My Saturday night burger ritual included a nice surprise. Karel, a loud, over-the-top radio host, has been rehired by KGO. He and his late partner were the first openly gay talk show hosts on KFI in Los Angeles, the #1 talk station in the country.
Anyway, he was on KGO until 2.5 years ago. A rant filled with obscenities about Joe the Plumber during a break was aired. The sound engineer forgot to turn off the mic. Yikes. It was picked up on the live feed on the KGO website, and within 30 minutes, it was all over Conservative blogs. Bill O’Reilly got a hold of it within 45 minutes. Talk about viral! He was canned. As of tonight he’s back! Two people on the KGO team have been pleading his case, and fans from all over wrote and bugged management to rehire him. It took a while, but it worked.
I always wondered what happened to him. I didn’t hear about the controversy. The time slot has been a revolving door since he left. It’s great that he’s back – liberal, a tad crazy, and a total flaming queen. Makes for great radio!
March 26th, 2011 at 9:46 PM
Just in case you couldn’t find it.
March 26th, 2011 at 9:57 PM
Heh. Thanks for that. I was so into the campaign – it wasn’t until after the elections, I thought, “Hey, where’s Karel?” Had no idea.
March 26th, 2011 at 10:29 PM
After the O’Reilly video is over, there is a better one of Karel that doesn’t include any bleeps. It’s the Up Next one, I think. I didn’t catch that one until after I posted Bill-O’s.
March 26th, 2011 at 10:41 PM
By the way, it’s a shame what happened to his partner, Andrew Howard. I heard he died of a pulmonary embolism, but also that Bouley was filing a wrongful death suit against a doctor. I wonder what exactly happened.
March 26th, 2011 at 11:12 PM
Very sad, considering how young he was. I wonder too. I didn’t know there was a lawsuit. Poor guy.
March 27th, 2011 at 12:08 AM
Yep. Only 34. Crazy.
March 27th, 2011 at 5:25 AM
By Bill’s definition of someone conveying acerbic anger is a pinhead?
Very well, I give you Bill the pinhead here, here, here, and of course, here
March 27th, 2011 at 11:16 PM
We know Bill must be doing something right, because he sure gets the Leftwad panties in a bunch. You wasted your time finding and showing us his penchant to come unnerved. Congratulations! Clearly none of us had a clue…
But find me one clip where O’Reilly wished someone dead and you might be able to cry hypocrite – and that’s precisely what you’re trying to do.
So, how ’bout it?
March 28th, 2011 at 8:21 AM
Just sayin’.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/10/oreilly-jokes-cutting-reporters-head/
March 28th, 2011 at 4:01 PM
I watched that episode. He was remarking that if the reporter behaved the way in the Middle East that he does in Washington, he would be beheaded. O’Reilly did not wish it on him.
Clearly a difference.
March 28th, 2011 at 4:12 PM
From that article:
“Does sharia law say we can behead Dana Milbank?” he asked his 5.5 million viewers. “That was a joke,” O’Reilly added.
March 28th, 2011 at 4:57 PM
Yes, but if you watch the episode, he was upset with him. Regardless, he made sure to include that it was a joke. The gay fellow didn’t. He was angry and said, “I want mother fucking Joe the plumber dead.”
Big difference.
March 28th, 2011 at 6:33 PM
I was just providing you that “one clip” – whether in jest or not.
March 28th, 2011 at 6:35 PM
And I’m just letting all know it wasn’t meant to be taken seriously, but as a joke.
Karel, on the other hand, was being serious. Regardless, I don’t think Karel should have been fired; I think he should have been reprimanded. He’s the radio host to an audience who probably doesn’t give adamn about JTP. Let those people wallow in their hatred. Who cares?
March 28th, 2011 at 6:50 PM
I don’t think he should have been fired either. Reprimanded, yes. Now that sound engineer. That’s his job – to make sure mics are dead when they go to break.
March 27th, 2011 at 3:21 PM
Everyone but him.
His blood pressure must be through the roof! In that last one (the classic), I’m surprised he didn’t climb over the desk and start beating the guy he was talking to. He spit on the desk. Seriously? Dude needs help.