MSNBC Host Says Death Of Bush Would Be Lucky For World

MSNBC ^ | 10-04-02 | Curtis and Kuby

[icwhatudo]

While discussing the duel proposed by Iraq between Bush and Saddam, host Kuby stated "Mayebe we will get lucky and get rid of 2 threats to world peace"

Comments to the show welcome:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/CURTISKUBY_Front.asp?0si=-&cp1=1

[Peach]

Despite their unprofessionalism, on all counts, at least we called and had a voice. Took a few seconds of our time and energy and perhaps it will make someone else think twice before making such inflammatory comments.

[paul51]

Guess they no longer care what we are thinking.

[finnman69]

Kuby made the comment several times. He said that by having a duel, the positive result would be the elimination of at least one threat to world peace regardless of the outcome.

[Labyrinthos]

I think you know exactly what I'm saying, but are just looking for an argument. I suspect that Mason and the other Framers would have scratched their heads over virtual child porn because it simply did not exist at the time the First Amendment was enacted. I also suspect that if they could appreciate the concept of virtual child porn, they would have correctly found that it is not protected speech under the First Amendment. But they may have also frowned upon the virtual child porn law that SCOTUS properly struck down last term, not because the First Amendment protects virtual child porn, but because the statute was so overbroad that it would have resulted in the uncontitutional suppression of protected speech.

[Sabertooth]

#L ?'s actually a third problem with your Daschle analogy, in that Kuby's comments were made over the public airwaves, where additional First Amendment restrictions apply.

Gotta run, have a good one.

[lsee]

I've always wondered what's up with the red beanie-thing? Do you know?

[My Favorite Headache]

MSNBC Americas Newschannel and Fiercely Independent....that is their f-cking slogan. E-mail all of this to FOX News and Bill O right now so he can jump all over this tonight. Outrageous!

[billybudd]

Yeah, airports are getting to be real police states.

[billybudd]

So because some nutjob out there would take this joke as a command to kill the President, this guy should be arrested? I don't think so, unless you want to establish a police state. There are nutjobs out there who get set off by really random things - e.g. movie violence. Should we ban violent movies? Get real. Nor is he yelling "Fire!" in a theater. He's not inciting any physical violence or disruption. He made a dumb joke, that's the bottom line, and the fact that you're taking it so seriously is the really amusing thing.

(You know, there's a joke that we should settle wars by having the leader of each country fight each other in a ring. Should anyone repeating this joke be arrested as a "terrorist" making threats against our Dear President?)

[Bush2000]

An even bigger shame is that Kuby's conservative counterpart is Curtis Sliwa, who probably does the show with that silly red beret of his.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. The red beret is a little over the top. But Sliwa is right on most of the issues.

[anniegetyourgun]

It is outrageous and should be publicly apologized for by the station management. But that won't happen. Furthermore, you won't see the President run to a mic (like little Tommy D.) to demand an apology.....

[Denver Ditdat]

I will be outraged if the Secret Service softballs this.

Prepare to be outraged. I predict that not a darn thing comes of this.

[Denver Ditdat]

The girl said that "MSNBC personalities represent all different sides of an issue."

I asked "does that include sides endorsing the murder of our President."

She said "All sides"

The proper response to such a statement would be: "So, which of your on-air personalities endorse the murder of the Reverends Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson?"

The answer to that, I'd bet, would be < click >.

[Freedom2specul8]

There has GOT to be something illegal abut this. :(

[My Favorite Headache]

Just go to the secret service website and let them know what you thought of his "joke" and "statement" on the life of the President. I did. This goes beyond free speech.

[Denver Ditdat]

BTW, what's "ignornance?"

C'mon, Sabretooth, didn't you just take Poobah to task for "Death by typo" on another thread? ;)

[Bush2000]

There has GOT to be something illegal abut this. :(

It is illegal to make or promote threats to the president's life. The Secret Service could arrest this guy. But sadly, they probably won't.

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

"PONYTAILS"HA!

[cubreporter]

I think he will have a hard time after this horrendous remark about our great President. This person isnt good enough to lick the bottom of our President's shoe.

[cubreporter]

Oh my God...thanks for posting that photo. Now I know who this creep is. I never knew his name though. What a waste product.