It is not a big secret that calling a black caller the “N-word” 11 times was going to get radio industry veteran Dr. Laura Schlessinger in a bit of trouble. Dr. Laura is now part of history. And the heat in that kitchen is apparently too much, because “Dr. Laura quits” headlines are everywhere.
Dr. Laura doesn’t want the radio show anymore
PopEater reports that the only thing keeping Dr. Laura here nevertheless is that her contract has yet to expire. The conservative radio relationship diva told CNN’s “Larry King Live” that she’s making the move because she “wants to regain her First Amendment rights.”. Schlessinger did once believe that Howard Stern needed those rights taken away from him.
Dr. Laura thinks this is really an empowering move on her part.
“I want to be able to say what’s on my mind and in my heart and what I think is helpful and useful without somebody getting angry – some special interest group deciding this is a time to silence a voice of dissent and attack affiliates and sponsors,” she told King.
Schlessinger apologized to employers
The doctor says she “wasn’t dissing anybody” although she does apologize for using the N-word. The production company for Dr. Laura has claimed they are just letter her “pursue opportunities” rather than work with them. Schlessinger also has just lost two major sponsors, General Motors and Motel 6.
The next part of the Dr. Laura quits
TMZ reports that Dr. Laura has played the quitter card before. She almost had her own CBS TV talk show in 1999. She needed first for Howard stern to stop talking bad about her on his show with a “muzzle” of some sort. CBS didn’t like that condition. After that happened, Paramount took on Dr. Laura for a TV show momentarily. . 170 advertisers wouldn’t advertise the show anymore with the StopDrLaura.com campaign. Dodge left eventually for Dr. Laura.
PopEater
popeater.com/2010/08/18/dr-laura-schlessinger-leaving-radio/
TMZ
tmz.com/2010/08/18/dr-laura-schlessinger-radio-tv-quit-larry-king-howard-stern/
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Schlessinger
Dr. Laura tells wives to ‘get under your men’
youtube.com/watch?v=_mvm7moVvSs
