August 22, 2005

Hey Dan Patrick – Here’s Some Available Talent!

WMAL Radio caved in to pressure from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Washington D.C based terrorist front group with roots in Hamas, and fired Michael Graham for making arguably true comments about Islam and its connection to terrorism. Having first endured a three-week suspension, the ABC Radio station demanded additional outreach and apologies, which Graham refused as a matter of integrity.

A Washington, D.C., radio station has fired a talk show host who was criticized by an American Islamic civil rights group for claiming that "Islam is a terrorist organization."

"The First Amendment and I have been evicted from ABC Radio in Washington, D.C.," said Michael Graham, who had hosted a mid-morning talk show on WMAL until he made such comments on the air as "Islam is a terrorist organization," "Islam is at war with America," "The problem is not extremism. The problem is Islam," and "We are at war with a terrorist organization named Islam."

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) demanded on July 25 "that I be 'punished' for my on-air statements regarding Islam and its tragic connections to terrorism," Graham said in a statement released to the press.

Graham sounds like someone who is a straight shooter when he is on the air. HereÂ’s hoping that someone in the radio industry will pick him up.

If we are lucky, maybe Dan Patrick from KSEV Radio here in Houston will see about picking him up to fill the mid-morning slot after Laura Ingraham takes OÂ’ReillyÂ’s place. I think weÂ’d love him here in Houston.

UPDATE: Michael Graham in his own words.

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1 Technically, the 1st Amendment wasn't violated as it pertains to the public, not private, arena. Nevertheless, his firing was ridiculous. Where's all the Hollywood types coming to his defense? Tim Robbins? Sean Penn? Martin Sheen?

Posted by: Hube at Tue Aug 23 02:40:58 2005 (DCwHG)

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