Wednesday, March 16, 2011

John and Ken attack community colleges

John and Ken, opining. 
March 16, 2011: The website for the Community College League of California (CCLC) features comments by well-known President/CEO Scott Lay. Evidently, the feature is called “A Defining Moment.”
     In today’s DM, Lay describes the latest rant of notoriously rabble-rousing louts “John and Ken” of KFI radio:
     Community colleges are a "scam" serving "parasites."
     That's what California's most listened-to radio hosts said during their drive time show last night. Oh, and they called our most financially challenged students—single moms transitioning from welfare to work—“parasites."
     I wish we could ignore John and Ken's drivel, but as they work to drive their ratings, they are also driving the budget conversation in Sacramento.
     Yesterday, they want on a warpath against our students and the community colleges generally (beginning at 19 minutes [here’s the link]). They started by blasting our students who rallied from Fullerton College on Monday. In talking about the students, they said:
     "The community colleges are the least useful in society . . . Community colleges are the first thing you'd cut. You're not going to get much of a job out of it."
     "The community college thing is a scam. Doesn't get you anywhere."

     Wow, that would have … been enough to get me riled up, but then they went on about me personally (beginning at 27 minutes)….
     They introduced me as a graduate of "Orange Coast College," sarcastically saying that it means that I must be a "really smart guy." (They left off UC Davis and UC Davis School of Law, which yesterday became a Top 25 law school in the US News rankings!)
     But, I could care less about what John and Ken say about me, the League or Orange Coast College. [They] went on to describe our CalWORKs students, single moms that are in the most rigorous welfare-to-work program in our state's history, as "parasites.". . .
     They generally hold their "Tax Revolt" hour at 5 pm, and you can count on them trashing public employees, students and the generally less fortunate Californians in their campaign to grow listenership. I urge you to e-mail them at johnandkenshow@kfi640.com before today's show or call 1-800-520-1534.
     After weighing in, turn your radio to NPR….

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Try and imagine the mind that listens to these gasbags. They call themselves "entertainers," as if that excuses their cynical pandering to the easily manipulated in their quest for ratings and money.

Anonymous said...

Guess WHO in the district listens to these guys?

Roy Bauer said...

Who?

Anonymous said...

The best way to get rid of Jon and Ken is to target their advertisers. If all of the people in community colleges, K-12, CSUs and UCs, state employees, etc... either voiced their concerns to the various sponsors who foot the bill for Jon and Ken or boycot the products altogether, there would be no Jon and Ken.

Anonymous said...

I think you mean "couldn't care less." Guess you aren't as think as you smart you were.

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