Thursday, April 12, 2007
Radio Host On Hot Seat For Slamming Anti-War Veterans
NEW YORK, April 12 - Radio commentator Rashid Limbo found himself somewhere between heaven and hell this week after making a politically incorrect remark about the Iraq Veterans Against The War. Although his listening audience of more than one million increased by 20 percent after he called members of that organization "hippy-haired homos," protests from around the country called for the cancellation of his show.
Although Limbo later apologized, saying his comments were meant as humor, the spokesman for Gay Gunners For Peace, Ali Sharpshooter, suggested that Limbo perform on a platform in a Baghdad marketplace. "If the Iraqis don't find him funny they can simply send in a suicide bomber," he said.
Senator John McCain agreed that Limbo's remarks were "somewhat inappropriate," but he pointed out that the radio commentator was "in touch with the country's pulse" with his criticism of American war protestors. "Limbo is supporting our boys fighting for freedom in Iraq and if I'm elected president I would nominate him as the U.S. Representative to the United Nations," McCain added.
Vice-President Dick Cheney admitted he found Limbo "very funny" and said there was nothing wrong with gay bashing in a free society. "If you chose to be a traitor to your country you shouldn't complain if someone makes fun of your hair style or sexual preference on the air," he said. "Personally, I'm still waiting for someone like Limbo to come up with a good joke about anti-war quadriplegics."
Several major advertisers have pulled their ads from Limbo's show including Preparation H, Fixodent Denture Cream, and Ex-Lax. But a number of corporations supporting Limbo's views including Heil Halliburton Inc., Blackwater Mercenaries, and Texas Oil, have vowed to fill any advertising gaps.
Limbo, who has been suspended for two days following a through investigation by the Wolf News Network, has agreed to meet with representatives of Iraq Veterans Against The War. "I offered to pay for their haircuts and private counseling sessions with Dr. Ann Coulter but they didn't seem too interested," he reported.
"I'd rather make a bargain with the devil than have anything to do with Limbo," said Sharpshooter. "They say deep down he's a real good person, like he raises money for the Neo-Nazi Cripple Children's Fund. I'd say six feet under may not be deep down enough."
FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin said he received a formal complaint against Limbo but he found nothing that would require any action by his agency. He claimed he was not pressured by the Bush Administration to disavow the dispute but if called by Congress to testify, he said he would take the fifth. "I have nothing to hide," Martin noted.
Although Limbo later apologized, saying his comments were meant as humor, the spokesman for Gay Gunners For Peace, Ali Sharpshooter, suggested that Limbo perform on a platform in a Baghdad marketplace. "If the Iraqis don't find him funny they can simply send in a suicide bomber," he said.
Senator John McCain agreed that Limbo's remarks were "somewhat inappropriate," but he pointed out that the radio commentator was "in touch with the country's pulse" with his criticism of American war protestors. "Limbo is supporting our boys fighting for freedom in Iraq and if I'm elected president I would nominate him as the U.S. Representative to the United Nations," McCain added.
Vice-President Dick Cheney admitted he found Limbo "very funny" and said there was nothing wrong with gay bashing in a free society. "If you chose to be a traitor to your country you shouldn't complain if someone makes fun of your hair style or sexual preference on the air," he said. "Personally, I'm still waiting for someone like Limbo to come up with a good joke about anti-war quadriplegics."
Several major advertisers have pulled their ads from Limbo's show including Preparation H, Fixodent Denture Cream, and Ex-Lax. But a number of corporations supporting Limbo's views including Heil Halliburton Inc., Blackwater Mercenaries, and Texas Oil, have vowed to fill any advertising gaps.
Limbo, who has been suspended for two days following a through investigation by the Wolf News Network, has agreed to meet with representatives of Iraq Veterans Against The War. "I offered to pay for their haircuts and private counseling sessions with Dr. Ann Coulter but they didn't seem too interested," he reported.
"I'd rather make a bargain with the devil than have anything to do with Limbo," said Sharpshooter. "They say deep down he's a real good person, like he raises money for the Neo-Nazi Cripple Children's Fund. I'd say six feet under may not be deep down enough."
FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin said he received a formal complaint against Limbo but he found nothing that would require any action by his agency. He claimed he was not pressured by the Bush Administration to disavow the dispute but if called by Congress to testify, he said he would take the fifth. "I have nothing to hide," Martin noted.
