That's all I can feel about the death of Bob Grant, a "legend" only if you believe spreading hatred and fear at the expense of the truth should be considered legendary. Much of the divisive nature of our politics can be traced to people like him, who discovered through radio a successful alternative to working for a living.
It says all you need to know about his career that people tried to sugar-coat his rancid on-air rants by calling him an "entertainer." That's the dodge these people use when the political heat they create gets too intense even for them. Like all bullies throughout history, Grant was a coward who could only find the "courage" of his "convictions" behind a microphone. Let's all hope and pray that more people realize this, and stop listening to his successors, like Sean Hannity and Curtis Sliwa, who are no better (and arguably worse).
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