Islamic group seeks firing of radio host

[NoPasaran]

A national Islamic antidefamation organization called Friday for the firing of Boston talk-radio host Jay Severin after he allegedly suggested in his afternoon talk show that the United States should "kill all Muslims."

The statement -- made during Severin's show Thursday on WTKK-FM -- was allegedly part of a discussion about how Severin believes Muslims want to take over the world, said Rabiah Ahmed, a spokeswoman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

She said he then remarked, "I've got an idea, let's kill all Muslims."

The council was notified of the statement by a caller, Ahmed said.

"This type of hate speech affects everyone," Ahmed said, adding that she spoke with WTKK's general manager on Friday. "It causes a downward spiral of hostility toward interfaith relations . . . and our society should not tolerate it."

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/04/25/islamic_group_seeks_firing_of_radio_host/

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. If this isn't clear media bias

I'm not sure what is.

[NoPasaran]

3. I think this goes a little beyond media bias

At some point incitement to murder becomes criminal itself. This stream of sewage is getting very close to that point.

[Judi Lynn]

2. I looked him up in google.

He promotes his political affiliation as being "libertarian/libertine."

What keeps them from admitting the truth, anyway?



His position sounds similar to similar ravings I've heard from Michael Savage, another genius.

What would it take to get these people back off the air, anyway? The novelty is gone, they repeat themselves, they only serve to reinforce the right-wing "mind" control over our feeble, s-l-o-w citizens.

[riverwalker]

4. Radio Hate in Rwanda

was charged in the ICC tribunal as incitement to commit genocide. They would get on the radio and whip up a murderous frenzy in listeners. Severin is cut from the same cloth.

[Betty]

5. I have never understood

why this show is so popular in Boston. The man is a neanderthal.

[newyorican]

6. gee...

sounds like he posts in the I/P forum here.

[Cocoa]

7. it was taken out of context

he only meant Muslims outside of the U.S. See, it's not so bad after all. /sarcasm of course.

"He said that wasn't talking about American Muslims, he was talking about Muslims outside the US . . . but I don't know how a statement like `lets kill all Muslims' can be put in any type of context that would be OK," Ahmed said. "We recognize the importance of free speech, but people need to be responsible."

[nodehopper]

8. what do they mean "allegedly"?

don't they have transcripts of the damn show?

[johnfunk]

9. Jimmy "Jay Severin" Severino: Open bigoted mouth, insert foot

His real name is Jimmy Severino. When he started his career as a whore for the right, he figured "Severino" sounded too ethnicky, but "Jay Severin" sounded East Coast establishment.

But there's nothing establishment about the guy. Also, this is not the first time that Severino has come across as Ann Coulter without the gonads. He's a not-so-closeted bigot, and he should be fired.