Dr. Laura will leave her radio show

By James Withers, contributing editor, 365Gay Blog


“Dr. Laura” Schlessinger, who had a radio show for over 30 years, will not renew the show’s contract at the end of the year. She made the announcement on the Larry King Show Tuesday night.

“I want to regain my first amendment rights (of free speech). I want to be able to say what is on my mind, in my heart, what I think is helpful and useful without somebody getting angry,” Schlessinger said.

So for 30 years the Doctor had a radio show. No government bureaucrat came in and killed her mike, or sent her to the gallows after something she said. And she’s said outlandish stuff. Remember in 2000 when Dr. L. opined gays and lesbians were “biological errors”?

She has nine million listeners per week and not one was ever arrested, or fired from a gig, for tuning his/her dial to her words. Through it all she got paid well (no hate); however, she now whines how having a radio show abridged her speech rights. Like all “Constitutional scholars” she wants to spout her mind, but doesn’t think it’s right people respond to her loquacity. Hey Doctor: the beauty of the First Amendment is it covers everyone. From radio show hosts who say nigger 11 times, and bloggers who find such moderators slow and dense.