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Radio show host Bob Davis "apologizes" for his angry Newtown rant

So, it appears as if radio show host Bob Davis - co-host of Davis & Emmer - has apologized for his angry rant at the expense of the Sandy Hook victims in Newtown, Connecticut.

Let me first play back what sparked the controversy. Not long ago, Davis said the following on his radio show:

"And here's the other thing that drives me crazy. They trot out the victims. And I have something I want to say to the victims of Newtown, or any other shooting. I don't care if it's here in Minneapolis or anyplace else. Just because a bad thing happened to you doesn't mean that you get to put a king in charge of my life. I'm sorry that you suffered a tragedy, but you know what? Deal with it, and don't force me to lose my liberty, which is a greater tragedy than your loss. I'm sick and tired of seeing these victims trotted out, given rides on Air Force One, hauled into the Senate well, and everyone is just afraid -- they're terrified of these victims."

He added, "I would stand in front of them (the victims) and tell them, 'go to hell.'"

A few days later, Davis told his listeners this:

"I made an inappropriate comment and did not mean to criticize the families of the victims. ... I want to offer my most sincere and total apology to all the families for any further pain those words may have caused."

Read those two sets of statements over again. How on earth are the victims' families supposed to take his apology as sincere? This is what I've never understood about such "apologies." What are listeners truly supposed to believe? The lengthy rant Bob Davis went on, saying such things ad, "Deal with it, and don't force me to lose my liberty, which is a greater tragedy than your loss." and "I would stand in front of them (the victims) and tell them, 'go to hell.," or the half-arsed apology saying that he's "sincerely" sorry? The man only sounded genuine once in those two sets of comments and it wasn't in the latter one.

I'm sorry, Mr. Davis, but that disingenuous apology doesn't cut it for me, just as I'm sure it doesn't for the victims' families either. 

If you, like me, would like to see Bob Davis fired for his hateful Newtown outburst, please visit one or both of the two following sites, sign your name to the petition, and spread the word:

https://www.change.org/petitions/clear-channel-fire-bob-davis-from-the-davis-and-emmer-radio-show

http://signon.org/sign/tell-twin-cities-news



http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2013/04/bob_davis_on_davis_emmer_show_says_newtown_shooting_victims_can_go_to_hell_audio.php

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/tv/204097941.html?refer=y
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