MediaMatters.Org

Media Matters has posted a “Most Outrageous Comments of 2008” list on their website. Today BFIA would like to share several excerpts from their list.

Just so you know, this genre of ideas can be heard daily on several Iowa radio stations (see below for list of stations). If you live in the broadcast area of any of the stations that carry this kind of hate speech (and it’s not even all political!), please consider giving your station a call or send them an e-mail. Better yet, call their advertisers.

BILL CUNNINGHAM

Cunningham: “People are poor in America … because they lack values, morals, and ethics”: “Unlike many countries in the world, Steve [Malanga, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and senior editor of City Journal, an urban policy journal], we have fat poor people. We don’t have skinny poor people. Ours are fat and flatulent. …You know, people are poor in America, Steve, not because they lack money; they’re poor because they lack values, morals, and ethics. And if government can’t teach and instill that, we’re wasting our time simply giving poor people money.” (October 28)

Cunningham alleged that “Obama wants to gas the Jews”: After claiming that American-born Middle East scholar Rashid Khalidi “wants to gas and fry Jews,” Cunningham said, “Jews for [Sen. John] McCain because Obama wants to gas the Jews, like the PLO wants to gas the Jews, like the Nazis gassed the Jews.” (October 30)

MICHAEL SAVAGE

Savage: “The children’s minds are being raped by the homosexual mafia”: Responding to a caller who said, “I had to explain to my young son why these two men were holding hands the other day,” Savage stated, “You’ve got to explain to the children … why God told people this was wrong. … You have to explain this to them in this time of mental rape that’s going on. The children’s minds are being raped by the homosexual mafia, that’s my position. They’re raping our children’s minds.” (June 16)

Savage on autism: “A fraud, a racket. … In 99 percent of the cases, it’s a brat who hasn’t been told to cut the act out”: “Now, you want me to tell you my opinion on autism, since I’m not talking about autism? A fraud, a racket. … You know what autism is? I’ll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases, it’s a brat who hasn’t been told to cut the act out.

RUSH LIMBAUGH

Limbaugh: “If Barack Obama were Caucasian, they would have taken this guy out on the basis of pure ignorance long ago”: “I am just telling you, if this guy were Dan Quayle – if he – can I channel Geraldine Ferraro? If Barack Obama were Caucasian, they would have taken this guy out on the basis of pure ignorance long ago.” (May 14)

BILL O’REILLY

O’Reilly: “It is not a stretch to say MoveOn is the new Klan”: Responding to MoveOn.org’s “Petition Against Fox’s Racist & Hate-Filled Smears,” O’Reilly said: “Obama must condemn organizations like MoveOn and the Daily Kos if he truly wants to run without a race component. These are the people that are dividing Americans along racial lines. It is not a stretch to say MoveOn is the new Klan.” (July 23)

Iowa Stations:

1150 Burlington Talk Radio KCPS
Phone (319) 754-6698
E-mail kcps@aol.com
Glenn Beck, 9-11a; Limbaugh 11a-2p;Dennis Miller 2-5p; O’reilly 5-6p; Michael Savage 7-9p;

Cedar Rapids WMT 600
Phone: 319-365-0600
Toll free: 800-332-5401
*600 on your US Cellular Phone
johnlaton@clearchannel.com
Limbaugh 1p-4p; Jim Bohannon 9p-12a
 
WOC Quad Cities 1420AM
563-344-7025
news@woc1420.com
Limbaugh 11a-2p; Hannity 6-9p;Dennis Miller 9-12a;

Des Moines WHO Radio1040AM
Phone: 515-245-8900
vanharden@clearchannel.com,  Program Director
joelmccrea@clearchannel.com, General Manager
Jan Mickelson,9a-11:30;Limbaugh 1-4p;Steve Deace 4-7p;Michael Medved 9-10p;Michael Reagan 10p-1a; Jim Bohannon 4-5a.

Dubuque WDBQ(no website)
1490 AM
Phone: (563) 557-1040
Limbaugh 11a-2p
 
Estherville KILR          
1070 AM (no website)
Phone: 712-362-2644
Limbaugh 11a-2p
 
Mason City  KGL0 AM 1300
(641) 423-1300
Tim Fleming, tfleming@kglo.threeeagles.com
Brian Fancher, bfancher@kglo.threeeagles.com
Limbaugh 1p-4p M-F
 
Sheldon KIWA 1550 AM  (has advertiser list on website!)
Phone: 712-324-5377
E-mail: Walt Pruiksma, Station Mgr., at walt@kiwaradio.com (good luck…there is a picture on the website of Walt with Bush)
E-mail:  Wayne Barahona, Program Director, at wayne@kiwaradio.com
Limbaugh 11a-2p; Hannity 2-5p; L & H Saturdays also

Sioux City KSCJ1360
(712) 239-2100
sarthur@powelliowa.com
Limbaugh, 11a-2p; Hannity, O’Reilly, Glenn Beck, Dennis Miller, Bohannon

Waterloo KXEL 1540
General Manager:  Tim Mathews tim@radiogroup.net
Phone:  319-234-2200 or 800-584-7024
Coverage Area:  Waterloo-Cedar Falls-Cedar Rapids-Iowa City
5-6a Jim Bohannon; 8-11a Glenn Beck; 11a-2p Limbaugh; 2-5p Hannity