Media Matters - Neal Boortz

Media Matters - Neal Boortz http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/neal_boortz This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Neal Boortz en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Boortz again referred to victims of Hurricane Katrina as "parasite[s]" http://mediamatters.org/items/200806190009 On his radio show, Neal Boortz asked: "[W]hy is it that the people who are being affected by the floods in Iowa and the upper Midwest, why is it that they seem to be so much more capable of taking care of themselves and handling this disaster than were the people of Katrina in New Orleans?" Boortz continued, "I think the answer's pretty clear, is that up there in that part of the country, you find a great deal of self-sufficiency. Down there in New Orleans, it was basically a parasite class totally dependent on government for their existence." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806190009 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:33:12 EST Boortz: "Muslims, making tortillas? ... [W]ith all of the illegal Mexicans in this country, we can't find some Mexicans to make those tortillas?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200805300003 While discussing reports that six Muslim women were fired from a Minnesota tortilla factory because of dress code violations, Neal Boortz asked: "Muslims, making tortillas? You know, this world is really screwed up when Muslims are making our tortillas, folks." He added: "I mean, with all of the illegal Mexicans in this country, we can't find some Mexicans to make those tortillas? http://mediamatters.org/items/200805300003 Fri, 30 May 2008 14:35:28 EST Boortz: Teachers unions "do more damage to this country than all the drug pushers together" http://mediamatters.org/items/200804170009 Neal Boortz asserted that "the single most dangerous entity, group of people in this country right now are the teachers unions," adding that "[t]hey do more damage to this country than all the drug pushers together. ... If I had a button right now, two buttons -- push this button and it gets rid of all the drug dealers; push this button, it gets rid of the teachers unions -- I'm getting rid of the teachers unions." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804170009 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:45:05 EST Saying he was cited by "Media Morons," Boortz again smears Mexicans: "[A]ny Mexican worth his salt would be able to" operate a floor buffer "without getting hurt" http://mediamatters.org/items/200804110012 Talking with the Media Research Center's Brent Bozell, Neal Boortz said: "I'm on 'Media Morons' today ... because I said yesterday on the air that I would make a lousy Mexican because I was trying to use one of those floor buffers and it tossed me around ... when any Mexican worth his salt would be able to do that without getting hurt." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804110012 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:28:45 EST Boortz: "[P]rimary blame" for Katrina goes to "worthless parasites who lived in New Orleans" http://mediamatters.org/items/200802010015 On his nationally syndicated radio show, Neal Boortz made disparaging remarks about Hurricane Katrina victims, stating, "When these Katrina so-called refugees were scattered about the country, it was just a glorified episode of putting out the garbage." Boortz also described New Orleans as "a city of parasites, a city of people who could not and had no desire to fend for themselves." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802010015 Fri, 1 Feb 2008 21:22:54 EST Boortz said Muslims are "sort of like cockroaches," continued to attack "Media Myrmidons" http://mediamatters.org/items/200708150002 On his radio show, Neal Boortz claimed that because "Muslims don't eat during the day during Ramadan" and "fast during the day and eat at night," they are "sort of like cockroaches." Immediately following the remark, Boortz said, "I did that for Media Myrmidons" -- his term for Media Matters for America. http://mediamatters.org/items/200708150002 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:50:29 EST Boortz: Non-English-speaking Latinos are "the ones with sombreros" and "bandoliers full of bullets across their chest" http://mediamatters.org/items/200708100005 http://mediamatters.org/items/200708100005 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:12:08 EST Conservatives continue to distort Clyburn's remarks to attack Democrats for being "invested in defeat in Iraq" http://mediamatters.org/items/200708040001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200708040001 Fri, 3 Aug 2007 20:03:09 EST Boortz: Media Matters' "Dave Brock is the illegitimate bastard child of Hillary Clinton and George Soros" http://mediamatters.org/items/200707130002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707130002 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:27:17 EST Boortz named "Worst Person" for falsehood that Clinton was convicted of perjury http://mediamatters.org/items/200707060003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707060003 Fri, 6 Jul 2007 13:13:04 EST Boortz falsely claimed Clinton was convicted of perjury http://mediamatters.org/items/200707050005 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707050005 Thu, 5 Jul 2007 15:47:06 EST Boortz on illegal immigrants: "Give 'em all a little nuclear waste and let 'em take it on down there to Mexico" http://mediamatters.org/items/200706220005 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706220005 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:23:01 EST Boortz: "I don't care if Mexicans pile up against that fence ... [J]ust run a couple of taco trucks up and down the line" http://mediamatters.org/items/200706180006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706180006 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:03:07 EST Boortz accuses Media Matters of trying to manipulate "some whimpering old woman executive somewhere" http://mediamatters.org/items/200705140006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200705140006 Mon, 14 May 2007 13:51:55 EST Boortz continued to attack "Media Myrmidons" http://mediamatters.org/items/200704270009 http://mediamatters.org/items/200704270009 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:56:25 EST