It is now going to be my personal mission to work with my fellow bloggers to get Michael McGee, Sr. and his son - Michael Jackson/McGee, Jr. - or whatever the hell his real name is kicked off the air and out of Milwaukee politics.
His homophobic, race-baiting radio rants coupled with his son's underhanded legal activity (he's got TWO legal names, two Social Security Numbers and drivers' licenses), his son's ill treatment of women (he threatened to kill his pregnant mistress in court, after perjuring himself and denying he'd had an affair with her), and his son's outlandish behavior (he was arrested for disturbing the peace after loitering outside a Blockbuster video, in a neighborhood where robberies are prominent, at the wee hours of the morning; he recently called for groups to throw bricks at cars in his district to...combat speeding).
Unfortunately, these two have gotten away with a lot of - no, all - of this behavior. McGee (Jackson), Jr. even survived a recall election (he's an Alderman in Milwaukee). This, sadly, speaks volumes about the political climate in Milwaukee - people like the McGees are looked to as "leaders" in a community rife with violence, family strife, and racial tensions. They do nothing to help the people of the community. In fact, they embrace the violence, strife, and racial tensions (which are often played up) and continue allowing Milwaukee neighborhoods to spiral.
But last night, the most despicable story was broken by Patrick at Badger Blogger, and followed up by Real Debate Wisconsin. And it involves the McGees.
On Tuesday, I wrote about the death of Charlie Sykes mother. It was a tragic death (she died of smoke inhalation we've recently learned), and she was considered by all who really knew her (I didn't) to be a lovely, wonderful woman who led a full life. She was 87 years old.
Yesterday morning, on his show, McGee Sr. went on a rant that celebrated the death of Mrs. Sykes.
Channel 12 WISN picked up the story this morning, and has quotes from the rant:
"Mother Sykes, she dead. To me it's the vengeance of God. I ain't got no tears. Matter of fact a woman that would have a fool like that deserve whatever is coming her. She raised a sure enough idiot"
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"My instincts say Charlie Sykes killed his momma, cuz she live out in this big palace in Mequon all isolated. He got tired of waiting for her money."
There's no love loss between Sykes and the McGees, whose show is on at the same time Sykes' is.
But this crosses the line. Many (nay, all) of the liberal commentors I row with in comboxes not only expressed shock and sadness at the Sykes' family loss, they've expressed absolute disgust at the inappropriate, hateful, and possibly (read: highly likely) slanderous comments McGee Sr. said on his show.
This needs to stop. NOW.
I'm not really going to write much more about it here, but keep an eye on Badger Blogger and Real Debate Wisconsin to get more info about what we can do to get these horrible people off the air and out of Milwaukee politics.
I'm so frustrated and disgusted, I don't even know what else I can say...
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