Me thinks Mike McGee's next line will be: "You want fries with that?"
Posted on 05/03/2007 7:05:33 PM PDT by fanningp
MILWAUKEE -- A former alderman and controversial radio talk show host said he's happy the mother of his radio rival is dead.
Michael McGee Sr. made the comments during his radio show on WNOV-AM Thursday morning. Charlie Sykes is a radio talk show host on WTMJ-AM. Sykes' mother, Katherine B. Sykes, died in a house fire Tuesday. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner said Thursday that Sykes died of smoke inhalation.
McGee's words quickly spread on the Internet as bloggers picked up the story. At least one radio host talked about it on his show Thursday afternoon.
McGee and Sykes have been publically battling for years, but even in the world of talk radio, some are saying the comments made are extreme.
"Mother Sykes, she dead. To me it's the vengeance of God. I ain't got no tears. Matter of fact a woman that would have a fool like that deserve whatever is coming her. She raised a sure enough idiot," McGee said on his radio show. "My instincts say Charlie Sykes killed his momma, cuz she live out in this big palace in Mequon all isolated. He got tired of waiting for her money."
McGee's comments came about 15 minutes into his show. He went on for about five minutes and then moved on to a different topic, but later in the show a caller asked about it.
"Mike McGee Senior," the caller began, "You really don't mean that, about your enemies families members being dead -- killed."
"Man, you don't think I mean that, man, you out of your mind," McGee replied.
WISN 12 News tried to contact McGee, management from WNOV-AM, and Charlie Sykes' radio station, WTMJ-AM, for comment, but no one returned the station's calls or messages.
An employee at WNOV-AM said they've received a lot of phone calls about McGee's comments and that most listeners are not happy about what was said.
McGee was previously suspended by WNOV-AM in 2004 after using an expletive on the air.
At least he didn’t call her a “nappy headed ho”- that would have crossed the line.
Well, at least he didn’t call her a nappy headed ho. Fella could lose his job for that.
jinx!
What an ass. Any bets on the political disposition of the former alderman?
“My instincts say Charlie Sykes killed his momma, cuz she live out in this big palace in Mequon all isolated. He got tired of waiting for her money.”
I predict his firing due to the station trying to keep a slander lawsuit at bay.
This kind of rhetoric is like looking into the pit of Hell.
If he is of the proper pigmentation, the ‘nappy headed ho’ comments are perfectly acceptable.
I noticed a recent commercial for the Mencia show on Comedy Central where the host (Mencia) was using the line gleefully... almost as if he could not be berated for using it.
Acceptable language for hyphenated Americans only.
Nope, french fryin’ ain’t in his future. No one in their right mind would let that near food.
Its a safe bet you already know the political persuasion :) In fact, his son Michael McGee Jackson, Jr. sits on the Milwaukee Common Council.
Imagine the roles reversed
If you think McGee looks bad on the outside, you should see the decayed, rotting corpse that is his soul.
They won't fire that jerk, there would be riots.
Sykes has been off the air for two days but he'll be back on air tomorrow and he will handle this with class.
Incidentally, Charlie Sykes is the author of the book “Dumbing Down our Kids”, and author of an op-ed piece that contained the original 14 Rules kids won’t learn in school....which are often attributed to Bill Gates in error....
What a classless human being.
Charlie Sykes is a radio must-listen. Charlie sifts through the day’s news, challenges conventional wisdom, gives the other side of the story, and stands up for what’s right. The author of five books, including A Nation of Victims and Dumbing Down Our Kids, Charlie has worked as a newspaper reporter, a magazine editor and has written for publications such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Raised in Milwaukee, he hosts his daily talk show on Newsradio 620 WTMJ (Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - Noon), discusses the news on his weekly television show (Today’s TMJ4 Sundays 10 am) writes a weekly column for CNI Newspapers and as an active blogger - Sykes Writes — is the champion of the Wisconsin Blogosphere. Be sure to check out other features on the right side of this page.
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Peggy....his family definitely DID NOT deserve such a VILE and vicious attack...that’s for sure!
How can anyone see this and not see anything less?
rejoices that the mother of this man 
died in a house fire, and he accuses him of killing her, then . . . I guess it's OK. Imagine if the pictures were reversed.
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