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Jewish World Review Feb. 28, 2008 / 22 Adar I 5768 McCain Punks Cunningham and Bill Eats It Up By Steve Young
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Cincinnati talk show host Bill Cunningham was booked Tuesday to warm up
the McCain crowd at a rally in Cincinnati. True to his 700 WLW radio
chops, Cunningham incited the crowd with a good ole, pull no punches rip
of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, using the same screed he uses five
days a week on his radio show.
Some of his remarks included calling Barack Obama a "hack, Chicago-style
Daly politician" and "At some point in the near future the media, the
stooges from the New York Times, CBS (The Clinton Broadcasting System),
NBC (The Nobody But Clinton Network), The All Bill Clinton Channel (ABC),
and the Clinton News Network at some point is going to peel the bark off
Barack Hussein Obama..."
I don't know if you knew, but Obama's middle name is "Hussein," and in
case you didn't, Bill Cunningham will remind you a few thousand times a
day. Anyone within a hundred miles WLW's signal knows that. If McCain and
his staff weren't aware that this is who Cunningham is, then there's a
pretty good chance they probably don't know that to win in November
they'll need a solid conservative base. And they can't be that dumb.
And that's the point. They'd have to have known about Cunningham and that
he wouldn't have performed any differently than he did, no matter how
hard you try to feign shock. You book Andrew Dice Clay for a Bar Mitzvah
you can't say you expected he would show up just to do the chicken dance.
McCain and his staff knew exactly what Cunningham would do. They used him
for all he was worth and then when he was all done doing what they wanted
him to do, they threw him under the Straight Talk bus.
Right?
Wrong.
See, that would be the interpretation of a political rookie. This was a
far more brilliant tactic than what appears on the surface.
Both McCain and Cunningham had to be in on it.
Look at the results.
The crowd got what they wanted.. Cunningham at his best.
McCain got what he wanted. A psyched crowd and a "look what a honorable
guy I am to condemn this person I don't know for insulting my honorable
opponents" moment.
And while a lot of people will say the Cunningham is just crazy, yeah,
crazy like Roger Ailes's network.
And look what Cunningham got. National publicity and a fan base who now
loves him more than ever. And really, what's not to love. He's like a pig
in 500 station radio syndication.
Cunningham's been everywhere. Hannity radio and TV, the Clinton News
Network, every national newspaper..that he wouldn't read. Bill's the talk
of the town.
Democrats better be ready come the Fall. These Republicans aren't as dumb
as they try to make you think. Remember, Hannity spent the last six
months making you think Hillary would win. Tell me he didn't want to face
Obama all along. Hussein vs Rodham? Which one would easier for you to
ridicule?
These guys are settin' up the Dems just like they did in 2000 and 2004.
You think they're getting pummeled and they're playin' rope-a-dope.
Don't believe me. All I'm saying is, if McCain wins in November, don't be
surprised if Bill Cunningham gets an ambassadorship.
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JWR contributor Steve Young is an award-winning TV writer and author of "Great Failures
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© 2008, Steve Young
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