The illogical, self-destructive world of Milwaukee righty talk radio got even nuttier this afternoon.
620 WTMJ-AM talker and recent, on-air weight-loss boaster Jeff Wagner finished a segment about obesity being a life-style choice and generally not a disease for health insurance purposes, then segued right into announcing that next week he'd be giving away, for free, 620 six-packs of Wisconsin State Fair Cream Puffs.
[Monday, July 29 clarification, 4:20 p.m. I listened to the podcast of the segment of the Wagner show referenced in this posting, and have made the following changes to the wording in the above sentence: substituting the word "obesity" for what had originally been "Type II diabetes" and, for further clarification, I have added the word "generally" where it appears. Wagner's focus was on obesity. The lack of clarity in the posting was mine.]
Beginning at 6:00 a.m. for, presumably, some of the very over-eaters he'd criticized moments earlier.
I'm not passing along the date and location, because why contribute to a riot in the free-stuff-loving-greater-Milwaukee area?
Announce you are handing out more than 3,600 free cream puffs around here, and - - trust me - - people will camp out for them the night before.
In fact, Wagner touted this year's giveaway as being more user-friendly than earlier giveaways because no coupon this go-round would be needed.
Just drive up and claim your calorie-laden whipped cream six-pack.
Journal Communications and its Broadcast Group are clueless about how much of their corporate reputations have been sacrificed on the alter of right-wing talk radio.
More evidence of this credibility collapse:
Minutes after Wagner had concluded his 1:30 p.m. segment with the cream puff debacle, the station ran a promo for the company's sponsorship next week, with its new Right Wisconsin platform, of an appearance by right-wing schlockmeister/shockmeister Ann Coulter.
"News radio?"
Please.
a healthier alternative would be herb kohl's milk booth, unless it closed with his senate career. ironically, compared with the other attack dogs of local talk radio, wagner is known as a cream puff by comparison.
ReplyDeleteI'm told Herb's milk booth is still to be at the Fair, though in a different location, and that milk will still be 25 cents.
ReplyDeleteThere is a rumor that Ron Johnson will also have a booth where he will stick his entire foot in his mouth for a quarter.