Anchorage talk host suspended over role in anti-Sarah Palin rally

The problem for Anchorage's KBYR-AM (700) talk host Eddie Burke wasn't calling the organizers of a rally against Republican Vice-Presidential candidate and current Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, "socialist, baby-killing maggots." No, the problem is that Burke also gave out their cell phone numbers, and that violated station policy. Burke will be off the air for a week. Station manager Justin McDonald says "Though I do not agree with some of the comments he made, as a licensee, we attempt to respect everyone's First Amendment rights." The Anchorage Daily News says the organizers received "angry, profane messages, some of them threatening."...

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