Extreme right-wing conservative radio host Bill Cunningham recorded a video wherein he called for Ohio citizens to vote against State Issue 2, which would repeal Gov. John Kasich's anti-collective bargaining Senate Bill 5. Cunningham blasted Kasich for refusing to meet with the union members hurt by the bill, particularly police officers, fire fighters and teachers, who he said were the best Americans he knows.

The stance is surprising coming from Cunningham, who is a rabid birther who frequently blasts the poor as being lazy, compared Barack Obama to the Adolf Hitler and said that Obama wanted to "gas the Jews."

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Sunday night the Cincinnati area had a pleasant surprise. It was the pilot for a new political talk show featuring Jerry Springer and Bill Cunningham, entitled “Jerry and Bill”. It was a little rough around the edges, but that is to be expected from a pilot, especially one coming from a local market. The Tribune Co. is behind this new show and is hoping to make it like ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption.

During their debut, Jerry and Bill covered a wide range of subjects and Bill didn’t disappoint. While discussing healthcare, Bill proudly exclaimed that there are “no dirty poor people in America”. This lead into a lively debate, needless to say. It was only one of many throughout the show, so if you would like to catch it then you can this coming Sunday on WGN at 1PM eastern.

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Sean Hannity's been transmitting his Fox News show from Planet Wingnuttia all week, but last night managed to bring on a guest who comes from the even more distant galaxy of Outer Wingnuttia: Cincinatti talk-show host Bill Cunningham, who proceeded to mount a display of complete crackpottery over the course of the "All American Panel" segment.

What really sets Cunningham off is Ed Beckel's declaration that "this was the greatest presidential 100 days since Franklin Roosevelt, bar none". Cunningham is outraged by this, and proceeds to indulge every anti-Obama smear in the book he can concoct:

"Sean, what we have here is this little boy who grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia, at the age of 6 to 10, rejected by his own father, rejected by his own mother, rejected by his stepfather, raised by his grandparents, bowing before the King of Saudi Arabia, kissing the behind of every European socialist, saying okay to people like Ahmenijad -- we have the most dishonest, the most disreputable 100 days in American history, and this guy actually believes it's good!"

The Panama Canal Treaty (a fight that was over in 1979) comes up: "Another mistake of Jimmy Carter's. We've got Jimmy Carter's second term right now! ... I want the canal back! Can I go back and get my canal back? It's our canal! That's another mistake of your guys! It was our canal! We fought and died for that! We built the damned thing!"

Geraldo Rivera responds: "What about the Statue of Liberty? France built it. Is the statue France's?"

Cunningham: No! It's our Statue of Liberty. I say the Statue of Liberty belongs in Cuba, and it belongs in Venezuela.

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