Mike McConnell ranted on and on about deaf people on his radio talk show… in Texas?
Our Mike McConnell of Kokonut Pundit blog? Actually no, it’s not really him. It’s the other Mike McConnell, the hearing radio talk show host in Texas. Mike the Kokonut was kind enough to share with me about this other Mike McConnell and his anti-deaf people subject on his radio show.
You follow me on this? Read his blog, transcripts from the radio show provided.
I know Vincent Sabino. A great guy, upstanding and professional, who loves going to the Cooper Stadium and watch his beloved Buckeyes play on the gridiron, but still needed captioning to understand who is saying what and what is being said, especially what the head referee would say after a yellow flag is thrown or a replay review on a crucial play. It’s really dumb for Mike (not you, Mike 
) to suggest that Vincent is one of the pushy deaf people. That’s nonsense. Deaf people shouldn’t have to rely on their hearing relatives to tell them who said what all the times, they should enjoy any event without having to be obliged to help out. Especially large football game events, with loud crowds and actions on the field. It’s only a matter of time and technology catching up that’s greatly benefiting the deaf now.
Then the other Mike ranted on that deaf people shouldn’t drive on the roads because they cannot hear? All because he took issue with some law prohibiting the wearing of a headphones while driving? That’s pretzel logic talking.
Our Mike contacted the other Mike to discuss about that anti-deaf people rant. We’ll look forward to that follow-up.
So hattip to Kokonut.
02/18/2010 at 6:30 PM
Yeah, that Mike McConnell ranted negatively about deaf people. So, what are you going to do about it, folks?
02/18/2010 at 11:26 PM
Btw, contacting Mike McConnell to make your voices known and a chance to address certain issues brought up by him may give us an opportunity here by emailing or expressing your thoughts in McConnell’s own forum. After all it was Mike McConnell who stirred the pot.
Er…… um….
02/19/2010 at 1:04 AM
He’s an idiot. It doesn’t matter what any one of us will do. He’s entitled to his views and anyone that agrees with him is just as much of an idiot as he is. Ain’t anything he says is going to make my life any harder.
Besides….he’s from Texas right? Figures. No wonder I don’t like them rednecks. They’re idiots. After letting it out (my expression, not anger), I feel grand. Ain’t nothing more for me to do. What is there for us to do anyway? Start a protest? lol He ain’t worth it. To be clear, the one I think is an idiot is the Mike from Texas, not the deaf Mike. As they say, everything is BIGGER in Texas…I suppose that makes this Mike McConnell the biggest Idiot ever….the one from Texas, that is. Geesh. Talk about twisting tongues, more like twisting Mikes.
02/19/2010 at 2:16 AM
This is an interesting post. It was a really good read. Keep up the good work.