The Eddie Burke Show Goes Off the Air – And We Enjoy a Moment of Radio Silence…
Today, on the Shannyn Moore Show, I got to break the news on KUDO 1080am that right wing talk radio host Eddie Burke’s show on KBYR has gone dark. >poof!< Lights out. The man who put the “S” in Racist (see above) is on the air no more. Burke says he resigned, others say it was the “you can’t fire me, I quit” scenario.
I noted that when his show was cut from 3 hours to 2 hours a day, he said the show was now in a “super drive time” slot. As opposed to the regular 3-hour drive time, which somehow isn’t so super? So, now by his own standards he’s hit the big time with the Super Dooper Drive time slot that goes from nowhere to … nowhen.
Will he show up elsewhere on the dial? He’s already hopped around a bit, and he may resurface eventually, but for now…. let’s enjoy a moment of blissful radio silence.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh……….
Yes, I know that they’re just going to fill up those two hours with some other godawful nonsense. But at least it won’t be HIS godawful nonsense.
So what will become of our vile friend? Personally, I’d love to see him run for governor. Talk about giving us something to write about. We’ve listened for years to Eddie Burke talking about what he’d do, and how things ought to be run, and bla bla bla. And he’s run for office before, but now he has a ready-made band of followers. And now that he has time, I think he ought to be Alaska’s very first Tea Party candidate. Or he could take up macrame. Or perhaps go on a spiritual retreat in some nice cave somewhere and come back a changed man, and get an in-your-face liberal talk show. But I think running for office is the more likely of the three scenarios.
Actually, I think he’d round out the non-Democratic field nicely. So any Teabaggers out there (and I only call you Teabaggers not Tea Partiers because your future candidate says DemocRAT Party), it’s time to draft your newly retired leader to run for the state’s top spot. He’s got nothing else to do, so why not?
Eddie Burke actually called into the show to say that he had “resigned,” and that he didn’t think that the Tea Party was organized enough to endorse a candidate, or shouldn’t be organized, or something. And then he started rambling on about socialists and France.
And I wanted to ask him if he’d ever heard of the Treaty of Paris, or if he ever thanked France for saving our asses during the American Revolution, and remind him that without France we’d all be subjects of the Queen and have socialized medicine, so as a patriot, he ought to be thanking France for the very existence of our country. But one does not interrupt an on-air conversation between Shannyn Moore and Eddie Burke with a history lesson. It was quite a moment in radio. And you can still tune in to hear Shannyn for 15 hours a week. Eddie Burke? Not so much.
And this is what it looks like when a H8R leaves the building.
Hey, Eddie, don’t let the door hit ya where the Good Lord split ya!
hahahaaaaaa
As a principled tea partier, I wouldn’t wipe my shoes with this guy.
Buh bye.
You know, I remember the day when Mr. Burke was just a gas-station owner and colorful local character. He was one of the judges at our first official Anchorage Poetry Slam at the Fly By Night, and he awarded the winners free tanks of gas. I kind of liked him. I think fame, inasmuch as Anchorage offers, got to his head and somehow transformed him into the blowhard he is today. I think there is a great deal of redeemable character beneath that hateful teeshirt he wears, and I hope redemption finds him.
and also, too, good riddance to bad rubbish. You betcha!
Okay, well you know what it looks like he’s doing as he leaves the building…
Just sayin’
Mag the Mick says, “I think there is a great deal of redeemable character beneath that hateful teeshirt he wears, and I hope redemption finds him.”
From your lips to God’s ears. Your take on this is commendable, and makes me feel a tiny bit ashamed of my snark, but I’ll blame it on teh fever from this aggravating bug my students have so generously shared with me….yep, that’s my story, and I’m sticking to it…No gold star for perfect attendance this week, but maybe I’ll make it to the library tomorrow…
More OJ, more aspirin, then crawling between the flannel sheets to sleep it off…hoping for another running through the snowy night howling at the full moon Idita-dream…(thanks lovemydogs) Much sweeter dreams than tea-baggery troubled ones…
laila tov, mudpups. Good night and sweet dreams.
Alaska deserved some good news! Congratulations. I hope this becomes a trend everywhere. We all deserve a breather from hate speech, narrowed minds, and hardened hearts. Some people confuse infamy with fame He seems to have been of them.
I was cooking dinner outside on the grill, whilst listening to the show on my laptop… and I missed it when Burke called in! Oh the humanity! Hopefully someone will find the clip and post it when available.
Well done AKM…and Shannyn.
THANK you AKM for the reminder of France’s part in the creation of this country. Some claim they “owe” us, forgetting completely (if they ever knew) that there’d be no “us” without them in the first place!
And what wonderful, lovely news! Sometimes, things really do work out just right.
Sweet dreams tonight!
@ #7 smooch
He’s either shakin’ it or zippin’ it.
Good riddance to bad trash….( and my temp is 98.6 F)
LOL- AKM, that was great. And such good news! Personally, I think he should be sent to the cave to see if it’s possible for him to emerge as a human again.
thatcrowwoman, take care. Are you sure it’s just something the students shared or is it H1N1. (Aren’t they lovely? I remember some of the lovely germs my 2nd graders shared when I was teaching back in the early 70s. I’m much healthier now.) I have to say, though, that your snarky posts when you are sick are quite enjoyable to read. Hope you’re feeling better soon.
What we need is a re-education camp over in Knik for him and his teabagging ilk.
Why didn’t he just say he’s not quitting, he’s just reloading? That’s a very heralded, respected and brilliant move in the hard right’s new handbook.
AKM, we all know that another equally, if not more loathesome radio personality will eventually fill the void. Eddie, Glenn, Rush, Bill O, there’s plenty more where they came from.
Ah. Nowhen. What a lovely new word, AKM. Thankl you for making my evening!
Priceless!
Maybe Eddie could get the Tea Buggers and the AIP to back him as their coalition candidate for gov. Then he could run as a Tea Aip.
Without Sarah to buoy him, Eddie wasn’t such a big boy after all, eh? She couldn’t call her buddy Eddie after she quit and keep him afloat? Oh, wait. She was done using him at that point. Eddie! Watch out for that bu [gasp]
[thump thump]
O.K. /snark It’s no fun being out of work. And here’s my job hunting tip,
Eddie – The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has a website where you can find projects in your area …
Oops. </snark>
[in a very *quiet* voice]
Has there been a replacement for Stapletongue hired, yet? Might Wanker* Burke be in the running for the position? beth.
*Wanker: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wanker
[/very quiet voice.]
–Can’t help it ~ I’m sitting her chuckling because I just realized I was actually typing as *quietly* as I could in writing my above post. Try it… see if you type ‘quietly’ also too when you ‘write’ in a whisper… [OK - I admit it: Yes, it takes very little to amuse me.] beth.–
Good bleepin’ riddance to a real jack*#$.
But I hope the door does not hit him where the good lord split him… let’s stop abusing those doors.
He’ll prolly end up as Palin’s next spokesman.
… too bad he’s not taking Rush with him.
Such good news.
Kinda makes me believe in karma.
If he “resigned” — won’t that give him grief with unemployment? Is hate a preexisting condition?
Good wishes to you, Crow woman. I too have a terrible head,chest crud that won’t go away and is gettin’ me DOWN. Lots of rest, fluids, and steam vaporizers for both of us this weekend! Th world needs us uup and around soon.
I am learning (by being dragged kicking and screaming) that hoping redemption finds people is the best attitude to carry into the world. But on the othr hand, I suspect that if I met Miz Palin face to face somewhere, some day, face to face, I might not care over much what came out of my mouth or what karma might do to me afterward!
Good riddance to bad rubbish!!!!
Eddie, you are impotent!!!!
Off into the sunset with nary a soul to mourn ( or even remark) his passing, another loud voice with little or no substance leaves the stage.
What took you so long, man?
And when will it finally dawn on you that you have been used, and will continue to be used until you develop a brain and the knowledge to understand that the the Republican movers and shakers don’t have enough votes to accomplish anything on their own; they need the votes of the little people like you that they “buy” with half-truths and lies…and the joke that you are just like them in their ivory towers, 13 homes, yachts, vacation homes, private schools, private jets, etc.
Good riddance. Mind the door knob, don’t let it hit you in the arse on your way out.
I’m soo happy . [ movie, My Favorite Year ]
Hope this creep doesn’t decide to come to Iowa!!!!
That T-shirt says it all!!!!
H8R, see you next time.
Whoa, really funny …….. never noticed “racist” misspelled as “rascist” on that t-shirt! True class (and brains–), eh?
Here out out in the boonies, I’ve not known him, and never really listened to him much — just read reports of him here, and horrid they were. But somehow (the question is WHY) I think he transformed his persona into something bigger than even he could fit into. Maybe ……
@5 Mag The Mick:
What an interesting bit of Anchorage history — that he appeared at the Fly By Night back in the old days. I’d love to ask Whitekeys what he thinks of these latest developments. Maybe he’ll write about it in AK Mag ……. (C’mon, Keys, that would be pretty good ……..)
@15 I See Villages:
“not quitting, just reloading”
Sounds like someone else we might know of.
Oh goodness, I surely hope he isn’t going to join her ‘campaign,’ whatever that might turn out to be ……… (see #19 Beth, #21 Sauerkraut) …
@23 Mag The Mick:
“I might not care over much what came out of my mouth or what karma might do to me afterward!”
Exactly! Just do not trust her.
Sorry, redemption just doesn’t seem to be the key to this story.
@25 Cassie Jeep Pike Palin:
“And when will it finally dawn on you that you have been used, and will continue to be used”
Not so sure he realizes that. He still might offer himself up as a tool for someone we’re not too fond of …… He’s got quite an ego.
Mag the Mic and thatcrowwoman–
Try some honey–2 T every few hours. It helps to thin the mucus. Some apple cider vinegar in warm water helps, too. I’ve had an Upper Respiratory infection for 2 weeks and vinegar and honey seemed to help when nothing else did.
@31
Meant to type “Mick” and also say glad Eddie is gone.
Good riddance. Hope he takes some logic classes.
Paging the waaaaaambulance – poor eddie is a VICTIM of Dan Fagan and big oil! I wonder if he can add the word “paranoid” to his tee-shirt of “attributes.”
“Conservative radio talk show host Eddie Burke is blaming Big Oil and the debate on oil taxes for his firing Friday.
He claims he was fired because his colleague, popular conservative radio personality Dan Fagan, who also has a show on KFQD in the afternoons, told management Burke needed to go.
Burke claims Fagan threatened to leave and take his advertisers with him.”
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=7240597
Speaking of wankers, did anyone catch this?
“Hannity Freedom Concerts A ‘Scam,’ [CONSERVATIVE!] Blogger Says” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/19/hannitys-freedom-concerts_n_505294.html#postComment
Just when you thought there couldn’t *possibly* be any more sleeze oozing out of these ‘oh-so-righteous’ and ‘patriotic’ umericans… beth.
R’ipley in CT Says:
March 18th, 2010 at 6:00 PM
I was cooking dinner outside on the grill, whilst listening to the show on my laptop… and I missed it when Burke called in! Oh the humanity! Hopefully someone will find the clip and post it when available.
Well done AKM…and Shannyn.
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Ripley, wander over to Shannyn’s blog later tomorrow and see if today’s episode of “As the Worm Turns” is posted in the podcast archive yet. It occured during the final hour and I live blogged it on Skype to various and sundry Mods and Mudpuppies. AKM and Shannyn were having WAY too much fun!
Lori in LA—-
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Can it make me any happier to think that the sharks are eating each other?
Maybe when the blood clears sensible minds can prevail!
@33 Lori in LA:
That KTUU link is dated October 19, 2007.
Apparently Mr. Ed has been fired before. But that is pretty interesting background. Who knows?–maybe there’s big oil behind this one too.
You definitely want to try to hear the Show when it is Podcast.
I was listening when Smurfy decided to call in to ‘ explain ‘ and defend himself.
TOTAL fail !! Smurfy against Shannyn AND AKM… Waaaaa… very funny.
SPECIAL NOTE :
BTW: A news story got posted a few hours ago in the PG thread. The Wolf hunters ( as per the story ) killed a whole wolf pack in a Nat’l Park Preserve.
2 of the wolves had tracking collars on them for a long time scientific study that had been ongoing for the last 16 years. Lots more details. Read the story.
I’ll be making a List of who I will be on the phone with tomorrow. Lets start with my own Governors Office for one. Well… after I call Parnell’s so that I can tell MY state Officials what his lame response was.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2010/03/updated-alaska-gunners-wipe-out-wolf-pack-yukon-charley-rivers-national-preserve5548
This FaceBook page got started last week with 4 members. There are now 84.
More good stories and links there.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&gid=365452741386
I love the fact that my name got soooo many responses.. thats awesome stuff!!!..its great you liberals take time out of your day to comment on me.
Eddie Burke
@38 Honesty:
So glad you brought this up. This is so incredibly sad. The NPS fellow in charge of the long-term studies has dedicated his life and career to it (I think he’s part wolf himself). He must be totally crushed.
Why? The whole pack? Two of them with collars?
Whaaaaaa????
What dismays me is that we will never know now how that pack lived. All hope for that research is gone.
This pack lived just downriver from me, 100 miles or less. They were homies.
In the immortal words of Nelson Mundt, “HA, HA!”
Says Eddie, “But I just lost my JOB!”
Says Nelson, “I know. I said ‘HA, HA!’”
ROFL
Sorry, my post at #39 should have been on Open Thread. I’ll post there.
YBG
@ 39 YBG… and all others.
You don’t even have to be a FaceBook user for that link to open up.
It has the Governors Office phone number and email link right on the top at the left. Make some calls everybody.
As per the last line in the story… it says…
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“Friends of Animals has called for a boycott on tourism travel to Alaska this year because of the Game Board’s decision to do away with the buffer zone.”
It is Parnells ( and Sarah’s )Friends that will create a severe financial impact to ALL of Alaska because of HIS decision. I’ll donate money to ” WHOEVER ” is his opponet in the Election. And I’ll be sure to mention THAT tomorrow as well.
OFF TOPIC
If you’re prone to investigating public malfeasance I would urge you to look into discretionary funds available to the Municipality of Anchorage. The old adage, “follow the money.” I just watched one of those snow removal jobs with the blades that rotate up front go down a street that was cleared a week ago. There is no need for this, and it’s been going on all winter. If you decide to pursue the project, have a look into how much the city is paying to owners of vacant lots (like the one across the street from The Bear Tooth) and who owns the lot. A scoop is guaranteed for your efforts. Jeez, the re-plowing in Anchorage reminds me of my days in NYC where they used to routinely dig a hold in the middle of the street, fill it, and then dig it back up a week later.
If you’re prone to investigating public malfeasance I would urge you to look into discretionary funds available to the Municipality of Anchorage
Errr, I meant to write …look into discretionary funds available to the Municipality of Anchorage for snow removal.
Guess my editing skills account for why I’m not a writer.
@40 Eddie Burke:
You are so very welcome. You deserved every word!
@40 Eddie Burke: We liberals take time out of our days to comment on lots of things even when we hold down 2 jobs so that we can keep our health insurance, pay our bills AND have money left over to help people in need. I don’t think that Mag the Mick’s redemption thing is working out so well for you right now but we can always hope. In the meantime, I, for one, will enjoy to the fullest not having to hear about the horrible things that you have said and connected yourself with. Perhaps a little introspection would help you find your way…
Ohhh… Nooo… the numbers are all off now..?
If must have been because Eddie Smurf’s( feeling BLUE?)
comment must have been stuck in Moderation earlier.
Did he say a bad word.
Smurfie… I understand the LaRouche guys are hiring and need people to hand out stuff like pamphlets. You will feel right at home.
Bring a Sharpie for making talking point Notes.
Ohhh… Nooo… the numbers are all off now..?
If must have been because Eddie Smurf’s( feeling BLUE?)
comment must have been stuck in Moderation earlier.
Did he say a bad word.
You don’t happen to have that twitter he sent out the other day that he had to go back and delete?
The one he tried to blame on his twitter acct being hacked.
@40 L8R, H8R.
Eddie, since you were fired, laid off, let go, shown the door, will you be taking advantage of socialist unemployment payments or will you just rely on Sarah giving/grifting a little on the side?
“Enjoy the Silence” – Depeche Mode (YouTube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diT3FvDHMyo
Hope the FCC complaint I lodged against him in re: him broadcasting the contact details for the judge in the Johnston/Palin custody hearing had something to do with it.
Hahahah! Hopefully Michael Dukes here in Fairbanks, will be next!
Surely Eddie resigned for the good of the great state of Alaska. Don’cha think he can do so much more working from outside the system than from within the media, also, too?
Oh wait, that excuse has already been taken….
Ahh.. it may take years and boxes full of Q-Tips to clean most of that “stuff” out of your collective ears but I sure am glad you’ve got a start !!!
He can always volunteer as the Swag Hags campaign manager! Or chief of staff now that Meg got disappeared….
Sarah is a fool but I do not think she is fool enough to allow Eddie around her children.
Now he can take Meg Stapletongues place! Or is he already under “her” bus?
Poor Baby Eddie. All righted up with no place to go.
I kinda feel sorry for that bus when it tries to roll over him. =) It’s going to be a bumpy ride. =)
To the “bug” sufferers: A recent email talked of cutting a fresh onion in two and leaving it in the room of the flu victim. It supposedly turns black and absorbs the bug in one day.
An older idea was : pour one beer into saucepan, add 1/2 to 1 cup sugar, dissolve…then drink the hot sweet brew and go to bed. Overnight the sugar will really really sweat the bug out.
From the sounds of him, and that terrible t-shirt, good riddance to an inhumane creature.
eddie burke got FIRED! Excellent news! I guess God slammed the door in burke’s face, like He did with palin.
That must be one heckofa resume….
TOOL! He should grow a set and get a real job. His 15 minutes are over.
‘H8R’ would be more accurately described (from looking at his girth) as ’8R’