May 11, 2007

Welcome to the Witch Hunt: Bubba now the target of "outrage"

Friday, May 11, 2007 at 3:44 PM

Well, that didn't take long. Looks like there's more "outrage" over satellite radio shock-jocks, this time the target is Sirius' own Bubba the Love Sponge.

Bubba recently aired a recording by show member Manson that suggests that President Bush get ebola and bleed out of every orifice... adding that John McCain use his genitalia to stop the bleeding. The recording also paints a picture that Rudy Giuliani have anal sex with White House press secretary Tony Snow. Sound like satire to you? Listen to the audio below (and yes, it's not work safe)

Post Chronicle writer Jack Ryan is calling for a full burning at the stake. He even goes so far as to say that "thanks to all these clowns, the [XMSR and SIRI] stock prices are going to continue to spiral toward the awaiting ground."

Ridiculous. You need to look to someone else to blame for your stock losses.

Mr. Ryan unfortunately also doesn't understand the First Amendment, citing the "fire in a movie theater" old adage as his reasoning behind this witch hunt. Somehow "offending" speech is now equated with the "fire" analogy. A comparison as inaccurate as the reports about the O&A segment (can we take something any further out of context? please?).

But accuracy isn't the goal here, and we all know it. It's about attention whoring.

[The Post Chronicle]

UPDATE: FMQB has more on this as well. They also highlight the new People Against Censorship organization - a group well worth looking into given the recent events.

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