TO:              Clear Channel

 FCC – Federal Communications Commission

President of the United States Barack Obama, The White House

Oklahomans and all Americans, we have in our midst a very dangerous person who is spreading prejudice and hatred and talk of a resistance movement to thousands of listeners everyday on his show, The Mark Shannon Show, from 4pm to 7pm Monday through Friday on AM 1000 KTOK, Oklahoma City.

 

Not only is the former disc-jockey-gone-talk-show-host spewing his hatred and lack of tolerance for blacks, Mexicans, the poor, abused women, gays and lesbians, overweight people,  the elderly, and our new president, but he is inciting his listeners with his hate speech to despise them as well, and to start some kind of resistance movement against our own government.

 

My one call to Shannon’s producer regarding his on-air hate speech produced nothing, but for him to  quickly get me off the line, as I expressed my disagreement of allowing his on-air comments of hatred and sarcasm spoken to incite disdain and prejudicial treatment toward older Americans, minority groups, abused women, overweight people, gays and lesbians – most of which are protected by federal law against discrimination and hate speech.

 

Some of Shannon ’s recent on-air comments have included:

 

·         “No Habla Espanol” he used to state loudly in a sarcastic tone which used to open his show, openly promoting his dislike of mexicans, which he often continues to express on the air.

 

 Overweight women just sit home at night and eat donuts and are “losers,”just one of several comments Shannon has made about large women.

 

Hurricane Katrina was a good thing, because “sometimes you just have to flush the toilet to get rid of ….”

 

Laughing about older singer Ray Price performing in our town and saying on-air, “I guess there are still people around who would want to see him,” making fun of Mr. Price still performing at his age and that anyone would actually want to attend his concert.

 

Defending male abusers on one show he stated that “first-time domestic abuse by a male should not become a felony”

 

Joked on the air on Martin Luther King day that, “it would have been funny to go down to the parade and ask when Martin Luther King’s birthday really was, because none of “them” probably even know.

 

 Stated on-air with a male white caller on Martin Luther King Day that the rest of the year should be “white male months.”

 

 Railed on the air against the El Reno , Oklahoma woman and her four children  who were murdered by her boyfriend that it was her fault for bringing a felon into her home. Even practically defending the perpetrator on the day of the woman and children’s funerals, stating that the responsibility for what happened fell on her….not the man….

 

 Stated on the air on January 19th, defending his prejudice hate speech that, “There are reasons we have stereotypes.  We need them,” when discussing profiling individuals.

 

 Laughed on the air that environmentalists are just “people without lives.”

 

 Classified on one of his shows lesbians as just being “women who wear ugly shoes.”

 

 Made the comment on-air against Katrina victims on January 29th  with another white male caller who agrees with Shannon ’s biggoted views, that, “all the people who got government money from Katrina spent it on big screens and tatoos.”  After that was when Shannon made the comment that the hurrican was good because it “flushed the toilet.”

Had another white male caller who joked about his son attending the inauguration of our new President and that if Shannon looked close at a picture he has of it, “he is the white guy in the crowd.”

 

On his same radio show, Shannon classified the “older black speakers at the inauguration were just dinosaurs.”

 

How much more of Mark Shannon’s biggoted hate speech should we tolerate?   I say not one more day.  I am contacting the agencies, organizations and individuals listed on page 1, with a copy of this letter, and I urge you to contact KTOK and their advertisers as well with your own comments, especially if you have listened to Shannon’s show before or will take the time to listen and see for yourself what KTOK is allowing on the air.

 

I urge you to listen to Mark Shannon, make your own judgement, and call KTOK to get him stopped or off of the air.  I believe he owes minorities, abused women, overweight people, and the elderly apologies for his unacceptable speech.  His resistance movement against the government does not seem to have taken off, but don’t underestimate this hate-filled man’s ability to incite his other mostly-white, male listeners to take action against the groups and the government.

While Mr. Shannon uses his unfortunate diagnosis of cancer on the air as an insight into his behavior and for empathy toward him, I believe that no matter what challenges we face in life, hate speech like his is NEEDS TO BE STOPPED.  With your phone calls/emails to KTOK, I hope we can accomplish this. We may not all disagree with Shannon 100%, but I think we can all agree that hate speech and inciting others toward prejudice is wrong ,100%.

 

Sincerely,  Martina

 

 

NOTE:   Some of this letter is completely inaccurate, but then, you can't make people listen.    Whatever is accurate, I have no regrets about.

 

WHAT THE MASSES SAY!

 

Martina is not a happy "person". Most Liberals aren't but Martina has a "Hate Thing " going at the same time. She hates the USA, She thinks that the USA is treating the prisoners at Gitmo inhumanely. She suffers from Bush Hater Derangement and thinks that the USA is a war mongering Nation. Martina is dependant on the Government and receives checks from at least one Government agency. She also suffers from diabetes from being overweight from not taking care of herself. I hope to God she doesn't have children but may have one or two. She doesn't have a whole lot of friends because some of her wild tandems scare them although she does have a few that like to incite her to write letters and be vocal in between some of their getting high times. She says alot of this garbage so the weirdos will like her, some attention grabbing headlines makes her feel important and she doesn't have very many achievements in her life. She would sell out her Country in a heart beat and anyone around her. She seethes at your every word ,but as pointed out by another fan letter listens to your show every day and can give dates and some accurate quotes, but doesn't have the common sense to see the whole picture, forget about the sense of humor, as she doesn't get it and prays for the Fairness Doctrine, did I say pray, Martina is an Atheist but will say she is spiritual and has probably been to the Mayflower Congregation. Yes she voted for Obama , that is if she can vote, I don't know if felons can vote without their records being expunged. God help whoever is hooked up with her, for Martina is a dangerous person. Your Fan and Fellow American, Phillip

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I caught only a portion of what was said about this Martina. I read her letter as a typical godless left wing liberal abortion loving save the murders from death row lesbian. Who more than willing to bash our former President Bush and everything he stood for. But, may Ala help you if you voice an opinion. As always love the show. "Sometimes there is humor in the truth".  Rick

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Hey Shannon, one of these days you may provoke someone to the point he or she drives to your radio station and smashes both of your legs with a steel baseball bat. At that point, would you still be cracking rude jokes or would you see the error of your ways?

Yeah, that person might go to prison for 5 years, but you are in a wheel chair for the rest of your life. In that horrible scenario YOU also lose.

Sincerely,  Edwinn

(Edwinn:  You assume, wrongly, that I would not have unload my gun into them first.  You also assume I have errors in my ways.   Both dangerous assumptions.)

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Mark, somehow I missed "Martina". Nice to see the trolls and shills becoming listeners. Congrats, you're now getting some of Ann Coulter's hate mail! Her letter would make a great T shirt or toilet paper roll. Could not agree more with you regarding the society changes and the trashing of the ideals and values that made the U.S. the great country it was. Hopefully, at some point we'll get back there. Keep up the good work. I'm proud to be an American and also a big fan of Mark Shannon!

LK,OKC

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I'll bet Martina has some really ugly shoes!  Keep it up captain.

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Need to respond to the "crazy woman" that just doesn't get it. Don't change anything you do when you are on the air. You haven't gotten the ratings you have for being someone else. Those of us that listen to you each day Love the show and don't agree with this woman, (if that's what she really is), at all. Hopefully she will read this web page and realize she needs to get a life and go back to where ever she came from. Maybe she needs to learn that the people of this state have their own voice and mind and don't want someone like her talking or thinking for us. If we could elect a Governor that is a man like Mark Shannon this state would be better for it! Take that "Martina"!!!! Faithful listener and lover of the show. LaDena

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That was hilarious.  Fat people are protected under federal law?

Keep up the good work, Mark.

James

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Hey,

Isn't it funny how everyone always uses the First Amendment when it's something they want to say and when it's something they don't want to hear it is hate speech? Let's guess how many of those things apply to her. I've heard you say almost all of it and I laughed. Of course I heard the original version and not the twisted version she attempted to explain. Doesn't she remind you of the class tattletale? I guess she's never heard of sarcasm or comedy. That kind of bullshit letter is just the kind of stuff liberals foam at the mouth over. Pretty soon all we'll be able to state is our name, rank, and government serial number if somebody doesn't stop people like this stupid bitch.

I think there is still steam coming out of my ears. She's so STUPID she doesn't even know she's actually helping people resist against that PC crap.

I just heard that woman that gave birth to those octuplets already had six kids at home and was artificially inseminated and there's no father in the picture. Maybe you can go to town on this tomorrow. Would somebody please tell me what the hell is going on in this country?

D

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I listen to your show everyday because you are a breath of fresh air.  I am so tired of all the political correctness that has overtaken our culture and it is nice to hear someone who says what he thinks.  I don’t always agree with everything you say, but it’s refreshing to hear you say it.  At least once a day you make me laugh out loud, and that’s especially nice with the news being what it is these days.  I fit into many of the categories she listed as those that you supposedly abuse, and I don’t feel abused.  If her letter is creating a problem for you with the station, I will do what I can to register an opposing viewpoint with the station.  Just let me know what I can do.  It is people like Martina that has made this country into the “crybaby, don’t hurt my feelings” mess that we now have.

Sandy

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Hello Mark!

I'm not a fat, white, anti-government male, but I am a white, somewhat woman and I listen to you EVERY day!

I listened to Martina's letter and then I went back and read it.  For someone who hates you, Martina has a commanding handle on the dates, times and "facts" of when you said what you said, the dates and times of your topics of conversation down to what your Radio Show Starts Off With!  She must be a MAJOR Fan!  Like I said, I listen EVERY Single Day (via the Internet By the Way) and even I didn't realize your show started with "No Habla Espanol"!  Ha ha, I guess some people are more sensitive than others and that just goes to prove that Miss Martina has a chip on her shoulder and was LOOKING for something to complain about.  She probably listened to your show all January long with a pencil and paper, taking notes, just so she could write that ignorant letter! Some people will never learn!

Keep up the good job from this White, Slightly OverWeight, 38 Year Old, Educated White Woman who does not feel incited to over throw the government, even when your radio Show is On!

Thanks for all you do!

Beverly

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Couldn't get through to you but wanted to respond to the email from Martina.  The first thing I do when I get off of work is turn on your show, I love it!  Yeah sometimes you sounds a little angry but a lot of us are right now.  Its so nice to be able to turn on the radio and hear there are others, like you, who feel the same way and are not afraid to talk about it.  She's another example of one of those who can't stand others to have different opinions than her.  She's probably all for the Fairness Doctrine.   Don't give it up, your great!!!!

 

Amy  

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Mark,

Martina is so far out of touch – the resistance movement is alive and well !

And your listeners are not just WHITE MALES - I am a white female who loves to crank up rock music, absolutely love your bumpers, am a small business owner, love to hunt and fish and most of all . . .

I LOVE YOUR SHOW

Keep up the great work !

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Mark, She forgot to mention when you speak in a tuff tone about those of us that live on the monthly payments that is payed by you in our social security disability checks......just because we can't work due to a disability..........  

My apologies for bein a cripple........tisk, tisk, tisk....... Someone that still get's it....and appreciates it..... Jeff

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Martina seems to have no life, she is probably a mixture of all of the 
above. Way to give it back to her, keep it up.

Sent from iPhone

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Martina needs to get a grip and has ENTIRELY too much time on her hands!  Keep up the great work!

Syd

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Gotta love listeners like Martina! What a loser!

Keep up the good work, from an old fat gay dude! ( there are a few of us out here, how did you think you stayed off the top 25 OKC GLBT Enemies list??) It's a super secret election, you know, followed by a parade and a party! hahahaha!

and no, no names here, there is a secret Mark Shannon gay dude fan club in OKC, and we could all be at risk for a drive-by slappin' !

thanks for the laughs!