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07/08/2003 Archived Entry: "Weiner's 'apology' is as offensive as his tirade."
Weiner's 'apology' is as offensive as his tirade.
Damn, he must think the public at large is every bit as dim as the couple dozen mouth-breathers who tune into his show. Here's part of the 'real story' from his badly-designed web site. Roll that tape:
Out of nowhere a crank caller from a competitive talk show went from describing his airline horror story to making vicious personal attacks against me. I signaled and thought that this crank caller was cut from the air. His insults continued in my ear piece and I reacted to him personally as an individual who was attacking me to defend myself.
Stop tape. Back that truck up.
You knew you were on the air, Mike - unless those GE light bulbs in the MSNBC cameras were blown out and you couldn't see that there was a hot camera right in front of your face. In fact, the 'vicious crank caller' was cut off the air - leaving you to bloviate and wish the guy dead, twice.
Unfortunately, my personal comments to this crank caller were broadcast.
Unfortunate for you, Mikey, because it finally ripped that mask of 'reason' from your TV persona and let your 2 dozen MSNBC viewers see what you really do for a living.
In no way did my comments reflect my views of disease and suffering in any way. I have spent my entire life in the field of alternative medicine trying to heal the world and bring comfort to the sick.
Stop tape. Your whole life, Mikey? Does that include all those hours on your radio show, where you condemned GLAAD over and over again, calling them 'sewer rats' and worse? Think not. Back to the tape.
If my comments brought pain to anyone I certainly did not intend for this to happen and apologize for any such reaction.
Too little, too late, honey. Why aren't you threatening to 'take this guy's millstone?' Why aren't filing suit to shut him up like you sued Take Back The Media or Michael Savage Sucks or Savage Stupidity? Why is big, bad, take-no-shit-from-anybody Michael Goddam Savage suddenly grovelling like a guy who said the wrong thing to his wife? Wouldn't have anything to do with those checks from Microsoft, would it? Wouldn't have a thing to do with the whole sorry-assed episode being caught on videotape, would it? Of course not! You're fucking Albert Schweizer all of a sudden. Sorry, dude - no sale.Let me repeat, this was an interchange between me personally and a mean spirited vicious setup caller which I thought was taking place off the air.
So you talk that way in 'real life,' but you restrain yourself from wishing people to 'get AIDS and die' on your TV show? You just called your own honesty into question. And I thought you were a guy who 'says what's on his mind' and 'lets the chips fall where they may?' Unless there's a paycheck in the balance, I guess.
It was not meant to reflect my views of the terrible tragedy and suffering associated with AIDS. I especially appeal to my many listeners in the gay community to accept my apologies for any inadvertent insults which may have occurred.
Here's a news flash for you, Mikey - those 'listeners in the gay community' were monitoring you, waiting for you to fuck up and say something stupid. And you finally did. Congratulations, idiot.
I note that immediately following his 'sincere' apology, Weiner included links at the bottom of the page, selling his book and hawking contributions to his foundation. His sensitivity truly knows no bounds.
Replies: 4 people speak up
It's a lovely thing to watch this braggart squirm. And you're right, he'll be crying for that lost GE/Microsoft paycheck.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 07/08/2003 03:53 PM NY
It's another one of those cheap and insincere apologies for getting caught, not for doing it in the first place. It's totally characteristic for his kind of slime.
And, yow, his website looks pathetic alright. To call it rudimentary would be a grand compliment. Doesn't this guy make some good coin? He ought to be able to afford to pay someone for something that at least looks professional, no matter how unprofessional he is.
Posted by Spade Hammer @ 07/08/2003 04:14 PM NY
Yesterday, this right wing piece of shit claimed on his show that he has been vindicated because the San Francisco Chronicle ran a story exposing that Weiner was "setup."
The guy who called in was trying to plug a different radio show, not to set Weiner up. The son of a bitch fucked up and is demonstrating his lack of maturity by not taking responsibility for his actions. Instead, he claims that he is a victim. Nobody forced this thug to say those words on TV.
Posted by Mikelx @ 07/10/2003 04:05 PM NY
As a card-carrying Libertarian, I am overjoyed that Mike the Savage Weenie finally shot himself down.
As they say, "Give a man enough rope, and eventually, he will hang himself."
Posted by David L. McNiel @ 07/10/2003 06:16 PM NY
