In today's WTF news: Orlando Talk Radio Personality shoots wife...dog...

[ddeclue]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-bk-radio-personality-jailed-050109,0,4402614.story

Orlando radio personality Edward Shannon Burke of Real Radio 104.1 is behind bars this morning, accused of firing a shot inside his Altamonte Springs area home that injured a family dog and then grazed his wife in the head.

Burke, 43, faces charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and animal cruelty. He is being held without bail in the Seminole County Jail.

He told deputies he became angry with the pet late Thursday and was waving a firearm that he thought was not loaded, Sheriff's spokeswoman Kim Cannaday said. The bullet passed through the dog's leg and then grazed his 48-year-old wife Catherine, she said.

Catherine Burke was taken to Orlando Regional Hospital. The dog, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, was taken to an emergency vet clinic.

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[Cyrano]

1. Chalk up two more for the NRA

I wonder how many people and animals have been shot with "unloaded" guns.

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[BurtWorm]

2. I'm going to take a wild guess...

He's a wing nut?

:think:

[T Wolf]

5. Wow. You must be psychic to have somehow figured that out. Do liberals EVER do

shit like this?

Not that I've noticed.

[EOTE]

10. Not psychic, just an educated guess.

It's kind of like putting your hand into a box of cracker jacks and guessing you'll get popcorn or peanuts. Yeah, occasionally you might pull out a temporary tattoo, but 99% of the time it's popcorn and peanuts.

[Hugabear]

3. He's a right-wing asshole

He used to host a right-wing talk show on AM before moving over to the FM side and focusing more on entertainment, but he's still a right-wing asshole.

[Maru Kitteh]

4. Color me cynical. I think he knew damn well it was loaded.

yes i do

[DainBramaged]

7. The Real Shannon Burke

*Burke makes grand claims about being a "restaurateur", but is actually quite unsuccuessful in business. The article below references his "mismanagement of funds" and states Burke didn't pay rent even when the bar was doing well. Addresses his hostile character toward friends, and his attempt to shift blame when his business ultimately failed:

http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol17/issue21/music.cedarstreet.html

Burke was also one of the investors in "Spring Thunder" in Sanford Florida. The weekend long event was a disastrous flop, resulting in a $150,000 loss due to poor attendance. In spite of fellow investors losing thousands of dollars, Burke collected "appearance" fees for being at the event, although less than 30 people paid to see his broadcast. Investors were hoping for 2,000 that day!

*Burke is personally bankrupt, and filed Chapter 7 in 2003.

In spite of being a self-proclaimed "good Republican", Burke was negligent in paying taxes to the government in excess of $100,000, including:

$6,356 Federal Tax Lien
$77,685 Civil Judgment - Travis County
$2,898 State Tax Lien - Andrews County
$4,291 State Tax Lien - Dallas County
$18,490 State Tax Lien - Dallas County
$1,636 State Tax Lien - State of Texas
$4,863 Federal Tax Lien - LA County California

*Burke clearly has anger toward other races and ethnic groups, including blacks and muslims.
http://therealshannonburke.blogspot.com/2007/06/edward-shannon-burke-radio-host.html

[Hugabear]

8. He used to routinely rail against minorities when he had his AM hate-mongering show

He moved over to FM a few years ago, and they paired him up with a black co-host, "Soul Brother" Kevin. There have been a few times when Kevin walked out over some racist statements Burke made, especially during the Don Imus situation.

[DainBramaged]

9. Just another puke going to jail now

[kestrel91316]

11. How drunk was the RW freak at the time? Enquiring minds want to know.

[Stinky The Clown]

12. .... fucking asshole .....

[Hugabear]

13. Real tough man - waving a gun at a dog

Assuming that he's telling the truth - which isn't one of his stronger points - how much of an idiot is he for waving a gun at a dog? So much for his "tough biker" image that he likes to portray!

[Lerkfish]

14. so...lemme get this straight, he was mad at his dog and waved an unloaded gun

at the dog....

mmm. okay. And this was supposed to work... how? do threats of bullets affect dog behaviours?

you gotta hand it to wingnuts, they make up the worst cover stories...EVER.

[Hugabear]

15. Either that or he's used the gun to threaten his dog before

Either way, it's pretty scary behavior.

[chaplainM]

16. Step aside, James Dobson

The dog-menacers have a new king!

[peekaloo]

17. re-arrested Friday for a DUI probation violation.

tough guy. :eyes: