VIDEO: Dr. Laura Schlessinger: 'I Have Made The Decision Not To Do Radio Anymore'
Posted on Aug 18, 2010 @ 07:30AM
In a bombshell announcement, Dr. Laura Schlessinger said she'll be done doing her radio show at year’s end on Larry King Live Tuesday, following a week of controversy after the radio veteran repeatedly used the N-word while discussing race with a caller.
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"I'm here to say that my contract is up for my radio show at the end of the year and I have made the decision not to do radio anymore," Schlessinger told King. "The reason is: I want to regain my First Amendment rights. I want to be able to say what's on my mind, and in my heart, 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 attack sponsors.”
AUDIO: Dr. Laura Schlessinger Apologizes For Use Of The N-Word
Schlessinger, 63, reiterated that she's "not retiring" and "not quitting," she's just tired of the hassle from special interest groups trying to get her off the air when she's just exercising her First Amendment rights.
"When I started in radio, if you said something somebody didn't agree with and they didn't like, they argued with you,” she said. “Now, they try to silence you. They try to wipe out your ability to earn a living and to have your job. They go after affiliates. They send threats to sponsors."
The incident that spurred Schlessinger's abrupt announcement came on her August 10 show, when a listener, discussing her experiences as a black woman and the perceived racial slights she experiences, asked Schlessinger if it was alright to use the N-word.
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"Black guys use it all the time," Schlessinger told the listener. "Turn on HBO, listen to a black comic, and all you hear is n-----r, n-----r, n-----r. I don't get it. If anybody without enough melanin says it, it's a horrible thing. But when black people say it, is affectionate -- its very confusing."
Schlessinger said she'll be focusing her future efforts towards other formats, including blogs and her Web site. She said her next book, Shark Attacks: Surviving Shark Attacks on Land, will hit stores in January.
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Time to celebrate! Good riddance! Another uppity, rude wannabe fades away!
Posted Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:10am
Thank GOD!
Posted Wed, 08/18/2010 - 3:43pm
I like her show. She's a hypocrite and a flawed human being. But she's entertaining and sometimes uncovers some jewels of wisdom. Also, she's a sadist, so let the masochists get off...
Posted Wed, 08/18/2010 - 3:26pm
While black comics may use the word, it was inappropriate for her to repeatedly use it in order to make her point. And even though she admitted her mistake and apoligized, she should take a 30 day hiatus from her show.
Posted Wed, 08/18/2010 - 1:16pm
Who even listens to this bag of bones? People must be pretty pathetic if they have to go on a national talk radio show to ask for this self titled doctor to rip them a new one. She was set up to blow up. Now go away.
Posted Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:40pm
Pretty pathetic comment from someone who names themselves after a plastic doll that not based on NO one who exists...Now go away!
Posted Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:52pm
THE ONLY THING WRONG WITH DR. LAURA IS A SHORTAGE OF GUTS.
Posted Wed, 08/18/2010 - 12:00pm
Odd how Dr. Laura does a 180 from her "heartfelt" apology the day after her racist rant, and is now the victim. This pathetic and hate-filled shrew will not be missed. Btw, her and Jan Brewer obviously use the same facial care routine.
Posted Wed, 08/18/2010 - 11:08am
Political Correctness is and has been ruining this country along with trial lawyers.
Posted Wed, 08/18/2010 - 10:12am
I have wondered the same thing. I have seen movies & black comedians say the "N word" & it was ok, everyone laughed. Always confused me why when a white person said that word THEN all heck broke loose. Free speech is in the constitution.
Posted Wed, 08/18/2010 - 9:47am