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| 2006-01-30 |
| LOS ANGELES RADIO STATION SQUARES-OFF WITH MUSLIM GROUP Mon Jan 30 2006 10:10:49 ET Los Angeles's top talkradio station is under fire from a Muslim group because of comments made earlier this month by morning man Bill Handel. The Council on American-Islamic Relations has demanded an apology from Handel for making fun of a stampede that killed hundreds of Muslims during an annual pilgrimage. But Handel is set to fire back, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. Handel will apologize IF the Council on American-Islamic Relations: 1) Decries all acts of terror (described specifically, not generally) 2) Agrees that Israel is a sovereign nation with the right to defensible borders 3) CAIR has no ties of any sort, financially or otherwise, to any terror orgs or individiuals. MANAGEMENT STATEMENT KFI-AM does not condone making light of the deaths of people engaged in religious observances. We regret that listeners found the comments of one of our on-air hosts to be insensitive. KFI does not censor its hosts, nor does it tell them what to say or not to say. KFI is a strong and passionate believer in 1st amendment rights and that is at the very core of this radio station. Developing... Handel was on fire this AM - if they want an apology they'll be changing themselves...not likely |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #5 I am a little fuzzy on the number of stampedes that have occurred at Christian functions. I seem to recall some new footage of kids running across the White House lawn during the annual Easter egg hunt. Don't remember anyone dying, though. Seems to me, to qualify as a legit stampede, you need either death or drunkeness or both in some combination. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2006-01-30 13:33 |
| #4 I am a little fuzzy on the number of stampedes that have occurred at Christian functions. I did a google search and there are no references. I am not sure what they are eating, drinking, or smoking in Mecca, but maybe they need to curtail it? Oh and CAIR can kiss my ass! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2006-01-30 13:13 |
| #3 He should add the stipulation that the word "but" cannot appear ANYWHERE in CAIR's statement. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2006-01-30 12:22 |
| #2 1) Decries all acts of terror (described specifically, not generally) And none of that Clintonesque "we deplore the killing of all 'innocent' people." We know damn well that in CAIR's eyes, innocent = muslim. |
| Posted by: BH 2006-01-30 11:10 |
| #1 you can listen streaming til 9AM PST |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-01-30 11:07 |