Sirius Radio: The Refuge for Frothing Racist, Homophobic Right-Wingers Like Dr. Laura

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AlterNet / By Tana Ganeva

Sirius Radio: The Refuge for Frothing Racist, Homophobic Right-Wingers Like Dr. Laura
Dr. Laura left broadcast radio after screaming the n-word at a black woman. She'll soon join a host of homophobic, sexist, racist right-wingers on Sirius.

December 4, 2010 |


Last August, after an illustrious, decades-long career calling women whores, screaming about couples who "shack up," and attacking gays, Dr. Laura Schlessinger had to quit her radio show after hurling the n-word, 11 times, at an African-American caller. On Larry King Live Schlessinger announced that she would not let her First Amendment right to million-dollar paychecks and thousands of listeners be trampled by critics calling her out as a racist.

But thanks to Sirius radio, the flailing satellite company where Howard Stern has plied his craft (grotesque sexism) for five years, Schlessinger's hiatus from the airwaves will last exactly three days; that's the gap of time between when her non-renewed contract with her broadcast station runs out and her new gig with Sirius -- announced this week -- begins. Obviously she couldn't be happier, gushing "I can't wait to preach, teach and nag about morals, values, ethics and principles ... My brain is buzzing with new ideas for my program's content, direction and expansion, including guest interviews with people who intrigue and inspire me. I couldn't be more giggly if you tickled me!"

Putting that image aside for a second, how did Schlessinger's fortunes turn around so quickly? According to the shock jock, the day after she announced her retirement the head of Sirius called to say "Come on over here, the water's fine." She claims she met with a crew of Sirius execs two months later. "I sat there and I listened to these men appreciate what I had done my entire career, appreciate my guts in never giving up, appreciate the value I offer on the air, and wanting to support me. That was it. It took me two seconds. I said, 'I'm on board.'"

They weren't kidding about the water. When her show premieres Jan. 3, Schlessinger will be joining a spate of racist, homophobic right-wingers who make Glenn Beck look good (including Glenn Beck, whose show Sirius runs in syndicate). ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/media/149071/sirius_radio%3A_the_refuge_for_frothing_racist%2C_homophobic_right-wingers_like_dr._laura/

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1. I have dropped by subscriptions to xm/sirius a couple of days ago. There is really no compelling

content, and as you said, most of the talk is saturated with right wing vomit, just like the public air waves. Music I can get off itunes, or slaker

[Kolesar]

2. XM/Sirius Left 167, First Wave 47 eom

[still_one]

4. Except for a couple of hosts, doesn't interest me for 12 bucks plus royalties, no thanks /nt

[Kolesar]

8. $7.50/month for me

They offered me a "deal" when I asked to subscribe for one month for my road trip vacation.

On Star was a bad deal. I bargained them down to $8.00/month, but I still would have had to buy cell phone minutes that would expire periodically. Forget that

Pod casts on a MP3 player start making sense.

[still_one]

9. If they actually offered that to everyone as the standard price, I suspect they would increase their

subscriptions

[ejpoeta]

6. why pay money for rw bs when you can get it free of regular radio!

when i turn on the radio i want to listen to music. and for how much you would probably pay for sirius/xm radio you could probably buy a lot of music to listen to via mp3 player.

[Kolesar]

3. I had a coworker who used to fill me in on what Schlessinger was saying

I had not asked. Work in the 1990s sucked that way.

[WizardLeft62]

5. Dino Costa on "Mad Dog Sports" - Sirius 123 - Bigot

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo hired a guy named Dino Costa out of Denver, Colorado who does not hide the fact he is a right wing Republican.

One thing Mr. Dino Costa and Chris Russo hide is that Costa is pals with David Duke. Costa did a lovey-love interview with KKK-White Supremacist David Duke before he got the Sirius job. One can listen to this interview on the internet.

When I looked up in a google search Dino Costa and Racism, at the time, a couple of years ago, I stumbled upon this Costa-David Duke Interview. This is the same David Duke who wanted to start a white-only professional basketball league and is entertained by Mr. Costa.

Anyone who listens to Costa long enough realizes he is a racist and bigot. He is now on the payroll of Sirius.

So, yes I agree about Sirius. Not to mention that Howard Stern, Robin Quivers and Fred Norris were all engaged in a two-week long fest of bashing Transgendered Americans.

Yes, Howard Stern and his fellow radio mates are ignorant of Transgendered people so they bash them and totally disrespect them. Sirius justifies this hate of Howard Stern bashing and ridiculing Transsexuals on air. It is despicable.

The Sirius/XM Radio Management and owners should be ashamed of themselves!!!

[Gman]

7. Years ago, when they dwelled in the sewer

they used short wave radios.

[Anakin Skywalker]

10. Never Understood Paying for Radio.