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| Slaten (Post_Dispatch) |
Station general manager Katy Pavelonis said Monday, “Thursday’s broadcast led to the (show
termination) conversation we had today,’’ she said. “We are parting ways; the
station is going in a little bit of a different direction.’’
Pavelonis said Slaten was not a direct employee of KFNS
parent company Grand Slam Sports, as his arrangement had him selling his own
advertising as an independent contractor. So, technically, he wasn’t fired —
his show was canceled.
The gist of the remarks that got Slaten in hot water with
station management were that African-Americans voted for President Barack Obama
because he is black.
“The next time someone tells me that the black voters are
not bigoted, stick it in the trash can because black voters are bigoted —
ninety-three percent (of the black vote went) for Obama, six percent for (Mitt)
Romney — you’re bigots,’’ Slaten said on the air. “You might not be bigots in
your normal life, but when you vote you are bigots. ... That’s how you vote.
“There was a black preacher that said, ‘Vote for the black
man.’ If there was a white preacher that said, ‘Vote for the white guy,’ he
would have been pillaged.’’
Slaten added: “When it comes to black voters and a black
president ... you’re not going to vote for a white guy if there’s a black
choice. And I think that’s despicable, and I think that black voters ought to
be ashamed of themselves for voting that way because of race. And that’s what
they did.”
Slaten was dead right and it's a shame he can't express his opinions, validated by facts no less, without being penalized for it. There is a double standard in this country and it is sickening. KFNS, I hope your gutless action in firing Slaten is followed by a huge loss in listeners,
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