Radio industry veteran Dr. Laura Schlessinger should have known that peppering a black caller with 11 instances of the “N-word” would make no profound point about language. On the contrary, Dr. Laura now bears the stench of history. And the heat in that kitchen is apparently too much, because “Dr. Laura quits” headlines are everywhere.
Dr. Laura can’t manage a radio show
PopEater reports that the only thing keeping Dr. Laura here nevertheless is that her contract has yet to expire. 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 away from him.
Dr. Laura says this move has just given her more power.
“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 purchasing it
The doctor maintains the argument, even after apologizing for using the N-word, that she “wasn’t dissing anybody”. Apparently Dr. Laura’s production company isn’t really dissing her either by allowing her to “pursue opportunities” through outlets other than radio. Also, General Motors and Motel 6 have pulled their sponsorship for Schlessinger.
Dr. Laura quits – the sequel
As outlined by TMZ, Dr. Laura has quit a job like this before. In 1999, CBS almost gave her a TV talk show. She needed first for Howard stern to stop talking bad about her on his show with a “muzzle” of some sort. The condition was not held up by CBS. That led Dr. Laura to Paramount, where she briefly did a TV show. 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. Dodge left eventually for Dr. Laura.
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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