Reince Priebus Will Do Hate Radio, but Not MSNBC
Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus fired off a and letter to MSNBC today announcing a of the network by all RNC staff and surrogates. Priebus seized upon a sent out by MSNBC yesterday that taunted conservatives by suggesting they would hate a new Cheerios ad featuring a biracial family. The ad generated a online when it first ran last year.
MSNBC has the tweet and apologized, but Priebus says there has been a 鈥渢roubling streak鈥� of 鈥渃omments that belittle and demean Americans without furthering any thoughtful dialogue.鈥� He is promising to boycott until the head of MSNBC personally apologizes and takes 鈥渃orrective action.鈥�
This seems like a good time to remind Priebus that he 鈥� not quite three weeks ago 鈥� on a hate radio network, American Family Radio. The network is run by an anti-LGBT hate group 鈥� the 鈥� whose spokesperson makes a sport of attacking , and on his show. He wants them removed from the military and public office. He鈥檚 also said that Hispanics are 鈥溾�� who 鈥減lunder of the wealth of the United States鈥� and that African-American women 鈥溾�� to get more welfare money.
Fischer鈥檚 show runs alongside that of , who heads a closely allied anti-LGBT hate group, the . FRC announced Perkins鈥� show on American Family Radio in a Jan. 3, 2013, :
Family Research Council (FRC) President Tony Perkins will host a daily radio show airing on the nationwide American Family Radio (AFR) network and other stations beginning Monday, January 7. Washington Watch with Tony Perkins will provide a fresh new perspective on inside-the-beltway news by offering a distinctly Christian conservative worldview.
Perkins鈥� group that homosexuality should be outlawed and that LGBT people are more likely to engage in pedophilia and domestic violence. Perkins himself has a long record of anti-gay bigotry and has been with extreme racists in the past.
Just the same, Perkins and Priebus had a on Jan. 10 about the GOP and social issues. Perkins said that despite 鈥渟ome differences鈥� they 鈥渉ave a good working relationship.鈥� He went on to praise Priebus for taking 鈥渃orrective actions, and some pretty aggressive actions鈥� to make sure that people like himself are 鈥渧ery much in the mix at the RNC.鈥�
This is why Priebus鈥� much-discussed effort to 鈥渞eboot鈥� the GOP 鈥� nothing has changed. If Priebus is serious about not working with outlets that 鈥渂elittle and demean Americans,鈥� the first 鈥渃orrective action鈥� he can take is announcing a boycott of American Family Radio and other hate outlets.
UPDATE: Priebus later in the day after speaking with MSNBC president Phil Griffin and receiving an apology. We're waiting for Priebus' apology for appearing on hate radio.
