Magic (Johnson) critical of hosts after AIDS comments

[Blue_Tires]

Source: Yahoo/AP

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—Magic Johnson criticized a pair of talk show hosts Friday for accusing him of faking AIDS but said he didn’t want them to be fired.

Chris Baker and Langdon Perry of KTLK in Minneapolis made the remarks during Baker’s conservative radio show on Wednesday. After Johnson condemned the statements, the station said it regretted “some offhand remarks” by the pair.

“We can’t have people out here making false statements and putting out bad information, because this battle is too big when it comes to HIV and AIDS,” Johnson told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.

“I poured my life into it and a lot of other people have poured their life into it, into getting out the right information so people can protect themselves and know what HIV and AIDS is all about.”

Johnson called the remarks “so stupid,” and said he hadn’t heard from the station. He also wants the hosts to keep their jobs.



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MORE RW talk show fuckwittery? Who would've thunk it??

[ryanmuegge]

1. Magic does more good for other people in one hour than these clowns have in their entire lives.

[calmblueocean]

2. Chris Baker is one of those "fact free" types of radio demagogues

Every so often, when I'm flipping around, I listen to him in the morning. Everything irritates him. Everything makes him angry. He then proceeds to shout so-simple-they're-stupid answers into the microphone. He's the kind of guy who makes you dumber the longer you listen to him. It's a wonder it's taken him this long to get into trouble.

[depakid]

6. Another poster child for media re-regulation...

[DeSwiss]

8. You said it. n/t

[Proud-D]

3. Wow what an assified thing for them to say!

If they really believe that then they should inject a syringe full of Magics blood right into their veins!

[harmonicon]

5. hahahahaha

+1

[truthisfreedom]

4. Palin and McCain have brought the weirdos out of the woodwork.

They've energized their "base."

the basest of all bases.

[geomon666]

7. Didn't Magic only have HIV and not AIDS?

Could be wrong about it though.

[yardwork]

9. HIV is the virus. AIDS is a description of the illness once it reaches a certain point.

[Fearless]

10. I'm almost completely positive that it hasn't progressed that far yet.

Good for him. Show those turds who's boss. And by saying that he doesn't want them fired they can't fire back claiming that he's abusing his position. Of course, the may be fired anyways, which makes it all the better.

NTF