Dr. Laura Schlessinger, radio industry veteran, should know as well as any others that it is easy to get in trouble when calling a black called the “N-word” 11 times on the air. On the contrary, Dr. Laura now bears the stench of history. Evidently it is too much considering all the “Dr. Laura quits” headlines around.
Radio show quit by Dr. Laura
Dr. Laura will quit the radio show following the contract expires, says PopEater. The conservative radio relationship diva told CNN’s “Larry King Live” that she’s making the move because she “wants to regain her First Amendment rights.”. Schlessinger did once believe that Howard Stern needed those rights taken from him.
Dr. Laura thinks this is really an empowering move on her part.
“I want to be able to say what’s on my mind and in my heart and what I think is helpful and useful without somebody getting angry – some special interest group deciding this is a time to silence a voice of dissent and attack affiliates and sponsors,” she told King.
Schlessinger did apologize, but her employers aren’t getting it
The doctor says she “wasn’t dissing anybody” although she does apologize for using the N-word. Apparently Dr. Laura’s production company isn’t really dissing her either by allowing her to “pursue opportunities” through outlets other than radio. General Motors and Motel 6, two national sponsors who have pulled the plug on Schlessinger aren’t dissing her, either.
The next part of the Dr. Laura quits
TMZ reports that Dr. Laura has played the quitter card before. Back in 1999, she was on the verge of a CBS TV talk show. However, Dr. Laura added the condition that she would only work for CBS if it would “muzzle” Howard Stern and not allow him to speak ill of her on his own show. CBS balked at her condition, understandably. After that happened, Paramount took on Dr. Laura for a TV show momentarily. One episode featured a conversation on homosexuals and just how she didn’t like them, which made gay rights groups really angry. A campaign began at StopDrLaura.com which made it so 170 advertisers left the show completely. Eventually, Dr. Laura got out of Dodge.
Discover more info on this subject
PopEater
popeater.com/2010/08/18/dr-laura-schlessinger-leaving-radio/
TMZ
tmz.com/2010/08/18/dr-laura-schlessinger-radio-tv-quit-larry-king-howard-stern/
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Schlessinger
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