The 'shock' heard 'round the world

How very stupid and immature of Nick Gemelli and Adolfo Gonzalez Jr! Are these guys still in junior high school? Yes there is such a thing as freedom of speech but to make a mockery of the it is just plain indiotic. There was no political cause being preached here. And the injection of humor, if that was indeed the case, was certainly misplaced. To me it is apparent that the act was performed to gain publicity for them and their show only. Pure and simple!

No doubt about it, Nick and Adolfo are two wild and crazy guys.

"To me it is apparent that the act was performed to gain publicity for them and their show only. Pure and simple! "

Clearly. And it's hilarious. And they have you talking now.

Hey T&R, enjoy your vacation.

im not sure which is more idiotic...those that heckled or those that get bent over it...

I think it is hilarious! These primaries can be so boring and tiresome for many Amercians. At least the media outlets will have something interesting to report on. What's wrong with stirring the pot a bit and cauing a little controversy. Hillary had a great comeback. These types of acts may actually draw more Americans attention to the Presidential race. We live in a world that is apathetic towards so much. Maybe this will result in a more voters heading to the ballots.
You have to Love America, Baby!

Many of us here in Boston remember when WBCN was something to be proud of: an independent rock station that broke the rules of corporate radio and introduced new artists like the Police and U2 to America. Nowadays, they are content with branding themselves with Stern-wannabes and payola playlists. They ignore the loyal fans of rock radio who thought they turned a corner after the Howard, Opie, and Anthony moved to satellite; music and radio fans should return the favor.

People still listen to BCN??

Please get a sense of humor.

BCN used to be the best station in Boston. Now it sucks. If I wanted to listen to shock jocks, I'd stick with Stern. I want MUSIC. None of these dillholes.

Anybody who complains about a bunch of knuckleheads trying to take the starch out of some stiff collars (pun intended) should loosen their top button and stop taking themselves so seriously. There is little to no integrity left in politics as it is, might as well make it a little entertaining for the masses. This was hilarious, and was handled well by Hillary. Applause to all sides.

The national media looks stupid therefore.....well done!

This though is not as good as when in the super serious Gennifer Flowers press conference in 1992, a Howard Stern flunkie asked if Gennifer was planning to sleep with all of the candidates.

Politics can be entertaining, but hecklers chanting sexism to the first woman to make a serious run at presidency? Nothing funny about that. I guess you had to be there.
People listen to WBCN? They don't play diversity in their music selections because they waste there time with T&R shows that pick on the homeless. How original (think bum fights, think Opie and Anthony, think Stern). Come on guys, put down the drugs and try to come up with something that is really funny for once.

Meanwhile, everyone knows that if you want good talk radio, you listen to either 96.9 FM or 680AM, even if your a democrat because it's real issues, not gags.

It isn't any surprise that WBCN lacks creativity - its been a lame radio station since I can remember. 103.9 has never deserved a spot on my radio dial, just because it's boring and dull.

A dull, yet high-profile attack on a presidential candidate isn't really going to make me want to listen in. Instead, its just a reminder that WBCN is still boring and lacks creativity.

Fortunately, Boston does have a lot of rockin' stations, with creative and funny on-air personalities. BCN just happens to be at the bottom end of the pile, likely due to lousy management spending as little as possible on their talent. I guess that's the radio business.

So interesting that every commenter who called this stunt "hilarious" is a dude. What's the matter, guys, don't know how to iron a shirt for yourself?

Some shocking, non-PC things ARE funny, but at least to me, this one was just insulting and small. It may be hard to understand how demeaning this kind of thing feels if you've never been the target of a comment that dismisses you because of what you are, without regard to who you are. It's dehumanizing and wrong, not funny.

It's basically the equivalent of someone shouting to Obama to pick cotton in the fields. Get it now?

Boy do I miss the days of "360 degrees of great rock-n-roll". Now BCN just sucks.

Did anyone get her an iron?

I have never cared for T&R since they came to Boston. I, too, remember the glory days of Mark Parrento and the "Big Mattress". Good radio with good music. Now, I have gotten older, but I still enjoy the music of today, just not the stuff that BCN is playing. More than half of the Toucher and Rich show is stupid sound bytes and reading IM's from listeners. Not very original nor entertaining.
And, I either AM, or SHOULD be the target audience for this show because I am mid-thirties and I spend $$.

I find it hard to believe that they have lasted this long. Bring back Nik Carter!

Please! what was once a good, somewhat cutting edge station, has become adolecent, and a big time has been! Very Sad.... Boston has lost a classic!

Yes, by cracky... We should stop trying to hold on to what the great days of BCN were like, step into the future and accept that- what is- is. As the Firesign Theater once so eloquently said, " We are all Bozos on this bus!
I started to think that the heckling was all in fun and that it made the usually boring political process somewhat interesting- but then I had the shocking revelation that if these bozos were making sexist comments to Condoleeza or Cheney's or Bush's wife I would resent that as well. Guess I just don't get it. Love that bumpersticker that says, "mean people suck" (even if they're just trying to get good ratings.)

I love how everyone talks about the "good old days" of WBCN...when they used had a convicted pedophile doing the afternoon shift.

Toucher and Rich are the best radio show this town has seen since Howard Stern.

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January 10th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
A plant by the Clinton campaign?

If you believe that, you probably also believe that:
1) 9-11 was an inside job,
2) JFK and his brother was assassinated by the FBI,
3) the Apollo mission to the moon was faked,
4) the US Government is hiding a captured UFO in Area 51,
5) Princess Dianna’s death was faked so that she could live in isolation,
6) Princess Dianna was killed by MI6 (British Secret Service) because she was a threat to the British throne,
7) Princess Dianna’s death was a cover for enemies who had targeted Dodi Fayed,
Jews have a secret plan to dominate the world, and
9) Paul McCartney really died in 1966

Personally, as a transplant to New Hampshire (and feared as one of those “from away”), a 9 year resident of the state and a local politician, I have both witnessed and borne the brunt of this same form backward and immature behavior. Believe it or not, New England is actually way behind the Midwest in terms of intelligence and progressive thinking. It’s as if this sort of backward thinking is inbred, or worse, as if the women here have been brainwashed by the men folk to believe that politics is the birthright and dominion of those born male, and any woman foolish enough to step out of her assigned “role” by being assertive, competent, intelligent, equal to, or (heaven forbid) actually better than, her male counterparts, is labeled “controversial”, called “a bitch”, and treated as if running for office is above her station.

I’m both embarrassed for the citizens of Salem and the State of New Hampshire, but I’m also appalled at the level of hatred and ignorance it took for those men in Salem to behave in the shameful manner that they did.

These “men” (an I use that term very loosley) owe Hillary a sincere apology - and another apology to 53% of the world’s population.

It appears that the sexism issue is still a big issue.

I wanted to vote for Ron Paul. … but the behavior by those Bozos in Salem convinced me that I needed to vote for Hillary in order send a message to misogynists everywhere that this sort of behavior is unacceptable, outdated, and won’t be tolerated.