Black racists

I'm sure most people outside of Milwaukee have never heard of Michael McGee. As of right now, he is a black radio talk show host, who last week said some rather nasty things concerning a rival white talk show host:

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.

McGee's statements here are vile. Michelle Malkin has the latest news on him -- apparently he has been "suspended." Permanently? Yeah, right.

But as vile as his comments were, I have a tough time getting worked up about them. You see, I remember McGee's statemnts from his old job -- as Milwaukee city alderman. Where his business suit was actually Fidel Castro-style army fatigues. Where he said things that are, in my opinion, far worse.

Way back when I was in college -- I'm thinking 1989 or 1990, but don't hold me to it -- McGee demanded more money from the city council for his inner city district. If he didn't get it, he said, he was going to send criminals into "nice, white neighborhoods" to shoot them up.

That wasn't my term -- that was used by WLW talk show host Mike McConnell to describe McGee's statements. McConnell was one of two people I remember discussing them -- the other was an idiot for the Ohio State student newspaper, the Lantern, who actually supported McGee.

Don't ask me for the exact quote from McGee. I Googled it and couldn't find it. But I remember the story. And the lack of outrage -- or even coverage -- that it received.

When the DC sniper story came about a few yers ago, my first thought was of Michael McGee.

Make that Michael McGee, Sr. His son now has his old alderman seat. And is just as bad as his father.

But I guess my question is, how is his celebration of an individual's personal tragedy worse than threatening to send snipers into white neighborhoods?