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| WMAL in dhimmitude: fires Graham |
| 2005-08-22 |
| From Graham's website MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2005 WELL, THEY GOT ME... The First Amendment and I have been evicted from ABC Radio in Washington, DC. [actually the first amendment is not in question - Graham can say what he wants and WMAL can hire who it chooses] On July 25th, the Council on American-Islamic Relations demanded that I be âpunishedâ for my on-air statements regarding Islam and its tragic connections to terrorism. Three days later, 630 WMAL and ABC Radio suspended me without pay for comments deemed âhate radioâ by CAIR. CAIR immediately announced that my punishment was insufficient and demanded I be fired. ABC Radio and 630 WMAL have now complied. I have been fired for making the specific comments CAIR deemed âoffensive,â and for refusing to retract those statements in a management-mandated, on-air apology. ABC Radio further demanded that I agree to perform what they described as âadditional outreach effortsâ to those people or groups who felt offended. I refused. And for that refusal, I have been fired. [I think it is quite possible he will get a new gig and from the gig, the CAIRites will wish they hadn't ever picked on him] |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #5 CAIR used their intimidation factor on ABC Radio, which are a bunch of wusses. ABC has the right to let Graham go for any reason; it's ABC's radio station. Naturally this is upsetting. However, every disaster is a new opportunity, as they say. Mr. Graham will find a new station that will take him and his message, and ABC |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-08-22 20:11 |
| #4 I think CAIR protest too much. Worldwide terrorism and almost all current conflicts have an islamic component to them. To state that is just a statement of fact, not a racists comment. If CAIR cannot grasp that factoid then they are in for a rude awakening and it's tragic that they can't look in their own backyard and see the weeds. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-08-22 18:55 |
| #3 LOL, in a follow-up to the SCOTUS Kelo decision, Napolitano is now saying that the city / township where Justice Souter lives has agreed to hear the offer of the developer who wants to have Souter's home condemned to build the Lost Liberty Hotel. Heh. I hope it happens. Not quite as good as a full scale civil uprising against judicial activism, but it's a start. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-08-22 17:31 |
| #2 Napolitano is saying, at this moment, on Fox that he has no recourse. Sad. He breached the uber-PC rules of ABC and they can fire him. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-08-22 17:26 |
| #1 Drat. Michael's one of the good guys. I'm proud of him for taking a stand. Even with four kids to feed. Best wishes and keep fighting. Michael. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-08-22 17:24 |