As my Wisconsin readers know by now, 620 WTMJ in Milwaukee has opted to replace Jessica McBride's show with the new syndicated show from Dennis Miller. There has been much discussion about the nature of her firing, specifically because of a skit McBride performed last week. To be frank, I don't think it was the wisest of skits to run. When a child dies tragically from gunfire, it is probably best not to involve them in a skit. Just the same, that was just an excuse for WTMJ. With their changes in the past week, it is easy to surmise that this was just a convenient excuse for them to replace McBride with Dennis Miller.
Jessica is a big girl...nobody likes to be fired, but as a high profile personality in a big city, it happens, especially when your job is to discuss contentious issues. McBride's skit, while perhaps not the best decision, was still sympathetic to the murdered young girl. She does not deserve what some of Milwaukee's biggest demagogues are brewing up-to lose her teaching job at UW Milwaukee. I would encourage everyone to show their support to McBride as Milwaukee's Mike McGee/Jackson tries to take her down out of his purely personal bile for efforts the right in Wisconsin makes to shine a light on the depravity of he and his father.
Postscript
I've noticed a number of my fellow Wisconsin bloggers are showing their support for Jessica with a lot of indignation. That's fine...but you could also be showing your support by updating your blogrolls so you send people back to her old/new blog. I'm just sayin'...
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