Mike Gallagher states "wish" for "another terror attack on American soil"

[Ultimajock]

Mike Gallagher states "wish" for "another terror attack on American soil"

http://tinyurl.com/3xwj99 -- eighth paragraph in.

I've had it with this crap. Time to boycott the advertisers of the local affiliates. No more appeasement, as a noted "conservative" of 35 years ago once said.

 

[DaleGriffin]

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This?

"Seeing Jane Fonda Saturday was enough to make me wish the unthinkable: it will take another terror attack on American soil in order to render these left-leaning crazies irrelevant again. Remember how quiet they were after 9/11? No one dared take them seriously. It was the United States against the terrorist world, just like it should be."

not even close, people (on both sides) look so much for stuff to trash each other on and sometimes they find them in their own mind's eye.

 

[Ultimajock]

Re: Mike Gallagher states "wish" for "another terror attack on American soil"

This?

"Seeing Jane Fonda Saturday was enough to make me wish the unthinkable: it will take another terror attack on American soil in order to render these left-leaning crazies irrelevant again. Remember how quiet they were after 9/11? No one dared take them seriously. It was the United States against the terrorist world, just like it should be."

not even close, people (on both sides) look so much for stuff to trash each other on and sometimes they find them in their own mind's eye.

...either you're being wilfully ignorant or you need to brush up on your comprehension of the English language...

 

[Gnarlodious]

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In my english "wish for" is the same as "hoping it happens". But yeah, Senator Joe McCarthy often wished for a Soviet attack on the USA. Maybe Jane Fonda is still despicable after 30 years, but these conservatives haven't changed their tune in 40 years,

 

[evnlee]

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In my english "wish for" is the same as "hoping it happens". But yeah, Senator Joe McCarthy often wished for a Soviet attack on the USA. Maybe Jane Fonda is still despicable after 30 years, but these conservatives haven't changed their tune in 40 years,

your right. And what do you think would have been the response if some progressive host said the same thing? Can you imagine? Wishing for the unthinkable~like a terrorist attack? If Franken had said this, there wouldn't be a fan left what with all the crap that would hit it.

Normally, I dont go in for 'advertiser boycotts', but in this case, I'd say you would be right on.

This guy is certifiable. Wasn't this the same host that was going to give that Kansas nutbag preacher airtime? Truly disgusting.

 

[raymond_shaw]

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Just more sensationalism...another desperate plea for attention. As Johnny Carson said (back in the 60s) about insult talk show hosts (such as Joe Pyne): "a substitute for talent."

Geez, get over Jane Fonda, will ya. It's just a lot of childish whining at this point. She was right to protest the Viet Nam War, but was very wrong to visit the enemy. She made a mistake and she apologized on tv(20/20?) several years ago. What more do you want? Forgiveness is a part of christianity, is it not?

 

[Ultimajock]

Re: Mike Gallagher states "wish" for "another terror attack on American soil"

Geez, get over Jane Fonda, will ya. It's just a lot of childish whining at this point. She was right to protest the Viet Nam War, but was very wrong to visit the enemy. She made a mistake and she apologized on tv(20/20?) several years ago. What more do you want? Forgiveness is a part of christianity, is it not?

...apparently not at Salem, Gallagher's distributor...

 

[kaufcom]

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This guy is not exactly out of the mainstream as a conservative talker. He usually shows up among the top five according to Talkers Magazine and was one of half dozen talkers who got an exclusive interview with Bush in October, 2006.

 

[evnlee]

Re: Mike Gallagher states "wish" for "another terror attack on American soil"

Geez, get over Jane Fonda, will ya. It's just a lot of childish whining at this point. She was right to protest the Viet Nam War, but was very wrong to visit the enemy. She made a mistake and she apologized on tv(20/20?) several years ago. What more do you want? Forgiveness is a part of christianity, is it not?

...apparently not at Salem, Gallagher's distributor...

c'mon now. Jane Fonda went beyond protest and staged photo ops on Vietcong AAR batteries. If some actor or actress want's to protest the Iraq war, that's fine, but if they go over there and hang out with the insurgents,then it's going to be very, very hard to 'forgive' them .

Back to radio: what Gallagher said is abhorrent because if the same words were uttered from Micheal Moore's lips, I would still recoil. But Gallagher has to answer to someone else~ his advertisers. If they decide not to advertise with this guy due to what he said ( as some did to Bill Mahrer after the infamous 'chickenmissile' comments) then that's Darwins Law in effect.

 

[DaleGriffin]

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Question: What would happen if Al Franken said this;

"Seeing Pat Robertson Saturday was enough to make me wish the unthinkable: it will take another terror attack on American soil in order to render these Chrisitian fundementalists irrelevant again."

Answer: From the right "how dare he." From the left "he said nothing wrong"

Maher geting the heat he got was ridiculous, as is this conversation. Gallagher is not hoping for a terrorist attack. Everyone on this board knows that. But unfortunately blue vs. red wins again. Bah bah bah.

 

[evnlee]

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Question: What would happen if Al Franken said this;

"Seeing Pat Robertson Saturday was enough to make me wish the unthinkable: it will take another terror attack on American soil in order to render these Chrisitian fundementalists irrelevant again."

Here's a better analogy: What if Franken had said ' seeing Pat Robertson was enough to make me wish the unthinkable: it will take another abortion clinic bombing to render these Chrisitian fundementalists irrelevant again."

then, he would have caught heat from both the left and the right.no doubt about it, even staunch AAR apoligists would say 'he's gone too far'. despite thier politics, they would criticize Franken for making such an absurd statement.

 

[Those RRRRs]

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I don't have to read the paragraph...

I heard Mike actually say it while I was listening. What he said was that he hopes that we have another terrorist attack on American soil in order to unite Americans again so that no one will pay attention to the far out left wing.

As an independent conservative, I was shocked, dismayed, and disgusted with his comment. Make no mistake, he absolutely said this on the radio.

I have listened to Mike for about eight years and have always found his show to be entertaining and informative, but now the sound of his voice makes me sick to my stomach. I consider myself a forgiving and reasonable person, but he crossed the line with that one. Never again.

 

[DaleGriffin]

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If he said it like that then you are right and he deserves the criticism. I would love to hear the audio. I do however stand by the reaction by the right and left to this will depend on where the individual stands when he says it, on the right or the left. Need proof, look at every thread here... bah bah baaaaaaaaaaaah

 

[evnlee]

Re: Mike Gallagher states "wish" for "another terror attack on American soil"

If he said it like that then you are right and he deserves the criticism. I would love to hear the audio. I do however stand by the reaction by the right and left to this will depend on where the individual stands when he says it, on the right or the left. Need proof, look at every thread here... bah bah baaaaaaaaaaaah

Dale, are you the sheep or the herder? :

Look, make no mistake, this was a horrible thing to say.

Bill Maher may not have wanted to call US soldiers 'cowards', but that's what he implied when he praised the 'bravery' of the 9-11 terrorists. As a result, he was FIRED. And, he was no stranger to the media~ his own father was a radio news guy for the Mutual Broadcasting System.

Gallagher may have just ran his mouth and his backside right out of a gig. Let's see if he apologizes, or enters 'rehab', since that the popular thing to do.

disgusting and ridiculous, indeed.

 

[Ultimajock]

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Bill Maher may not have wanted to call US soldiers 'cowards', but that's what he implied when he praised the 'bravery' of the 9-11 terrorists. As a result, he was FIRED. And, he was no stranger to the media~ his own father was a radio news guy for the Mutual Broadcasting System.

...actually, Maher was simply repeating what guest Dinesh D'Souza (no liberal he) had said a few moments previously on the same program, on which there had been an empty chair to represent the absence of Barbara Olson; she was on her way to appear on the Politically Incorrect broadcast planned for September 11, 2001, when the plane she was on was hijacked into the Pentagon...

 

[DaleGriffin]

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Dale, are you the sheep or the herder? :

I think we are all a little of both, but look at these threads, left vs right.... over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over. Yes I am a glutton for punishment,

 

[evnlee]

Re: Mike Gallagher states "wish" for "another terror attack on American soil"

Bill Maher may not have wanted to call US soldiers 'cowards', but that's what he implied when he praised the 'bravery' of the 9-11 terrorists. As a result, he was FIRED. And, he was no stranger to the media~ his own father was a radio news guy for the Mutual Broadcasting System.

...actually, Maher was simply repeating what guest Dinesh D'Souza (no liberal he) had said a few moments previously on the same program, on which there had been an empty chair to represent the absence of Barbara Olson; she was on her way to appear on the Politically Incorrect broadcast planned for September 11, 2001, when the plane she was on was hijacked into the Pentagon...

interesting, because that is absent from the PI transcripts.

But on Larry King this was said:

KING: How do they let you know when something like -- who calls? How does this happen?

MAHER: You know, I cleaned up my office on September 18th, which was the day after I made those remarks about the terrorists not being cowards.
KING: You mean, you expected it then?

MAHER: Yes. I pretty much knew it. I mean, you could just feel it.

Like I said, Gallagher may not have intended for his words to sound the way they did, but that's too bad. The same snake that bites Maher may bite Gallagher, too. Turnabout is fair play, and when you are paid and on the TV and radio, you have to watch your words.

Now, get on back to those sheep!

 

[DaleGriffin]

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Bill Maher
Like I said, Gallagher may not have intended for his words to sound the way they did, but that's too bad. The same snake that bites Maher may bite Gallagher, too. Turnabout is fair play, and when you are paid and on the TV and radio, you have to watch your words.

This is what I am talking about, turn about is not fair play. When both incidents should not have hurt either guy. If you think what happened to Mahr was wrong you have to support Gallagher and if you think Mahr should be fried you have to fry Gallagher. Just cause they got your guy doesn't mean you should go after theirs. Take the high road. If you think Mahr was wrongly besmirched, defend Gallagher.

 

[evnlee]

Re: Mike Gallagher states "wish" for "another terror attack on American soil"

Bill Maher
Like I said, Gallagher may not have intended for his words to sound the way they did, but that's too bad. The same snake that bites Maher may bite Gallagher, too. Turnabout is fair play, and when you are paid and on the TV and radio, you have to watch your words.

This is what I am talking about, turn about is not fair play. When both incidents should not have hurt either guy. If you think what happened to Mahr was wrong you have to support Gallagher and if you think Mahr should be fried you have to fry Gallagher. Just cause they got your guy doesn't mean you should go after theirs. Take the high road. If you think Mahr was wrongly besmirched, defend Gallagher.

sorry Dale, we have to agree to disagree.

I'm not saying these guys shouldn't be allowed to say what they want, but they have to take the knocks. IMHO, they were both ugly statements and they should have caught heat from it.

Of course, if you don't like it you can always change the channel, or turn the thing off. In Maher's case there were reports that his numbers were slipping, although an argument could be made that most ABC programming back then was in the dumper.

Hey, Jane Fonda paid for her actions for decades. The Dixie Chicks may never have the success they used to have, and they really didn't do anything close to what Hanoi Jane did.

Savage lost his TV gig for telling some gay person to 'get Aids and die'.

I don't even feel bad if a host leaves his mic 'ON' when it shouldn't be and says something damaging. They always proclaim 'I didn't mean it!!', but we all know the rules.

If your going to sit in front of a mic or a TV camera and debate, there are lines you cannot cross.

I'll admit I never heard Gallagher, but judging from all this I'm not sure I'll make any effort to do so.

 

[evnlee]

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I don't have to read the paragraph...

I heard Mike actually say it while I was listening. What he said was that he hopes that we have another terrorist attack on American soil in order to unite Americans again so that no one will pay attention to the far out left wing.

As an independent conservative, I was shocked, dismayed, and disgusted with his comment. Make no mistake, he absolutely said this on the radio.

I have listened to Mike for about eight years and have always found his show to be entertaining and informative, but now the sound of his voice makes me sick to my stomach. I consider myself a forgiving and reasonable person, but he crossed the line with that one. Never again.

I concur.

I thought he only 'blogged' that ridiculous statement, but if he really said that over the air, he's got to catch some heat for it.

I looked at his blogsite, zero comments. Something VERY fishy going on there