Right Wing Talk Show Host

[RogueTrooper]

Does anybody remember a right-wing talk tv show host from the later eighties. For the life of me I cannot remember this chap's name and I was wondering if there were any fact filled DUer's who could help me out.

From what I can remember...

He was very homophobic ( no suprise ) and would rail against AIDS. However, he had a gay brother who was HIV+.

Also, there was an incident in a public toilet ( not that kind ). He faked an attack from right wing thugs. In the process he drew a swastika on his forhead but got it the wrong way round.

Does anybody know the name of this guy?

[yorgatron]

1. morton downey jr.?

did that guy fall off the radar or what?

[RogueTrooper]

2. That is the fella

Aye, he did fall off the radar; although it could also be said that he was pushed off by ridicule.

Thanks very much yorgatron :yourock:

[Nomad559]

3. Dead

http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/dnames-nf/Downey+Morton+Jr.

[izzie]

4. That is one wild site for someone into family history .I wonder I have

not seen it before.This guy father used to do some thing on the radio also. I recall he used to Summer in the town I grew up in and sent his son to school, to a small school their, for 'odd' kids. It is so long ago I just can not drag it out of my brain.I just recall that little tidbit of information. I recall one of the town kids had a job, his first, washing dishes at the school and we all would laugh about it along with this kid washing the dishes. Then add that this radio guys son was their.Sorry that has got to be a thing from 1950

[lpbk2713]

5. He was a chain smoker, always had a butt in his fingers.

And that's what did him in. The big "C".