Whom will hate radio blame

[Doctor_J]

By sun-up tomorrow, all 1000 or so hate radio hosts in the US will be telling the same lie. Who will be blamed? Here are the choices, in the order that I believe them likely

[onehandle]

1. The Black Guy. Obviously. nt

[RagAss]

2. DU and George Soros

[ProgressiveProfessor]

3. The shooter

My current guess is that he will be found to be crackers and have acted alone.

[Doctor_J]

4. MUAHAHA

you mean in the deranged minds of Beck and his cult

[virgogal]

7. +1

[Ptah]

5. Sheriff Dupnik

Here's some local press about Dupnik and radio host Jon Justice
(from the Tucson Weekly, by John Schuster on Sat, Jan 8, 2011):

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2011/01/0...

Obviously, there are a million more pressing issues today, but here's an e-mail comment from
KQTH FM 104.1 talk-show host Jon Justice in response to Dupnik's press conference editorializing
about the polarizing role of talk radio.

Recognizing this is probably Dupnik's toughest day, and emotions understandable, Dupnik
has focused on this belief in the past as well, and has singled out Justice, although he probably
includes the likes of Glenn Beck in the mix as well. He editorialized at least twice, maybe
three times, on the topic.

Here's the Justice e-mail response:

I feel incredibly bad for our brave Pima County Sheriff’s Officers who have
to serve under Clarence Dupnik. Within hours of the horrific shooting that took
place at the congresswoman’s event Dupnik was telling local media that talk
radio and the media was partly to blame, only to repeat his statements again
during the press conference that was receiving national attention. We have no
idea at this point the motivation of this murderer’s act. Yet Dupnik took his
moment in the spotlight to drive a political wedge into the event. They were
reckless and dangerous statements made by someone who should have known
better. He should have been using his time to help bring the community together.
Instead his statements made Tucson appear to be a city full hate, bigotry and vitriol.
To say, as Dupnik did, that comments made on the airwaves essentially motivated
this person to commit this crime is exactly what he blamed talk radio of doing,
inciting through pure rhetoric. It was complete misuse of his power and he owes
the media in town, TV and radio, an apology for his horrible comments in the middle
of such a tragic day. He should step down immediately from his position as Pima County Sheriff.


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Here are two parts on an interview with local RW talker, Jon Justice, 104.1 FM
There will give you an idea how long Dupnik has been fighting the heat from radio:

Dupnik Interview Part 1
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=YTv8LHJZ8Uk


Dupnik Interview Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58wWm0t-eB0

[Rocknrule]

6. You forgot violent video games

[blue neen]

8. They'll blame the unemployed, entitlement programs, estate taxes,

and "feminazi's". They'll also be sure to bring up DADT, Roe vs. Wade, and illegal immigrants.

They will use all the key words that they know will deflect blame away from them, the haters...

[TheKentuckian]

9. Every one in history left of Attila

[katnapped]

10. Anyone left of the Tea Party, of course n/t

[GoCubsGo]

11. All of the above.

Their minions already are blaming all of the above, along with liberals and Democrats, in general. Why should their mouthpieces be any different?

[Crunchy Frog]

12. The "far left".

[blue neen]

13. I'm sure we'll here the phrase "Guns don't kill people, crazy people kill people."

Rush Limbaugh is sitting in an Oxycontin haze right now, dreaming of how he can blame the victims tomorrow.

[kentuck]

14. They will blame the educational system and the teachers unions...

Otherwise, how could he have made it this far without someone discovering he had a problem and having it treated? Why didn't one of his teachers see that? That will be their argument.

[Dawson Leery]

15. The same groups that the tea parties/right wing has always blamed

for the troubles we face: minorities, immigrants, non-Christians, and government.