Your Asshat of the Week: Two-thirds of "Rob, Arnie & Dawn in the Morning"

are so absolutely disgusting.

This is not just discrimination against the LGBT community, its bordering on hate speech. Imagine the parent listening to this who might be convinced to try it on their kid. I shudder for Rob & Arnie's own kids, what poor and repugnant dads they have.

I truly believe they crossed a line. Many people toe the line, like Bill O' Reilly, but this is one step short of hate crime.

I hope they're taken off the air and wish all their remaining advertisers would pull out as well.

They really need to be taught something. Ignorance does not excuse their comments.

Sick, that's what they are. Sick.

I am at least happy to hear that advertisers wisely pulled funding from the bigots. Corporate responsibility is a major issue and to be associated with such derogatory and inflammatory language should not sit well with any of them. Notice too, that all of the above mentioned companies have comprehensive policies regarding LGBQT employees and their families. Way to go!

Gay and lesbian rights are not special rights in any way. It isn't "special" to be free from discrimination. It is an ordinary, universal entitlement of citizenship."

um.....does the FCC only fine people on television???

i'm confused as to what the FCC actually does. i dont get why swearing on TV can get you fined, but saying things like "i'd hit my kid with a shoe..." and so forth is ok....

i dont get why things like this are allowed on radio.

I'm glad they got it where it hurts most, in the moneybag

Still not enough though. They should be fired

Now I don't feel guilty anymore about the can of Crush I had today :D

(I intend to gain a few pounds to support the cause)

People like these are exactly why I always change the radio station when I hear talking.  DJ's, especially on rock stations, tend to do little more than revel in misogynist, homophobic, all-around bigoted dumbassery.

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I'm so glad to read about those companies pulling their advertisement from the show.

I can only wish the same will happen one day to bigger birds than these two asshats.

Well, I did listen to the non-apology, and I have to say, Dawn says a lot of amazing stuff.  She really sounds cool.  Sadly, Rob and Arnie are boneheads.  But have to give Dawn props.   

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Which is which? Although the main guy talking was repellent in every way with his views and the way he kept making an incorrect beep noise every time Dawn spoke and claiming his opinion was fact I have to say that the other guy laughing annoyed me even more. Moronic hyena, at least the other guy has his own opinons, standing behind the strongest guy and laughing behind his hateful spewing is even more repellent and weak and any person who deals with being trans is a stronger braver person than him.

I esp. hated the guy saying it was attention seeking, what! Is that why so many people struggle to tell anybody? that i'd guess they usually try and pass. and I can see an issue with children making any big decision but I mean a seeing a child so uncomfortable when a documentary crew is shown photos of them before they wore skirts, what else does that show? and if someone still feels a certain way at puberty thats a good place to make the change cus its harder to transition after that I hear, to pass anyways. and i've seen a few docu's and sometimes you can't even tell a person is trans esp. if they're children, they're not affecting others. grr

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As deplorable as Rob and Arnie's comments are, the first amendment supports their right to make them.  It also supports our right to denounce them, and the right of businesses to pull their support from their program.  Thank you, Dennis, for saying that Bill O'Reilly was morally complicit in Dr. Tiller's murder rather than legally complicit.  We should be able to condemn things said on this (apparently) idiotic radio show and O'Reilly's show without calling the people involved criminals and concluding that the government should go after them and force them not to say things to which we object. 

The right way to speak out against hateful people is to vote with your wallet.  So by all means, let's do so.  I'm off to Sonic for a burger and a Dr. Pepper now.