By Martin Hill
Inland Empire 9/11 Truth
6/17/08
http://www.infowars.com/?p=2720
I called KFI Los Angeles on Monday June 16th at 5:42AM and talked with Bill Handel's screener about the death threats Michael Reagan made to anti-war activist Mark Dice. She told me she had not heard of the story, and I told her to google it and watch the youtube video of Reagan's remarks. After 9 minutes on the line, she came back and told me they will cover the on the 8:30AM news.
[See article on PrisonPlanet, Clear Channel's KFI Los Angeles Mocks Reagan Death Threat Story]
Attorney Bill Handel's program then covered the story at 8:46AM.
After hearing KFI's mockery of such serious topic on the Handel show, I wrote a letter to Bill and KFI management Here is a copy of the letter on PRISONPLANET: [Clearchannel's KFI Los Angeles Broadcasts & Responds To My Letter Re: Mark Dice & Michael Reagan]
Handel's producer then wrote back to me saying Bill read my letter and responded to it on air Tuesday morning 6/17 at 5AM. (I woke up at 5:40 and missed his response live). It's available on their podcast page here
Wikipedia reports
In the Spring 2006 quarter Arbitron rating, KFI was the most listened to radio station in Los Angeles, averaging approximately 1.5 million listeners during any given weekday... The station is now the most listened to AM radio station as well as the most listened to news/talk radio station in the country, beating out WABC in New York City.
Also, a reminder that presidential candidate Mike Huckabee referenced Mitt Romney's connection to Clearchannel and Bain capital during the presidential race.
Later on Monday June 16th, our group,
INLAND EMPIRE 911 TRUTH along with members of WE ARE CHANGE L.A. and ORANGE COUNTY 9/11 TRUTH staged a protest against Reagan and his syndicator RADIO AMERICA in Los Angeles. [See PrisonPlanet Article Protest Michael Reagan Monday June 16th at 2:30PM in Los Angeles]. Photos and youtube of the protest will be posted at our yotube account here by tommorow.
Following is the audio and transcipt of KFI's coverage of the story on 6/16/08.
This is apparently the first major media outlet to carry the story.
Click here to listen:
Handel on the News (6/16)
http://www.kfi640.com/pages/podcasting/
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Coverage starts at minute 38:46 on the clip, to 40:38:
Bill Handel:"My friend Michael Reagan, by the way, uh, is, uh, also got involved with Mark Dice the anti-war activist and founder- remember we had Mark Dice on. And I thought he was a crackpot"
Cohost: "He's the one who says that 9/11 was an inside job,..."
Handel: "Yeah".
Cohost: "..and he's calling on people to join his group and send letters and information and dvds to the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan."
Handel: "And asking them to throw their arms out. And up. and just not fight anymore for America,.. To think again about whether , uh you know, we ought to fight for America. I mean
the guy's asking for the troops to commit, uh, out and out treason. There's no question about it. So, Michael Reagan had an interesting point, take on this.
Cohost reads Reagan's remarks: "We ought to find the people who are doing this, take em out and shoot them, really, just find the people who are sending those letters..."
Handel: "He's asked for the death of ,.. uh,.. he's asked for the death of Dice."
Cohost: "Here's what he says":
[They then play a prtion of the clip where Reagan says to take Dice out to the firing range, and Handel continues]
Handel: "So anyway he's being investigated by the FBI for that, which..."
Cohost: "So Michael Reagan is not outrageous?! He's calling Mark Dice outrageous..... Holy Toledo!"
Another member of the on air KFI morning crew then adds,
"Here's my favorite part of his comments"
Reagan audio clip:
"But anybody who would do that, DOESN'T DESERVE TO LIVE. YOU SHOOT 'EM. You call them traitors that's what they are,..."
Handel: "uh huh.. Yes".
Reagan clip: "And you shoot them dead".
Cohost: "Wait. here's the best part:"
Reagan Clip:
"I'll pay for the bullet."
(Laughter.)
Handel: "Nice, Michael".
Female cohost: Now I too would prefer that these people send cookies, or maybe some snickers bars for the troops..
but that's a little overboard".
Cohost to Handel: "That is your boy Michael, your boy Michael Reagan, frequent guest of the Bill Handel show"
Handel: "And a friend! And a friend of mine! Exactly. Hey, you know what can I tell ya."
At 41:50 Handel continues with the Reagan audio clip and references,
Handel: "...another traiter that Michael reagan wants killed is Becky Hammon..." (American basketball player who plays for Russian basketball team)
At 44:40, Handel's show
continues to play the Reagan clip, refering to a story on Elian Gonzalez joining the communist party in Cuba.
Archive:
PRISONPLANET: Clear Channel's KFI Los Angeles Mocks Reagan Death Threat Story
The 2nd most listened to talk radio station in America finally carried the story of Michael Reagan making death threats and being investigated by the FBI. They thought it was a real laugh riot.
(also on http://prisonplanet.tv/
PRISONPLANET: Protest Michael Reagan Monday June 16th at 2:30PM in Los Angeles
[prisonplanet forum]
PRISONPLANET: Michael Reagan To Apologize For Death Threat Comments Tomorrow
How to properly file an official FCC complaint against Michael Reagan for death threats against Mark Dice
[google]
also at http://www.eu.prisonplanet.com/articles/june2008/150608_a_apologize.htm
Here is a list of my articles on OPEDNEWS
Martin Hill, Catholic paleo-libertarian from California
Media Blackout Shattered: Clearchannel's KFI Los Angeles Breaks Reagan Death Threat Story, Mocking And Laughing
Clearchannel's KFI Los Angeles Broadcasts & Responds To My Letter Re: Mark Dice & Michael Reagan
DIGG IT: Clearchannel's KFI L.A. Broadcasts Mark Dice/ Reagan Letter
Clearchannel's KFI AM 640 Los Angeles read and responded to my letter regarding Michael Reagan's death threats of Mark Dice, on 6/17/08 during the 5AM hour. It will be available on their podcast tomorrow here http://www.kfi640.com/pages/podcasting/. Below is the text of my letter. (Unfortunately I woke up at 5:40AM and missed it live. ;-/