Conservative Biker DJ Plays With Loaded Gun and Shoots Dog and Wife: What a Media Putz!

BUZZFLASH MEDIA PUTZ OF THE WEEK

Shannon Burke

For reporting that is an embarrassment to the profession of journalism, and for being beholden to corporate paymasters rather than the citizens of America.

Okay, this week, it’s most efficient to start out with background information from the Liberal Talk Radio Blog:

Shannon Burke, who described his talk show on RealRadio 104.1 as a "mixture of outrageous daily, biker attitude and personality, and right-wing style rants," claimed that he got mad at his dog, went for his 40-caliber handgun and threatened to shoot the naive housepet, who likely did not know what the hell his master was ranting and raving about. Not surprisingly, the gun "accidentally" discharged, and the bullet went through the dog’s leg before grazing the side of his wife's head. Or so he claims.

"I was playing with a gun that I didn't know was loaded and I hit my wife," Burke told a 911 operator late Thursday.

Burke was charged with two counts — aggravated battery with a weapon and animal cruelty. He's ordered to wear an ankle bracelet monitor. He is also under an order from Seminole County Judge Jerri L. Collins not to have any contact with his wife or to go within 1,500 feet of their home.

Well, well, well, another "law abiding all-American" dangerous wacko winger DJ!

It appears that the most common denominator of wingers – and many winger media shills – is repressed violence or sexuality.

In this case, Shannon Burke’s closet door burst open on the former.

Should we really give driver’s licenses let alone put on the radio someone who "plays" with a gun that he doesn’t know has got a few bullets in it?

After the shooting, Burke was fired by his employer, Clear Channel.

If we were Clear Channel though, we’d keep a guard at the door of the station.

Burke might want to play around some more, and that could be dangerous.

Any DJ who waves the flag on the air but shoots his dog and wife out of stupidity (they both survived), merits being named the BuzzFlash Media Putz of the Week.

BUZZFLASH MEDIA PUTZ OF THE WEEK