CALL TO ACTION: It’s OK to Say…

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May 22, 2009

Garen will finish what Hitler/Pol Pot/Milosevic started," right? See
it’s only a friend kidding around. It’s all for ratings advertising
money through shock-jockery. It’s OK, at least that’s gotta be Bill
Handel’s, of Clear Channel owned KFI 640 AM radio in the "LA Market",
approach to life.

This Burbank-based show is another of the right-wing, loud,
unsubstantiated, crass, yet immensely popular noise machines that
is epitomized by Rush (The Druggie) Limbaugh. In this case, believe
it or not, a discussion of healthcare led to the statement "What the
Turks started, Bill will finish".

While talking about the costs, Handel suggested reducing the
U.S. population to save the government money. Then came a wisecrack
about starting with the Armenians and selling Glendale. So far, it’s
just tacky, and par for the shock-radio course. One person who heard
this called and e-mailed to complain. The upshot? The e-mail was read
and mocked, again no surprises. But then came "What the Turks started,
Bill will finish."

Now it’s time to let the rage flow free. Call, write, and just plain
flood KFI and its owner, Clear Channel with your disgust. These people
(and here I use the term loosely) have to learn what boundaries not
to cross. Handel’s parents being Holocaust survivors doesn’t excuse or
sanction such abuse. Quite the contrary, it makes things all the worse.

When you call, tell them you want a serious apology, one not fraught
with further mockery. Even more, Handel should issue a call to his
listeners to write Obama the Betrayer and contact their Congressional
reps to support the current resolution.

You’ll certainly want to hear the two clips. Unfortunately, you can’t
hear the real offender off KFI’s website. Why? They’ve taken down
that show from their website. Hmm, wonder why that is. Fortunately,
they were downloaded ahead of time and are now available at:
To contact these people, here are
some options:

snail mail address:

3400 W Olive Ave Ste 550, Burbank CA 91505 e-mail:

Robin Bertolucci, Program Director, KFI
AM640,RobinBertolucci@clearchannel.com KFI station numbers:

Main: (818) 559-2252 Programming: (818) 566-6476 Corporate
headquarters: Clear Channel, 200 East Basse Road, San Antonio, TX
78209 210/822-2828

webmaster@clearchannel.com

Let’s flood these people. Especially since it’s a holiday weekend,
let’s fill up their voice mail system. You can find some other numbers
for them on line too. If you’re feeling up to it, flood those as well.