Mike Malloy

Michael D. Malloy is an American journalist and liberal radio talk show, host of The Mike Malloy Show, syndicated by Air America Radio. Malloy first gained popularity with a radio audience when his program was syndicated between October 2000 to Feburary 2004 on the now defunct I.E. America Radio Network. The Mike Malloy Show features monologues, guest interviews, muscial interludes and listeners' calls. Prior to his radio program, Malloy was a news writer with the Cable News Network from 1984 to 1987. His wife, Kathy Bay, is the show's Executive Producer. While his on the air style features of variety of moods and themes, he is well known for his mocking, ad hominem, relentless satire and polemical criticisms of -- U.S. Republican Party, George W. Bush, right wing Christians, politicians (especially rightist conservatives and neo-conservative), racists and homophobes. Malloy is unabashedly political and following the the 2004 U.S. presidential elections with the defeat of John Kerry and the victory of George W. Bush, Malloy made public that he was changing his political party affiliation, leaving the Democratic Party -- which in his opinion had become weak and docile in comparison to the Republican Party -- in favor of becoming a registered independent. Malloy is known for being challenging and even abrasive and impatient with rightist callers with whom he pulls no punches.

Trademark catch-phrases

Malloy is frequently heard employing a number of catch phrases that have become trademarks of his style, among them are:
  • "Have I mentioned, tonight, how much I hate these people?" a recurring phrase he uses when referring, variously, to supporters of the Republican Party, neo-cons, right wing conservatives, racists, fascists and the like. Listeners of the program understand this to be ribald humor and not hate speech.
  • The Bush Crime Family - referring to Bush political family including George W. Bush, his father, George H.W. Bush, Jeb Bush and other members of the family.
  • The flying monkey right - referring to the right wing media pundits
  • The giggling killer - referring to George W. Bush and what Malloy maintains is Bush's tendency to giggle arbitrarily when answering even difficult questions or facing critique
  • President Bunny Pants, Too-stupid-to-be-president- referring to George W. Bush
  • Simple Scotty - referring to White House press secretary Scott McClellan
  • The Pig Man (and his parrot) - referring to conservative radio talk show hosts Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity
  • Truth seekers - referring loyal listeners of the show

External link

Malloy, Mike

 

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