Just 3 Days After Making History, We Still Have to Deal With Comments Like This Made by Jim Quinn

Posted Nov. 7, 2008 – A syndicated satellite radio show host is creating quite a stir after his Nov. 6 comparison of slavery and welfare.

On The War Room with Quinn & Rose, Jim Quinn said: "You know, if you were a slave in the old South, what did you get as a slave? You got free room and board; you got free money; and you got rewarded for having children because that was just, you know, tomorrow's slave. ... Can I ask a question? How's that different from welfare? You get a free house, you get free food, and you get rewarded for having children. Oh, wait a minute, hold on a second. There is a difference: The slave had to work for it."
The show then aired an audio clip of a buzzer sounding and a voice repeating, “Insensitivity!”
Quinn then stated: “Ah, the truth stings, does it not?” The context of the remarks are not clear.
Talkers Magazine lists Quinn & Rose on its “Heavy Hundred” list, which it describes as a list of the “100 most important radio talk show hosts in America.” According to the show's Web site, it airs on 18 radio stations and XM Satellite Radio.