I am so happy and proud that Jessica McBride is standing up for herself against media bullies who are getting it all wrong. Jessica was recently releasd from her position as evening talk show host at 620 WTMJ, and their story keeps changing.

The worst part of all of this is idiots in the media comparing Jessica to Don Imus or Michael McGee Sr. Let’s get this straight. Jessica did a piece on her show, in which she asked a non-existent guest (Eugene Kane) if he now thinks there’s a violent crime crisis in Milwaukee after the murder of an inncoent little girl.

Tim Cuprisin had the nerve to compare Jessica to McGee, a man who regularly used the N word and who hurled vile insults at anyone in his path. His latest stunt was applauding the tragic death of another radio show hosts’s mother. Cuprisin also compared her to Don Imus, who used a racial slur on the radio.

Wake up! What Jessica did was nothing like these men did, and in fact she is to be commended for drawing attention to an issue (violent crimes in the city) that needs to be discussed.

Jessica says in her blog post:

PR 101
Don’t put someone in a position where they have to defend their honor and reputation.

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Furthermore, PR 101B.
If you are going to put someone with a prominent blog in a position where they have to defend their honor and reputation, don’t keep endlessly switching your story in emails to upset listeners, putting said blogger in the annoying position of having to defend her honor all over again and hacking off upset listeners more because they see through the shell game. And don’t switch the stories in writing because your emails will probably end up in the hands of the talk show host with the huge megaphone across town. Oh, and don’t copy the person with the blog on some of the emails with switching stories.

I admire Jessica and her work, and I praise her for being willing to discuss and expose unpleasant issues that need to be talked about.

tracy coenen