On Friday, September 28th, The Hot Talk with Andy Barnett crowd was discussing a couple of egregious stories of child abuse around the country (one in Tennessee and another in Los Angeles). While this wouldn't be particularly newsworthy, Andy decided to insult an entire city by claiming that the people of Los Angeles would probably "come up and ask for autographs" of someone who has committed the crime of child abuse.
Here is the exchange:
Don Lyons: “These are more candidates for my mall weekend sign up on the pedestal person plan”
Andy Barnett: “Ahh, stand there at the mall, pedestal, big sign!”
Don Lyons: “Honest to goodness, this goes beyond getting charges. This is a story with a name now. That person needs to be in their home town, for several weekends in a row and all the big ones like Christmas and Thanksgiving holidays where their sitting at a pedestal right in the middle of the mall right where you can decide to go right, left, north, south, east, or west with a great big giant sign and an arrow pointing at them as they sit in a chair looking pathetic. I’m the person that taped a four year olds mouth shut with a pacifier.”
Andy Barnett: “This shame strategy probably would work in this little town in Tennessee but Los Angeles people would probably come up and ask for autographs.”
Don Lyons: “Yeah, you never know.”
Andy Barnett: “Who knows in L.A.! What a kooky town that is!”
Apparently, when Andy accused me of namecalling and slander he didn't realize that just the day before he had accused nearly FOUR million people of supporting child abuse. You are a bastion of hypocrisy!
