650 CKOM’s news director is a decidedly left-leaning Bush critic. Leavins has an afternoon show in which he interviews different newsmakers and shares his opinions. Those opinions are typically hinged upon Michael Moore-ish cherry picking of fact, and bolstered by ignorance of historical chronology and context.
But it would be unfair to leave an impression that Mr. Leavins is all gloom and “tsk tsk” anti-Americanism. He is on throughout the day doing general announcer duty, and much of it is lighter fare. This morning featured a prize on offer for the caller with the right answer to the following timely question: “How many beer can fit in the bowl of the Stanley Cup”
As each person called in and guessed incorrectly, he hung up to allow the next one to try. This is a paraphrase of how the contest progressed. Read carefully.
Leavins: How many beer fit inside the Stanley Cup?
Caller: 43!
Leavens: Nope. Too high, next caller..
Caller: 40.
Leavens: Too high.
Caller: 25?
Leavens: Still too high. Caller, how may beer?
Caller: 20.
Leavens: Still too high…
Caller: 10?
Leavins: Oh, that’s close! But too low.
Caller: 12?
Leavens: Oh ! … too high!
Caller: 11!!!!!
Leavens: Too low!
Caller: eh… 13?
Leavens: Too high! Oh, everyone is so close!
Caller: 11 1/2?
Leavens: No, too low! It’s between 13 and 15!
Caller: 14.
Leavins: right!
So, now, I think I have little better insight about how he comes up with op-eds like this one.