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JustAnotherGen

(34,089 posts)
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 05:52 AM Jul 2018

Dennis and Judi off 101.5 - bigots [View all]

Good! They have always been rotten, have never been funny and finally got their comeuppance.

This is simple. Don't target people for religion.


Malloy and Franco had been discussing Grewal’s recent order to suspend marijuana prosecutions, when Malloy said he couldn’t remember Grewal’s name — and told Franco “I’m just going to say the guy with the turban.”

The pair continued to call Grewal “Turban Man” throughout the segment.

The comments caught widespread attention on social media and in national news stories late Wednesday evening, around the time Gov. Phil Murphy released a statement saying he was “outraged” by the comments. An audio recording of the segment was cited frequently on social media as well.

Murphy, in a statement released just after 9 p.m., described the hosts’ comments as “abhorrent and xenophobic.” His statements were echoed in similar criticisms from the state ACLU, state Sen. Vin Gopal, Hoboken Mayor Mayor Ravi Bhalla and others.



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Dennis and Judi off 101.5 - bigots [View all] JustAnotherGen Jul 2018 OP
Was very happy to see this- lisa58 Jul 2018 #1
The first victim of the post 9/11 anti-muslim backlash Haggis for Breakfast Jul 2018 #6
As the wise man told me Sherman A1 Jul 2018 #2
A Very Classy Response...... Laxman Jul 2018 #3
I wonder if they'd call a Catholic priest "the collar guy" or sarge43 Jul 2018 #4
Well, we can now Haggis for Breakfast Jul 2018 #5
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