AUDIO: Jay Severin's controversial radio comments

Jay with you 100% and more

His remarks are disgraceful. I'm glad he is being taken off the air, for sure.

Hmmmmmmm. last time I checked, it was a crime for people to enter this country illegally. So, I do not see anything wrong with call them "criminaliens". WTTK needs to get a grip!

Even though I don't really like Jay Severn, this is ridiculous. Illegal aliens are breaking the law, thus making them criminals. His combining of the two words is actually accurate.

I think he mis-spoke when he said "Mexicans". I think he meant Illegal aliens from Mexico. To lose your job over that is a bad joke. Micheal Reagan, Bill O'Reilly and others called for people to be locked up and even tortured, because they questioned the "official" 911 BS story. They were never fired for those comments.

Severin is 100% correct. he's referring to illegal immigrants, not all mexicans.
What's the problem?

wasnt that bad... it's worse that his freedom of speech was taken away

Kudos to Jay...I agree with most everything that comes out of his mouth. Freedom of speech is a right we AMERICANS all have.

He has been using the Criminaliens term for years. And its true. If you come over the border illegally you are an alien to this country and you also broke the law to do so... Criminalien makes perfect sense. Perhaps that's why liberals don't get it...

Mabye you should listen to Jason Lewis.

Severin is a low life ignoramous.

His show should be canceled. Just like you know who in the morning.

what a jerk.

Kewl I love it.. he tells the truth.. get with it folks, face reality, this country is going down the tubes. His facts are accurate. They are truth.. sorry folks, truth hurts doesn't it?

I believe Jay was exercising his freedom of speech that his father fought in WW 2 for. Why doesn't the Globe go do a story on how the CIA is mistreating islamic jihadis or how great Obama is. In the meantime, I will continue to house train my dog with your newpaper.

Jay is the balls! His ratings are the roof while NBC & CNN are barely surviving!

ARE YOU KIDDING ME GLOBE....i CANNOT WAIT UNTIL YOU GO OUT OF BUSINESS IN THE NEXT DAY.

WHY NOT PUT AL FRANKEN ON AIR AMERICA ON YOUR FRONT PAGE WHEN HE SAID THE GEORGE BUSH SHOULD OF BEEN ABORTED DURING PREGNANCY OR SHOULD BE SHOT ASSASINATED...YOU POEPLE ARE IDIOTS...

bTW WHY DON'T YOU HAVE ON YOUR FRONT PAGE THE NUMBER KILLED IN IRAQ UNDER THE BARRY OBAMA ADMIN

jay is the most unamerican person in this country I guess he never learned to respect our flag as a youngster still he has a right to say what he thinks. for this is america.

Well he's right.

Good for you, Jay, for calling it like it is!

And???? What is the problem? Does he not say these things everyday?? Why all of a sudden is the station so uptight with Jay's everyday banter?

Where is the problem?
He is paid to express his opinions.... if one doesnt like those opinions.. call in and debate him.. or dont listen!
Where is the managements backbone?? Shame on Greater Media.....

Simply disgraceful...

If these audio clips are what Jay Severin was suspended for I am shocked. FIrst of all, he is capable of saying something FAR more offensive. Secondly, what is wrong about saying something offensive about a nationality? And what is wrong about saying emergency rooms are condos for Mexicans?

I will boycott WTKK if there is not a reasonable explanation - which includes HORRIBLE "reporting" by the Boston Globe. If the words in these clips are all that WTTK had to suspend Jay then they might as well close shop. What a disgrace.

Conservative talk radio=awful.

Find someone that's a big fan and they'll go on a long rant presenting data points they heard on the show attempting to disparage you and pump up their superiority complex. What these faithful 'dittoheads' forget is that this is purely ENTERTAINMENT for the primary purpose of obtaining ad revenue, and not hard news.

Did he get suspended because of these 2 comments? this is ridicules, here is America and not Mexico or China!!!! he said the truth and nothing else. not that I like him, but I say this because of the freedom of speech. again here is America and he didn't say thing bad. hey WTKK put it him back on the Air.

What's wrong with telling the truth? This is our country, not theirs. Why are we allowing these people to clog up our hospital emergency rooms and clinics. It has come to the point that we realize that we cannot take care of the world. We can't even take care of our legals. To hell with the illegals.
It's time we started voting these bums in Washington out out out. They could care less about the average American, as they are to busy planning for re-election.
It's to bad that politicians have fallen so far into the gutter. I will never vote for an incumbent, and that's a promise. Severin hit the nail on the head. We have a country of uninformed morons voting and making decisions that greatly effect our way of life. The Constitution was designed to protect us from the government and we are losing this protection a little bit at a time and most people don't realize it.

JAY IS RIGHT ON. I DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM. HE'S BEEN SAYING THIS FOR 10 YEARS. SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH A LONG TIME AGO BUT THE TRUTH HURTS DOESN'T IT. .LAST TIME I CHECKED, MY MEDICAL WENT UP 12% IN PART THANKS TO THE CRIMINALIENS WHO GET FREE HEALTH CARE. WE'RE PAYING FOR IT..WAKE UP AMERICA...................TIRED OF IT...

I don't necessarily have a problem with the two sound bites I listened to. People are intitled to their opinions, although the theme in the United States lately seem to be one of political correctness to the point of ridiculousness. We really are becoming a metro-sexual society. I don't think the term criminaliens is incorrect. It is what it is. That's just another way of phrasing it. They are illegals after all, and they are breaking the law by sneaking into this country. Like many immigrants that have migrated to this great country, they also are carriers of diseases that in large, have been up to now, erradicated in this country. And in answer to the second sound bite, it is well known that illegals do use and abuse our medical system, and we pay the bill. I wonder what is wrong with just telling the truth about a situation that exists. One goal of this society as it exists now, seems to be to try not offending anyone, Time for some tough talk and like action to address this problem.

As much as I feel that some of the comments made by 'on air' personalities
appear harsh, there is a degree of truth in every word. Being politically correct all the time hides legimate concern. Seeing those with the ability and power to stem some of the illegal immigration and , consequently, an abuse of for one; the emercency rooms of our country and an increase of crime. do nothing is
frustrating to a lot of Americans. There is an abandonment to protect our own citizens. Comments against illegal immigration are growing. Our ancesters were immigrants, but legal ones. and look what they made of this country.
Larry

Jay's been using the word criminaliens for years with reference to all kinds of people, Mexicans & the like. 95% of what Jay speaks is the truth/fact, and the balance is mixed with his emotions/feelings about the truth. Unfortunately, some people can't handle the truth. Here's to Jay & "the best & brightest".

Jay speaks the truth. I guess the management of the station can't handle the truth. He has been using those terms for a long time. All of a sudden, because of the SWINE FLU outbreak originating from Mexico, the management gets irked? Give me a break.

what was wrong with what he said about the crime wave invading on our southern border

This is completely unreal. Illegal aliens are here illegally. That's what illegal means. It's a crime. It's criminal. They're crimaliens. It's a clever play on words, and it's factual.

Anyone that has the misfortune of going to an ER has quite possibly seen the same thing there. I have. Sure, not in Swellsley or Newton, but in your working cities, it's certainly the case.

Talking about what's going on is offensive? I'll tell you what's offensive. The Boston Globe. Please, go out of business already. Your paper and its bias offends me.

I will boycott TKK untill Jay is back! Rock on Jay!!!!

so much for the first amendment.

Aren't all stereotypes based, in some part, in reality?

It may be hurtful, but that doesn't mean it's illegal, and it doesn't mean Jay Severin should be suspended. This is pretty closed-minded of WTKK.

Further, WTKK is not exactly setting the stage for First Amendment rights. If Obama's administration (and soon new Justice) is going to set the culture that people can be fired and/or suspended for making comments that "some" see as offensive, isn't this a slippery slope that we walk? Any comment, on a politically-based talk show that offends someone will lead to dismissal? This is a scary, scary place in which we are living, then, this America of 2009. Our founding fathers would be disgusted and frightened. And to be quite honest, I am starting to be too.

and the republicans hope to regain office?

Oh my gosh not free speech..... why is everybody so sensitive? Is the United States so good that the worst thing to complain about is a man's opinion. This is absolutly out of line with freedom and the constitution. Rest in peace America!

PC at its' worst more to come.

The spiraling out of control conservative movement loses another minion.

i've heard him say worse...but glad he's gone his rants were getting wackier--verging on paranoia

This idiot has been making racist and narrow-minded remarks for years - he uses highly flawed thinking - Sophistry - more than most other shock jocks, and only other idiots actually believe him...

It just amazes me that people are persecuted for speaking facts and truths.

What happened to freedom of speech?

What took the station so long?. This man and his following of the "best and brightest" are the most hateful group of human beings in the world. I am so HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY.

Jay will be back on the air in NO TIME. This is fabulous publicity for Jay. He's laughing all the way to the bank.

I think Severin is a waste of oxygen, but I'm surprised he was suspended for these comments; he's said much worse for years.
He's a fake. He's lied about his resume, and probably about all the "models" he's dated. How long did he broadcast from his NY home before telling anyone he wasn't in Boston? Is he still in NY?
I don't know how people can listen to that negativity from him, or most of the talk show hosts. Plus, Severin is the worst for using verbal filler phrases to kill time, and he hangs up on callers who don't agree with him, not giving them a chance to respond. He's a ponderous bore.

No problem with the "criminalien" comment. In fact, Severin's been using that for years. The second comment seemed to generalize about Mexicans, and therefore could be considered "racist".

What is the problem here? 100% Accurate. I give the Globe credit for posting this. For those who want our Country to be more like Mexico...move there. Too many have suffered/died to defend and build this once great country. Now it has been lost to soft left wing policies. I must say Bush didn't do squat to stop illegals either. We have crossed the line of no return people. Go celebrate in San Francisco and Cambridge. You won....The US is now a welfare state.

This is a matter of free speech. Jay has an opinion. I happen to like his show very much for its honesty. The PC police and the Globe are after Jay- that is what is really happening. I don't think it has anything to do with comments on Mexicans.

The people not with jay are either: not paying taxes, Don't know what they pay in taxes, or have the mind set we should pay for everyone!

He is RIGHT and just said it plainly... so he needs to be punished because other countries might think something about us. When does my country look out for me?

This radio station is run by a bunch of politically correct morons. One of the reasons for screening who is allowed into the country is the prevention of the dissemination of diseases. Some in the U.S. take our healthy nation for granted.

This is a matter of free speech. Jay has an opinion - some people share it, some don't. I like his show for its insight and honesty. I think what is really happening here is that the PC police and the Globe are after Jay. The Mexican comments furnish a nice pretext for them. By the way, Jay is right and I feel he stands up for the average American. The criminaliens are not moving next door to Ted Kennedy in Hyannis or taking up space in the Democrat elite's private schools!

I'm a VERY long time listener to Jay. I'm very familiar to how he speaks of ILLEAGALS. For anybody who listens, you know that he always prefaces his comment by saying he has no problem with legal immigrant, just the illeagal ones, and how we get stuck supporting them. He is by no means a fringe player. He is straight forward and honest about his feelings. This should show by the 250 replies to the article already today.

Here's the thing...if you haven't listened to him, don't comment and condemn him. The Globe has tried to slam him in the past, and has always had to print retractions because their articles misrepresent him.

Isn't it kind of amazing that the flyover of Airforce 1 that freaked out New York never made it to page 1 of the globe, but they consider somebody speaking their mind newsworthy? You may not like what he said. It's usually uncomfortable to hear, but it's always true.

Why can you not call a spade, a spade?????

Best thing that ever happen, Jay Severin is simply the most hateful person.
Regarding the rating, I don't know any sponsor that would like sell products to the type of people who listen to his radio station. He crossed the line everytime. I remember hearing in his radio that he proposed shooting Mexicans at the border. Can someone tell me if this language is protected? .
I chose not to do

IT'S JUST JAY BEING JAY! GET HIM BACK ON THE Air!!!!!!

I LOVE Jay's show....one of the few people who tell it as it is on the radio.
AND the "guy in the morning" is just as accurate.

Liberals just don't like the truth exposed. Truth hurts.

I'm behind Jay 110%

I don't see much difference between the term "illegal alien" and the word "criminalien". It's just a cutesy way of saying the same thing.

Severin was clearly referring to aliens crossing the border illegally. But the tactic of the P.C. libs is to conflate the terms "alien" and "illegal alien", just as they do with "stem cell research" and "embryonic stem cell research". That is simply dishonest, but something I've come to expect.

Jay, I'm with you all the way!!!! Shame on WTKK for taking away your constitutional rights.

Severin (sometimes) makes reasonable points in an unreasonable way. That having been said, the illegal immigrants (including Mexicans) are causing damage to our health-care system, our educational system, and our national economy, all while creating a permanent under-class of non-english-speaking laborers whose continuing presence casts doubt on the legitimacy and potential of LEGAL immigrants. Severin is being punished for being outrageous, but he is also being punished for being on the "wrong" side of this issue.

Suspending Jay Severin is another example of the media and liberals trying to take away right wing freedom of speach. It is okay for someone like Jay Leno to make fun of right wing conservatives like G. Bush, Dick Cheney, Rush Limbaugh or any right winger. They can be called stupid, immoral or anything degrading, but don't say anything about the liberals pets like illegal immigrants. I have yet to hear any comedian or liberal media type person put down anything the present administration has done.

Imagine... he dared to speak the truth. How disgraceful, eh Bobbe?

It is amazing to me that this crude, homophobic, racist has any sponsors. One would conclude they share his misanthropic point of view.

He was NOT suspended for those comments, he was suspended because he teased a story about Imus.

Whatever, Jay is minor league, check out Guy From Boston on You Tube, now that is some edgy material! But anyway, like Jay likes to say, let the marketplace decide. My personal opinion is that Jay likes to blow hot air out his behind; I can only listen to him for maybe two minutes before changing the dial. Jay doesn't seem to have too much to say, his ratings most likely will go way down, and that will be the real reason for his future "reassignment to Rochester." hehe

A right-wing hater has a bottomless cesspool for a mind. The station has every right to control their image as defined by their employees. This is an issue of commerce not of individual rights. If he wants to stand on the corner of Beacon and Charles Streets and say all of this he certainly can. If the station feels one of its employees is damaging its integrity (already in question by hiring him) it can suspend or fire anyone that it employs providing it is not because of something (s)he cannot control, i.e. ageism (too old), racism (not the "right" color), sexism (not the right gender), homophobia, etc. There will always be people who are so paranoid that they believe they are overwhelmed by life and all that it brings, as many posters here prove. Is there an immigration problem? Of course there is, but to vilify or dehumanize and/or denigrate an entire population is an act of verbal terrorism that could incite the feeble-minded to intentions and acts inappropriate to the situation. Remember the Palin - McCain rallies and the calls to kill our current president? Aside from Native Americans, every American is from immigrant stock, legal or otherwise.

Keep speaking out Jay - 1st amendment rights!!

Jay has been using the term "criminaliens" for years! This is political correctness coming from greater media! Instead of standing behind a controversial personality or show (example: south park) the company gets a couple of complaints and yanks him off the air. Rush Limbaugh is just as controversial, I don't see too many stations suspending his show!
Love or hate Jay, when he returns, this will only improve his ratings!

I am a LEGAL immigrant and I resent ILLEGAL immigrants stealing their way into the country while went through the pain and duration of doing things LEGALLY. If you don't like what Jay has to say, tune to a different station.

He sure loves the sound of his own voice, don't he? He ropes the rubes in like he actually cares. It really doesn't matter what distinctions he tries to tack onto the ethnic group, does it? if the illegals were a bunch of Irish construction workers, you know that there would be hell to pay if they were slandered.

Jay's employer has the right to suspend him for what they consider over the line, that is not a violation of free speech or the constitution folks. It would be a problem if the GOVERNMENT censored him, not his employer.

I often think that Jay is over the line, but based on the 2 clips I'm not seeing suspension material. He's used the same phrasing numerous times, it's nothing new. And I happen to agree with him, there ARE illegal immigrants crossing the border every day and there ARE emergency rooms full of illegal immigrants seeking care.

He is correct with his comments. The illegal aliens are criminaliens and are taken away all resources from the legal residents and citizerns of the U.S. Illegals never contribute to the success of this Country. The liberals are always trying to take our First Amendment rights. Keep it up Jay!!!!!!!!! The true has to prevail.

Freedom of speech only goes so far as your sponsors. He can say it in a public square, but he probably wouldn't 'cause there's no money in it.

howDARE...he...speak...so...freely!...i...think...the...same...way?....but...i...thought...
this...was...illlegal...hate...speech...oh...they...did....yank...him...off..the...air...
and...condemn...him.....AMERICA....IS....STILL...ENSLAVED...BY....THE...."PC"...
POLICE....those...people..at...radio...station....BUNCH..OF...COWARDS

I've heard Severin make that reference 100 times! Why suspend now?
You don't have to agree with what he says but it's a counterpoint that's needed. If I don't like what he's saying I exercise my right to "change the station!"

This suspension is racist and oversteps the boundry under Article 19.

I do not find that offensive. To the contrary, calling them criminal aliens is factual.

i have no idea why these comments are in question.

the 5,000 mexicans jumping the border each day are committing a crime (illegal aliens)...criminal aliens. this is not an opinion. its a fact. why is this a controversial statement?

likening er's to "essentially condos for mexicans" is an attempt at humor but his point is well taken.

wow. when our society has become so p.c.that you cant even mention facts on the air, society no longer is a free one...

wow

This country has gone so far to be politically correct we are giving it away. We need more of us to speak about the injustice going on with our "Good ole boys" in Washington. WE need to clean house and have term limits, otherwise it will just get worse by giving them a license, education and the right to vote.........why be legal?

This is typical Severinese. He's an absolute hater and egocentric bore, but he's always been this way. WTTK has all his past shows available to review. He's never been any different. They know he says these things, yet they keep him on the air. They hired him knowing this was his style. "Criminaliens" is a clever way to describe the criminal activity of aliens coming into another country illegally. Why haven't Sevarino's bigoted words describing African-Americans, Women, Gays, Muslims etc been enough to suspend or fire him in times past? Ratings? It's the enabler, WTTK, that needs to take the hit here. If it were an issue of sexual harrassment, and the employer knew it was going on, but did nothing to stop the activity; it would be libal for sanctions and law suits. Let's have a list of belittling Severinese utterances and see what actions were/ were not taken and why. Does WTTK think a little time off is going to change the zebra's stripes? No, they hope it will pacify the FCC until they can bring Jimmy back to rile up the listenership. WTTK: A Frequency that Cares.

Jay is a Patriot. Always has been. What is disgraceful is that 96.9 would take him off the air because of scare tactics from sponsors saying they will not run ads anymore because of his comments. This should be a lesson to us all that freedom of speach No Longer Exists. The King's News, we as a socialist country now welcome you. Thanks Mr. O.

illigals are really "criminalien" because they always have their hand in my pokcet and yours to get benifit and nowthey are the point that I even want to change America and its freedom of speech.

I agree wholeheartedly with Jay's comments about these illegal immigrants who have no respect for the law. Only in America, do we seek to punish people for speaking the truth.
The borders should have been closed due to the 20 - 30 million illegal immigrants being here in the first place. Now every single state in the nation has a problem with illegals not just the border states. They do not follow our laws, they do not learn our language, they do not respect our society but do expect for us to pay for their medical, welfare, housing, and education, both public and college. When they do earn money they do not keep it in our economy but send it to Mexico or whatever country they are from.

Why in the hell do you think that California is in such a bad situation right now? If California goes bankrupt who do you think will pay off most of that debt? PEOPLE FROM OTHER STATES!!!

He's out of order shame on him!

Since when do we fire people for telling the truth? Stay strong jay!!

JAY PUTS THE PEDAL TO THE METAL, IN REGARDS TO ILLEAGAL IMMIGRANTS. HE ,S NOT A POLITICIAN!!!!! SAYS IT LIKE IT IS. THEY ARE ILLEAGAL PERIOD!! IT MATTERS NOT THEIR RACE- COUNTRY-ETC-ETC. WHAT TRUELY MATTERS IS :ARE THEY ILLEAGAL. HARRY SEABROOK NH.

I served in the service for the right to have freedom of speech, right to live in a land of the free, etc. What I am seeing and hearing are the VERY MINORITIES in the state and country running the country. I don't alway agree with Jay and when I don't I turn it off - but to shut him down for the truth you may as well bring Jazz back on.

Any of you who applaud this right wing Nazi do not understand what freedom of speech is...his is not protected speech as it is intended to incite and inflame. His anger boileth over because he can't stand that others who do not look like him are becoming more enfranchised in the American way. That is after all what our country is about. Yeah, some "patriot" he is." Say Jay, what kind of name IS Severin anyway?" :)

Ok, since when has it been bad to call people who are here ILLEGALLY illegal? WTH people. These are bad comments? And we shouldn't say the govt is wrong when it is?

Do we live in Russia?

WTTK needs to get a grip and bring Jay back. And so does the boston globe!

He was speaking the truth, Where the illegals move in, crime and sickness and welfare rates increase while property values and educational quality go down. We dont mind supporting our own but we should not be forced to support an invasive blight on our nation. GO JAY!!!!!!!!

Hey Jimmy Z, speaking the truth is not a subjective thing; just because you want it to be true doesn't make it so. Most enlightened people want evidence. Ah, and that is where your "truth" falls short. There is no evidence that even a significant portion of Mexican immigrants are criminals. Any Mexicans the subject of even that last 50 stories about murders that you read? Clark Rockefeller? Or the Craigslist killer? You're just using this "Jay's telling the truth" defense to cover up your own not-so-subtle racism because you have...no...evidence.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech. It's call the First Amendment. Maybe WTKK should read up on the U.S. Constitution.
Once again, we're offending the rights of criminalien...Oh wait, "criminalien" DON'T HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS !!
For those who were offened by Jay, just turn off your radio and move to Russia. Jay, like me is 100% AMERICAN !!!

We need more Jay Severin's and folks like him to run for office and get elected! Go Jay!

Jay has the guts to say on air what many of his listeners (including me) know to be true. Nothing he has said can be proven to be untrue, and although his words may be inflammatory, they are technically correct. I'm disappointed that 96.9/wtkk has allowed itself to be bullied into suspending Jay. I for one will no longer be listening to 96.9 if this turns into anything more than a day or two of Jay being off air, not because I am a supporter of Jay, but because how can I ever believe in the integrity of anyone put on the air by 96.9 after this?
How will I know that free speech isn't being suppressed because someone complained?

Jay is a bigot racist just like everyone else in America....I am a white American born and raised in Boston.. and very proud of it......Freedom of speech is great, but you need to be careful how you word things.... My wife is Mexican , we have 3 beautiful kids, they are half mexican. If he was knocking Italians and Irish , Polish, Etc what would ya say then......

Lets hope I don't see my buddy Jay walking down the street.

If libturds hate it, you know it must be great! Stick to your guns, Jay. You speak nothing but the truth.

It is always hilarious to see on hear 'Jay is right', or 'What has he done wrong?'

How can anyone defend his comments to quote:
"Emergency rooms are condos for mexicans' or ' Mexicans are leeches'

It is shameful on his behalf and to all of you who still wonder what he did wrong to defend this B grade political hack.

You can't jusrt denigrate ANY ethnicity and he has been doing that with muslims and mexicans. In 2004 he said we should kill all muslims and he didnt learn from that. He calims we should bomb somalia like everyone is somalia is a pirate.

Shame of all of you who defneds him. That is not freedom of speech; get over it; he incites hatte and I know that his base love those so of course Jay can't do wrong. He knew his limits and he blew it. WTKK has every right as an employer to impose their standards. Jay can't be just nice about something he has to get downright racial. Imagine how it reflects on WTKK and their sponsors just having one of their employee behaving in such a way, it would be bad. So everything aside he got what he derserved ..end of story. Defend his commnets and shame on you.

Right behind you Jay! Keep fighting the good fight!

Boycott Jay and all the companies that PAY him to read their ads.

Go Jay ... You're absolutely right! The truth hurts ... especially if you're a left wing lunatic, having long ago suspended any common sense you might once have had and employed in the interests of ensuring pestilence and poverty equally for one and all. We've left that southern border open and undefended for far too long. As a would-be "Presidental Advisor" once said in one of his 'sermons' , the chckens (swine?) have come home to rooost (or in this case wallow?!).

Let's see..... You break into my home and your a criminal. If you break into the country your an illegal Alien. So I think a "criminalien" is an appropriate term.

This is the "fairness doctrine" in action

History is full of those that spew hate towards minorities and those of differing ethnicities. Jay is just another addition to the list. ... Just a thought, do you think you can identify others among the respondents to this blog?

I am contacting all of the WTKK advertisers right now to inform them I will NOT use their services until Jay is reinstated. WE HAVE THE POWER!!!!

What's wrong with his comments? Anyone who enters the country illegaly is, by definition, a criminal. Are there any exceptions at all?

Maybe we should boycott the station's advertisers because this anti-free speech suspension is offensive to all listeners with an intact brain stem.

While I almost never agree with him, I've enjoy Jay's show because it forces me to come up with sound reasoning for my own personal stance on issues.

He's way over the top... if you're an avid listener and disagree with that, then you're living in your own world. However, I'm sure I can speculate that the station has put up with it for years because he's a HIT. Who doesn't love controversy? Jay brings it everyday! So I'm not sure what is *new* about these brief remarks... or what fueled enough furor to result in an indefinite suspension this time around!?!?! Maybe someone prominent was listening in during this particular show? Who knows? You can bet it amounted to money and sadly (or ironically) Jay finds himself in the same seat as his former icon, Don Imus.

Be it as it may, I am not sure the suspension was warranted (even though I detest most of what Jay says and he often makes my stomach churn). I'd rather hear the devil speak to my face than have him cut me off at the ankles while I'm not looking (not calling Jay the devil, it's just a metaphor).

And for all you "This is a violation of the First Amendment" people... you guys are laughable. I'm sure most of you have never been to law school, let alone read the COTUS... The First Amendment ONLY bars SOME government (federal, state, and municipal) action which infringes upon someone's freedom of speech. Last I looked, WTKK isn't anything close to a government entity... Speech isn't free people... read the COTUS and be informed!

jw.

I don't listen to Jay, I am from St.. Louis. What struck my attention was the fact that free speech is only permissible if you are talking about white americans. You can call us anything you want and it is ok. Here in Missouri we have HUGE problems with the ILLEGAL aliens, nowadays you can't say one bad thing about and ILLEGAL but they are using up billions, maybe trillions now of dollars in our schools, hospitals, welface, food stamps and crime. BUT! They are new voters for Democrats. So the Globe doing this is perfectly understandable but not in fairness and first ammendment rights.

What he said about the Fairness Doctrine just may be coming true. Watch out M Graham you may be next. I will no longer listen to TKK if those in management bend to these PC fools and not allow Jay to continue informing us all

As our economy keeps falling,hating has become the norm. Ever wonder how Hitler got to power????? By hating than killing innocent men,woman and children.

Looks like a rouse, the station must be looking to cut the bigger contracts and save money. So lets create a reason for termination. Anyone been there in the working world? This audio provides ZERO wrong doing, nothing vulgar or discriminatory here with the exception of the globes complicity in this game of smoke and mirrors.

Jay says things in an over the top way but he is essentially right. Free speech is being stifled by this new PC/democratic/news media control of information in this country. This does not reflect the main thinking in this country and that is why your paper is failing and the Herald is alive and well. Maybe you should ask BO for a bail out!

Way to go Jay. Say it like it is. You are right. You always have been right. This is just another way to take away our freedoms. Anybody who has listened to you consistantly knows that you are a true American and have always made the distinction between criminal immigrants and legal immigrants. You treat all with the respect they deserve. If the left does not want to hear the truth, they can turn on NPR or any of the networks or read the Times or the Globe.

Haven't you figured out that Jay, while correct in his assessment, is also a showman? The word so offensive, "criminaliens", is now commonly used.

Mexican condo? One, it was a joke. Two, have you been to the emergency room in any large metropolitan area recently.

A lot of people like to listen to Jay. If you're not one of them turn off your radio.

Who got to Who ? Scary creeping censorship...where is the "transparency" ?

...It's a promulgated fact that Democratic leadership wants to enact laws that will weaken Talk Show Hosts that in their opinion "castigate" them.

....This latest censorship action weakens all Talk Show Hosts + Any other citizen who speaks out the unwanted-hurtful-TRUTHS which Democrats don't want to be "Transparent".
.....I applaud Severon for his courage in speaking out TRUTHS when he knows that that "Powers-above-him" are continuing to look for an excuse to silence him & other Talk-show-hosts.

While I support his courage & right of free speech, I do believe Severon would get even more regular listeners & sponsors if he tones down his language e.g....
... Sometimes I learn from Severon's expert analysis...others times he makes me puke with his narrow minded "Liberatarion-like" opinions, his self-righteous interpretation of the Constitution, and especially his "pimp-like" playing around on the air with women who call in... seemingly for his own benefit & enjoyment.
Sincerely, Joe
.....However

@ WTTK
I will be listening to WRKO until Jay is returned to the airwaves.
Truth is the ultimate defense.

A quick tutorial on critical thinking as a I believe Mr. Severin most of supporters need a little help in this area. He is correct that illegal immigration is wrong. He is correct that the US is dealing with the problem correctly. If he had left it there he would be gainfully employed right now.
However, his comments are clearly mean spirited; offensive to Mexican's (and I would argue all rational humans); and intended to incite the passions of an unsophisticated audience. His ire should be focused on the Red Blooded Americans's who hire illegal aliens, exploit workers and cheat the government from tax revenue. These are the true criminals.
Economics 101: Eliminate the demand and you will eliminate the supply. Why isn't anyone calling for jail time for the entrepreneurs and managers that are engaging in criminal activity by paying illegal immigrants under the table? Where is the outrage?
It is time for those who are outraged to contact your local college and enroll in micro and macro-economics courses. Sorry to say it, but Severin and his supporters seem ignorant. They see the effect, but not the cause. Call your congressman and encourage the government to impose a $100K fine on any company hat knowingly hires illegals. Then, see how quickly the problem ends.

The swine flue breakout is just an excuse for disparaging talk
from this bozo. Free speech laws don't make him any less disgusting.
Women with moustaches and VD? Beautiful.

Those who cross the border illegally are crimals and aliens. What the heck is the problem. And aren't the emergency being used freely by these same illegals? Again, what's the issue here, other than the truth?

Jay is a worthless piece of slime. Most likely the disease is due to agribusiness overcrowding factory farms to make a buck,. But Jay exploits the pandemic to spout his racist conservative filth. Like most conservatives he delights in kicking people on the bottom with no power. Conservatives are the greatest cowards who ever lived.

Jay didn't say anything more offensive this week than in weeks past. Stay tuned... my guess is there's more to this story!

Ha ha those comments were hilarious and spot on... I think they should bring him over to WEEI to work w/ Jerry Callahan....

WTKK has its own free speech right too, you morons. That means, it can say to Jimmy S. " Hey, you ugly mug, that crap you said is not good box office. So screw. " That's THEIR right. They own the soapbox. Jay has not lost a right to free speech. He lost a job. Get a grip.

What was Ayn Rand in her day? Accepted?
All the way Jay.

why are you conservidiots complaining about a loss of freedom of speech? he was free to say what he did, he is still free to speak his mind. its just his employers are intelligently reacting to his stupidity because they are trying to run a business and decided its bad business to keep him on the air, rightly so.

jay I say that too screw the mexicains, shut down the borders keep them out america doe not need them, they do use up the emergency room like its there condo's, drive with out any license or insurance (lol if they ever get a ticket, they never show up in court!), our schools are full of them but do they learn to speak english???????? nooooooooo I say screw the illegals we don't need them bring back jay!!!!!!!

This is DISGRACEFUL! Just the beginning of the of the Liberal's Fairness Doctrine! This is America and free speech is in the text of the First Amendment. Wake up WTKK!!

Bring back jay!!!!! way to tell it like it is

Hmmmmm, I wonder, would Mr. J call the thousands of illegal europeans and canadians in this country "criminaliens", I doubt it.

I don't personally know the man, but the kind of invective, diatribe and filth that he spews smacks of racism and it definitely does nothing to push civilization progressively. In other words, in the scheme of things, Mr J is a mite on a tick on a worm feasting on a decaying feral animal's corpse.

Having said that he does have the right to spew his filth, however, the radio station also has the right to not have it on because they have a responsibility to the community at large, and they have exercised this right. Think of the classic line: freedom of speech doesn't mean you can scream FIRE in a movie theater.

Mr J, lulls his audience into thinking they are "in" with him, that they have some special knowledge that no one else is privy to. At least the gullible in his audience will think that, which I fear is a majority. And this is where the problem comes in. Mr. J is a "smart" man, he knows what he's doing, it's all about ratings. So he riles up those of his audience that eat up his every word like it's the gospel of god, and since they are the few "best and brightest" then gospel becomes prophesy which only they are in on. Please!

It's not surprising that there are people right on this comment site writing things like "truth hurts". First it points to the long way this country has to go to eradicate racism, despite having a black president. Has anyone writing these statements or has Mr J himself met and/or been around Mexicans or any dark person not from this country? I ask you, do you really think that all of them are criminals and have VD and are dirty? If so, then why do many hire them to be near their family? Who would hire a dirty, VD infested criminal to work at their own house or farm, near one's family?

The truth is Mr J will probably come back on the radio because he makes money for the station but what price does the community pay? Is anyone learning anything of worth from this kind of talk that you can't learn by reading a book?

I guess not in a text-messaging-gotta-have-it-now-Mc-twitter-I-don't-wanna-know society. I weep for America!

These comments aren't any more controversial than anything he's said daily (even hourly) for the past several years on his radio show. Why now? He's made the same comments and used the same verbage repeatedly and its been accepted by the organization (while the dough is rolling in by the way). What is it about these statements that are any different now?

WTKK, put Jay Severin back on the radio. If some people don't like what he has to say they have a choice to listen to someone else. People are upset and have a right to be. Our elected officials won't do their job and protect us from these criminals, especially in "sanctuary cities" they protect the illegal criminal for pete's sake! Dont get me started - SAVE AMERICA BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE! SUPPORT FREE SPEECH! SUPPORT TALK SHOW RADIO HOSTS!

Hurray Jay! Those comments were warranted and mild in my opinion. Jay, you exercised your right to free speech, and you also said what most of us are thinking and saying amongst ourselves. Those politically correct idiots in management are just wusses.

i think there is alot of "IGNORANT PPL" out there.just cuz yah americans yah think ya'll the best. am not mexican nether american.. DR. BABY..

ANYONE WHOS AGREE WITH WHAT HE SAID IS AN IGNORANT PPL FOR SURE.. NO

Jay Severin is one of the brightess minds of his generation. What a farce this Boston Globe article is. We shouldn't be surprised that the Globe is going out of business.

Go Jay !

I think these audios are not really outlining the problem. He referred to Mexicans as primitives. Actually I believe he referred to them as the "world's lowest of primitives". It is hate speech. There isn't any other way of putting it. Like it has been pointed out by many other people, it screams Heart of Darkness and the dehumanizing of another race.

Jay is just telling it like it is. CLOSE THE BORDER - NOW!

His freedom of speech is not abridged. Freedom of Speech is guaranteed by the Constitution, not by private corporations. As right wing advocates, you ought to be aware that the right does not want government interfering with private enterprise. So that a private enterprise decided, quite wisely, to suspend this hate monger is quite legitimate.

What can I say!! freedom of speech = lack of disrespect humm!!! that's the kind of thinking that has take your country to where it's at this moment. :(

I'm glad there is someone like Jay out there. You should bring him back. I'll start listening to WTKK again when he (Jay) is back on the air.

ALL YOU STUPID PEOPLE SAYING OR TRYING TO JUSTIFIED THAT THIS IS RIGHT YOU ARE FREAKING MORONS! BRINGING CRAP LIKE OH....NOW OUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS BEING BANNED FUCKING STUPID PEOPLE!!!!! HATEFUL REMARKS AND COMMENTS TOWARDS A GROUP IS JUST NOT RIGHT. WAKE THE FUCK UP AND STOP BLAMING OTHER GROUPS FOR YOUR OWN FAILURES!!!!!

I stopped listening to Jay months ago. Not because he is a conservative, but because he is an angry individual with an ego bigger than life. All he does is spew hate, talk about his sex life and his so called 25 years of political experience. I listen to all the remaining line up on WTKK, regardless is they are liberal or conservative. This is the best thing to happen to WTKK and Boston talk radio. I fill the void between 3 and 7 by listen tp Howie.

I wish the president and congress felt the same way jay does,we would have half a chance of perserving the constution!

He is just xenophobic and I feel sorry for his mental problems. First He should insult his parents and He has no rights to insult anyone.
I love Mexico and Latinamerica!

Jay is 100 percent CORRECT & I 've been agreeing with him on the topic of ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION and CRIMINALIENS for as long (years) as he's been talking about it - yanking him from the air for something he's been saying for years...and that the majority of listeners AGREE with - is B. S . !
Obviously wtkk has no stones - are they cavng the left wing loonies????
I am boycotting wtkk until he returns......or I will follow Jay and listen to him wherever he lands....which I'm sure will be in short order.

I agree with Jay 99% of the time, If you dont like what you hear change the dial. What did Jay say that was not true? Dont let the thought police chisel away the basic freedom we have.
I was listening to smooth jazz before Jay and was glad to hear someone finally speak the truth on radio. He is Morpheous in my book, he unplugged me from the Matrix..... We get overwhelmed by the sugarcoated garbage of the general media with political correctness. Political correctness is the silent evil working in the world today. No Jay you lost me!
Procha

Well, I listen to him some times, don't usually agree with him but I think his show is completed one sided, I never heard anyone calling to desagree with him... I don't know why, do they screen the calls and just put though people who kisses his behind??? how about getting a couple people to from the other side.... kinda like Bill O'Reilly????

Is it any wonder that "Obamunism" rhymes with "Communism", I think not!!!!

GET OUT OF TOWN BOSTON GLOBE, and take your "sleeper cell" WTTK with you.

"Rise up TeaBaggers, and drive these scoundrels from our midst"

Jay is 100% right!!! If people come over the border illegally they certainly are "criminal-aliens". What happened to "free speech"? I think Jay is the best talk show host you have. He is the reason I listen to 96.9.

Jay is the best thing on talk radio--refreshingly honest! Even if i disagree with him at times--'tkk is bowing to political pressure..wimping out..there's more to this than meets the eye.

I just listened to Jay's comments. I work as a volunteer in one of the largest hospitals in Missouri. It's unbelievable the Illegal's Mexicans who come to the hospital, don't pay a cent for very expensive surgerys, etc. They have huge families visiting there tribe, and many have attitude. It's hard for me to contain myself for what this country is sacrificing for these ungratefuls. Thank you Jay, for saying what I want to say. Now the Mexicans are trying to stop free speech. I certainly did not think the comment Jay made was out of line. I live in the Midwest and summer in Boston. We have media drought here, and to have someone like Jay to listen to would be a God send. Put him back on the air for the sake of my country and my beloved WWII veteran father who fought for this country. We need MORE Jays.

ITS OK FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE TO MAKE STATMENTS AGAINST THE HARD WORKINGIN LEGAL CITIZENS AS RACIST BECAUSE YOUR AGAINST
GIVING THE ILLEGALS FREECITIZENSHIP,IF YOUR AGAINST HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE YOUR A HOMAPHOBE ETC ETC,BUT DARE TO BE FACTUAL AND TRUTHFUL,WATCHOUT AMERICAN CITIZENS THE GLOBE,NY TIMES, WASH.POST, AND LA TIMES WILL BE ALL OVER YOU,HOW DARE YOU LET THE FACTS AND TRUTH GET IN THE WAY ,WTTK GET REAL AND GROW A SET

The man speaks the truth, and people can't handle it.

Jay is the most intelligent, articulate personality on talk Radio.l He has lots of integrity and he is loyal to what he believes. He should have the right to freedom of speech. He is not and never has been a phony. If you don''t like what he says don't listen. I can bet most responders support him rather than want to abandon him. I do not always agree 100% with what he says so I filter out what does not fit for me. BUT I admire and respect his inteligence and his thoughtful political analysis and his wonderful manner of speaking. Do not let this gem go. He is the only reason I listen to that station he does and so do I. I will listen to my Chris Botti CD instead.

Let me see here. I wonder why California...the haven for illegal aliens. Most from Mexico. Is going to be in the red 21 billion this year. I can only imagine how much debt is in there healthcare system. Add that to all the section 8 tenants here illegally. Prices of car insurance (to pay for all the Illegals who dont have it) Then on top of that loosing ..who knows how many 100's of millions of dollars on illegal aliens not paying taxes and working under the table..(not to mention them taking legal citizens jobs. I wonder how we would feel here. If we had to support millions of illegals. Our budget is going to have a major shortfall.Let'sinvite all the illegalsr here..and Mass can pay for them.

I will not listen to Tkk until Jay is back. We do live in America and where is freedom of speech banned? The Liberals have the television air ways so the Conservatives have the radio, so whats wrong with that. I never listen to television opinions, but I do have the radio. Tkk has not been the same since Jay has lost his freedom of speech. The newspapers have lost there readers because they were one sided and really did not report the news. Just their opinions.

When are the people going to wake up and relize you have to work for what you have and we should not give anyone a free ride, can you go behind the counter at the bank, well you should not be letting the Mexicans, Canadains, or any alien with out papers. Jay is RIGHT. Wake up people, Wake up people

We may have reached the point of no return! Free speech only applys to those who "speak" political correctness ( read 1984) and pander to minorities. First Imus , now Jay, soon no talk radio at all. C.B. Wetherbee is correct - WAKE UP PEOPLE. Do you have an up-side-down mortage, pink slip, car lease you can't give away? Have you stopped shopping, highlighting your hair,cut back on vacations, eating out or childrens activities? Those of you who voted for "change",well hang on to your hat, because this is just the beginning! and you have only yourself to blame. Jay is stating a fact, as inconvenient as it may be, he is right. Those of you how were bamboozled by the canidates for "change" were wrong.

There are no fools, like a liberal fools! Political correctness will go down in history as the undoing of America from within.

Forget the communist, forget radical Islamic forces looking to destroy America, it will be the republic of Cambridge, Americas always wrong, cant blame the criminal because society drove them to it crowd that will takes us down.

Jay, good for you. You said nothing that wasnt the truth. They are criminals, they broke into my country and they are stealing from me my family.

This is the kind of "CHANGE" the Obama crowd had always hoped for.

Jay, you hang in there...fortunately THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST have been documented in this country and we can be very influential!!

i would love to hear someone tell us which comments by Jay are untrue. His plain-speak is just too much to handle for people who are afraid of facts.

I could not understand why Jay was not on WTTK. I thought he might be on vacation. Then, today I found that another fairly well-known radio talk host has taken over Jay's time slot. I truly cannot believe this! I'm shocked.

I heard him that day. I personally do not feel that Jay should lose his job over
those comments especially when he is correct. What he really meant to say was condos for Mexican illegal immigrants. The majority of listeners knew to whom he was referring and so did the Boston Globe. I feel that WTTX was just waiting for an opportunity to suspend or terminate Jay. I hope another radio station will pick him up very soon. I MISS JAY!

Society no longer wants the truth, so for our future and our childrens we will pay for the "rights" of the illegal immigrants...If Jay and more like him would
run for a Government office maybe we could someday have things right again....When Jay goes off the air there's no need to listen...Fox is still available until that is taken away too...Good luck to all of us in the next 4 years if we can servive the taxes and paying the illegals way maybe people will see
their mistakes

The "criminaliens" and "condos for mexicans" comments, as derogatory and racist as they are, were not all he said. He also said this horridly racist and eurocentric stuff..

"...We are talking about illegal immigration. So now, in addition to venereal disease and the other leading exports of Mexico -- women with mustaches and VD -- now we have swine flu... When we are the magnet for primitives around the world -- and it's not the primitives' fault, by the way, I'm not blaming them for being primitives, I'm merely observing they are primitives -- and when you scoop up some of the world's lowest of primitives in poor Mexico and drop it down in the middle of the United States -- poor, without skills, without language, not share our culture, not share our hygiene, haven't been vaccinated... Millions of leeches from a primitive country come here to leech off you.... Now, at this particular moment in history, they are exporting to us a rather more active form of disease, which is the swine flu..."

So Jay feels that people from Mexico are generally primitive, without language, and less hygenic than Americans. If you agree with him, if you support someone who would be so insulting to our core American values of tolerance and diversity, then you should be ashamed.