Tom Barnard has certainly not dampened his hateful, spiteful, negative
rhetoric in the aftermath of the Wellstone tragedy. The recollection of
Barnard's comments came to mind over the weekend, and I wondered to
myself
how he could even look himself in the mirror after what happened
Friday. One
would think at least a little sorrow or a faint glimmer of a genuine
apology
might have been in order.
But Tom Barnard beats to a different drummer, and Monday morning saw
little
change in his pugnacious demeanor. A couple call-ins attempted to bring
up
the death wish comment and Barnard would suddenly say "oops...we lost
'em"
when it got to the point where the comment would likely have been
mentioned
on the air by the caller.
Time and again, one has to wonder how much longer we will have to put
up with
this man's anti-minority, anti-Democrat, anti-gay, anti-anyt
hing-Tom-doesn't-like rants on the KQ Morning Show. While we say YES to
freedom of speech, we must say NO to a lack of civilized decency,
common
courtesy and basic respect for other human beings!
Greg Boll
Sent from the Internet (Details)
Remember this by Tom Barnard, a darling of the Republican candidates
in Minnesota?
>From the CJ column in the strib:
"Sen. Paul Wellstone had only 39 days to live Sept. 17 when the local
radio bully told his listeners:"
"I hate that little [unprintable], and I hope he drops dead."
Did he apologize? Apparently not. Did Republicans rush to condemn
his remarks? No.
Have the right wingers on this list condemned it?
See my post
Yet, they feel compelled to pillory one young democrat for calling on
Republicans to vote for Wellstone, claiming this was extreme and
offensive.
Hmmmmm....
Bob Treumann
Saint Paul
Friday, February 6, 2009
Hmongs are often a favorite target of KQRSMS
Despite hardships, the Hmong are irrevocably changing the face of Minnesota.
Twenty-five percent of children in the St. Paul School District are Hmong. Some Twin Cities' factories have assembly lines that are up to one-third Hmong. Dozens of Hmong have enrolled at the University of Minnesota; several have earned Ph.D.'s. The state Legislature is appointing citizen organizations to help the Hmong thrive in their new home. The first Hmong elected
official in the United States sits on a Minnesota school board.
The Hmong are also fighting against racism and discrimination. After Barnard's radio comments, community leaders organized. They marched, protested, demanded an apology.
The next week, some of Minnesota's biggest corporations -- Perkins Family Restaurants, U.S. West, Kinko's, Prudential and the mammoth Mall of America --pulled their advertising from Barnard's station, KQRS.
KQRS executives tried to rectify things -- without a public apology. Barnard was not fired, but the station offered to donate money for Hmong college scholarships and to air $150,000 worth of Hmong-community public service announcements.
Hmong leaders said no. Say the word "sorry" or lose more advertising dollars.
On Nov. 5, two days after former pro wrestler Jesse Ventura stunned the nation by becoming Minnesota's governor, the radio station caved.
"KQRS and the morning show staff recognize that comments made on our June 9,
1998, broadcast were insensitive to the Hmong community," Mark Steinmetz, ABC Radio Group president, said on the air. "We apologize for these comments."
Many white locals never understood the uproar. As Campian said, "What did Barnard say that was so bad?"
But for the Hmong, the day someone publicly dared them to assimilate or get out
was a defining moment. "The Hmong experience in Minnesota really is the melding of two
cultures," Yang said. "It has not been seamless and no one would have expected it to
be. But the good news is the Hmong demanded respect and change after Barnard's comments, and that gives our people great hope."
In a local newspaper, a Hmong student at the University of Minnesota described
being treated as "a parasite" by locals. Others spoke of growing up in white
middle America and regularly hearing elementary classmates call them "gook" or
"slant-eyes."
"I grew up in Wisconsin, and every time I heard one of those names it did
something to me," Yang said. "People threw rocks at our windows. People yelled
on the street. It was very painful. Ask yourself: What does that do to a child?"
------
Last fall, another 13-year-old Hmong girl made the newspapers. This time she
was the victim. The headlines screamed: "More deaths stun Minnesota Hmong
community: White teens held."
According to a Hennepin County police report, sixth-grader Pa Nhia Lor had met
three young men, Michael S. Medin, 18, Shea C. Holt, 17, and Johnnie L. Rhodes,
17. In a suburban park, the girl was raped, beaten and stabbed. The
girl was then carried to a nearby garage, where she was slowly asphyxiated to
death ,police say. "You look at something like that, and it is hard to not think that it
was a hate crime that was committed against a little girl simply because she
was Hmong," said Ilean Her. "Many people in the Hmong community say that.
They say, `Why else would they hurt her so, torture her so badly, if they did not
hate her for some reason?'
---
People like Tom Barnard seem to perpetuate and enjoy such misfortune.
Twenty-five percent of children in the St. Paul School District are Hmong. Some Twin Cities' factories have assembly lines that are up to one-third Hmong. Dozens of Hmong have enrolled at the University of Minnesota; several have earned Ph.D.'s. The state Legislature is appointing citizen organizations to help the Hmong thrive in their new home. The first Hmong elected
official in the United States sits on a Minnesota school board.
The Hmong are also fighting against racism and discrimination. After Barnard's radio comments, community leaders organized. They marched, protested, demanded an apology.
The next week, some of Minnesota's biggest corporations -- Perkins Family Restaurants, U.S. West, Kinko's, Prudential and the mammoth Mall of America --pulled their advertising from Barnard's station, KQRS.
KQRS executives tried to rectify things -- without a public apology. Barnard was not fired, but the station offered to donate money for Hmong college scholarships and to air $150,000 worth of Hmong-community public service announcements.
Hmong leaders said no. Say the word "sorry" or lose more advertising dollars.
On Nov. 5, two days after former pro wrestler Jesse Ventura stunned the nation by becoming Minnesota's governor, the radio station caved.
"KQRS and the morning show staff recognize that comments made on our June 9,
1998, broadcast were insensitive to the Hmong community," Mark Steinmetz, ABC Radio Group president, said on the air. "We apologize for these comments."
Many white locals never understood the uproar. As Campian said, "What did Barnard say that was so bad?"
But for the Hmong, the day someone publicly dared them to assimilate or get out
was a defining moment. "The Hmong experience in Minnesota really is the melding of two
cultures," Yang said. "It has not been seamless and no one would have expected it to
be. But the good news is the Hmong demanded respect and change after Barnard's comments, and that gives our people great hope."
In a local newspaper, a Hmong student at the University of Minnesota described
being treated as "a parasite" by locals. Others spoke of growing up in white
middle America and regularly hearing elementary classmates call them "gook" or
"slant-eyes."
"I grew up in Wisconsin, and every time I heard one of those names it did
something to me," Yang said. "People threw rocks at our windows. People yelled
on the street. It was very painful. Ask yourself: What does that do to a child?"
------
Last fall, another 13-year-old Hmong girl made the newspapers. This time she
was the victim. The headlines screamed: "More deaths stun Minnesota Hmong
community: White teens held."
According to a Hennepin County police report, sixth-grader Pa Nhia Lor had met
three young men, Michael S. Medin, 18, Shea C. Holt, 17, and Johnnie L. Rhodes,
17. In a suburban park, the girl was raped, beaten and stabbed. The
girl was then carried to a nearby garage, where she was slowly asphyxiated to
death ,police say. "You look at something like that, and it is hard to not think that it
was a hate crime that was committed against a little girl simply because she
was Hmong," said Ilean Her. "Many people in the Hmong community say that.
They say, `Why else would they hurt her so, torture her so badly, if they did not
hate her for some reason?'
---
People like Tom Barnard seem to perpetuate and enjoy such misfortune.
More culture for you ignorant minorities and immigrants
Bryce shared masterbating stories with KQ listeners. One particularly disturbing story was being caught by his mother and yet another of "rubbing one out" while smelling used panties.
Yup, those immigrants are definitely destroying the moral fabric of Bryce's definition of culture. We really need to kick them out.
Yup, those immigrants are definitely destroying the moral fabric of Bryce's definition of culture. We really need to kick them out.
Terri Trane approves of black kid's severe beating by teacher assistant
Terri Trane the female Ragnar look-alike said she approves of a teacher beating a mischievous child even though the kid's shoulder was broken.
Tommy B quickly took the conversation offline to avoid lawsuits and such...
Tommy B quickly took the conversation offline to avoid lawsuits and such...
KQRSMS favorite themes
Some of KQ's favorite themes include:
1. False Statements about Immigrants, Minorities & Religions
2. Ridiculing "Garbage Cultures" (defn. *Other* Cultures)
3. The show's stereotyping of Blacks, Hmongs, Arabs, Muslims & Somalis
4. Other such gems on political, social and foriegn affairs
The purpose here is to educate decent people of all backgrounds about the prejudicial lies presented as facts on the KQ morning show.
Hopefully, This blog will serve as a small counterweight to the massive
KQ propaganda machine. This blog is meant to give voice to the subjects
of KQRSMS' ridicule and diatribes. Hopefully, we can make some amusing
observations of our own about the cast of KQ "experts"...
1. False Statements about Immigrants, Minorities & Religions
2. Ridiculing "Garbage Cultures" (defn. *Other* Cultures)
3. The show's stereotyping of Blacks, Hmongs, Arabs, Muslims & Somalis
4. Other such gems on political, social and foriegn affairs
The purpose here is to educate decent people of all backgrounds about the prejudicial lies presented as facts on the KQ morning show.
Hopefully, This blog will serve as a small counterweight to the massive
KQ propaganda machine. This blog is meant to give voice to the subjects
of KQRSMS' ridicule and diatribes. Hopefully, we can make some amusing
observations of our own about the cast of KQ "experts"...
Professor Barnard identifies America's "Garbage" Cultures
Theme: Misinformation
Pseudo-Intellect Tom Barnard aka "Catman" is the host and resident expert on just about every problem facing America's multi-cultural society. Tom's credentials include admitted drug use, dropping out of high school, voice-overs, and receiving welfare (a very sensitive subject matter on kq). Barnard makes a good living out of broadcasting the tired old themes of bashing blacks, Hmong, Somalis, and Arabs etc. Tom is just another angry radio personality with no credentials and/or qualifications.
Let's take his ignorant comment of referring to the practices of non-Caucasian immigrants as "Garbage Cultures". In particular, the head-priest of KQ is not impressed with Muslims, Arabs, Africans & Asians. Barnard might want to rethink his conclusions. He really should re-evaluate his "in-depth" research of other cultures by getting a high school diploma followed by reading a book. Throughout history, Europe along with the rest of the world has contributed to great
civilizations. The contribution of Muslims/Arabs to western civilization during the European "dark" ages were critical in triggering the rennaissance. The "garbage" region of Africa can proudly claim one the world's first superpowers in ancient Egypt. The illustrious history of China and Persia can only be dismissed by an ignoranamus like Tom Barnard. European culture has no doubt made tremendous contributions to the world but Barnyard can't dismiss the contributions of others as garbage.
Conclusion: Tom Barnard is an ignoramus.
Pseudo-Intellect Tom Barnard aka "Catman" is the host and resident expert on just about every problem facing America's multi-cultural society. Tom's credentials include admitted drug use, dropping out of high school, voice-overs, and receiving welfare (a very sensitive subject matter on kq). Barnard makes a good living out of broadcasting the tired old themes of bashing blacks, Hmong, Somalis, and Arabs etc. Tom is just another angry radio personality with no credentials and/or qualifications.
Let's take his ignorant comment of referring to the practices of non-Caucasian immigrants as "Garbage Cultures". In particular, the head-priest of KQ is not impressed with Muslims, Arabs, Africans & Asians. Barnard might want to rethink his conclusions. He really should re-evaluate his "in-depth" research of other cultures by getting a high school diploma followed by reading a book. Throughout history, Europe along with the rest of the world has contributed to great
civilizations. The contribution of Muslims/Arabs to western civilization during the European "dark" ages were critical in triggering the rennaissance. The "garbage" region of Africa can proudly claim one the world's first superpowers in ancient Egypt. The illustrious history of China and Persia can only be dismissed by an ignoranamus like Tom Barnard. European culture has no doubt made tremendous contributions to the world but Barnyard can't dismiss the contributions of others as garbage.
Conclusion: Tom Barnard is an ignoramus.
Profile: Bryce and situational morality
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