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Mark Belling WISN 1130AM Milwaukee--Off the AIR??
Self ^ | 11/08/04 | GRRRRR

Posted on 11/08/2004 2:15:25 PM PST by GRRRRR

Mark Belling, afternoon talk show host on AM1130 is not on the air today.

Several times, the station has announced that because of a single "racially insensetive" comment that he made, he's not on the radio today.

What Mark said, about a week ago was the word "wet-back" when he was discussing some sort of immigration issue. I did not hear the original comment, but rather, heard his "interview" with a Newspaper journalist.

He apologized directly about making the comment, ernestly and honestly he said he was sorry.

Today, I tune in...NO MARK...have you guys in CHEEZELAND heard anymore about this? There is nothing on his website at www.belling.com

Any info appreciated, sounds like someone's being pilloried because of PC.

G


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KEYWORDS: belling; markbelling; radio; wisconsin; wisnam
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1 posted on 11/08/2004 2:15:26 PM PST by GRRRRR
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To: GRRRRR; steveegg

somebody say cheesehead???


2 posted on 11/08/2004 2:18:58 PM PST by glock rocks ( W 1)
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To: GRRRRR

I remember Sen. Lloyd Benson (Dukakis VP Nominee) using the term "wetbacks" several times in a speech, yet it was ignored. Unfortunately, he was liberal, and therefore immune.


3 posted on 11/08/2004 2:19:20 PM PST by theDentist (Proud Member of FreeRepublic 's "Pyjama-Hadeen")
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I saw the smear campaign on all the cheesehead news networks last night. The networks carrying him will most likely bow to the pressure of the Hispanic groups and launch Belling. I saw the protests on the tube last night and half the people there were white liberal activists so you know where this is going. This is a full throttle left wing kill job.
4 posted on 11/08/2004 2:19:44 PM PST by satchmodog9 (Murder and weather are our only news)
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To: GRRRRR

They've been mentioning his "racially insensitive comment" at each break. His show has been substituted by Sean Hannity's. WISN is a Clear Channel station.


5 posted on 11/08/2004 2:20:53 PM PST by Jean S
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To: glock rocks

Ya Hey der! Seriesly, Mark has subbed for El Rushbo several times and is a SUPER Conservative host.

During his on air apology, I might, JUST MIGHT, have detected a smidgen of sarcasm in his voice. Just enough to maybe get him in trouble with mgmt. Perhaps he is serving a suspension?

G


6 posted on 11/08/2004 2:21:32 PM PST by GRRRRR (I'm not saying anything, just saying, ya know?)
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To: glock rocks

Of course if you're a lefty loony you can be an ex member of the KKK and stand before the Senate and opine about 'white nig*ers' as Robert Byrd did last year.


7 posted on 11/08/2004 2:21:52 PM PST by JoeV1 (The Democrats-The unlawful and corrupt leading the uneducated and blind)
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Like they don't have names for `White Boys. Remember the Fighting Whiteys from Colorado? Some Hispanic school named their lame basketball team that name thinking they were insulting Whiteys. They couldn't sell enough shirts to the White Boys.

Belling is a good guy. Give him a break. Or we'll call in the Fighting Whiteys.

8 posted on 11/08/2004 2:22:27 PM PST by Thebaddog (W1 2x! Dawgs can smell something on Specter's shoes.)
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To: GRRRRR

This is being discussed on the Wisconsin page. Go there also for email addresses for WISN and ClearChannel.


9 posted on 11/08/2004 2:22:48 PM PST by Faraday
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Those RATS!!! That just waxes my gouda!!
This is just disgraceful, we will NEVER rid the planet of these vermin, we will never "Get along" with such toe fungus...they need to be destroyed.

G


10 posted on 11/08/2004 2:23:26 PM PST by GRRRRR (I'm not saying anything, just saying, ya know?)
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I also heard his apology last week, but there was a protest planned for last Friday outside the studio. I have WISN on right now and don't know what is going on. This wouldn't be an issue if he were a democrat.

Of course what he did was much worse than those baboons who sabotaged the leased GOP vans in Milwaukee. That story has dropped off the face of the planet...sort of like the Sandy Berger stolen docs.


11 posted on 11/08/2004 2:24:32 PM PST by rj45mis
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To: Faraday
Wisconsin Page
12 posted on 11/08/2004 2:24:46 PM PST by Daus
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To: GRRRRR; glock rocks
Two more curious things - Methinks the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and their hate squads won big. Side note; it was Belling that broke the story that the then-afternoon Journal was killing off the morning Sentinel and moving its operations to the morning. As a result, they slapped on the Sentinel part of the name at the last second to spite him.
13 posted on 11/08/2004 2:26:00 PM PST by steveegg (Use the nuclear option in the Senate, Frist.)
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To: GRRRRR
Hey there.

... as you said... sounds like someone's being pilloried because of PC.

14 posted on 11/08/2004 2:26:08 PM PST by glock rocks ( W 1)
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To: GRRRRR

Its Los mojados dude...Los mojados


15 posted on 11/08/2004 2:26:39 PM PST by joesnuffy ("The merit of our Constitution was, not that it promotes democracy, but checks it." Horatio Seymour)
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To: GRRRRR

I don't think they'd can him for that. I haven't been following the story, but Belling is one of WISN's biggest draws. If he was doing his show today, it would probably have twice the ratings.


16 posted on 11/08/2004 2:26:56 PM PST by July 4th (A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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To: steveegg

Word was that Clearchannel corporate took everything related to the Belling issue out of local hands.

Bott may well have been suspended or fired as well. They may have decided he was too close to Belling.

The real story will be out sooner or later.


17 posted on 11/08/2004 2:28:38 PM PST by MediaMole
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Word was that Clearchannel corporate took everything related to the Belling issue out of local hands.

In that case, Rush had best watch his back.

18 posted on 11/08/2004 2:30:24 PM PST by steveegg (Use the nuclear option in the Senate, Frist.)
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To: GRRRRR

I sent an email. I will not listen to WISN unless Belling is reinstated. I can get Rush on another station. Hope he was not fired.


19 posted on 11/08/2004 2:31:04 PM PST by BonneBlue
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To: GRRRRR

Jay Severin in Boston uses terms like wetback and crimalian all the time and nothing ever happens to him.


20 posted on 11/08/2004 2:31:28 PM PST by Andy'smom
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