Radio host canned for calling candidate a 'fat lesbian'

[obnoxiousdrunk]

BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- A radio talk show host was fired Friday after he made a derogatory comment about the weight and sexuality of the Green-Rainbow party candidate running for Massachusetts governor.

WRKO-AM pulled host John DePetro from the air after he made the comments Thursday. It announced Friday that he had been fired.

"In the context of what he said and the tone with which he said it, the comments were completely inappropriate, derogatory and will not be tolerated," said Jason Wolfe, the vice president of AM programming and operations for station owner Entercom Boston.

DePetro did not immediately return an e-mailed request for comment Friday. However, he told The Boston Globe in a story posted Friday on its Web site that he was "stunned" that he had been fired.
He said he had called the candidate, Grace Ross, to apologize for calling her a "fat lesbian."

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/03/host.fired.ap/index.html

[Justitia]

1. Good for that radio station. I'm getting real tired of this hateful shit. -eom

[bluerum]

2. Duh. Just duh. nt

[JI7]

3. it's amazing what type of things people can get hateful about

[sallyseven]

4. She is not my choice for Governor

but she is smarter and more interesting than the Lt. Governor (R) and the Independent who is running. Deval Patrick is my choice. DePetro is a slug and a very nasty man. He claims to be independent but he isn't. He is a republican stooge.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. He basks in the attention. He's done this stuff before.

This time, he lost.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Good. I hope this worthless POS never gets another job.

And he's stunned? Fuck him.

WRKO Boston is loaded with RW a-holes. Limbaugh, Howie Carr, Savaage, Dr. Haura to name a few.

[DeSwiss]

7. Where the hell does "old cueball" come off calling people names????

John DePetro (new spokesman for HairClub For Men)

Its like when John Spencer called Hillary ugly and asked, "how could Bill fall for that?" WTF?


John Spencer (a few more wrinkles and we'll miss him altogether)