Wade imagined how Obama's allegedly adoring press corp would cover it if he murdered his grandmother

[seemslikeadream]

http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/Don.Wade.Obama.2.848539.html

Don Wade's Obama Comments Anger Some
Reporting
Mike Flannery CHICAGO (CBS)

Don Wade's become a Chicago radio institution by combining a very funny sense of humor with hard-edged conservative commentary.

But Friday morning, even his co-host and wife, Roma, objected when Wade imagined how Barack Obama's allegedly adoring press corps would cover it if the senator murdered his grandmother, CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports.

Barack Obama and a Secret Service agent walked on a back street in Honolulu Friday as the senator made what may be his final visit with his gravely ill grandmother. She's retired bank vice president Madelyn Dunham.

She was the subject of a morbid attempt at humor by morning drive time host Don Wade. Wade claimed reporters would let Obama get away with anything, even if they were shown videotape of the senator suffocating his own grandmother.

Shortly after that segment aired, some listeners began complaining.

Typical of comments to CBS-2 News was this e-mail: "Don Wade of WLS talk radio crossed the line this morning describing an insensitive and coded hate scenario where Obama goes to Hawaii and murders his grandmother. It was appalling, disturbing, ugly and over the top."

890-AM's general manager said he had not heard the segment. Wade himself seemed to backpedal a few moments later on his show Friday.

Spokesmen for the Obama campaign said they would have no comment.

[vaberella]

1. There are people who claim humanity but have none of it. Dear God.

Republicans/Conservatives (some of them) go too far. I am appalled and disgusted by how far they will go and to what extent they will go even if they have different views to smear a candidate. It's just unnatural. It's not a lack of insensitivity, it's more a lack of humanity. These people are inhumane.

Even an insensitive person will feel some sort of empathy. But for someone to carry that type of darkness and find hilarity in it, is beyond imaginable.

[olegramps]

16. Respectfully, I belleve that it is not a few, but most!

[FrenchieCat]

2. So I really have to read about this here?

Rumors take on a life of their own usually based on being spread from place to place.

I don't believe this has a place in this forum.

Considering that Barack Obama is going through rough times because of his grandmother's health, this article posted in an Obama supporting forum add insult to injury.

In other words, this article is disrespectful of Sen. Obama totally, and that makes the person posting it disrespectful as well.

[seemslikeadream]

3. bullshit

I posted because I wanted people to know what is happening out there, hide your head in the sand if you wish.


btw I also posted this tonight but you obviouly failed to notice it!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4304900&mesg_id=4304900

[cliffordu]

That's right, FrenchieCat...

Just because a new dog in the neighborhood craps on my lawn, doesn't mean I am obligated to track it into my house.....

[seemslikeadream]

6. The guy isn't a NEW dog in the neighborhood

He is well known in Chicago

[illuminaughty]

14. Absolutely post it here.

It is unfathomable for most of us here that someone would behave in this manor but it's obvious that things are beyond ugly at this point. Let us not kid ourselves that this will stop after the election.

We need to be very aware of what we are facing and we cannot fight what we remain ignorant about.
Thank you for the information.

[cliffordu]

4. duplicate

[seemslikeadream]

7. 100 threads on the face girl is alright with you?

[cliffordu]

17. Nope. My post "duplicate" was a 'duplicate' of the post nemerically one

number below the number of 'duplicate'.....

I could give a fuck about b girl at this point unless it's to hear she got ratpacked in cell block B....

[seemslikeadream]

5. Was someone FORCING you to read it?

It wasn't fun to hear it on the radio either but a whole lot of people did

[WillParkinson]

12. Wow...

Project much?

Complaining about this article is disrespectful to the poster of the article.

It happened. It's newsworthy. Ignoring it will not make it go away.

Racism. Homophobia. Gender issues. If you do not confront them you tacitly condone them.

[navarth]

8. "combining a very funny sense of humor with hard-edged conservative commentary"

yeah, he sounds real fucking funny to me. What a pathetic piece of shit. Running scared, just like the rest of these republican assholes.

[seemslikeadream]

9. This is Chicago AM radio

lots of listeners

[navarth]

10. yeah, all cities are victims of that epidemic

but I'm hearing your Air America affiliates are doing wonderfully! Good for you, Chi Town.

[madrchsod]

11. i`ve listened to them when she has "walked off" the air

she actually refused to finish the show...i have never understood why she puts up with some of the shit he says....well it`s love and money i guess...

just think-wls used to be the most liberal station in chicago...

[morillon]

13. He's not the only one who made disgusting comments like that.

I won't link to any of them, but I saw where a few of their fellow conservatives called them out on it, and rightly so.

To me, it's just more of the noise these disgusting people make as they're circling the drain. They are making an Obama victory MORE likely by their vile, hateful commentary, which is exactly the opposite of what they want.

If anyone has audio (or video, if applicable) of these incidents, I'd say get it to TPM, Keith, Rachel, HuffPo, Andrew Sullivan, and anyone else you can think of who will take it viral and make sure these disgusting statements are made public and thoroughly stomped on.

[orleans]

15. yep--don wade is a real motherfucker

thanks for posting this--i live in chgo burbs but didn't hear the coment--maybe, in part, because i never listen to that prick. (and it's a little early for me)

[orleans]

18. i just played the video at the link--when is this prick going to get his ass fired? n/t

[seemslikeadream]

19. That's exactly why I posted it

when is this prick going to get his ass fired?