering filing assault charges.
Poor Copeland. He may no longer be the Libertarian candidate for governor. An official high ranking representative of the party called in to Whitman and told him that Copeland would be receiving no more backing and they were going to see what they could do to take him off the ballot.
Now that was classic talk radio. The unbelievable happened. A candidate for governor actually showed himself to be a bigger jackass than Gray Davis. Davis has spit on the law but never on Whitman, at least not yet. Brian, get him in studio.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: crybaby; jerk; libertarian; spitter
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Comment #61 Removed by Moderator
To: freebilly
Regardless of your libertarian-bashing mentality, this is probably just some nutjob who can't keep his head on straight. Check out some rational libertarians, like
Carla Howell, from my home state.
To: weikel
This idiot just gives Currybot & crew ammunition. We somehow forced him to throw his hat into the ring and his spittle at another human being, eh?
To: doug from upland
Brian Whitman is a flaming liberal, but he can be funny at times. He did some fine reporting from NY after 9/11. Here is his new puppy.
To: Cultural Jihad
Spit on the guy huh?? ..
hmmmmm .. I'm guessing he lost his chance at being Governor
huh??
65
posted on
09/08/2002 10:17:59 PM PDT
by
Mo1
To: Cultural Jihad
No you didn't it was just an observation.
66
posted on
09/08/2002 10:18:19 PM PDT
by
weikel
To: doug from upland
Now there is a man who will show restraint and discipline if elected. Wait a second, he's a Libertarian, so he was just expressing his 1st amendment right, freedom of spit.
To: socal_parrot
Brian really p*ssed me off went he went on adnauseum about the Florida recount. It got really old. But he has surprised me in several things. One was the right for anyone to drive whatever gaz guzzling SUV they want to drive. He is also for a strong military.
To: jlogajan
Oh boy, here we go -- all Libertarians are spitters ... Gee .. I'd hate to see what their computer screens look like
69
posted on
09/08/2002 10:19:13 PM PDT
by
Mo1
To: capitan_refugio
"hockie" ????Hockee? Hockey? Recipient of the hock?
To: doug from upland
I forgot to say earlier that you could actually HEAR the guy spitting on the air. It was amazing. ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww gross .. LOL
71
posted on
09/08/2002 10:21:23 PM PDT
by
Mo1
To: capitan_refugio
No wonder they were fighting. Hockey is a sport of peace.
To: socal_parrot
Sport of Peace Between punches??
To: Cultural Jihad
Well I guess he wasn't ready for prime time.
74
posted on
09/08/2002 10:51:25 PM PDT
by
swheats
To: A CA Guy
No surprise to me.
Nor I. Yet another example of the kind of people that become attracted to the Libertarian "party" (and I do use the term loosely). Loose cannons. The kind of people that take their ball and run home if they can't get their own way. Borderline delusional nutcases.
75
posted on
09/08/2002 10:54:51 PM PDT
by
Bush2000
To: Cultural Jihad
Why do the vast majority of Libertarians come of like children , do you suppose ?
To: nopardons
Why do the vast majority of Libertarians come of like children , do you suppose ? Because the vast majority ARE children. Those that are not have the emotional development of teenagers. The libertarian mindset is the same mindset of every post-pubescent teenager in the world boiled down to "YOU AIN'T THE BOSS OF ME". They then wrap that into a pseudo-philosophy of thinly veiled adolescent foot stomping and temper tantrum.
To: Texasforever
They do seem to be a combination of a terrible three year old and a 14-15 year old ... and then they claim to be the ONLY " real " Conservatives ? The temper tanturns, spitting, and name calling, just boils down to childish behaviors, which should have been taken care of, a very long time ago.
To: nopardons
Their whole ideology seems to be rooted in traumatic toilet training. ;)
To: nopardons
The temper tanturns, spitting, and name calling, just boils down to childish behaviors, which should have been taken care of, a very long time ago. At least they can't spit here.
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posted on
09/08/2002 11:41:44 PM PDT
by
Roscoe
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