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Bill O'Reilly to Run for Office in 2004?
NOTE: Mike's website can be found at: www.mike@mikeonline.com
Mike can be reached via e-mail at: mike@mikeonline.com
Does Bill O’Reilly, outspoken commentator on the Fox News Channel’s “O’Reilly Factor” intend to run for public office in 2004? According to syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher, the answer is yes.
When asked if he was concerned about O’Reilly having the biggest roll-out in radio history, Gallagher stated in an e-mail, “The word on O’Reilly is that he’s doing this [radio] for 2 years and he’s out. Then he runs for office.”
In this same e-mail, Gallagher also took a swipe at the venerable king of talk radio, Rush Limbaugh, by declaring, “O’Reilly is hoping to get about one-fourth of the audience of that “bush-leaguer” Rush.”
To view a scanned copy of Mike Gallagher’s original e-mail to Victor Thorn at Babel Magazine, click here.
With the above information in mind, the five biggest questions at this point are:
1) What specific office does Bill O’Reilly have his eye on – Governor, Congress, or the Presidency?
2) When will O’Reilly officially declare his candidacy and throw his hat into the ring?
3) Will he run as a Republican, Independent, or attempt to create an entirely new party?
4) Will O’Reilly continue to do his TV show, or will he resign from Fox News and devote himself full-time to his campaign?
5) Finally, what inside sources was Mike Gallagher referring to when he revealed this information?
Hopefully some answers will be forthcoming from O’Reilly, Gallagher, Fox News and the Salem Radio Network. We’ll keep you updated.
(Victor Thorn - # 81 - November 2, 2002)
Thorn and Guliani File FCC Complaint Against Salem Radio Network and Mike Gallagher
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
General Complaint – October 1, 2003
Information for Entities Filing Complaint
Victor Thorn/Lisa Guliani
Babel Magazine
P.O. Box 10495
State College, Pa. 16805-0495
sisyphus1285@cs.com
Complaint Information
It is our contention that Greg Anderson, president of the Salem Radio Network in Irving, Texas, has repeatedly failed to take action against or discipline one of his employees, Mike Gallagher, for the repeated use of deception and blatant misrepresentation during the broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio talk show. Instead, he has defended and justified this behavior while the Salem Radio Network claims to be “America’s # 1 Christian Network.” This uncurbed practice of misleading the public is no different than corporate deception in advertising. Specifically, through the extensive documentation provided below, we will show that if commercial radio is akin to a consumer marketplace, then the claims made by the Salem Radio Network’s main product – Mike Gallagher – during his bumper music intro at the top of every hour (“this show is about total honesty”) are patently false, and thus subject to immediate action by the FCC.
Dates Upon Which the Above Representative - Greg Anderson - Was Made Aware of this Information
1) Telephone call between Victor Thorn and Greg Anderson – November 4, 2002
2) Article – Babel Magazine # 114 – mailed to Greg Anderson – August 27, 2003
3) Telephone call between Victor Thorn and Greg Anderson – September 4, 2003
4) Article – Babel Magazine # 115 – mailed to Greg Anderson – September 7, 2003
5) Article – Babel Magazine # 116 – mailed to Greg Anderson – September 18, 2003
6) Unanswered telephone message left with Greg Anderson’s secretary – September 26, 2003
7) To resolve this matter, we have also offered to take a lie detector test with Mr. Gallagher to prove the veracity of our claims. These occurred on:
a) November 30, 2002 in Babel Magazine # 84
b) August 27, 2003 in Babel Magazine # 114
c) September 18, 2003 in Babel Magazine # 116
Contact Information for the Above Representatives
Greg Anderson
President
Salem Radio Network
6400 N. Beltline Road
Suite 210
Irving, TX 75063
(972) 402-8800 x 110
ganderson@srnradio.com
Mike Gallagher
Syndicated talk show host
Salem Radio Network
6400 N. Beltline Road
Suite 210
Irving, TX 75063
(972) 402-8800 x 181
mike@mikeonline.com
Specific Examples of Mike Gallagher’s Habitual Use of Deception
1) In an e-mail to Victor Thorn on June 14, 2002 (time: 10:22:12 pm) Mike Gallagher said: “The word on O’Reilly is that he’s doing this [radio] for 2 years, and he’s out. Then he runs for office.” As of this date, Bill O’Reilly has not yet resigned from the FOX News network, nor has he declared his candidacy for any public office. (See Babel Magazine # 81, November 2, 2002)
2) During a November 4, 2002 broadcast, Gallagher denied sending this e-mail to Thorn, instead saying that it was a deliberate fabrication, even though we have physical, eyewitness, and corroborating evidence as to the e-mail’s authenticity. (See Babel Magazine issue # 83, November 23, 2002)
3) During a November 19, 2002 broadcast, fellow Gallagher Chronicles author Lisa Guliani called Mike’s show to ask him about the O’Reilly e-mail. Once Mike heard these words, he instantly hung up on her, saying that she was “rambling incoherently” even though the verbatim transcripts from this show no such behavior on her part. (See Babel Magazine # 86, December 15, 2002)
4) On November 18, 2002, Dave Shannon, technical director at WRSC radio station in State College, Pa. (1390 AM) called Jim Watkins at the Salem Radio Network and attempted to get a transcript of the November 4, 2002 show, but was told that the station only keeps their shows for three days. This is simply not true, for Mike has played old archives of his shows (and excerpts from them) on many different occasions. (See Babel Magazine # 89, January 19, 2003)
5) During a February 5, 2003 broadcast, Mike Gallagher denied EVER corresponding with us via e-mail, despite the fact that we have dozens of e-mails from him to us in our files. (See Babel Magazine # 92, February 2, 2003)
6) Political pundit Dick Morris, who actually paid Mike Gallagher $1,000 for “radio lessons” at one time, revealed to listeners during a mid-February broadcast that Mike Gallagher taught him a special technique for hanging up on callers without the audience ever knowing what was actually taking place (i.e. Lisa Guliani “rambling incoherently”) (See Babel Magazine # 93, February 16, 2003)
7) During his March 7, 2003 broadcast, Gallagher again said that we cut-and-pasted the O’Reilly e-mail and that he never sent it. (See Babel Magazine # 96, March 26, 2003)
8) During a June 6, 2003 broadcast, Mike Gallagher hung up on Victor Thorn because he said he was using “dirty language” even though the transcripts and our recorded copy of the show prove otherwise (again, re: Dick Morris entry). (See Babel Magazine # 107, June 12, 2003)
9) While referring to our online magazine during his show, Mike said that it was “done in a basement” and that “no one reads it” even though he has obviously been to the sight and can clearly see its professionalism, along with the fact that it has received over 3.6 million hits.
10) During an August 21, 2003 broadcast, Gallagher said that Lisa and I thought that he was communicating to us via a secret code that was transmitted through the airwaves. This, of course, came with absolutely NO proof on his part whatsoever. (See Babel Magazine # 114, August 27, 2003)
11) On numerous occasions Mike has referred to Lisa and me as “nut jobs,” “certifiable,” “psychos” and in need of psychological help, even though neither of us has ever received psychological treatment.
12) Finally, Mike Gallagher’s bumper music says that his show is about “total honesty.” As anyone can see from the above examples, nothing could be further from the truth – another example of his tendencies toward pathological lying.
Resolution We Are Seeking
1) Due to his extremely broad target audience (approximately 2.5 million listeners in 250 markets), Mike Gallagher should be compelled to make a public retraction on his radio program whereby he admits to making false and misleading statements about the complainants (including misrepresenting verifiable facts, listed above) to his listening audience on his nationally syndicated radio program.
2) Mr. Greg Anderson, President of Salem Radio Network, should also be compelled to make a public statement of apology on the aforementioned radio program for condoning the repetitive, consistent, and previously listed conduct of Mr. Mike Gallagher, his employee.
3) Mike Gallagher represents Salem Radio Network. Therefore, whatever willfully deceptive statements he makes on his broadcast are a direct reflection upon his superiors and the company that employs him. We contend that the license of Salem Radio Network be suspended or that Mike Gallagher himself be suspended from broadcasting until appropriate action is taken in this matter and these issues are satisfactorily resolved.
(Victor Thorn & Lisa Guliani - Babel # 116 - October 7, 2003, 2003)
Mike Gallagher To Sue Victor Thorn?
In a scenario reminiscent of “David versus Goliath,” Babel Magazine’s publisher, Victor Thorn, faces a potential lawsuit from nationally syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher regarding a previously published article where Gallagher stated that Bill O’Reilly of Fox News would run for office in 2004.
Even though Gallagher has yet to file charges against the controversial publisher, he did boast to Thorn in an e-mail dated 11-3-2002:
“ … I enjoy a good challenge. I’m guessing our lawyers are bigger than yours. But hey, I could be wrong. You might just be independently wealthy and can afford big legal fees. Either way, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the thrill of the chase, right? I know I will…”
In a flurry of e-mails sent to Victor Thorn between November 2, 2002 and November 4, 2002, Gallagher arrogantly pressed the point that he intends to bring legal action in response to Thorn’s exclusive November 2, 2002 article entitled: “Bill O’Reilly to Run for Office in 2004?”
Read it here.
The question is; why won’t Gallagher come clean about this matter? Instead, he’s chosen to use threats and slander-tactics to divert the impact of this article away from himself. In an e-mail from Gallagher to Thorn on November 2, 2002, Gallagher states:
“I’d be happy to respond to your questions. But before I do, just need a quick answer to a question: do you have legal representation? If so, can you let me know who that is? Actually, it isn’t really necessary (you certainly offer plenty of information about how you can be reached), but it would save a step or two.”
Gallagher continues in this e-mail to Thorn dated November 4, 2002:
“Sorry to have to end our correspondence. Lawyers and all. And while I regret moving forward on the legal end (slander IS slander, Vic, even the editor of Babel will need to learn that lesson), I’ve decided to have some fun on-air with you, too. Enjoy your fifteen minutes, ok? And please don’t take my references to your mental capacity, or that of your little girlfriend, personally. Unlike your (creative) fabrications, my observations will be true…”
After sending this e-mail, Gallagher spent approximately 30 minutes on his morning radio talk show verbally attacking Thorn. He resorted to repeated name-calling, made disparaging remarks about the Babel publisher, then absolutely LIED to his audience by stating that the e-mail Thorn published in his November 2nd article was fabricated. Is this how the seventh most-listened-to radio talk show host in America confronts a legitimate issue – by personally attacking and impugning Victor Thorn in a public forum that airs in 250 markets and reaches 2.75 million listeners weekly? What is he afraid of? Is this the way professionals conduct themselves? If Thorn really is contriving this matter, why won’t Gallagher lay the facts on the table for his listeners and let them decide for themselves? Don’t his listeners have the right to hear the whole story, or is Gallagher afraid that they’ll become disillusioned with his schtick after becoming aware of the hole that he’s dug for himself?
So, to that end, Mike “Goliath” Gallagher hurls the first stone because it’s much easier to threaten legal action than to tell the truth; isn’t it?
(Lisa Guliani - Babel # 83 - November 23, 2002)
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Victor Thorn Challenges Mike Gallagher To Lie Detector Test
Mike Gallagher begins his syndicated radio talk show program each day with a “bumper” that proclaims, “This show is about total honesty.”
Yet during his November 4th, 2002 broadcast, why did Mike Gallagher choose to LIE about an article written by Babel Magazine publisher Victor Thorn entitled: “Is Bill O’Reilly Running for Office in 2004?”
(http://www.babelmagazine.com/issue81/GallagherOutsOreilly.html)
Contrary to the honesty he espouses, Gallagher was considerably less than truthful – in fact, he LIED - during a segment of his November 4, 2002 show (9:30 – 10:00 a.m. EST) when he said that not only did he never send the particular e-mail that Thorn reproduced in his article, but also that the publisher somehow ‘concocted’ it.
Worse, there’s PROOF that Gallagher lied. First of all, I personally saw this e-mail the very moment that it appeared on Mr. Thorn’s computer screen. Secondly, we also have other objective witnesses who can verify the authenticity of this e-mail. And finally we have physical proof – the actual printed copy of Gallagher’s e-mail to Thorn with distinct CompuServe markings on it. I am also willing to testify in a court of law that Victor Thorn never once altered, changed, fabricated, or ‘pieced-together’ this document as Gallagher alleges. In other words, Mike Gallagher’s bold-faced lie about this e-mail is in direct contradiction to his policy of “total honesty.”
Ironically, when Victor Thorn brought this matter to Greg Anderson’s attention (President of Salem Radio Network and Mike Gallagher’s boss) in a November 4th, 2002 telephone conversation, Anderson seemed to distance himself from it by telling Thorn that: “he’d have to settle this matter with Mike.” Maybe his reaction had something to do with the fact that Salem is a Christian radio station that doesn’t promote out-and-out deceit, or how Thorn told him, “I’ll say this to you man-to-man, Mr. Anderson, Mike is lying through his teeth about that e-mail.”
The question remains, how can such a supposedly ‘honest’ human being LIE to the very same people who ensure that he has gainful employment – his listening audience and his employer? How does Gallagher reconcile this obvious contradiction to the public, especially when he continually tells them: “If you can’t trust public figures in little matters, how can you trust them in big ones?”
So, to settle this matter once and for all and determine who is telling the truth, I have come up with an idea. We would like to challenge Mike Gallagher to a lie detector test! Since Mr. Gallagher has been traveling to an array of radio stations over the past few months to do his broadcasts, this would be a perfect opportunity for him to visit one of his affiliates in our hometown - WRSC 1390 AM in State College, Pa. Then both he and Victor Thorn could sit down before a polygraph machine and determine if Gallagher actually said in an e-mail dated June 14, 2002 that Bill O’Reilly was going to run for office in 2004.
We’ve laid out the gauntlet, Mike. Now let’s see who’s telling the truth. Victor will make himself available any time. Now the ball is in your court.
(Lisa Guliani - Babel # 84 - November 30, 2002)
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Mike Gallagher: Closet Liberal?
Is syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher
actually a “closet liberal”? Anyone listening to his November 4, 2002 broadcast may think so after receiving a healthy dose of Mr. Gallagher’s
liberal tendencies. During that program Gallagher spent approximately 30
minutes blasting Babel Magazine’s publisher Victor Thorn because he reproduced an e-mail in which Gallagher said that Fox News commentator
Bill O’Reilly would run for public office in 2004.
Why, then, would Mike Gallagher be classified as a liberal?
Mainly because on November 4, 2002 he used the following “liberal
tactics” to attack Victor Thorn:
1) Melodramatics, exaggeration, and over-emotion
2) Name calling
3) Deception
During the 30-minute segment between 9:30 and 10:00 am
on November 4, 2002, Gallagher repeatedly resorted to all of
the above tactics – an action which indicates that he has possibly become the monster he so despises – a
genuine LIBERAL! Perhaps the REAL Mike
Gallagher emerged that morning as listeners in
250 markets were allowed to witness his hypocrisy first-hand as
he verbally blasted Victor Thorn in a very
non-conservative and non-Christian way.
Words like “dangerous,” “evil,” “kooky,” “nutty,”
“certifiable,” and “creepy” were spoken by Mr. Gallagher in reference to Thorn. The talk show host continued, characterizing the
controversial publisher as having “psychological problems”
and as “a person from the black helicopter crowd who
has a few screws loose.”
Yet, on December 9, 2002 we received a letter from a listener in Montevello, Alabama who had this to say: "I was actually listening to the Mike Gallagher show when he brought up the topic of the "false" e-mail. The guy seemed to be losing his mind, calling the Internet a possible place for evil to take hold. What a strange guy." Adding insult to injury is
the fact that Gallagher absolutely LIED about not writing
the e-mail Thorn refers to in his Babel Magazine
article where he said that Bill O’Reilly would run for office in 2004. We have both physical and eyewitness proof
of this e-mail’s authenticity and have challenged
Gallagher to a lie detector test in order to resolve
this matter once and for all. As of this writing, Gallagher has refused to step to the plate and face this challenge.
On the other hand, Gallagher states that a Conservative
relies not on emotion, name-calling or deception – but
on facts, logic and reason. Well, here are the facts in this matter: the article in question (“Is Bill O’Reilly Running for
Office in 2004?”) ran on November 2, 2002 in Babel
Magazine (www.babelmagazine.com) and was authored by Victor Thorn. Plus, the e-mail in question was sent by Mike Gallagher to Victor Thorn’s CompuServe account on June 14, 2002 at exactly 10:22:12 pm (we have proof!). Yet
Gallagher failed to mention any of these facts to his
listeners so that they could resolve this issue for themselves. By neatly sidestepping these pertinent details and refusing to divulge to his listeners
any information that would allow them to form their
own opinions, Gallagher has made it clear that he wants you to
believe still more deceptive spin based on emotion, name-calling and exaggeration rather than
fact-based truth.
To me, this seems like the height of hypocrisy. So, Mike, why don’t you come clean and tell the truth? We are!
(Lisa Guliani - Babel # 85 - December 10, 2002)
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Mike Gallagher Runs From Lisa Guliani
It appears that on-air deceit has become a standard practice for syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher. A perfect case-in-point occurred on November 19th, 2002 when I called in to talk with Mike during his morning show. I knew that using my real name wouldn’t get me on the air since Mr. Gallagher is terrified of me - so I said my name was “Dana”. Before being allowed to speak to Mike, though, I had to be screened by his producer. Thus, I had to state what I wanted to talk about; then he would decide whether or not I could say it on the air. The subject was Mike’s appearance on CNN the previous evening where he felt he had been tag-teamed by other individuals on that program. I prepared a comment which I felt certain would get me on the show, and sure enough, the producer gave me instructions and told me to hold on until Mike addressed me.
Finally, Mike took my call. What follows is the conversation I had with him on the air that day:
Mike: Hi Dana!
Lisa: Hi. I just wanted to say that I listen to your show regularly and I really enjoy it. I wanted to make a comment and a suggestion to you.
Mike: Sure. Go ahead.
Lisa: I watched the show last night on CNN and I think you were ganged-up on. Why do you go on those shows when they tag-team you like that? You could go on another show and get treated decently and get your views expressed…
(Interrupted by Mike Gallagher in mid-sentence – one of his standard practices.)
Mike: Well, to tell you the truth, I didn’t expect that Tucker Carlson was gonna sorta team up with the liberal host and it was gonna be me against all three of them. Ya know, an interesting thing, Dana, I was the only one of that whole debate last night who was not compensated by a rival to FOX News Channel.
Lisa: Ahh…
Mike: Isn’t that interesting? Both of the two hosts are paid by CNN, and Jim Warren does a show for MSNBC, so he’s paid by MSNBC. So they’re all shilling for the people who pay their checks except for ME. I was the only one up there who doesn’t get paid by any of the networks. I was just a guest!
Lisa: Well, I have a suggestion for you. Why don’t you appear as a guest on the Bill O’Reilly show on FOX? You could ask him about that article that was written by Victor Thorn about you and him which referred to Bill O’Reilly’s intention to run for political office in 2004.
Mike: What are you referring to? You’re rambling incoherently, Dana. I don’t even know what you’re saying. Half of what you’re saying isn’t even makin’ the air, so … nice try, kiddo.
My call was then disconnected!
To explain what Mike meant when he said that “half of what I was saying wasn’t even making the air,” Mr. Gallagher utilizes a seven-second “time-delay” function on his program. This enables him to hear what a caller is saying several seconds before his listeners can hear it. He uses this to screen callers who are not “politically correct.” So, as I was making my comment, (which is transcribed verbatim above from an audio tape I made of that particular program), Mike hit the button and scrambled my commentary before his listeners could hear what I had said. He then proceeded to tell me on-air that I was rambling incoherently, for I had obviously caught him “off-guard” with my remark and he had no intention of allowing his listeners to be privy to the facts.
If anyone listened to a tape of this show they would know that I was not rambling incoherently. It is apparent that I was concise and succinct. Rather, it was Mike Gallagher who was squirming in his seat because he was asked point blank about the Victor Thorn article during his show. This is the second time that Mike Gallagher has BLATANTLY LIED to his audience with regard to this article where he is quoted as saying Bill O’Reilly will run for office in 2004. It seems that Mike strays quite a bit from his mantra of “total honesty” which his show is purportedly about.
Why did Mike Gallagher disallow my comments on November 19th? It’s quite simple. Mike is not only afraid of confronting me in a public forum, but he’s absolutely terrified of telling the truth about his e-mail where he said that Bill O’Reilly will run for public office in 2004.
(Lisa Guliani - Babel # 86 - December 15, 2002)
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Mike Gallagher "Phony Baloney Award" Satire on "Blood Real TV"
On March 11, 2002, Mike Gallagher joined previous winners Hillary Clinton and Jesse Jackson as the recipient of our much-heralded “Phony Baloney Award”. To see this illustrious presentation, simply click onto the link below:
MIKE GALLAGHER PHONY BALONEY AWARD!!!
Being a gracious winner, Mike e-mailed us with these comments regarding our show, which is called “Blood Real TV”: “Okay, you’ve won me over. Your video tribute and presentation of the Phony Baloney award was terrific.” He continued later in the e-mail, “Your award ceremony was original, edgy, compelling and funny. Sort of like the Mike Gallagher Show.” (March 14, 2002 – 6:19:21 pm)
These are mighty high words of praise from America’s 7th most listened to syndicated radio talk show host. But then Mike pointed out a few discrepancies that were presented in the show, especially a segment where I recounted an exchange I had with radio station owner Al Dame, who told me one time that he “OWNED Mike Gallagher, and paid him $1,000,000/year.”
In response, Mike said, “I could quibble with a few factual errors (a million dollars a year? That was the OLD deal with a small group of investors.)”
Mike then went on to boast about his wealth by referring to how much his house was worth (in reference to a segment of the show where Lisa Guliani mentioned his former residence in New York City). “Again, more proof that Lisa doesn’t know New York. A million dollars doesn’t buy much where I live.”
Considering how free Mike was with information in this e-mail (and many others to us), doesn’t it cast even more doubt on his claim that he never sent an e-mail to us (or that I somehow fabricated it) stating that Bill O’Reilly would quit the broadcasting business and run for public office in 2004? I mean, Mike is bragging about his multi-million dollar salary and his multi-million dollar mansion – to us – complete strangers! What would prevent him from “talking out of school” about inside information relating to Bill O’Reilly’s political aspirations?
So, c’mon Mike, it’s time to come clean about this Bill O’Reilly matter once and for all and admit that you lied. The longer you let it linger, the worse it makes you look. It’s like you’ve said many times on your show, if you can’t trust public personalities to tell the truth in little matters, how can you trust them to tell the truth about bigger ones?
(Text by Victor Thorn, Video by Lisa Guliani & Victor Thorn - Babel # 87 - December 22, 2002)
Mike Gallagher and the Culture of Deceit
As we conclude this series of articles on Mike Gallagher, we have to ask these questions: Considering how he LIED on his nationally syndicated radio talk show about: a) saying that he never sent an e-mail to me stating that Bill O’Reilly would run for public office in 2004, and b) claiming that I somehow forged or concocted this e-mail, how can Mike Gallagher look at himself in the mirror each morning? Doesn’t the truth matter to him in the least? More importantly, how can his employer, co-workers, and fellow colleagues in the broadcasting business have any respect for him knowing this information?
Mike has often said on his radio show that if a person can’t be trusted to tell the truth in little matters, how can they be trusted to tell the truth with larger issues? Mike is ABSOLUTELY lying about the Bill O’Reilly e-mail, so what stops him from lying about anything else? To prove that he has been deceptive about this matter, we challenged him to a lie detector test. Not surprisingly, he has yet to accept this offer. I suppose it has something to do with all the polygraph needles going haywire when the examiner asked him if he actually sent this e-mail to me.
Yeah, Mike begins every broadcast with a bumper that declares, “This show is about total honesty,” yet every time we call into his show LIVE and try to speak to him about this matter, he hangs up on us and lies about why he did so. IF his show really IS about total honesty, why doesn’t he bring this subject to the table? What is he trying to hide from his listeners?
To show how much this culture of deceit has spread throughout the Mike Gallagher Show, on the afternoon of Friday, November 8th, I called Mr. Dave Shannon, technical director at WRSC 1390 AM in State College, Pa. I wanted to obtain a copy of Mike’s November 4th show where he tore into me and called me every name in the book (while also threatening to sue me). I had tried to get a copy of this show on my own, but every e-mail to Jim Watkins went unanswered. Anyway, I called Dave Shannon at WRSC, and he proceeded to phone Jim Watkins at the Salem Radio Headquarters in Irving, Texas. I waited on the line for awhile, then was informed by Mr. Shannon that after asking how to obtain a copy of this tape, Jim Watkins replied that they only save tapes of their shows for three days, and since this was the fourth day, it no longer existed. In essence, we were out of luck.
Now, I can’t be certain, but was Jim Watkins trying to tell us that the 7th most listened to radio talk show host in the country only archived his shows for three days? If I am wrong about this line of reasoning, I will readily admit it, but it seems peculiar that such a prominent show would only keep copies of each broadcast for three days, if only for legal purposes (i.e. potential slander suits). Plus, I’ve heard Mike not only refer to archived shows, but also PLAY previously aired shows. (The last time was on Christmas Day, 2002.) Now, coincidentally, the show that we would like to obtain is mysteriously non-existent, sort of like Nixon’s Watergate tapes! I don’t know what to make of this turn of events, but I certainly hope Mr. Gallagher’s deceptive practices aren’t extending to his fellow employees.
I guess the point I am trying to make is this: if I were Mike’s boss (who happens to be Mr. Gregg Anderson, President of the Salem Radio Network), one of his co-workers, or one of his fellow broadcasters, I’d walk up to him eye-to-eye and demand that he tell the truth about this matter. This issue is extremely important because Mike often refers to himself on his show as not only a Christian, but a COMMITTED Christian. I’ve asked him via e-mail on numerous occasions: what are you committed to – the truth - or money, ratings, and prestige? Once again, Mike has failed to address this question.
To close, we here at Babel Magazine feel it is time for Mike Gallagher to tell the truth once and for all about the notorious Bill O’Reilly e-mail and admit that he lied to his 2.5 million listeners on 250 different radio stations. I mean, he tried to play the big shot and talked out of school (a definite no-no among the crowd he desperately wants to become part of), and subsequently got burned. Now come clean about it. In the end, it all comes down to this – if Mike Gallagher is a man, and if he is a Christian, tell the truth. If, on the other hand, he opts to remain silent and conceal the truth, then I feel it is fair to say that he has chosen deception as his forte, and that we have no need to ever believe another word he says. The ball is in your court, Mike; do the right thing!
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 89 - January 19, 2003)
Mike Gallagher Chronicles on TV?
According to syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher, a television show (as far as I could tell, for he was quite vague about the entire matter) recently contacted him in regard to the points brought up in “The Mike Gallagher Chronicles.” Although he didn’t provide any further details, this matter must be weighing heavily on Gallagher’s mind, for he began his February 5th broadcast by referring to the Chronicle’s creators, Victor Thorn and Lisa Guliani (but not by name). Gallagher said that he wouldn’t specifically mention the author’s names because he didn’t want to give them any “free publicity,” but this is a very cunning technique used to avoid letting his listeners read the articles contained within the Chronicles. Y’see, Gallagher had no problem mentioning other names during this same segment, such as Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Martin Sheen, and Ben & Jerry’s founder, Ben Cohen. Do you know why? Because these individuals don’t have any information that could potentially embarrass Mr. Gallagher. But we do! That’s why Gallagher uses the “I don’t want to give them free publicity” routine. It’s nothing more than a guise to divert people’s attention away from the contents contained within the Chronicles.
The reason Mike doesn’t want anyone to read these articles is because he continues to lie about his infamous Bill O’Reilly e-mail (saying that it was “concocted”), or even corresponding with us at all (as he did on his February 5th broadcast). But now that we’ve brought this issue to a national stage, and if I am lying like Mike says I am, why doesn’t he sue me? He’s threatened to do so before, so why not now? The answer is simple. Mike knows that we have PROOF of his e-mails, and that he’d never be able to enter a court of law and put his hand on the Bible and say that he never sent the Bill O’Reilly e-mail.
So, Mike, why don’t you just come clean and we can put this issue to rest and get on to more pressing matters. I mean, who gives a damn about Bill O’Reilly anyway? Why should you be so worried about him? O’Reilly presents himself as a man of the people, but whenever anyone lays a real issue on his desk, he yipes and runs away like a scared little lap dog. And besides, 165 of your colleagues and co-workers KNOW that you’re lying about this matter, so set the record straight and clear your conscience. I mean, the truth WILL set you free!
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 92 - February 9, 2003)
Dick Morris Lets the Cat out of the Bag
Regrettably, deception continues to reign supreme on the Mike Gallagher Show. Specifically, one of the “special” guests on Mr. Gallagher’s show last week (if being a publicly-exposed toe-sucker makes you special) was former Clinton advisor Dick Morris. This political insider has been on Mike’s show before, and they’ve discussed, among other things, how horrible Bill and Hillary Clinton are. (No argument here!) Anyway, what made this past week’s appearance notable was the fact that Dick Morris let the cat-out-of-the-bag in regard to an outwardly deceptive act that we brought to light in the Gallagher Chronicles.
Y’see, a few months ago Lisa Guliani called into Mike’s show, and after speaking for a short while, Mike unceremoniously hung-up on her, then said it was because she was ranting and raving uncontrollably. (See: http://www.babelmagazine.com/issue86/mikegallagherrunsfromlisag.html). Now here’s the catch. When Dick Morris appeared on Mike’s show, he revealed that a couple of years ago he considered entering the talk radio business, and subsequently hired Mike to train him (for $1,000 nonetheless). Well, of course Mike never mentioned any of this to his audience prior to this date (on a show that’s supposed to be about TOTAL HONESTY). Instead, like so many other facets of his show, he kept this session SECRET from his listeners.
But that’s not the best part. While Morris and Gallagher were ready to wrap up their segment and were joking around, Morris mentioned something about Mike’s special technique for hanging up on callers so that his audience wouldn’t be aware of what was happening. Ah-ha! Now the truth was coming out. Y’see, it was clearly evident that Mike was perturbed about Morris not only mentioning their “private” training session, but also that he intentionally revealed Mike’s technique for hanging up on people. Gallagher even went so far as to say, “That Dick Morris sure does have a big mouth!”
So, when Mike told his audience months earlier that he hung-up on Lisa because she was “out of control and babbling incoherently,” once again he LIED THROUGH HIS TEETH. She, in fact, was talking very rationally, and the only reason Mike hung-up was because Lisa mentioned his Bill O’Reilly faux pas. And now we have the proof because Dick Morris revealed how Mike operates – in fact, Morris got to see this technique first-hand at their training session. All I can say is; once again we are being proven correct and are telling the truth, while Mike continues his deceptive ways. (It makes you wonder even more about the Bill O’Reilly e-mail that Mike continues to deny writing, doesn’t it?) When are the people around Mike Gallagher going to wise-up to his totally dishonest practices and see what he really is? His show isn’t about total honesty, it’s about total DISHONESTY! (And oh, hey Mike, I hope that when you gave those lessons to Dick Morris you weren’t wearing sandals. You know how he likes those toes! I sure would hate to hear him come on your show next time and reveal something like THAT!!!! Ha ha ha ha ha!!!)
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 93 - February 16, 2003)
A Fox News Talent Meeting (parody)
FOX News On-Air Meeting (parody transcript)
Roger Ailes: As you know, we need another on-air personality to host our new nightly news program. I've bandied about a few names and came up with Mike Gallagher. What do you think?
Sean Hannity: (laughing) I don't mean any disrespect, sir, but I guess you haven't read The Gallagher Chronicles have you?
Roger Ailes: No, what are they?
Bill O'Reilly: (snarling, with an angry look on his face) I'll answer that. The Mike Gallagher Chronicles are a series of articles written by Victor Thorn and Lisa Guliani of Babel Magazine fame that show how Gallagher has a big mouth, and then instead of fessing up to how he talked out of school, he covers it with deception after deception.
Britt Hume: Yeah, I've read it, and in all honesty, I think we should pass on Gallagher. I mean, what he did to O'Reilly was inexcusable. And then he wouldn't even come clean about it.
Greta Van Susteren: I don't know who Gallagher thinks he is, but he should've learned a long time ago that we don't let 'inside secrets' out to the public.
Geraldo Rivera: Here's the low-down, Mr. Ailes. Gallagher's a radio guy. That's where he should stay. He just doesn't have what it takes for TV. I say we keep him on the radio, and whenever we need a chump to get beat-up on The Phil Donahue Show, we'll send him!
Fred Barnes: (laughing) I love to see those second-tier radio guys do the dirty work that none of us want to subject ourselves to. It's like throwing raw meat into a piranha tank!
Alan Colmes: Gallagher's so desperate, though. I can see it in his eyes every time I meet him. It kills him that we've all made it to TV and he's still stuck back in radio. He's jealous as hell, especially of you, Hannity. Didn't you two start out together?
Sean Hannity: Yeah, and now I'm in front of the cameras and he's still a radio guy. Plus, I'm raking in tons of money from my book deals … I feel sorry for the guy. He has this huge insecurity complex like he never quite made it. But you're right - he doesn't have what it takes for TV.
Lori Dhue: I think we should tell him that if he goes on The Jerry Springer Show dressed in a pink tutu and sings Barbara Streisand show-tunes that we'll give him the show on Fox. Then when he does it, we'll renege and tell him he has to do something equally as humiliating.
(uproarious laughter around the room)
Morton Kondracke: (giggling with delight) The worst part is, he'd probably agree to it! People do funny things when money and ratings are the most important things in their lives. It's almost like they'll sell their souls! Hey, I have an idea. Maybe we could tell him to (censored) with Richard Simmons like they talked about on Blood Real TV (see http://www.babelmagazine.com/brtv.html). then click onto the Mike Gallagher Phony Baloney Award link.
Shepherd Smith: Yeah, it's even funnier than my photograph on Smoking Gun.com, especially the part where the co-host - Lisa Guliani - shoves a (censored) into his mouth and … What a riot! You have to see it.
(more laughter)
Bill O'Reilly: (seriously) Okay, okay, I know it's a blast to get a laugh at the radio guy's expense, but enough is enough. Gallagher should have never spilled the beans about me. Why is he even talking about me in the first place? Is it some kind of big name-dropper thing to impress people? How sad. Now it's time for him to be a man and tell the truth about this matter. Its one thing to tell those cock-n-bull stories to his listeners, but he shouldn't lie to us. Plus, in all honesty, it doesn't look like Thorn is going to go away. (pause) So, what do you think, Mr. Ailes?
Roger Ailes: (pensively) I'm glad I called all of you together today. You've helped me see the error in my ways; and yes, you're all correct. Hiring Gallagher to the Fox team would have been a dramatic mistake. He just doesn't have what it takes to join our Club! (becomes more animated, almost chuckling) But at least he'll still be able to slave away at his little radio show down in Hicksville, Texas for the next twenty years!
Geraldo Rivera: And schlepping on The Donahue Show. Phil and him will be in their wheelchairs debating whether transvestites should be allowed in the military. Y'know, the same tired-old silly-ass song-and-dance! I'm glad we don't have to do that crap any more!
(the room echoes with laughter)!!!!
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 94 - March 2, 2003)
Mike Gallagher: War Hawk or Hypocrite?
One of Mike Gallagher’s favorite mantras on his radio show is: Put your money where your mouth is. In other words, talk is cheap, but to be REAL about something you have to either put up or shut up. And in my book, that is a very commendable stance. The only problem is; Mike Gallagher doesn’t follow his own advice. A perfect example is his position on America’s upcoming war with Iraq. Mike is undoubtedly one of America’s most vocal war-hawks on the radio, and he’s said numerous times that we shouldn’t be waiting around to invade. Instead, we should get rid of Saddam this very minute (if not sooner). According to him, there’s no greater sign of patriotism and love of country than to support this war (for, as he says – “You’re either with us or you’re with the terrorists”.)
With this in mind, we were wondering why Mike – a supposed PATRIOT supreme – hasn’t told us about having his twin 19 year-old sons enlist in the military and go fight the “good fight” in Iraq. What would be a better example of “putting your money where your mouth is” than having his sons support America by making the ultimate sacrifice? I mean, it’s all well and good that Mike’s spearheading a campaign to bring food and supplies to military families in Denver, but why should THEY send their husbands and sons and daughters to risk their lives while Mike, so vocal about this war, doesn’t send his own sons? It’s easy to sit behind a microphone and coordinate fund-raisers, but encouraging his sons to serve Uncle Sam would be the ultimate exhibition of how truly patriotic he was.
Anyway, we wanted to find out where Mike stood on this issue, so on March 6th, 2003, Lisa Guliani called the Mike Gallagher Show and spoke with his screener. (This is a show, of course, that is about TOTAL HONESTY (supposedly) where Mike doesn’t hide ANYTHING from his listeners.) So, the screener is particularly curious as to what Lisa wants to talk about, especially when he finds out that she’s from State College. (I think they’re getting very scared of us, but that’s beside the point.) Well, Lisa tells the screener that she wants to ask Mike why his sons haven’t enlisted in the service yet, especially considering what a WAR-HAWK he is. The screener tells Lisa to hold on for a moment, then returns a few seconds later and says that Mike isn’t comfortable talking about this subject.
Whoa! Wait a second! What’s that? It can’t be! Mike isn’t comfortable talking about why he’s not encouraging his 19 year-old twin sons to enlist in the military and serve their country. Why not? I thought his show was about TOTAL HONESTY! Plus, being such a major war-hawk, why wouldn’t he want his kids to do the right thing and rally behind the flag? Heck, Mike has even gone so far as to start calling himself “The General” on his show! But it makes him “uncomfortable” talking about why his sons won’t fight. Something doesn’t add up.
What Mike is essentially saying, then, is that he’s ALL FOR WAR, but only when it’s SOMEBODY ELSE’S KIDS doing the fighting and risking their lives!!!! From my perspective, though, I’ve never encountered such a blatantly PHONY stance in my entire life. It’s appalling. Mike always talks about liberals being ‘elitists,’ yet what he’s doing is elitism to the nth degree! Hey Mike, are you that much better than everyone else? Why is it all right for other people’s kids and husbands to die, but not your own? Huh! What a PHONY BALONEY!!!
So, Mike, what are you really – a WAR HAWK, or a HYPOCRITE? I mean, you’re either on OUR side or the TERRORIST’S side. And if you’re not on OUR side by encouraging your sons to go into battle (or if they are unwilling to go – how ironic would that be), then that must mean you’re on the TERRORIST’S SIDE!
If your show really is about total honesty, Mike; when are you going to come clean about this one (or can’t you defend the indefensible)?
UPDATE: On the day I wrote the above article – March 6, 2003 – I e-mailed an advance copy to Mike Gallagher. The following morning, within five minutes of beginning his syndicated radio show, Mike revealed that his sons had visited a military recruiter the previous evening. Mike also added that his twins did not enlist, and that he wasn’t sure what would result from their visit. But I have to question the veracity of this entire escapade; especially in light of how often Mike has been less-than-truthful in regard to us on his radio show.
Ironically, in the second-hour of Mike’s May 7th broadcast he discussed at length how Bill Clinton’s recent contract with CBS News to appear on 60 Minutes as a commentator was a disgrace to that organization. Mike and his guest from Judicial Watch spoke at length about what an absolute liar Clinton is (which is completely true – Party Boy Bill is as lecherous and deceitful as any human being on earth.) Yet here’s the pot – Mike Gallagher – calling the kettle black. Considering how often Mike lies on his show, he strains any credibility his employer – the Salem Radio Network - has, and is an embarrassment to that entire Christian-based organization.
So, am I saying that Mike’s twins never visited an Army recruiter? Certainly not. In fact, if they actually do enlist not only will I retract this story, but I will devote an entire column to their courageousness. But it seems just a little bit too coincidental and convenient that the day I e-mailed my column to Mike Gallagher and told him what other members of the media will receive it, his sons suddenly traipse down to see the recruiter (especially considering how desperate he is in preserving his precious reputation). Whatever the case, I wish Mike’s sons the best of luck.
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 95 - March 9, 2003)
Is Mike Gallagher a Bill Clinton Wannabe?
In all honesty, I’m starting to feel a little bit sorry for Mike Gallagher. The poor guy’s been stretching the truth for so long on his radio show that he’s actually starting to believe his own lies (or else that’s what he wants us to think). And it’s a pity because here’s a once strong and proud man that has become so resistant to coming clean about his actions and facing the consequences that the similarities between Bill Clinton and him are alarming. I mean, what did Slick Willie do when he was caught with his pants down? Fess-up and take responsibility for his actions? Hell no! He lied; and now Mike’s starting to pattern himself after Party Boy Bill.
This notion dawned on me the morning of March 7th when Mike devoted about seven or eight minutes to discussing Lisa and me on his show. I won’t get into the details, but he essentially said that we were crazy, mentally unbalanced, irrational, and that we exhibited a “level of insanity” which made him nervous because he didn’t know what we were capable of. He then went on to mention the Bilderbergs three different times, and how we supported the notion that there was foreknowledge or government involvement in the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
That’s all well and good, except for the fact that amid all this name-calling, Mike also sprinkled a slew of lies. The first occurred when he referred once again to us “cutting-and-pasting and fabricating” his e-mails. But what he didn’t mention was any of the specific details (Hey Mike, I thought conservatives were supposed to be sticklers for facts!!) like how he referred to Bill O’Reilly running for public office in 2004, or how we challenged him to a lie detector test to see who was ultimately telling the truth. We even invited him to Happy Valley to do a broadcast at WRSC 1390 where we’d have the State College Police Department administer the test. But y’know, I suppose that’s the same thing Bill Clinton would do. He’d omit certain relevant facts; then divert attention away from the truth. (It’s called obfuscation.) Hey Mike, why don’t you let your listeners read these articles so THEY can decide FOR THEMSELVES who is telling the truth? That’s what a REAL MAN would do. But just like Bill Clinton who hid behind the Office of the Presidency, you cower behind your microphone and refuse to lay all the cards on the table. How Clintonesque!!!!!
Mike also resorted to deception when he tried to minimize Babel Magazine by saying that we “do it in our basement” and that “no one reads us.” Well, Mike, let me tell everyone the FACTS to correct your intentional LIES. First of all, we have three computers stretched across our living room that we use to put Babel online with each week, plus two printers, a scanner, a router, and a little studio with a web-cam where we film “Blood Real TV.” We also do a weekly radio show for the Reality Radio Network. Last but not least, we also publish books and receive about 250,000 hits a month on our site and are closing in on the 2 ½ million total hit mark. We were even named “Website of the Month” by two publishers in March. This is hardly what you could call a “basement operation” that no one reads.
The saddest part is, Mike is aware of all these facts, but he continues to lie to his listeners and co-workers. We know this and have the e-mails to prove it. One is where he wishes me good luck before the first broadcast of my radio show, and another where he comments on our TV show (again via e-mail) where we presented him with our “Phony Baloney Award.” Yet Mike, like Bill Clinton, uses semantics, misrepresentation, omission, and outright deceit to save his own hide and twist things around to his own advantage. It’s really quite shameful and not very complimentary to a man in his position. I just hope that this trend does not continue. The next thing we’ll know, Mike will be buddy-buddy with Bill Clinton on his “60 Minutes” show and supporting Hillary for President in 2004.
C’mon, Mike, rise above the Clinton wannabe muck-and-mire and just come clean! That’s what a MAN would do.
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 96 - March 16, 2003)
Mike Gallagher Pisses on Bill O'Reilly
Setting: FOX News television studios
Scene: Mike Gallagher is set to make an appearance on the Hannity & Colmes show but first has to take care of business in the executive restroom. As he stands at a urinal, he is unexpectedly joined by talk show pundit Bill O’Reilly
Gallagher (pants already unzipped, caught off-guard by O’Reilly): Hey, Bill. (nervously) I guess this is where all the pricks hang out, huh … no pun intended!
O’Reilly (not amused, in a stern voice): Gallagher, keep that schtick for your lame radio show. (puffing out his chest) Now you’re in my house, baby – the No-Spin Zone. And anyway, I have a bone to pick with you.
Gallagher (suddenly distracted, staring down at his crotch while mumbling): C’mon, Little Shamrock … c’mon little fella. You had to go a couple of minutes ago. What’s wrong? Don’t crawl back into your shell, Little Shamrock.
O’Reilly (a peculiar look on his face as he unzips his trousers): Gallagher, what did you just say? Are you talking to your willy rod, and did you … I can’t believe this … did you call it by name?
Gallagher (flustered, shaking his pecker): Uh … this is a little embarrassing Bill, but I call it Little Shamrock.
O’Reilly (urinating freely, he stares at his colleague as if he were a guest on the Jerry Springer Show): Little Shamrock, huh? That’s the goofiest damn thing I’ve ever heard in my life. Why do you call it that?
Gallagher (still unable to go, he begins to stutter): I … I … I started calling it Little … Little Shamrock in high school … the whole Irish thing. Plus, y’know – Shamrock … four-leaf clovers … I thought maybe I’d get lucky with the ladies. But it never helped. (He then stares down at his crotch and begins admonishing it as if he were chastising a caller on his radio show.) C’mon, Little Shamrock. Go. Go! What’s wrong with you? This is humiliating. (He then turns his attention to O’Reilly.) I don’t know what’s wrong, Bill. I had to go a couple of minutes ago, but now it’s like Little Shamrock has stage fright.
O’Reilly (pissing freely, he announces boldly): I’m not having any trouble. That’s because I’m in the No-Spin Zone – no hype, no bull, no baloney, no phonies, no spin, no nonsense, and no double-talk. (He then cuts a fart and laughs loudly.) Speaking of gas-bags, that one has Geraldo’s name written all over it! Whoo-hoo … I do that every time!
Gallagher (surrounded by O’Reilly’s stink, he mutters timidly): This is even more humiliating than the time Jesse Jackson and me were in here.
O’Reilly (curious): The Reverend Jesse …. old Himey Town Love Child spit-in- white-people’s-food Shakedown King I-cradled-Martin-Luther-King-in- my-arms-while-he-was-dying Jackson?
Gallagher (sweat rolling off his brow while he continues to shake his wiener, still with no result): Yeah, I walked in here the last time I was at the studio and who do I see but Jesse Jackson. He was standing over there at a urinal talking on a cell phone to one of his ho-bags. (He affects a jive ass spade voice) Hey, Baby, big poppa wants ta come see’s you afta da show. Den I can axe you ta git sweet beneath da sheets with Big Daddy Pump. (returns to his normal voice) I talked about it on my radio show, but I didn’t tell my listeners the whole story.
O’Reilly (interrupting): I thought your show was about total honesty.
Gallagher (letting his guard down): Ha! You know that’s a load of bull, O’Reilly – nothing but marketing razzle dazzle. Who needs the truth anyway, especially if it makes them look bad? Anyway, I walked into the executive restroom and there’s Jesse talking to his mistress while waving his big black wang around like it was a damn fire hose. Well, I could feel Little Shamrock turning into an ostrich, putting his head in the sand. That’s when I knew there was no way I could go over and stand beside Jesse. I mean, what if I got stage fright again? So guess what I did. I tip-toed into one of the stalls, then sat down and peed like a woman. Jesse Jackson made me pee like a girl! It was so humiliating. (Noticeably angered, Gallagher once again begins berating his thing, this time red-faced and screaming.) C’mon, Little Shamrock. Go! Go, damnit. Don’t crawl back into your hole. You’re embarrassing me. Now go! Go before I’m forced to take out my willy-whacker!
O’Reilly (amused, yet still serious): Gallagher, I’m not one to mince words, so here goes. I want this Victor Thorn matter taken care of. Everyone knows you sent that e-mail to him about me running for public office in 2004.
Gallagher (shaking his pecker madly): But … but …
O’Reilly: No! You listen to me for a change. I’m not some little girl you can pick on like Rosie O’Donnell, Susan Sarandon, or the Dixie Chicks. You seem to like picking on girls. Well, I’m a man and I won’t put up with your crap. Maybe that’s why you always go after women. Hell, you’re so afraid of Thorn that you won’t even mention his name or The Gallagher Chronicles on the air. What are you, a coward? For crying out loud, Gallagher, become a man for once in your life. (He finishes urinating and zips up his pants while starting to yell.) I want this matter put to rest. You should have known better in the first place not to talk out of school. How is the Brass around here supposed to trust you? To make matters worse, you had to lie about it on the air. The bottom line is exactly like you say on your show – if we can’t trust you with little things, how are we supposed to trust you with big things? Now get on that ridiculous little radio show of yours tomorrow and admit that you lied about that damn e-mail!
Gallagher (combative, still trying to take a leak): You listen to me, O’Reilly! Nobody yells at Mike Gallagher and gets away with it. Nobody! I lied to everyone about that e-mail – my wife, my kids, my boss and my co- workers – and I’m not about to look like a fool just because you want the heat off your back. I’ve spent too many years trapped in the radio world to blow it now. Most people don’t even think I’m a real talk show host. They think I’m some kind of put-on – a parody. If I tell the truth, it’ll ruin any chance I have of getting a TV show like yours. Now lay off me and shut up!
O’Reilly (eyes burning, seething with anger): Gallagher, if you ever speak to me like that again, the only thing you’ll be doing at this station is mopping the floors. You’re in the No-Spin Zone now, baby. This is my turf. Now get on Hair Dryer & Colmes tonight … I mean Hannity & Colmes … and come clean about the e-mail that you sent to Thorn.
Gallagher (crazed, he turns toward O’Reilly, his pants still unzipped): No! You listen! I’ll never tell the truth about that e-mail I sent to … I can’t even say his name - to you, or to anybody! (All of a sudden, Gallagher’s stage fright comes to an end and he begins pissing all over Bill O’Reilly’s leg – a hot steaming yellow stream of urine all over his brown trousers.) Little Shamrock, you’re finally going! You’re not hiding any more!
O’Reilly: Gallagher, you jerk! You’re pissing all over my leg!
Gallagher (excited beyond words): I don’t care. Little Shamrock’s finally going. He’s alive! My stage fright is over. (He begins jumping around the restroom, hands over his head like Rocky, urinating in all directions.) I’m cured. I’m finally cured. I’m so proud of you, Little Shamrock.
O’Reilly (furiously wiping off his leg): Gallagher, you’re crazy. You’re out of control. Look at you – you’re pissing all over the floor.
Gallagher (thrilled and victorious, spraying in all directions like a lawn sprinkler): I don’t care. I’ll start pissing on everyone! I’m so happy. I’m cured. O’Reilly, get out your cell phone and call Denise and the boys and let ‘em know that Little Shamrock is back in business. And where’s Jesse Jackson? I’ll piss on him, too, plus Roger Ailes and Ted Turner. Nobody can stop us now. Little Shamrock and me are going straight to the top. (He continues to twirl around the bathroom, still pissing everywhere while breaking into song.) Feelings, nothing more than feelings. Everything in the world is great, and I don’t give a damn what anyone thinks. I’ll keep lying about the Victor Thorn e-mail and bullying women and selling my soul to get higher ratings. I might even whip it out on stage during our anti- Dixie Chicks concert and give the audience a golden shower! Piss on everybody! I’m the General, Mike Gallagher, and don’t you forget it!
O’Reilly (removes a cell phone from his suit jacket, and after pressing a few buttons, begins speaking urgently): Security, get up here immediately. Yeah, the executive washroom. And bring a straight jacket and pepper spray. We all knew it would eventually happen; now its here. Mike Gallagher has finally freaked out and lost it. He even pissed all over my leg. (He puts the cell phone back in his pocket, shakes his head with disappointment, and begins whispering.) If Gallagher had just told the truth, none of this would have ever happened. Thorn would have gone away, and I wouldn’t have to buy a new pair of slacks. Man, I feel just like a fire hydrant, and Gallagher was the French poodle. Mama said there’d be days like this. Maybe I’ll prove Gallagher right and run for office in 2004 after all. But this pissing business has got to stop … last week it was John Gibson whizzing on my leg, and now Gallagher. What’s this business coming to?
ENDING: The scene fades to black as Gallagher, still urinating in all directions like a caged baboon at the zoo, twirls in circles while singing gaily: I feel happy, I feel pretty …
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 103 - May 11, 2003)
Why Does Mike Gallagher Like to Bully Women?
I’d like to know the answer to this question, but Mike Gallagher isn’t speaking to me any more. Why? Because I want him to tell the truth, and that is something he would rather not do. Mike won’t even take my calls to his show any longer. I’m a little disappointed, for this testosterone-fueled “tough-guy” we hear on the radio is hiding behind a call-screener so he can avoid being confronted by the kind of woman he fears the most: the one who sees through his tired act.
Mike used to try his intimidation tactics on me, but they didn’t work because insecure chauvinists like Gallagher don’t scare me one bit. This freaked him out because Mike is used to pushing women around on his show who don’t answer back – you know the ones I mean. Women like Rosie O’Donnell, The Dixie Chicks, and Jeanine Garofalo. I mean, if you want to know the truth, I think all these women are obnoxious, too, but that’s not the point. What bothers me is that the self-proclaimed “General” seems to bask in taking pot shots at women who disagree with his political views. If you’re really good, your dissenting remarks will make the giant python-vein pop out in the middle of his forehead in less than 10 seconds (that is, if Mike allows you that much airtime). I can’t even get past the screener any more because Mike is so terrified of me. Maybe that’s because he knows he can’t escape the truth.
The reason I’m writing this article is to let everyone know that Mike Gallagher takes pride in conducting “smear campaigns” against women. These are all-out verbal assaults that border on harassment, and quite frankly, he should be ashamed of himself. And being the true coward that he is, he has to enlist his audience in “ambushing” these “targets du jour”. I suppose there’s nothing relevant to discuss on his program these days, so he might as well continue to level low blows at women who disagree with what he has to say. How adult is that? It sounds like he has some deep-seeded ‘issues, if you know what I mean!
One of the reasons behind this behavior could be that Gallagher is incapable of intelligent, rational discussion. His mantra should be “the loudest, most bombastic blather wins.” When he can’t disprove a dissenter, he throws a temper tantrum, perhaps hearkening back to the days when his mommy burnt his breakfast toast. This guy isn’t satisfied to tell you why he disagrees with your perspective, nor can he conduct himself like a professional communicator. Instead, he flips out and loses whatever shred of poise he had to begin with. He wants to discredit you as a human being while 2.75 million people tune in to his monkey act. It’s pretty funny unless it happens to you. He almost had a stroke the first time I called his show and asked why he wasn’t telling his listeners about how the CIA created the Taliban. Not only did he silence the microphone so his audience couldn’t hear my comments, he then proceeded to call me a slew of names on-the-air, announcing to the whole world that I, Lisa Guliani, was an unpatriotic liar. He droned on and on, inciting the audience while doing “damage control”. If I would have been standing in the same room with these callers, I’m sure they would have burned me at the stake based on Mike’s baseless name-calling. You see, Mike can’t converse with women in a normal way – he has to BULLY them unmercifully. Why? Because Mike doesn’t respect women, especially those he disagrees with. Maybe it’s because smart women make him sound foolish (which isn’t very hard to do).
A current example of how Mike employs his “smear campaign” against women would be the Dixie Chicks. Sure, they were extremely foolish in what they said, but it isn’t enough for Mike to simply disagree with the comments they made against George W. Bush. No, Mike isn’t satisfied unless he makes a complete spectacle of himself and draws attention from the public. It’s rather pathetic, but Mike is a very needy man with an overly distended ego. He isn’t content until he has wrecked the offender’s career and dragged her through the gutter of public opinion. When he gets bored with verbally abusing the Dixie Chicks, he takes aim at women like Jeanine Garofalo, Rosie O’Donnell, and Susan Sarandon. It’s all in a day’s work on The Mike Gallagher Show. Mike appears to thoroughly enjoy himself while engaging in this type of demeaning viciousness. But the biggest question is: why does he do it?
I could speculate endlessly, but instead I’ll simply scatter a few seeds and you can decide for yourselves. You see, unlike Mike Gallagher, I don’t feel threatened by allowing others to interpret information for themselves. People can and should make up their own minds without being influenced by propaganda and blather. I’ve come up with some possible reasons for Gallagher’s vicious, malicious, and maligning tendencies. Maybe he spent too much time sucking on the bottle as a baby. We could resolve this by giving him a pacifier! Or, maybe he doesn’t get complimented often enough at home because he’s not the one “wearing the pants”. So, it’s possible that this woman-bashing is a form of “venting and release” – a way to seek revenge against women who intimidate him. It must be extremely frustrating to still be a radio jock after all these years when he so desperately wants to be on TV with the “Big Boys”. Can’t you feel his pain?
So, you want to call Mike’s show, do you? Take it from me, if you’re not a die-hard Gallagher fan, then watch out. If you intend to twist his horns or talk about any of his designated taboo topics, be prepared for Mike to hang up on you. Be prepared for a verbal assault at a decibel-level that could shatter glass. As soon as the “General” realizes that you’re not going to sit there and spout the official line, it will be nothing less than war. If you fail to patronize him to death, thank him for being alive, or stroke his bloated ego and worship him like some balding demigod, he will proceed to immediately suppress you and begin dropping verbal “bombs”. Like a little boy who cannot control himself, Mike will pretend to flip out in vehement and righteous indignation, thus arousing the ire of every sucker in his listening audience. Mike will smear you like peanut butter if you let him. He maintains the critical advantage in any discussion that ensues because his trigger-finger is always on the delay-button. Say the WRONG thing to Mike, and you, my female friend, are past HISTORY and Mike gets to write the book.
Maybe he just can’t help it. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen an allegedly grown man act in such an infantile manner. It fascinates me that Gallagher is so utterly threatened by women who dare to say what Mike can’t say – the truth. Maybe he can’t compete intellectually. Or maybe he’s just pissed off that he has his neck in a political noose, and if he does the right thing for a change he’ll be kissing his career aspirations goodbye.
It’s pretty clear to me that Gallagher “gets off” on empowering himself by diminishing women and crushing them beneath his feet. I’m of the opinion that Mike cannot emotionally handle being challenged, especially (God forbid) by a woman. I shudder to think how he must behave at home – but then again, he probably doesn’t have an audience in his living room.
In any event, aside from the constant lying and propaganda we are privy to while listening to his talk show; Mike seems to have some serious issues that he will not face with respect to the female gender. Maybe he’s one of “those” men who only like women when they keep their mouths shut. It does quite often seem that way, doesn’t it? I’ve noticed that he tolerates women who openly gush over him and agree with everything he says, no matter what the topic. You want to get along with “The General,” just let him do most of the talking. Otherwise, he blows a gasket. Remember, he’s trying to be like Bill O’Reilly and Rush Limbaugh. It’s very important to his male ego that he be allowed to constantly interrupt you. One can almost visualize the stomping of feet, outright LYING, whining, career sabotage, and overall constipated behavior he must exhibit in the studio when things don’t “go his way”. He is incapable of maintaining any semblance of composure, tact, decency or civility when he is opposed, especially on his morning talk-show where he reigns supreme.
Why does Mike bully women so much? Maybe the answer is simple - because he can.
(Lisa Guliani - Babel # 103 - May 11, 2003)
Mike Gallagher: Talk Radio's # 1 Pathological Liar
We’ve come to a very troublesome realization here at Babel Magazine. Mike Gallagher lies on a continual basis. Always. Easily. Habitually. Pathologically to the point of mental illness. Anyone who has read The Gallagher Chronicles is well aware of how many lies Gallagher has told on the air about Lisa Guliani and me. Regrettably, this character flaw has not been brought into check, and is now so severe that Mike Gallagher has earned the right to be called the most deceitful man in talk radio today.
Here’s how my latest run-in with Mike Gallagher began. On the morning of June 6th Mike began his syndicated radio broadcast by asking his listeners if he was being too argumentative lately with people who called into his show. I figured this would be a good opportunity to chat with Mike, so I dialed the number to his show and instantly got through. Mike’s screener, Mark Russo, asked me what I wanted to talk about, so I deliberately dumbed myself down before I began speaking. (It’s a rule of thumb that if you sound too intelligent to Mike’s screener, he won’t put you through because … well … Mike’s not a very bright guy, and anyone with half a brain would make him look like a fool).
But I digress. Anyway, I sounded all giddy and excited, “Oh, I can’t believe I got through to the show! I’m so excited!”
“What would you like to talk about today?” Russo again asked.
“I really enjoy Mike’s show,” I began, “but I think he has been a little bit too argumentative lately.”
He then asked my name and where I was from. (Because Mike would NEVER knowingly put me on the air, I said I was “Jerry” from Houserville.)
Well, Mike went to commercial, and upon returning took his first call. After chatting with that person for a minute or two, he then brought me (“Jerry”) on the air. Since I was taping our conversation LIVE, here is a verbatim transcript of what transpired:
MIKE: Jerry, you’re on the Mike Gallagher Show.
Jerry: Hi Mike.
Mike: Hi Jerry.
Jerry (buttering him up before going in for the kill): I’ve been listening to your show for a couple of years, and I think you’re doing a great job. In fact, I’m going to be in radio someday, so I study how you do your show.
Mike (eating it up): Wow!
Jerry: And I learn a lotta lessons from you.
Mike (beaming because his ego is being publicly stroked, his voice exudes an obvious pleasure as he falls for the ruse hook, line, and sinker): I’m honored!! That’s really nice. That’s nice of you.”
Jerry (continuing to play dumb before I land the final blow): But when it comes to argumentative stuff, I think you need to tell your listeners a few things like if they would like to … (CENSORED – the following words never made it on the air) … read The Mike Gallagher Chronicles by Victor Thorn and Lisa Guliani.
<<< At this point Gallagher hangs up the phone, and due to the fact that he has a nine-second time-delay button, everything I said after that was cut-off and not broadcast to his listeners >>>
Mike (laughing nervously because he realizes he’s been had yet again): “You’re a classic. Nice try. (scrambling to regain his composure – his voice hurried) 1-800-655-Mike. (voice even higher) 1-800-655-MIKE. Here’s Chuck. (He goes to his next caller, but still can’t get me out of his head, because he continues) I’m glad to know you’re studying our work, though, despite … (caught off guard, he’s fumbling for words, trying to come up with an excuse as to why he hung up on me) … uh … y’know … your bad language. You’re on the Mike Gallagher Show. (still unable to get me out of his mind, he returns to me yet again!) I gotta give him credit for his creativity. (he then goes on to Chuck)
Is Mike’s deceptive streak becoming clearer? Can you see how easily he lied; telling his listeners that because I used ‘bad language’ he had to hang up on me! I mean, how pathetic. I would NEVER swear on the air … it’s so uncouth. Yet Mike, horrified to have the Mike Gallagher Chronicles mentioned on his show, found only one alternative to get rid of me – the thing he does best of all – he LIED yet again and said that I swore on the air. Well, I guess the only way he could be telling the truth is if The Mike Gallagher Chronicles is considered a profane term. (And to him, I’m sure it is!) So, true to form, Mike Gallagher continues his deceptive ways – lying, deceiving, and telling more lies. It really is pathetic. I wonder how he looks at himself in the mirror each night?
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 107 - June 12, 2003)
Mike Gallagher: American Traitor
Introductory note: Mike Gallagher is the 7th most listened to radio talk show host in America, is heard in approximately 225 American cities, and was recently deemed one of the nine most recognizable figures in the radio industry by the Benchmark Company. He is also a pathological liar who claims to be a Christian, is a blatant war machine propagandist who has no problem sending other people's children to battle (but doesn't encourage his four sons to go), and continues to further his own career by exploiting military families whose loved ones are serving. (Gallagher's the guy who held an anti-Dixie Chicks protest concert and subsequently appeared in Rolling Stone Magazine and was interviewed on FOX News - that's a pretty good return for handing out a few boxes of food, don't you think!)
Anyway, below is a recent letter that I sent to Mike Gallagher at the Salem Radio Network in Dallas, Texas after he said that the families of 9-11 victims should just shut up about what happened on that fateful day in September nearly two years ago, take their Victim Compensation Fund money, and not try to find out the truth about the terrorist attacks because they then might try to sue the Federal Government. (I told you, this guy is a real piece of work.) He is also a big proponent of the “If you’re not on the side of the President, then you’re on the side of the terrorists” line of reasoning, and came perilously close to calling the 9-11 surviving family members our ENEMY for trying to find out who in the government had foreknowledge of the terrorist attacks. In other words, he epitomizes the media deceit which is crippling this nation, further entangling it in a downward spiral. The only way we can combat these individuals is by exposing them to the world, which is what I'm attempting to do in these articles. If you are fed-up by this type of vile behavior, e-mail Gregg Anderson, President of the Salem Radio Network, at: ganderson@srnradio.com
Mike Gallagher,
You pathetic cowardly propagandist. How dare you question or deride the 9-11 families for trying to uncover the truth about what really happened on September 11th, 2001, especially when you REFUSE to broach this topic on your radio show? What gives you the right to say that they should simply accept their insurance/survivor’s fund money; then quietly go away so that the finger of blame isn’t pointed at certain individuals who had foreknowledge about the terrorist attacks? Y’know, it takes a very sick, America-hating, spineless low-life rat to promote such bile-filled disinformation. There is a special place in hell reserved for people who have sold their souls, and one is waiting for you. If I had things my way, I’d deport you out of this fine country and make it illegal for you to ever set foot on our shores again, you unpatriotic TRAITOR!
After all that these families went through, do you know how brazenly ugly and mean-spirited you are to call them greedy? Mike, they want to know the TRUTH! They want to know why their loved ones were killed. But you’re not concerned with such matters. You came perilously close to even labeling them the ENEMY today on your radio show (July 10, 2003), while in fact you’re nothing more than a dupe that is being used to spread more lies and propaganda. How can you even look at yourself in the mirror at night, or stare into the eyes of those military families you claim to care so much about? If you’re not man enough to stand up for the truth in regard to what really happened on 9-11; then what are these brave soldiers giving their lives for in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond? In my book, Gallagher, if you’re not siding with the surviving family members in trying to expose the truth about 9-11, then you’re siding with the terrorists! If that’s the case, then that’s exactly what you are: a terrorist against the truth and a disgrace to the United States of America.
If you don’t believe I’m right, give me the chance to prove it. I’ll send you a copy of Mike Ruppert’s video, The Truth and Lies of 9-11. Ruppert was a LAPD detective for 18 years, and considering what high esteem you hold for the police officers in this country, it would be a great place for you to start. I guarantee Mr. Ruppert will open your eyes like never before.
I will also gladly send you a copy of George Humphrey’s 9-11: The Great Illusion. George is a conservative Christian patriot and an Austin, Texas resident, and I’m sure he’d love to appear on your show to describe everything that he’s uncovered. Just let me know, Mike, and I’ll set it up.
I’d also love to send you a copy of 50 Unanswered Questions published by The American Press, now in its fifth printing. The American Free Press is, by the way, one of the last independent newspapers in the country that hasn’t been subverted by Globalist, multi-national corporations which don’t have America’s best interests in mind.
In addition, you could also check out these hugely informative sites (among many others):
http://www.unansweredquestions.org by researcher Kyle Hence
http://www.911pi.com – The People’s Investigation of 9-11
http://www.911timeline.net
Last but not least, you already have a copy of my book, The New World Order Exposed, which devotes twelve chapters to the events leading up to the 9-11 travesty, and the after-affects which resulted from it. Numerous people have said this is the most comprehensive book ever written on the global elite cabal that is undermining this nation; blowing wide-open the detrimental effects which impact each of us on a daily basis.
So, Gallagher (I can’t even call you Mr. any more because I’ve utterly lost all respect for you), its time to put up or shut up. Let’s see whose side you’re really on – that of every day citizens who want to know the TRUTH about 9-11 – or the terrorists, cowards, propagandists and traitors who want to keep concealing it. The ball is in your court now. But just remember one thing: there’s more to being an American than simply calling yourself one on your little radio show. Instead, it means actually standing up for what is right, and then conveying this information to your listeners. You’re in a position to be a torch-bearer and to pull back the veil of illusion that is currently clouding this matter. Do you have the guts to do it? I certainly hope so.
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 110 - July 17, 2003)
A Day in the Life of Mike Gallagher
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DISCLAIMER: The following is a satire ... a spoof ... a parody ... and is meant for entertainment purposes only. Any resemblance to any persons living or dead is purely coincidental and is done in jest.
SETTING: The Salem Radio Network studios in Irving, Texas
SCENE: Denise Gallagher, wife of syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher, is seated in the lobby outside her husband’s studio waiting for him to finish his show. While doing so, she notices a copy of the Sisyphus Press release, Mike Gallagher Pisses on Bill O’Reilly and Babel Magazine’s Mike Gallagher: American Traitor lying on an end table near her chair. As she picks it up and begins leafing through the pages, she notices a receptionist and technician in an adjacent office snickering at her.
Denise (rising from her seat after seeing her husband exit his studio): Mike! What in God’s name is this? (She furiously waves a copy of The Gallagher Chronicle articles in his face).
Mike (sheepishly bowing his head in shame): Honey, not here. Let’s talk about it outside in the car.
Denise (hurriedly following Mike outside into the parking lot where they step inside her car): Mike, what is this? (She again pushes the Gallagher/O’Reilly magazine into his face.) Do you know how embarrassing this is? There were people back at the office laughing at me. What have you done to put an end to this debacle?
Mike (timidly taking the magazine from his wife): Uh … nothing, dear.
Denise (outraged): Nothing! Why not? You should have seen the receptionist in your office laughing at me. I wanted to crawl in a hole and die.
Mike (stuttering, like he always does on his show when he’s nervous): But … but … b … but …
Denise: But nothing! Why aren’t you putting an end to this nonsense? Victor Thorn is making a fool of you. Look at this magazine and article. He has you calling your penis “Little Shamrock,” pissing on Bill O’Reilly’s leg; then dancing around like a little fairy. Plus, in the other article he calls you a traitor, a coward, and wants to deport you out of the country for being a traitor. He’s making a complete mockery out of you.
Mike (bottom lip quivering): I want to do something, but … but … I’m afraid of Victor Thorn.
Denise (eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets): Afraid! Do you know what else I found inside that magazine? There was a list of 100 people in the media that he sent it to. There was Sean Hannity, Larry King, Peter Jennings, Rush Limbaugh, and that guy from NewsMax. They must all be laughing their asses off at you. How do you ever expect to get out of this radio gig and land a TV job? That’s what we’ve always had planned for you – to hit the big-time – and now this Thorn character is making a fool of you. Now, how are you going to put a stop to it?
Mike (sitting passively while his wife navigates through traffic): Well, Thorn did challenge me to a lie detector test when he published that ,b>Bill O’Reilly e-mail that I sent to him.
Denise (excited): He did! Great! Then do it! That’ll get him off your back once and for all.
Mike (sweating profusely): But … but … I’m not so sure that’s a good idea. I’d … I’d … I don’t think it would turn out so well.
Denise (irate): Mike, what’s wrong with you? If you weren’t lying about the O’Reilly e-mail, what do you have to worry about? Huh? Just do it. Answer me! (a short silence persists) Y’know, maybe the lady who wrote this other article – what’s her name – Lisa Guliani – maybe she’s right. You love being a bully when it comes to pushing women around like the Dixie Chicks and ,b>Rosie O’Donnel. But when it comes to standing up like a man to Thorn, look at what happens. You sit there like a little mouse.
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Their argument continues as the Gallaghers pull into their driveway where they see their 20 year-old twin sons Micah and Matthew hanging out in the front yard.
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Micah (approaching them): Hey, what are you guys fighting about? It seems like that’s all you two ever do any more.
Denise: Here, take a look at this. (She throws the Gallagher/O’Reilly magazine at her son.)
Matthew (looking at the booklet with his brother): Gee, Dad, this Thorn guy is really chumping you out.
Micah: Yeah, look here. (He points to the picture of ,b>Jesse Jackson.) He has you squatting like a girl and peeing in a stall because you’re afraid to stand at the urinal beside the Reverend.
Matthew: And, gee Dad, I never knew you called your wiener Little Shamrock! Man, I’ll bet you sure lambasted this Thorn guy on the radio today, huh?
Mike (timidly): Uh … no, not really.
Micah: Why not, Dad? I mean, Thorn’s really making you look like an ass. Why didn’t you give it to him with both barrels?
Mike (pacing uncomfortably): Well … uh … today I was picking on Susan Sarando.
Matthew: A girl! What did she do to you? Nothing. But this Thorn guy is calling you an American Traitor and has you twirling around like a ballerina peeing all over the Fox News restroom.
Micah (disappointed): Dad, on the radio you’re the most gung-ho war-monger there is, completely in favor of parents sending their kids off to war to get killed. But now that you have a chance to stand up to Victor Thorn, you cower from him. He’s not afraid of you. Why are you so afraid of him? Heck, he’s making you look like a total GAY! You should stand up to him, or …ooops, I forgot … maybe this is the day you get your weekly manicure. Maybe they’ll be playing some show tunes or Barbara Streisand music for you to listen to.
Denise: The boys are right, Mike. The entire family’s honor is at stake. Now what are you going to do about this matter?
Mike (hemming and hawing): Um … I’m not sure. Maybe … maybe you could send a letter to Thorn and tell him to quit picking on me.
Denise (erupting): You want me to mail a letter to him? Mike, what’s wrong with you? I’m tired of you hiding behind my skirt. Now do something about this situation right now, or instead of hiding behind my skirt, you’re going to start wearing it!
Mike (completely flustered): But … but … I can’t … I’m … I’m too afraid of being exposed as a liar …
Denise (adamantly, arms folded across her chest): That settles it. You might pretend to be a hot-shot General on the radio, but when it comes to Victor Thorn, you’re more like the Cowardly Lion.
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SCENE: The following morning at the Salem Radio Network studios. Mike Gallagher emerges from his office, but instead of wearing jeans and a button-down shirt, he’s garbed in a tight-fitting red-flowered dress (see photo gallery) He takes a seat behind his microphone/sound board as his intro music begins. But rather than playing Van Halen’s Panama, Aerosmith’s Dude Looks Like a Lady blares across the studio as Greg Anderson, Eric Hansen, and Mark Russo look on in stitches, laughing so hard that tears come to their eyes.
Mike (primped and coifed very demurely): Welcome to another installment of the Mike … ooops … I mean, the Michelle Gallagher Show. Today we’re going to broach a subject that we’ve never discussed before on this show – feminine beauty care! Yes, today we’ll be talking about makeup, mascara, nylons, hair coloring, and of course panty liners. But before we do so, let’s take a call.
Caller: Hello, Michelle. This is Victor Thorn.
Michelle (instantly steamed): Victor Thorn? Mark, why didn’t you screen this call? (Panicked, he hits his time-delay button, but it doesn’t work.) Eric, why doesn’t this kill button work? Why? Heads are going to roll around here, and I’m not going to stop at kicking trash cans like I did last time. I’ll put my foot right up your …
Victor Thorn (interrupting, calm and cool): Michelle, settle down. I just wanted to chat with you for a little bit.
Michelle (suspiciously): About what?
Victor: Well, if you remember correctly, I challenged you to a lie detector test a few months ago concerning the Bill O’Reilly e-mail that you sent to me.
Michelle (frantically hitting his kill button, but to no avail as tears roll from his eyes): No … no … this can’t be happening to me live on the air. Look what you’re doing to me, Thorn. My makeup is running. No … no … stop.
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CUT to the Gallagher’s darkened bedroom, a clock on the night-stand reading 2:30 in the morning
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Mike (awakens, sweat-drenched and screaming): No … no … turn him off … hit the kill switch … don’t let anyone hear what Victor Thorn has to say about me!
Denise: Mike … Mike … wake up. You’re having a nightmare. It’ll be all right.
Mike (disoriented): A nightmare?
Denise: Yes, honey, you were screaming in terror and hitting the mattress with your hand.
Mike: The mattress? Oh, yeah … the kill button. I was hitting the kill button.
Denise (confused): The what?
Mike (coming to his senses): Yeah, the kill button, and I dreamed I was dressed up like a woman and you were reading the magazine where I pee on Bill O’Reilly’s leg. Plus, the boys were hassling me and everyone was laughing at me, then Victor Thorn came on my radio show …
Denise: Oh no … not Victor Thorn again. Mike, do you know how many nightmares you’ve had about him? Why don’t you put an end to this? What does he want from you?
Mike (rubbing his eyes in the darkness): I don’t know. The only thing he ever says to me is: Tell the Truth.
Denise: Then tell the truth. It’s obvious that Thorn’s very adamant about your lies in regard to the O’Reilly matter, and he’s not going to go away. Mike, he wouldn’t be this persistent unless he knew he was right. And look at what he’s doing to prove his point. To all the media big-wigs who most matter to your career, your name is quickly becoming synonymous with DECEPTION and buffoonery. Mike, Thorn’s making a complete ass out of you.
Mike: But …
Denise (interrupting): Mike, you opened one of your shows a few weeks ago by telling everyone about some advice that Greg Anderson – your mentor, best man at our wedding, and your boss – once gave you. He said, ‘In life, you have to do the right thing.’ Mike, telling the truth about the O’Reilly thing and clearing it up once-and-for-all is the right thing to do. Living a lie isn’t.
Mike (exhaling a huge sigh of relief): You’re right, honey. I’m going to go on the air tomorrow and come clean about all the lies I’ve been telling.
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<<<<< CLOSE: Mike and Denise hug, and the Gallagher family lives happily ever after. >>>>>
THE MORAL TO OUR STORY: THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE, MIKE GALLAGHER!!!!!
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 111 - July 27, 2003)
Victor Thorn "Meets" Ann Coulter
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The Gallagher Chronicles
Ann Coulter was hitting the airwaves – Queen Gunslinger of the Right – Belle Starr of the conservative movement – and I was licking my chops getting ready for another prank. Y’see, Ann Coulter was guest hosting for everybody’s favorite talk show phony, Mike Gallagher; and being that I was an A+ student of the Howard Stern School of Radio Hijinks, the stage was set.
The morning of Tuesday, July 22 arrived and Ann Coulter was joined by Steve Malzberg of WABC in New York City. Their opening topic was the Kobe Bryant adultery/rape case, so I called Mike’s show (1-800-655-6453) and instantly got through. Now, the first problem I had was that all the people at Mike’s show know Victor Thorn, plus, all during the week prior to going on vacation, Mike kept telling his producer, Eric Hansen, to make sure he had his “foot on the brake” (radio lingo for having his finger on their 9-second time-delay KILL button).
Thus, if I told the screener I was Victor Thorn, they’d immediately hang-up on me. So, I said I was John from Dayton, Ohio, and boom, I was ready to roll. Well, after being put on hold for a few minutes (during which time I pushed RECORD on my cassette player), they patched me through to Ann Coulter and Steve Malzberg. Being an old pro at this game, I knew that the first thing you have to do with these people is stroke them, so I began by complimenting Coulter’s book, Treason, then instantly segued into the Gallagher prank. Below is a verbatim transcript of our conversation that morning:
Ann Coulter: I think we’ll go straight to the calls, they’re lining up here.
Steve Malzberg: Sure.
Ann Coulter: Here’s John. (pause) Are you there John?
Victor Thorn: Oh, I’m sorry.
Ann Coulter: Hi there.
Victor Thorn: Ann, I would like to say that I was the first person to buy your book the day it came out at Barnes & Noble.
Ann Coulter: Thank you!!!!
Victor Thorn: Keep up the great work, and a lot of people have to read this book and find out what’s going on. But I recently read an interview with a friend of Kobe Bryant’s accuser …
Ann Coulter: Yes.
Victor Thorn: And she said that the real reason she overdosed was because she read The Mike Gallagher Chronicles by Victor Thorn!
Of course my last few words about Gallagher didn’t make it to the air because Eric Hansen, following his boss’s orders, did indeed have his foot on the brake and they cut me off. But the funny part was that both Coulter and Malzberg were laughing their asses off about this little incident. They thought it was a riot because: a) I had sent Ann Coulter a copy of The Gallagher Chronicles and Mike Gallagher: American Traitor so she was well aware of what a phony Gallagher is. Plus, even better: b) the last time Steve Malzberg substituted for Gallagher, I pranked him that time too! So now he’s heard this stuff twice!
Anyway, Coulter and her sidekick were getting a kick out of my antics, and I’m sure they would have loved to play around with me, but Gallagher is SO TERRIFIED of his listeners finding out about the REAL him that he was browbeating his producer for an entire week to make sure that no mention of The Gallagher Chronicles ever made it to the airwaves.
Now, the big question I have to ask Ann Coulter is: do you really want a creepy, paranoid freakish liar like Mike Gallagher representing the conservative movement? I mean, c’mon Ann, look at what a total COWARD Gallagher is. You wouldn’t run and hide from me. Hell, you gnaw on raw meat for breakfast, sharpen your claws on a grinding wheel, and drink battery acid for your evening cocktails. You wouldn’t cower from my little antics. You’d stand up and battle with me like you do with the liberals.
But look at Gallagher. Not only is he a pathological liar, but the yellow streak running down his back is brighter than the noonday sun over Las Vegas, Nevada. I mean, people are e-mailing Gallagher and telling him to say hello to his penis - LITTLE SHAMROCK (see: Mike Gallagher Pisses on Bill O’Reillyand calling his show and SCREAMING at him. To make matters worse, I’m exposing him for the habitual liar he is, had him dress like a woman in one of my satirical pieces, and threatened to have him deported from the United States because he’s such a traitor to his country. And best of all, next week I’m going to write an article entitled: Is Mike Gallagher a Closet Homosexual? And the week after that I’m going to ask his wife Denise out on a date! (C’mon, she has to be completely embarrassed by his cowardice by now.)
To close, Ann, I know you wouldn’t take my crap lying down. You’d fight back. But Gallagher, doesn’t he have any backbone at all? On the radio he’s a tough guy, but only because he’s insulated and can hide behind his microphone. But in real life I’ve been bitch-slapping this guy around worse than Ike Turner did to his wife Tina. And yet he still cringes. Hell, he’s becoming so pusillanimous that I think Gallagher’s actually growing a vagina between his legs!!!! Is this the way good Republicans carry themselves? Heck, Mike’s acting more like a lily-livered Hollywood liberal than a strong conservative.
So, Ms. Coulter, please do a favor for me. The next time you see Mike; teach him how to be a man. Yeah, yeah, I know its fun to laugh at him, but you have to admit that it must be pretty humiliating to keep getting chumped-out like he does week after week. It’s either that, Ann, or let’s just put a cute little pink bow on his head, stick him in one of those Broadway shows that he so admires, and let him sing Barbara Streisand songs.
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 112 - August 6, 2003)
Is Mike Gallagher a Closet Homosexual?
On the radio every day, Mike Gallagher is a blathering loudmouth --- a supposedly upright Republican whose show is about “total honesty.” But as we all know by now, there is NOTHING real about Mike Gallagher, and he is without doubt he is one of the phoniest, most deceptive men on the airwaves. Anyone who has read The Gallagher Chronicles has come to see not an upstanding, courageous man, but a sly, dishonest phony that purports to be one thing to his listeners, yet is completely different in actuality.
So, when it comes to the subject of homosexuality, is Mike Gallagher also being disingenuous with those who tune into his show? Does he have something to hide? Of course, being a so-called “conservative,” Gallagher opposes the rump ranger brigade. But let’s take a closer look at his situation and see what this guy’s all about.
For starters, Mike Gallagher gets a weekly manicure. Yes, you heard me correctly. Mike Gallagher goes to a beauty salon and has his nails done every week! This fact is so weird (in a Michael Jackson sort of way) that when Joel Stein, a Time magazine writer, guest hosted for Mike on July 25, 2003, he OPENED the show by calling this manicure trend downright “creepy.” While other guys go to the saloon, I can see Mike in the salon surrounded by all his girlie friends with his wrist hanging limply atop the faux pink-marble countertop.
In addition, Mike also gets massages on a regular basis. Now, this practice in and of itself does not make Mike a little light in the loafers. But check this out: the only people who are allowed to massage Mike are MEN! Yes, you heard me correctly. Here’s the seventh most-listened-to radio talk show host in the country that could have scores of hot women rubbing his body, but who does he choose – MEN! Is anyone getting really scary visions of Richard Simmons dancing around Mike’s fold-up massage table?
But wait, there’s more. Mike is also a huge fan of SHOW TUNES. Yes, show tunes. Now I’m not one to reinforce stereotypes, but what could be more of a ringer than that? I mean, is Mike a member of the Judy Garland and Barbara Streisand fan clubs, and does he slip away to all those little “weekend conventions” with his dainty little friends (nudge nudge)!
Another aspect of Gallagher’s personality that makes one wonder is the frequency in which he discusses the subject of homosexuality on his show. He literally talks disparagingly about this topic every week, oftentimes day after day after day. When viewed in psychological terms, one is reminded of the old adage, “Protest thee too much.” In other words, is Mike’s obsession with “burying the sausage” and “Hershey Road” actually his subconscious way of suppressing his true feelings? Another psychological term for this type of behavior is “projection,” which Ernest Hilgard, Rita Atkinson, and Richard Atkinson define in the Introduction to Psychology as: “A defense mechanism by which people protect themselves from awareness of their own undesirable traits by attributing those traits excessively to others.” Hmmmm, it makes one wonder, huh?
Now, if you’re still not convinced, here’s the clincher. On August 5, 2003, Matthew B. Kansfield sent me a copy of an e-mail that he received from Mike Gallagher. This person had been reading The Gallagher Chronicles and was so annoyed by Gallagher’s phoniness that he began corresponding with him. Well, on the above-noted date, Gallagher concluded an e-mail to Mr. Kansfield by saying, “Give Victor a big kiss and wave at the black helicopters for me, ok.”
The question I want to ask right now is: Why would a grown man – Mike Gallagher – tell a complete stranger to give me a kiss? Doesn’t this sound very GAY – OVERTLY EFFEMINATE - and VERY QUEER to you? Why is Mike Gallagher promoting homosexual behavior in his e-mails? Is Gallagher’s façade finally crumbling, and is his REAL persona finally skipping and twirling to the forefront? If you want to know the truth, I’m so creeped-out by Gallagher’s degenerate behavior that I’m going to call him on the carpet about it.
I want to know right now, Mike Gallagher: if you are a closet homosexual, come out into the open once and for all. Let your gay pride show! We won’t laugh at you (at least not for too long)! Think of all the advantages you’ll derive. First, you could be a contestant on one of those new QUEER shows that are on cable TV, plus you could be the master of ceremonies at next year’s Gay Parade in San Francisco. In addition, as an extra bonus, considering how much you love going to Disneyland, you could be the emcee at their annual Gay Days Celebration! You could even wear one of their rainbow tee-shirts while all of you get manicures, massage each other, and sing Bette Midler tunes while dressing in frilly pink little outfits!
The only thing I’m wondering right now is this: if you do OUT yourself, Mike, what position are you going to play on the ball field – pitcher or catcher? (Just between you and me, I’m betting it’s the catcher!)
NOTE: The day after I sent this piece to Mike’s producer, Eric Hansen (August 13, 2003, guess what Mike opened his show with the next morning? Yup, you’re right – he began by talking about a gay Marine who went AWOL. I’m tellin’ ya, folks, this guy is INTO this stuff!!!!
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 113 - August 17, 2003)
Open Letter to Greg Anderson, President of the Salem Radio Network
NOTE: Greg Anderson can be reached at: ganderson@srnradio.com
Mr. Anderson,
I am writing this OPEN LETTER in regard to one of your employees, Mike Gallagher, in hopes we will be able to get him the proper help he so desperately needs in regard to his pathological lying problem. Mr. Anderson, I realize that as president of the Salem Radio Network you are an extremely busy man. But please take a few minutes and read The Gallagher Chronicles in their entirety (http://www.babelmagazine.com/gallagher). After doing so, it will become clear to you that Mike lies so freely, easily, and frequently that someone needs to intervene and get him some psychological counseling.
I realize that taking such steps is embarrassing, but as you will see from the most recent example provided below of Mike’s deceptive practices, this situation requires … demands … immediate action. And to prove how seriously I take this matter, I plan on calling you next week to discuss it. As you will see after reading The Gallagher Chronicles, we have shown in a very meticulous, substantiated way how Mike has lied over and over and over again on a variety of different topics. To call Mike a HABITUAL LIAR at this point would be a grave understatement.
Mr. Anderson, as a Christian man who operates a Christian-based radio station, you are aware of how destructive deceit can be in a man’s life. Your associate, Mike Gallagher, is either an out-of-control pathological liar, in which case his overt deceptiveness may be an unconscious plea for help; or worse, Mike may be a mentally unbalanced sociopath that doesn’t know the difference between right and wrong. If this is true (and I hate to say it), I think you should gently suggest to his wife Denise that Mike should be admitted into a mental institution to receive proper psychological help for his condition.
In closing, please think about these suggestions. Between you, Denise, and myself, I am confident that we can get Mike the help he is crying out for via his flagrant lies. In the meanwhile, please read the following article which recounts Mike’s latest foray into the overt, habitual den of deception.
Best wishes; and I will contact you in the near future,
Victor Thorn
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On August 15, 2003 I sent a package to syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher at the Salem Radio Network in Irving, Texas which contained the last four articles written about him in Babel Magazine:
1) Is Mike Gallagher a Closet Homosexual?
2) Victor Thorn “meets” Ann Coulter
3) A Day in the Life of Mike Gallagher
4) Mike Gallagher: American Traitor
I also included two satirical photos, along with the following cover letter:
Mike,
How have you been my friend? Hope all is well. Here, real busy, but doing fine. Anyway, just wanted to let you see the latest articles that I’ve been writing about you. I’ve been receiving quite a bit of feedback from them, and people think they’re funny as all-get-out! Yeah, Babel Magazine has now received over 3.5 million hits and is growing on a weekly basis, so we’re doing plenty to spread the good word about you.
In fact, this column has become so successful that we’re shopping around to find an actual book publisher for it. Being that you’re coming out with your own book, we figure, what the heck, might as well give people double their pleasure double their fun!!!
The latest article I wrote is a real howl – “Is Mike Gallagher a Closet Homosexual,” and in our next issue - # 114 – I’m going to actually ask your wife out on a date. I mean, c’mon, you have to know that Denise is getting tired of you hiding behind your microphone and refusing to stand up for yourself. It’s really pretty pathetic because in a sense, that’s how this whole thing began. I’m sure you remember that time my girlfriend, Lisa, called into your show and you hung-up on her, then bad-mouthed her for an entire two hours. But instead of cowering like you do, I stood up for her and decided that I wouldn’t let someone like you get away with this type of behavior. What kind of man hangs up on a woman; then slams her without giving her a chance to defend herself? I’ll tell you what kind – someone that’s yellow-spined and pusillanimous. You should be ashamed of yourself bullying women around like you do!
Anyway, just wanted to pass this information along to you. Best of wishes in all that you do … I’ll be sure to keep spreading the word – Sean Hannity’s forum is a great new place that someone told me about. I’ll also send a copy of this letter to Greg Anderson, too.
Victor Thorn
The day after Mike received this material, he began the third hour of his August 21st broadcast by referring to a recent GQ Magazine article in which the author purported that President George Bush was talking to evangelical Christians during his speeches in a secret code. As ludicrous as this notion seems, it must have struck a chord with Mike, for shortly after broaching this topic, he segued into saying that this person reminded him of “these certifiable nut jobs in Pennsylvania” (his exact words). A few minutes later, Gallagher returned to slander us yet again by commenting that this GQ writer “reminds me of the poor kooks in Pennsylvania who think I’m talking to them in code” (again, his exact words).
Now, Mr. Anderson, let’s take a few minutes to dissect this situation. Is Mike Gallagher actually implying that we, Lisa Guliani and me, think that he’s communicating to us through some sort of secret code transmitted over the radio? Not only is that totally preposterous and completely paranoid in nature, but also a peek into the personality of Mike Gallagher and the lengths he is willing to go cover his tracks with lies.
To prove how deceitful Mike is, we need to place the burden of proof on HIM. What precisely do I mean? Well, if someone makes an allegation such as he did – mainly that we think he communicates to us through a secret code – then they need to offer some PROOF. Where did he get this information? We would like to see it. During the past ten months we’ve written 20 articles about Mike totaling over 50 pages. There is not one instance anywhere in these documents where we say that Mike is communicating to us via a secret code. Likewise, as you can see from the above cover letter, there is not one instance where we refer to him speaking to us in a secret code. The same goes for our past e-mails to him. Finally, we have NEVER spoken to Mike on the phone except for when we called into his radio show.
Thus, it is very clear that we have NEVER once said in any way, shape, or form that Mike Gallagher is communicating to us in a secret code. Being the case, we have to ask ourselves a question. Where did Mike come up with this cock-and-bull story? He obviously doesn’t have any evidence (for none exists), so where did it come from? Answer: Mike LIED and made it up out of thin air. So, what does this tell us? That once again Mike Gallagher has resorted to OVERT DECEPTION! Do you get it? This guy lies as easily as he breathes. What’s worse is that we’ve exposed this less-than-righteous trait IN PRINT and called him on it numerous times. Yet he still continues to LIE THROUGH HIS TEETH, even as recently as last week.
To prove how confident I am in these claims, Mr. Anderson, I would like to ask you one simple favor. The next time you see Mike Gallagher, say to him: “Mike, I’ve read The Gallagher Chronicles in their entirety, and I’d like to get to the bottom of this matter. Victor Thorn, the primary author, is willing to take a lie detector test to prove that he’s being truthful about what he has written. Are you willing to sit down with him and a law enforcement official and also take this test?”
Greg, I am completely serious, and will go so far as to challenge Mike Gallagher (again) to a lie detector test. In addition, I am so sure that Mike will be exposed as a BLATANT LIAR that I will pay my own air fare and lodging to wherever you would like to conduct this tests, and am available any time, anywhere. Let’s find out once and for all who the liar is. As a Christian, it is your responsibility to seek the truth, and if you ignore it, your inaction implies that you condone such behavior. As Mike has said countless times on his show: if you lie about little things, what prevents you from lying about big things? Is this type of behavior something that a Christian radio station wants to become associated with? I certainly hope not.
Mr. Anderson, I am not going to let this matter rest until it is resolved. And please don’t buy into Mike’s schtick where he says we’re crazy. People who are crazy don’t write articles that are this lucid and concise. But I’ll tell you what kind of person wants to deflect any and all attention away from these articles any way he can – a person who is being exposed for their rampant fabrications and hypocrisy. Think about it, and listen to your conscience; not Mike’s pathetic web of lies.
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 114 - August 27, 2003)
Greg Anderson: Don't Let Mike Gallagher Drag You Down
NOTE: Greg Anderson can be reached at: ganderson@srnradio.com
At the conclusion of last week’s article, I said that I planned on contacting Greg Anderson, President of the Salem Radio Network, about Mike Gallagher’s practice of pathological lying. Well, on the afternoon of Thursday, September 4, I called Mr. Greg Anderson directly at his office ((972) 402-8800 ext 110) in an attempt to get to the bottom of this situation. Before doing so, though, I clicked onto the SRN website (http://www.srnonline.com) and saw the following slogans on their homepage:
- Christian formatted radio
- Christian Radio’s # 1 network
With these proclamations in mind, I was certain that Mr. Anderson would not tolerate his employee Mike Gallagher’s overt deception that has been chronicled so methodically in The Gallagher Chronicles. Also, being that “Thou shall not lie” is one of the bedrocks of the Ten Commandments, and considering what an uproar Christians recently made about a 5,000 pound tablet being removed from a Southern courthouse, I couldn’t understand why the president of “Christian radio’s # 1 network” would want anything to do with someone who was shown to lie as frequently as Mike Gallagher does.
With all of these thoughts rolling through my mind, I dialed Mr. Anderson’s phone number and was soon connected. Below is a recounting of our conversation to the best of my recollection:
Greg Anderson: Hello, Greg Anderson.
Victor Thorn: Hello, Mr. Anderson. My name is Victor Thorn, and I am the editor
of Babel Magazine.
Greg Anderson (politely): What can I help you with?
Victor Thorn: Well, I’ve been writing a series of articles called The Gallagher
Chronicles that I have been periodically sending to you. I was wondering
if you’ve had a chance to read them.
Greg Anderson (uncomfortably): Yes, I’ve taken a look at them and am aware of
what they’re about.
Victor Thorn (very calm and composed): That’s good. I would like to ask you a
few questions about them.
At this point, Mr. Anderson’s entire tone changed to that of testiness and agitation as he embarked upon a tirade, telling me how long he has known Mike Gallagher, what an upstanding man he is, and how silly he thinks this entire matter is.
As he did so, I listened politely, then interjected – still very calm and polite – asking, “How can a Christian radio station tolerate Mike Gallagher’s practice of pathological lying?”
Mr. Anderson wouldn’t answer, though, as he continued on his tirade, telling me what a valuable employee Mike Gallagher was at their radio station, and how he wished that I would just drop this entire matter.
While his voice got angrier and louder, I asked again, “Mr. Anderson, what steps do you plan on taking to curb Mike Gallagher’s deceptive ways?”
Greg Anderson rambled on for a few more seconds, repeating what a valuable EMPLOYEE Mike was; then proceeded to hang up in a fit of rage.
Can you believe it? I called Greg Anderson to engage in an adult, man-to-man mature conversation, and showed him every bit of respect as my voice remained calm and even-toned. Yet Greg Anderson, PRESIDENT of a successful national radio network, became intensely unraveled to the point where he hung up on me. I didn’t curse, yell, or lose my cool for even one second, yet it only took about 60 seconds for this man to lose his composure. I wonder why? Does this man flip out on a habitual basis during the day and hang up on other people who call him, or only when someone brings to his attention the fact that Mike Gallagher lies on a regular basis?
My biggest question now is: why isn’t Greg Anderson taking the necessary steps to deal with Mike Gallagher’s continual lies? He told me that he is aware of what is contained in The Gallagher Chronicles, so how can he condone Gallagher’s deceit? It doesn’t seem to be something befitting a CHRISTIAN network.
So, I’m going to make a plea to Greg Anderson: Please don’t let yourself be dragged down into the depths of Mike Gallagher’s deceitful hell because I’m starting to see that you’re doing the same things that he does. Like what, you may wonder? Well, Mike says his show is about “total honesty” and “truth, justice, and the American way” while we have proven in our articles that he lies over and over again. Now, Mr. Anderson, you seem (for some inexplicable reason) to condone and protect this practice. In addition, Mike hides behind his microphone and doesn’t have the COURAGE to confront this issue, while you similarly hide behind your telephone and hung up on me instead of addressing this matter. Finally, to prove his cowardice, whenever Mike Gallagher hears about The Gallagher Chronicle during his radio show, he HANGS UP on the caller. That’s the same thing you did, Greg!
In closing, Mr. Anderson, all I can ask of you is to rise above Mike Gallagher’s deceit and assist me in getting this poor, deluded individual the help he so desperately needs. I think the first step we should take is to institutionalize him, then put him under the care of a competent psychological professional. If you think this move is too drastic, please refer to last week’s article where Mike said that we thought he was communicating to us over the airwaves via a secret code. Cuckoo Cuckoo Cuckoo!!! If Mike truly believes this, then it proves that he needs mental help. And if he DOESN’T, then it proves that he’s a bald-faced liar. Either way, it doesn’t paint him in a very flattering light.
Greg, I realize that Mike Gallagher is your network’s KEY MAN and is bringing in a lot of money, but being a Christian, I’m sure you know that Jesus specifically told us: “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
Mr. Anderson, do the right thing and get Mike the help he is so desperately crying out for, then pull yourself out of his deceitful hell.
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 115 - September 7, 2003)
Mike Gallagher's Top Twelve Lies
Mr. Anderson,
I realize that as president of the Salem Radio Network you are an extremely busy man, so I am taking this opportunity to present to you Mike Gallagher’s TOP TWELVE lies from The Gallagher Chronicles. I have made it quite obvious in this list how prevalent Mike’s use of deceit is, and hope that you will now finally take some action toward your employee. Considering that you claim to be “Christian Radio’s # 1 Network,” I feel this would be of the utmost importance to you. Also, I have included documentation as to the various times we have contacted you in the past in regard to this matter (via telephone and through our articles in Babel Magazine), and how I have offered to prove my claims by taking a lie detector test with Mike Gallagher on two different occasions (a challenge which I again extend to him today). I would very much like to work with you to get Mr. Gallagher the help he so desperately and obviously needs, which, in my opinion requires a reassessment of his daily radio show and an extended stay in a mental health facility where he can get proper psychological counseling. If I don’t hear from you, I will take further steps in the near future to insure that this problem is properly addressed and resolved.
Mike Gallagher’s TOP TWELVE LIES
1) In an e-mail to Victor Thorn on June 14, 2002 (time: 10:22:12 pm) Mike Gallagher said: “The word on O’Reilly is that he’s doing this [radio] for 2 years, and he’s out. Then he runs for office.” As of this date, Bill O’Reilly has yet to resign from the FOX News network, or declare his candidacy for any public office. (See Babel Magazine # 81, November 2, 2002)
2) During a November 4, 2002 broadcast, Gallagher denied sending this e-mail to Thorn, instead saying that it was a deliberate fabrication, even though we have physical, eyewitness, and corroborating evidence as to the e-mail’s authenticity. (See Babel Magazine # 83: November 23, 2002)
3) During a November 19, 2002 broadcast, fellow Gallagher Chronicles author Lisa Guliani called Mike’s show to ask him about the O’Reilly e-mail. Once Mike heard these words, he instantly hung up on her, saying that she was “rambling incoherently” even though the verbatim transcripts from this show no such behavior on her part. (See Babel Magazine # 86, December 15, 2002)
4) On November 18, 2002, Dave Shannon, technical director at WRSC radio station in State College, Pa. (1390 AM) called Jim Watkins at the Salem Radio Network and attempted to get a transcript of the November 4, 2002 show, but was told that the station only keeps shows for three days. This is simply not true, for Mike has played old archives of his shows (and excerpts from them) on a continuing basis. (See Babel Magazine # 89, January 19, 2003)
5) During a February 5, 2003 broadcast, Mike Gallagher denied EVER corresponding with us via e-mail, despite the fact that we have dozens of e-mails from him to us in our files. (See Babel Magazine # 92, February 2, 2003)
6) Political pundit Dick Morris, who actually paid Mike Gallagher $1,000 for “radio lessons” at one time, revealed to listeners during a mid-February broadcast that Mike Gallagher taught him a special technique for hanging up on callers without the audience ever knowing what was actually taking place (i.e. Lisa Guliani “rambling incoherently”) (See Babel Magazine # 93, February 16, 2003)
7) During his March 7, 2003 broadcast, Gallagher again said that we cut-and-pasted the O’Reilly e-mail and that he never sent it. (See Babel Magazine # 96, March 26, 2003)
8) During a June 6, 2003 broadcast, Mike Gallagher hung up on Victor Thorn because he said he was using “dirty language” even though the transcripts and our recorded copy of the show prove otherwise (again, re: Dick Morris entry). (See Babel Magazine # 107, June 12, 2003)
9) While talking about Babel Magazine during his show, Mike has referred to it as being “done in a basement” and that “no one reads it” even though he has obviously been to the sight and can clearly see its professionalism, and that we have received over 3.6 million hits.
10) During an August 21, 2003 broadcast, Gallagher said that Lisa and I thought that he was communicating to us via a secret code that was transmitted through the airwaves. This, of course, came with absolutely NO proof on his part whatsoever. (See Babel Magazine # 114, August 27, 2003)
11) On numerous occasions Mike has referred to Lisa and me as “nut jobs,” “certifiable,” “psychos” and in need of psychological help, even though neither of us has ever received psychological treatment.
12) Finally, Mike Gallagher’s bumper music says that his show is about “total honesty.” As anyone can see from the above examples, nothing could be further from the truth – another example of his tendencies toward pathological lying.
OCCASIONS UPON WHICH WE HAVE CONTACTED GREG ANDERSON:
1) Telephone call – November 4, 2002
2) Article (Babel Magazine # 114) sent to Greg Anderson at the Salem Radio Network on August 27, 2003
3) Telephone call – September 4, 2003
4) Article (Babel Magazine # 115) sent to Greg Anderson at the Salem Radio Network on September 7, 2003
5) Article (Babel Magazine # 116) sent to Greg Anderson at the Salem Radio Network on September 18, 2003
OCCASIONS UPON WHICH VICTOR THORN CHALLENGED MIKE GALLAGHER TO A LIE DETECTOR TEST TO PROVE WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH
1) Babel Magazine # 84, November 30, 2002
2) Babel Magazine # 114, August 27, 2003
3) Today – September 18, 2003
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 116 - October 5, 2003)
Mike Gallagher: Reader Comments
Victor,
I have been reading your columns about Mike Gallagher and have to share my Gallagher stories with you.
I worked with Mike before he was syndicated and was working for John Dame at WGY-AM in Albany. Here are just two little stories about the cruel mind of this man and how he can NOT be trusted.
1. At the time, I did not own a computer and used the station's AOL account under a generic WGY screen name. Mike had his own screen name, as did everyone else there. I used to spend time chatting in the Grateful Dead chat room for grins and giggles. The day Jerry Garcia died I logged on to mourn with the others. The computer was in the office Mike shared with two others. He saw me typing and asked me if he could sit there for a minute ... and on MY SCREEN NAME started typing "Druggie. Druggie ... he got what he deserved …” I was appalled at his insensitivity ... insulting the man the day he died in front of all his fans. I was also upset that he was doing this on the screen name that I use. I asked him to please not do this again, but if he wanted to, he could say anything he liked as WGYMIKE.
The next day, I came in and there he was again on MY name, bad-mouthing Jerry to the dead fans.
2. On another occasion, just before his show started (and I don't remember the topic) his newsman bet him $5 that he couldn't do his show with the opposite point of view than he had planned. Needless to say, Mike got the $5.
He is a petty little weenie ... GO GET HIM!!!!
G.P.
(Editor’s note from Victor Thorn: I wonder if Mike started logging onto Internet websites and writing DRUGGIE DRUGGIE when Rush Limbaugh came under fire for allegedly purchasing prescription drugs (illegally) on the streets?
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Actually, I've never heard of Mike Gallagher. However, after finding babelmagazine.com by accident and reading the whole mess, I was compelled to find out who he is.
So I listened to the limited archives and found myself disgusted,
... genuinely angry ..... as if I were being taunted by some spoiled kid
holding the hand of his snooty rich mother who sees no fault in her
spawn....... I consider myself to be a pretty good judge of character. I
would bet that he spends a little too much time in front of the mirror and
probably sings show tunes in the shower until the water runs cold.
By the way ..... I did give him my home
address and added "GOT BALLS?" So far no response.......So I guess not.
Matt
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Hey man, did you hear Gallagher today talking about the Kobe Bryant case where he went off about the plaintiff, basically saying, "Well she if she went up to his room, she deserved everything that happened to her." Man I called him up and ripped his ass wide open. I actually was able to call him a scumbag and piece of trash on the air. I then told him if he had any real courage, he should be talking about the 28 blacked out pages of the 9/11 report. Then after I get off the air he goes on to say I need anger management therapy. PFFFFFFFFT. HE is the one who needs a straight jacket, even on his 1st day back he went off on the 9/11 families again. You're right man, they have a special place in hell for his type.
James
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I don't know if any of you had a chance to listen to the neo-con Gallagher on Tuesday, Sept. 30 (i.e., yesterday), but I managed to get through the screener while the neo-con was talking about how horrible it would be to have a Hillary Clinton candidacy.
I seldom listen to the neo-con talking heads, except for "intelligence gathering" purposes to hear what sort of rhetoric they are discussing and the depths they sink to in order to defend the big government Republicans.
Well, as soon as I pointed out that Hillary Clinton and George Bush are indistinguishable from one another, Gallagher attempted to defend the false dichotomy by defining me as a "disgruntled lefty," apparently frustrated at Hillary being a "conservative." I then made it clear that I am a card-carrying Libertarian, only getting to merely imply that what I was really saying is that Bush is the lefty before Gallagher then attempted to paint me as some sort of "pot smoker."
I was about to explain how I served four years in the Marine Corps with a unit that had urinalysis tests every other week (so often, we were nicknamed the "gold shower battalion"), and that I have never used illegal drugs in my life.
I then did my best to change the terms of the conversation by placing the burden on him to explain where Hillary and Bush are different. He had no substantive answer, and, of course, hung up on me.
Mark
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(Finally, here is an e-mail to a reader after Mike Gallagher found out that this person knew about the Gallagher Chronicles, especially my article “Mike Gallagher Pisses on Bill O’Reilly)
i didn't realize your connection to the mental ward until someone told me
about the 'little shamrock' comment...
don't worry, you win. i won't read or respond to your notes anymore.
because like i've told your pennsylvania buddy, i respect crazy. i stay
away from certifiable nut jobs.
give victor a kiss and wave at the black helicopters for me, ok?
(Victor’s response: I’m flattered, Mike, but you better save your kisses for your show tune – manicure - massage clique – I’m sure they’re much more your type … y’know … birds of a feather flock together --- ha ha ha ha !!!)
(Babel Writers - Babel # 117 - October 15, 2003)
Mike Gallagher on the Hannity & Colmes Show: A Fish out of Water
What happens when you let a nationally syndicated radio talk show host fill-in on one of network television’s most popular programs? I’ll tell you what happens: it becomes an embarrassment, not only for the viewing audience and those who scheduled him, but also for the person himelf who was involved in this fiasco. This train wreck waiting to happen got so bad that at one point – Mike Gallagher, who was subbing for Sean Hannity on The Hannity & Colmes Show – looked like a deer in the headlights of an oncoming Mack truck as he flubbed his way through segment after segment.
Folks, Gallagher’s October 17th appearance on The Hannity & Colmes Show was a shining example of the Peter Principle at its very finest … y’know the theory which proposes that everyone eventually rises to their particular level of incompetence. Gallagher’s Friday night appearance was like watching a fish out of water flapping around on the beach, but instead of desperately wanting to get back to sea, the hapless media figure wanted nothing more than to crawl back to the safe confines of his little radio station. Talk about being out of one’s element.
Ironically, radio, a forum Gallagher has been a part of for the past quarter-century, played a major role in his undoing. How so? Well, for years Mike Gallagher has been doing a grave injustice to himself on the airwaves by not developing the talents necessary to participate on a more professional level. Instead of actually honing his rhetorical skills and learning how to debate using logic and rationale, he has resorted to bombast, blather, hyperbole, and hanging up on callers at every turn. The results last Friday night were disastrous, similar to taking a fairly adept minor league baseball player and letting him pinch-hit at Yankee Stadium during the World Series. Sure, this hitter is fairly proficient among the ham n’ egg crowd (those who call into his show), but when stepping to the plate against real players, it’s a big whiff – a strikeout on three straight pitches!
Gallagher’s lack of adequate debate skills was apparent as he stumbled, stammered, back-pedaled, and relied on research that was so faulty and glaringly WRONG that one guest actually asked him, “Mike, is that all the better you can do?” Obviously rattled, Mike next engaged in a major faux pas by mentioning his ‘liberal wife,’ then jabbing her even further by saying he was going to ‘work her over’ to change her views. As noticeable on-air laughter filled the studio, the editors cut to Greta Van Susteren, whose expression seemed to convey, “Who is this rank amateur yahoo buffoon we’re being forced to put up with?”
By the time David Corn, author of The Lies of George Bush made his appearance, it was clear that Gallagher’s old standby bag of tricks and tired schtick wasn’t going to work on TV. The befuddled radio guy was now in an arena with professionals who knew how to argue rationally and weren’t confined by the little games he plays at an obscure station in Irving, Texas. Or, maybe the subject that David Corn spoke about – LIES – was a bee in Gallagher’s bonnet, especially when he knew that most everyone at Fox News was aware of a recent FCC complaint filed against him for “misrepresentation and outright deceit.”
In all, maybe his appearance on The Hannity & Colmes Show was Mike Gallagher’s wake-up call in that he’ll learn one very valuable lesson: whenever a big fish in a small pond jumps into the ocean, the sharks eat it up without batting an eye. The overall result is one that the executives at Fox News will not soon forget – Mike Gallagher looked foolish for one very important reason – he wasn’t prepared. A radio talk show host cannot bully, engage in one-sided monologues, and tune-out callers when they say something he doesn’t agree with for 25 years, then expect to look polished before millions of Americans on TV.
I’m sorry to inform you, Mike, but your tired old game doesn’t play outside of the radio. You were out of your element, and it showed. You had a chance to shine against your ‘liberal’ foes, yet instead they made you look bad … very bad. I don’t know if it’s your negative karma coming back to haunt you for all the lies you tell, or if it’s because you’ve sold out your listeners and country by not giving them the whole picture. Or, quite possibly, like Rush Limbaugh, you’re so completely out-of-touch with the world that you can't relate to it beyond your ‘box.’ Whatever the case, I guarantee that the Fox big-wigs won’t be banging on your door any time soon to fill Sean Hannity’s chair again. What a shame.
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 117 - October 18, 2003)
Mike Gallagher and Randall Terry
Over the past several months, anyone who has read this column knows that I have been highly critical of syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher. A perfect example of the material found in The Gallagher Chronicles is a piece I wrote on October 18th when Mike sat-in for Fox TV’s Sean Hannity and stunk-up the entire studio. On the other hand, I like to give credit where credit is due, and in all fairness, when Mike brought Randall Terry onto his show last Friday (October 24, 2003), it was quite possibly the finest, most honest hour of talk radio I had ever heard.
For those not familiar with his work, Mr. Terry is the nation’s premier right-to-life advocate, and his organization, “Operation Rescue,” is the largest peaceful civil disobedience movement in America. Mr. Terry is also a staunch proponent of traditional conservative values, and was recently brought in by the Schiavo family to help save the life of their daughter, Terri, who the state of Florida was trying to barbarically execute via starvation.
Gallagher and Terry began their first segment with a discussion of the Schiavo case, but their conversation quickly progressed toward the state of conservatism in America and Arnold Schwarzenegger recently being elected in California’s gubernatorial race. Terry characterized this “victory” as an abomination – an unbridled disaster for the conservative movement; a sentiment which Mike Gallagher has been voicing since this recall circus began.
It is at this point that I have to duly applaud Mike Gallagher for his courageous stance over the past few months. While most every supposedly “conservative” commentator was applauding Arnold “the Groper’s” bid for political office on the Republican ticket, Gallagher pointed out time and again that Schwarzenegger is pro-abortion, pro gay rights, pro gun control, and soft on immigration. Plus, his questionable antics with women are threatening to place him in the same sexual-predator category as Party Boy Bill Clinton. What kind of conservative is this? At best Schwarzenegger’s a joke; at worst an ideological miscarriage of the most dangerous kind.
But while Mike Gallagher was laying the truth on the line about this guy, his “morally upstanding” right-wing colleagues were taking shots at him on the radio and in print. To make matters worse, toe-sucker, total phony and former Clinton sycophant Dick Morris recently said that the Republican Party should dump its excess baggage, namely the Religious Right.
As Randall Terry and Mike Gallagher continued their conversation, it became clear that there are people in the ‘silent majority’ who are beginning to realize that many of these figures in the Fox News/NewsMax crowd aren’t conservative at all. Rather, they’re simply mouthpieces for those who have an agenda much different than those of true conservatives. Gallagher even admitted that he was stung by the criticism he had been receiving from his cohorts.
To his credit, Terry reminded Mike that THEY were the ones who had to be the conscience of the Republican Party, and that it was their responsibility to hold them accountable for their stands. Just because a candidate waves the Republican banner doesn’t mean that everything they do is fine. Instead, Terry said in the most passionate terms possible that true conservatives should vote for third-party candidates if the Republican in question supported socially liberal views like Arnold Schwarzenegger did. In fact, they should DEMAND it! Why did these high-visibility media elite put their money on Arnold the Groper when they could have promoted true conservatives like Bill Simon or Tom McClintock?
To highlight this point, Randall Terry told Mike Gallagher’s listeners to substitute the words “slavery” or “the extermination of Jews” into the following sentence: “I know Arnold Schwarzenegger is pro-abortion, but I’m still supporting him because it’ll be good for the Republican Party.” Now, if we replaced “pro-abortion” with “pro-slavery” or “pro-Holocaust,” people would be screaming bloody murder. So, how can Republicans justify someone that doesn’t object to the slaughter of innocent babies and not feel the slightest tinge of hypocrisy coursing through their veins? If this were Bill Clinton running for Governor, these same “media conservatives” would be yelling from the rooftops, but because Arnold Schwarzenegger has “Republican” behind his name, they shoot for victory at any and all costs.
To end his nearly hour-long segment, Terry went so far as to point out the phoniness of such political opportunists as Karl Rove and his phony, no-backbone ilk. These individuals aren’t the embodiment of true conservatism; not by a long-shot. They’ve sold their souls long ago, and it is for this reason that I applaud the efforts of Randall Terry and Mike Gallagher last Friday. I hope that Mike is beginning to see the smokescreen erected by this group of phony-baloney “conservative” media darlings, because I assure you that they’re aims aren’t true.
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AFTERWORD: Mike, please take note that Randall Terry didn’t need to resort to buffoonery, schtick, or any of that phony baloney stuff that you use on your radio show on a regular basis. In all honesty, I think he’d be pretty embarrassed by it. Why don’t you grow up and use Mr. Terry as an example instead of playing that same old worn-out act that you’ve been using for the past 25 years. It’s time to get serious … what you do 95% of the time on your show is an absolute waste of time. We’re losing this country, and you’re in a position to do something meaningful. Don’t blow it trying to be one-dimensional doofus.
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 118 - November 2, 2003)
Mike Gallagher: Reader Comments
RE: Conversation Tuesday morning.
You were telling me
about your radio show, and then gave me a biz card with your email and URL.
I have been reading through your site, giving most of the time I spent so far
to the Mike Gallagher Chronicles. Very interesting. Mike Gallagher is no doubt a fake
and a liar. That is to say, he is perfect. Perfect for the drones of this
world. He constantly bashes others (mostly just innocent callers), and
constantly calls them names and tries to put words in their mouths and
thoughts into their heads.
I listen to Mike all the time on WRSC. Why? Well, because he's there and
I, being a pretty avid radio listener who does not watch TV, do not want to
turn off the radio. Mike Gallagher is forever getting on my nerves with his lies and especially with his overly self-righteous attitude. It is very clear to me
that Mike is a true phony and the epitome of what our society stands for and
promotes as the "good guy". He is the epitome of the red-blooded-white
skinned American who will tell you he is your friend and that he is a
truth-teller, all while stabbing you in the back and calling you
names. All this in the name of America and "freedom". But when it comes to
his show and others like his, there is no freedom. If you have nothing to
say that positively contributes to his agenda, you are as good as a
"hate-monger" and he will make sure that his audience is aware of this label
he puts on you. It makes me laugh every time I hear the commercial for
his show where he states that he is ready to take calls from all folks
whether they agree or disagree. He will have you believe that he is
open-minded and that he welcomes and respects your opinion on his show.
Nothing is further from the truth. He and all who are like him are the
fascists and the downfall of our country and our society.
I really wonder about Gallagher's Army. What is it really all about? Is it
really about helping the troops and their families through this tough
time and situation many of them have been innocently thrust into? Or is his
Army supporting those troops that are fighting for us simply because they
joined the service just to help pay for school or to hopefully find
something to do and be proud of, but now find themselves in a strange country
fighting an "enemy" that really cannot be fought? I think not. I wouldn't
doubt if Mike Gallagher pockets most of the money he raises for anything, just as all who raise money for "good" causes, Jesse Jackson included (Mr. Jackson is
just like the rest of them except he has black skin).
Anyway, I am rambling here. I just want you to know that I admire what you
do. You are doing what I do everyday, except I only do it within my head.
Quite frankly, I am a pussy. I do not want the trouble, and I don’t want to
find myself in the courts. All my life, I have been able to smell the
phonies and see through them; however, because at heart I am a lover and not
a fighter, I cannot bring myself to battle the true bad guys. I do not have
the stomach, wallet, or the mental capacity to actually fight the REAL "good
fight;" therefore, I am in a constant battle within myself, which as far as I
am concerned is the foundation for the depression I suffer day in and day out
which hinders my ability to run with the grain. Because of this, my whole
life is, no doubt, a lose-lose situation.
The road you have taken in your life is great, but it is constantly a rocky
one, as you already know. You will forever be labeled as a vagrant and
UN-American in the eyes of the controllers of our society, and you will never
be praised for your life's work. Again, I admire you for your efforts and I
wish you all the best. Someone HAS to do what you do, and as long as you can
handle it, please keep doing it! All I can do is listen to your radio show -
and you can bet I will. I almost cannot wait for Monday to roll around so I
can hopefully get a real dose of reality.
Take care,
CM
(C.M. - Babel # 118 - November 2, 2003)
Mike Gallagher's Albatross: Lies Lies Lies
As syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher becomes more recognized in the media via his appearances on Fox Television and as the author of a soon-to-be-released book (I’m Surrounded by Idiots), one glaring facet of his personality continues to haunt him – his preponderance to LIE LIE LIE. This unshakeable albatross has not only been exposed to its fullest in these columns, but is now also negatively affecting those around Gallagher. Namely, due to his deceptive practices, an FCC complaint has been filed against Mike’s employer, Greg Anderson and the Salem Radio Network. In addition, Roger Ailes, President of Fox News, has been made aware of this information, along with all of Mike’s colleagues at Fox. Plus, to coincide with the publication of Gallagher’s book in 2004, we are going to simultaneously release our own Gallagher Chronicles book (along with an extensive media kit) and send it to all the reviewers on the circuit.
So, considering that we’ve documented Mike’s propensity to lie in Babel Magazine, in chapbooks, on our radio show, via postcards sent to the media, and on Blood Real TV by giving him our Phony Baloney award, you would think Gallagher would want to put this matter to rest. I mean, just imagine how he must cringe in the presence of his boss, Greg Anderson, when the subject of their FCC complaint is raised. Or, how can he face his fellow broadcasters when he knows they’re thinking: LIAR LIAR LIAR? Worse, what kind of phoniness and fakery does Mike have to conjure when his producer Eric Hansen asks him if he’s really lying about that notorious Bill O’Reilly e-mail? Finally, for someone claiming to be such a family man, think of the shame he’s brought upon his wife and four sons when he’s labeled an inveterate liar on the Internet for everyone to read.
What’s truly strange, and something which should throw-up red flags to everyone around him, is the fact that Mike boasts on a daily basis that his show is about ‘total honesty,’ yet where is the honesty in regard to this matter? Our FCC complaint outlines lie after lie that Mike has made about us, but he has never directly confronted these allegations except to call us names on his radio show. Plus, considering how Mike never hesitates for a second to extrapolate on anyone or anything that raises his ire, why is he so oddly silent about the Bill O’Reilly e-mail? Mike even went so far one time to say that he never e-mailed us – EVER – yet we have dozens of messages from him in our files. Last but not least, considering how many articles we’ve written about Mike, why hasn’t he followed through on the lawsuit he mentioned after seeing the O’Reilly e-mail that we reprinted on November 2, 2002? If all the things we’ve said about him are patently untrue, why hasn’t he filed suit? Very peculiar, don’t you think?
But despite all this controversy, I’m going to take the high road and offer to help Mike with his despicable character trait of lying. How so, you may wonder? Well, I’ve come up with a solution to all his problems – one which could even provide a tremendous financial windfall for the families of U.S. servicemen that ‘General Mike’ uses to promote his own career via Gallagher’s Army. (As a side-note, a recent speaker at Penn State University – Jesse Ventura - was asked about the war in Iraq, and he said that if someone truly believed in this war – truly believed enough in their heart – then they would send their OWN children to fight in it. As of today, not one of Mike Gallagher’s four sons has enlisted, even though Gallagher is one of the biggest war-mongers on the radio. You should be absolutely ashamed to call yourself a General. At least Jesse Ventura served in the Navy Seals.)
Anyway, here’s my idea for Mike Gallagher to redeem himself. Since you’re going to begin a bus caravan next year, why not tell your listeners that there’s this guy in State College, Pennsylvania who’s been badmouthing you for months and calling you a liar. You could then tell your 2.5 million fans that you want to take this negative and turn it into a positive (just like you did with the Dixie Chicks). You’ll do it by taking your bus up to Happy Valley – Joe Paterno country – and proving once and for all that you’ve been telling the truth about this matter. How so? You’ll take me up on my offer for both of us to sit down and take a lie detector test. And to make it official, we’ll get one of State College’s finest police officers to administer the test.
Everything sounds great so far, huh, and to make it even better, here’s how you can get your listeners involved and raise some money for military families at the same time. You can turn this event into a ‘telethon’ of sorts where people pledge a certain amount of money when you take the polygraph, and then all the proceeds will go to the “Feed the Children” foundation. Plus, you and I will have a side-bet of our own – say $1,000 – and if you lose, I promise to donate my winnings to military families.
You have to admit, Mike, this idea is fantastic – and a win-win situation for you. I mean, first of all you can finally clear your name by passing the lie detector test with flying colors, and secondly you can raise tens of thousands of dollars for a great cause. Plus, think of the public relations windfall – we could call it our “Rally in the Valley,” complete with the police force on hand, your red-white-and blue bus, and all the WRSC 1390 listeners cheering you on. Yeah, Mike, you have a flair for promotion, so you could run with this notion and really take it over the top. But, please, for our sake; do a little better job than you did with your Marshall Tucker videotape – that sucker flopped worse than a flounder on a riverbank.
To close, Mike, there seems to be absolutely NO reason for you not to put this matter to rest once and for all … unless, of course, you’re lying. I’m waiting, and I’m going to send this article to everyone that is aware of this 'issue'. The ball is in your court now. For once in your life why don’t you act like a man and fess up that you lied through your teeth about sending that e-mail? You lied to O’Reilly, you lied to Greg Anderson, you lied to Eric Hansen, you lied to your wife, you lied to your listeners, and you lied to me. Now grow up for God’s sake and come clean. You should be ashamed of yourself for acting in such a manner, especially when you wrap yourself in such a flag of piety every day on your show. And believe me, I won’t allow you to sweep this matter under the rug - ever. We’ll get to the bottom of it one way or another, and then everyone will see what a total, absolute, complete liar you are. Because, after all, Mike, it was you that has said repeatedly: if you can’t trust a man to tell the truth in small matters, how can you trust him to tell the truth in larger matters? Now do what’s right and quit being such a coward!
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 119 - November 16, 2003)
Are Mike Gallagher's Lies Killing Him?
Anyone who has read my columns over the past few months knows that I’ve been pretty rough on Mike Gallagher. All of my arguments have been well justified and backed-up by plenty of supporting evidence, but now I feel horrible about my treatment of this poor syndicated radio talk show host. Why? Because I may have been grossly insensitive to a man suffering from a tragic, possibly fatal disease.
Let me explain. A couple of weeks ago, Mike Gallagher unveiled a new photograph of himself on his website (http://www.mike@mikeonline.com). When first seeing it, I laughed my ass off. I mean, look at it! It’s a riot. Who in their right mind would ever knowingly agree to let a picture like that appear on the worldwide web, especially when they’re the 6th most listened to talk show host in the country? What’s so embarrassing about it? Well, first there’s the poofy hair. What did Mike do; run over a big ‘ol Texas ‘possum on his way to work; then set it atop his head because he couldn’t find a place to throw it away? Plus, check out the huge gaping expanse of his forehead. For a second or two I thought it was Larry from The Three Stooges. Last but not least, there’s Mike’s oversized bulbous head, which looks even more peculiar now that he’s lost 75 pounds this year. I mean, when Mike was fat, at least his portly body offset the size of his head. But now he looks like a deranged lollipop with his goofy grin and those odd reptilian bug-eyes. Yikes, maybe Mike forgot to take off his Halloween costume.
But then I started to think: wait a second. Mike has people around him who should have known better than to let him put that picture on his website. There’s Greg Anderson, President of the Salem Radio Network, and Eric Hansen, producer for Mike’s show. They had to have shuddered when seeing this photo. Then there’s his webmaster, along with Mike’s wife, Denise, and his four grown sons (all of whom are in their twenties and aren’t over in Iraq fighting for their country like Mike thinks everyone else’s kids should be doing). Someone should have undoubtedly stepped in and put a stop to this train wreck.
That’s when it hit me. Something didn’t add up. If all these people around Mike let him put this picture on his homepage, then that must have been the best they could come up with. And if that’s the case, what does Mike really look like without professional hairdressers, makeup men, and his trusty manicurist? He must be in horrible shape.
So, I started doing some research, and after scouring some medical sites on the Internet I finally found it – the possible cause of Mike’s affliction. Brace yourself everybody because I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I think Mike is suffering from Hydrocephalus. What is that you may wonder? Well, hydro comes from the Greek word ‘water,’ while cephalus means ‘head.’ In other words, Mike Gallagher might be what we used to call in grade school a “Water Head”! Look at the pictures on his website and you’ll see what I mean.
Realizing that this condition could be serious, I logged onto the Hydrocephalus Association website and found that this affliction is caused by, “an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the cavities called ventricles inside the brain.”
Now we were getting somewhere – to the root cause of this malady. But there was still an unknown variable, specifically this substance called CSF. Keenly aware that Mike’s very life may be in danger, I continued my research until I found it –the definition of CSF:
C – Can’t
S – Stop
F – Fabricating
Presto – that was it! Mike’s Hydrocephalus wasn’t caused by an excess of water on the brain, but by an accumulation of all the lies he’d been telling over the years. Now things were starting to make sense. Y’see, when Lisa Guliani and I gave Mike our “Phony Baloney” award on Blood Real TV in 2002, we used a huge balloon with his picture pasted on it to represent him. At the time, though, we weren’t aware of this Hydrocephalus stuff.
But then it started it dawn on me. A few weeks ago, while writing one of my Gallagher Chronicles articles, I thought, “Mike’s deceit is eating away at him and the Salem Radio Network like a cancer.” But I meant it figuratively. Little did I know that this CSF (Can’t Stop Fabricating) could literally be killing him.
In this sense, Mike’s habit of pathologically lying may not be a conscious choice (like the whopper he told about not sending the Bill O’Reilly e-mail); but may be the result of a dreaded disease. I confirmed my suspicion after reading another quote on the Hydrocephalus Association webpage. “Hydrocephalus that is congenital (present at birth) is thought to be caused by a complex interaction of environmental and perhaps genetic factors.”
After reading these chilling words, I hearkened back to a recent edition of the Mike Gallagher Show where he told a story about losing his beloved dog Thumper as a child. Here’s what happened: When the Gallagher family moved one time, their dog Thumper got out of the new house and ran away. Little nine-year-old Mike was heartbroken, and after a few days he accepted the loss and got rid of Thumper’s collar, leash, and doggy toys. Then, miraculously, his mother got a phone call from the local animal shelter --- someone had found Thumper, and they wanted the Gallaghers to come down and pick him up right away.
Regrettably, Mike’s mother had more important things to do at the time, so she put off their visit to the dog pound. Well, due to this delay, guess what happened. Mike’s mother had to give him some bad news. Here’s what she said (paraphrased): “Mike, I just got a call, and Thumper escaped from the animal shelter and tried to find his way to our old house. This poor dog trooped for ten, maybe fifteen miles, and he tried his best to make it home. But he got so hungry and thirsty that poor Thumper died alongside the highway.”
Understandably, Mike was devastated, especially after he had gone out and bought poor Thumper a new collar and leash. Now this poor dog was dead because he had tried so valiantly to find his faithful owner.
When Mike told this story, it broke my heart because I have six cats of my own, and once lost four little cats to FIP (feline infectious peritonitis) in the span of 14 months. But here’s the catch: the entire story that Mike’s mother told to him was a LIE. Yes – sad but true – a lie. Y’see, what really happened was that because Mrs. Gallagher was too preoccupied with other matters to pick up their dog, the animal shelter got tired of waiting around and put poor Thumper to sleep. They killed him. But Mike’s mother couldn’t fess up to her involvement in this sordid affair, so what did she do? She lied, just like Mike did when he refused to accept responsibility for sending us the infamous Bill O’Reilly e-mail. Now the picture was becoming clearer – maybe Mike’s deceptive ways are a learned response that he picked up during his youth.
But wait, there’s more. In Mike’s biography, he brags about the way he got hired for his first radio gig. Here are the exact words found on numerous websites: “Mike’s radio career began when the 17-year-old senior talked his way into an air shift at WAVI-AM in his hometown of Dayton, OH.” Did you notice the phrase talked his way into? Knowing Gallagher like I do, I wonder if this means he could have stretched the truth a bit to land this job, especially after it was revealed that the station manager made Mike sign an agreement to not disclose his real age to the listening audience. Could it be that Mike actually lied about his age to get this job? I can’t say for sure one way or another, but with Mike’s track record, it certainly is a possibility. Could the lies have started at this early age, even before he became an adult?
Anyway, is Mike Gallagher’s propensity for lying the result of genetic factors? Was he brought up in such an atmosphere of deceit that it ended up becoming genetically hardwired into the very essence of his being? I can’t answer that question at this time, but I do plan on setting up an interview with Mike early next year, and this’ll be one of the first questions that I ask him. That way, we’ll let Mike set the record straight on not only this matter, but also many others in the Gallagher Chronicles (being that he adamantly refuses to take a lie detector test).
In the meantime, I’d like to extend my hand once again to all the people around Mike so that we can get him some much needed help. I made a similar offer to Greg Anderson in a September 7, 2003 article where I suggested that we have Mike institutionalized due to his pathological lying. You would think that Mike’s boss would do anything in his power to get him the help he so obviously needs, but since he didn’t, look at what happened. Mike might possibly be suffering from a fatal case of CSF (Can’t Stop Fabricating).
And when you think of it, what could be any more dreadful to a good Conservative like Mike Gallagher than to be lumped in the same category as Bill Clinton? What, you may wonder, am I trying to imply – that Mike Gallagher and Bill Clinton are two birds of the same feather? Well, when you think about it, wouldn’t it be safe to assume that Bill Clinton also suffers from CSF? I mean, doesn’t he too have an oversized head like Mike Gallagher’s, and hasn’t it been proven that Slick Willie is also a pathological liar? Worse, anyone that has studied the Clinton family history knows that his mother, Virginia Kelly, was also a habitual liar, especially during her years as an anathesiologist working alongside the crooked Dr. Fahmy Malak. So, I hate to break it to you, folks, but yes, Mike Gallagher and Bill Clinton might be two peas in the same pod – two CSF sufferers (Can’t Stop Fabricating) whose lies have become an unleashed disease.
But don’t despair, because Victor Thorn is here to help his old buddy Mike Gallagher. How so? Well, being that I desperately want to drag Mike out of his den of deceit, I’ve discovered the perfect cure – trepanning. What, you may wonder, is trepanning? Well, this is an offbeat medical procedure where a hole is drilled into a person’s forehead in order to relieve the pressure on their brain tissue. Considering all the lies that have built up inside Mike’s cranium, I think we need to start drilling any day now!
Now, before you jump to conclusions and say that this type of operation might be too risky, think of the alternatives. To relieve the CSF-inspired pressure inside Mike’s head, we would have to find one of the country’s best brain surgeons. But look at what he’d be up against. To cut into that cinder-block skull of Mike’s; he’d need an industrial-sized saw with hundreds of diamond tips on it. And, considering the price of diamonds these days (and how much would be worn away cutting into Mike’s cranium), it would end-up costing a fortune – hundreds of thousands of dollars.
With these complications in mind, it seems like trepanning is the only solution. I know Mike would probably be kicking and screaming all the way, but we’ll find an expert in the field and let him drill into Mike’s forehead. Then, hopefully all the CSF fluid will drip out and Mike’s hair will return to its normal state and his head will shrink back to its regular size.
So, I’m sending this request out to everyone that is close to Mike Gallagher – this includes his boss, Greg Anderson, his producer Eric Hansen, his wife Denise, and all of his associates. And, in all honesty, I think this is a test to see if all of you are simply hangers-on and sycophants sucking Mike’s money out of him, or if you truly care about him. I mean, you have to admit, Mike must be living in a personal hell with this Hydrocephalus. Try to imagine not being able to tell the truth because you’re a Water Head with gallons of CSF fluid gurgling through your brain. If you don’t believe me, take one final peek at Mike’s picture on his homepage. Look at the poor guy – that hair, the Larry/Three Stooges forehead, and that goofy expression. I don’t mean to make fun of the sick, but he looks like a complete kook – a total crackpot. This is someone who needs help, and I’m here to do anything in my power to get him that help. I think the rest of you mentioned in this article – if you really are true friends to Mike – will join together with me and get this Hydrocephalus-situation taken care of before it’s too late.
What we’re faced with here is a life-and-death struggle between good and evil, and regrettably Mike is possessed by the evils of deceit. If you won’t come forward and help me cure Mike of this affliction, I’ll be forced to take even more drastic measures; namely, I, Victor Thorn, will have to perform an exorcism on Mike to rid him of his deceitful demons. Yes, you heard me right – an exorcism – but that just goes to show you the lengths to which I’ll go in order to help a fellow human being who’s fallen under the sway of the dark side. Mike Gallagher’s lies might be killing him, but not if I can help it.
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 120 - December 14, 2003)
Bill O'Reilly Gets the Last Laugh on Mike Gallagher
By this time, it’s safe to say that anyone following this column for the past fourteen months has concluded that Mike Gallagher is lying through his teeth about the infamous Bill O’Reilly e-mail that he sent to me on June 14, 2002. In addition to not being man enough to fess up about “talking out of school,” Gallagher didn’t even get his facts straight. What precisely do I mean? Well, in the above-mentioned e-mail, Gallagher wrote (verbatim): “The word on O’Reilly is that he’s doing this for two years and he’s out. Then he runs for office. Better make hay with him while the making is good …”
But according to a November 13, 2003 Newsmax article entitled “Bill O’Reilly Says He’d Consider Presidential Run,” the possibility of such a candidacy is nowhere in the near future.
In fact, O’Reilly told Newsday, “I may take a look. Certainly the option is open if I want it.” But, O’Reilly added, “The country’s not interested in an independent candidacy. Maybe in ten years they will be.”
Considering these recent proclamations, Bill O’Reilly, Fox News’ undisputed king of talk TV, must be asking himself, “Why is Mike Gallagher committing the unpardonable media sin of talking out of school about me? And worse, why can’t he at least be accurate when he does?”
Hold on, though, the story gets even better. Y’see, in this same e-mail to me, Gallagher wrote, “As for the rest of us true radio guys who have been here for years and will be here long after the TV guys are gone … we need to play the tunes that the audience wants to hear. It’s why we win.”
But guess what: on our local radio station (WRSC 1390 AM), Bill O’Reilly now holds the distinction of being the # 1 rated daily talk show, while Rush Limbaugh follows behind at # 2. And who would be pulling up the rear in LAST place? Yup, none other than the hot-shot big-mouth radio veteran Mike Gallagher! Oooh, it’s sad but true. Maybe this ‘old pro’ isn’t as superior as he thinks he is (especially in his own mind).
Anyway, here is my assessment of this very peculiar situation. Mike Gallagher’s continuing deceit (and the bad karma associated with it), are finally starting to catch up with him. I’ve been telling this man with the ever-growing Pinocchio nose for nearly two years now that TRUTH is the best policy, and that he can’t keep telling lies. But for some odd reason, he simply refuses to accept this advice. (For further proof, simply read our FCC complaint against Gallagher – there is lie after lie stacked atop one another, which is very strange behavior for a ‘supposedly’ morally-upright conservative Christian.)
In the end, maybe Mike’s “faith” means about as much to him as his opening bumper music where he proclaims, “This show is about total honesty.” The last time I looked, though, the Ninth Commandment still says, “Thou shall not lie.” So c’mon, Mike, get a spine and fess up to all your deceit. Nobody buys your cover-up/schtick any more, and it’s starting to show in your ratings.
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 120 - December 14, 2003)
Open Letter to Eric Hansen: Mike Gallagher Lays Another Egg
Ya know, Eric, I almost feel bad writing these columns about your boss anymore. It’s like kicking a poor, stupid dog when it’s already down. I mean, what is Mike thinking, and worse, why doesn’t someone at the Salem Radio Network talk some sense into him and stop his cockamamie antics? ‘Cause c’mon, you’re letting this guy make a complete ass of himself.
I don’t know; maybe you’re too close to the situation to see it, but from out here in radio-land, Mike’s been looking pretty pathetic lately. First there was that stunt where he criticized his wife for getting him a winter jacket, then put a picture of himself on his site wearing the coat. But Eric, let’s be honest – there wasn’t a thing wrong with what he was wearing. But did you get a load of that mug on Mike? Yikes! Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney would kill for a face like that. It had that Pee Wee Herman getting caught red-handed in a darkened porno theater look to it. Heck, maybe Mike should give up radio and start a new career in Hollywood doing horror movies. He’d make Jason and Freddie Kruger look like Paul Newman and Robert Redford in comparison. I think next Christmas his wife Denise should forget about the clothes and invest in some plastic surgery for Mike. At least then he wouldn’t be able to complain, because anything is an improvement over that Nosferatu face he sported last week!
But Eric, things only went from bad to worse. What were you thinking with this Pete Rose baseball card streaming video debacle? Luckily you took last Friday off (January 9, 2004) when Mike was begging … yes, literally BEGGING his listeners to download that flop of a project. Can you imagine Bill O’Reilly, John Stossel, or for that matter, anybody with even an inkling of dignity begging their audience like he did? How utterly pathetic and embarrassing?
Y’know, in some of my previous articles I kidded around that Mike should be committed to a psychiatric hospital to get help for his “condition.” But now, maybe it’s not such a joke. Maybe Mike really is mentally unbalanced for real. If you don’t believe me, think about his latest stunt. Mike videotaped his office (whoo-hoo, that’s a thriller), then smashed a picture of Pete Rose and set it on fire. Wow, that’s risqué, exciting stuff, huh? Really pushing the limits of radio entertainment! It was so lame, in fact, that in the first hour of Mike’s show, only three people downloaded it. Mike got so desperate that he started playing the “military families” angle to pull on people’s heartstrings. Can you believe it? Here’s a guy that won’t send his own four kids to fight in a war that he’s been advocating for months, but when it’s convenient for him, he doesn’t mind exploiting the situation to its fullest. What a disgrace. Mike should be ashamed of himself. He’s even lamer than Jesse Jackson constantly playing the race card.
Eric, you should be counting your lucky stars that you took last Friday off. Right now Mike’s begging people to phone in and tell him what they thought of the video, and not one person has called. And at this point, after two hours, only eight people have bought it; and four of them are people that work at the Salem Radio Network. Of course Mike’s blaming this whole sordid mess on “technical difficulties,” but gee, it didn’t seem like his employees had any trouble downloading it. But lo and behold, he keeps begging and begging.
Anyway, here’s my suggestion for Mike’s next “shock jock” stunt. He can give a videotaped tour of his house, with the first highlight being of him going through his sock drawer. After that, we can watch Mike clean out his garage. And last but not least, for the grand finale, we can watch Mike cook two slices of toast in his kitchen. Whoo-hoo, now that’s pushing the limits. That’s going all the way. That’ll be sure to get create some excitement!
Anyway, Eric, maybe Mike’s shaking in his shoes over his ratings, or maybe my upcoming article, “The Rise and Fall of Mike Gallagher” has him worried (because he knows its true). Whatever the case, this guy obviously needs mental help, and this time I couldn’t be more serious. You’re close to him, Eric. You’re his pal. Maybe you and Denise could have him committed to one of those hush-hush sanitariums so it doesn’t make the headlines (ala Rush Limbaugh). But then again, maybe that’s what Mike’s next pay-per-view special should be: you could videotape him in the nuthouse wearing one of those light-blue hospital gowns, and he’d have spittle dripping down his chin and he’d be pointing at spiders on mars and babbling to himself. Maybe he could even have Michael Jackson make a special guest appearance. Now I guarantee that more than eight people would order that video!
But all kidding aside, Eric, this guy needs some serious professional help. It’s either that, or we’re going to have to put up with another one of Mike’s kooky, mentally unbalanced stunts; and God only knows we don’t want that. And hey, don’t bother thanking me for all the advice – what are friends for!
(Victor Thorn - Babel # 120 - January 2, 2004)
Is Mike Gallagher a Closet Homosexual? (part two)
In an August 13, 2003 article entitled Is Mike Gallagher a Closet Homosexual, I made a few tongue-in-cheek observations as to the syndicated radio talk show host’s sexual preference. This same theme was touched upon during a March 13, 2002 broadcast of Blood Real TV where Lisa Guliani teased a balloon-headed likeness of Mike Gallagher about his sexual identity. In both instances, we were relying more on comedic effect than we were on actually taking this situation seriously. After all, how could Mike Gallagher really be gay, especially when he’s been married for ten years and is the adoptive father of four sons?
But after listening to Mike’s radio show on January 14, 2004, I’m beginning to wonder if we were closer to the truth than we had originally suspected. Here’s what happened. That morning before his broadcast, Mike appeared live on Fox & Friends in New York City. (He was in town that week to sign a contract for his upcoming book.) Anyway, during one of the commercial breaks, the hosts asked Mike what he’d been doing during his stay in the Big Apple. Mike told them that since his wife wouldn’t be with him until later in the week, he went out by himself the night before. And what did Mike do? Well, he went to a Rosie O’Donnell musical called Taboo, which covered the life of Boy George!
Yes, you read that correctly. This isn’t a put-on. Here is Mike Gallagher in New York – America’s most exciting city with thousands of different plays, movies, sporting events, night clubs, museums, and other hot spots; and where – of all these selections – does he decide to go? To a play produced by avowed lesbian and extreme left-wing crackpot Rosie O’Donnell. Even more peculiar is the subject matter – Boy George – the gayest cross-dresser in rock n’ roll history. There is something so squirrely and downright creepy about this situation that it makes me shudder. At that point I started to wonder if Mike Gallagher was leading some sort of secretive double life.
With that notion in mind, let’s take a moment to look at what’s really taking place. On the one hand we have Mike Gallagher, supposedly a conservative, Republican talk show host. But on the other hand, this same guy admits to liking Broadway show tunes, attends Barry Manilow concerts, gets his fingernails manicured, and regularly gets massaged by a male masseur. Now he’s going to a Rosie O’Donnell play that is based on the life of glam-queen Boy George. Not only does this scenario produce some very bizarre images of Pee Wee Herman in a darkened movie theater, but try to picture what kind of people were seated around Mike during this production – people he CHOSE to surround himself with. I’m sure the attendees were 95% homosexual, with cross-dressers, transsexuals, the bondage & discipline crowd, and every other type of sexual freak in New York City. This seems like a far cry from the typical right-wing suit & tie crowd befitting a good upstanding Conservative. In fact, something seems downright queer (in an ‘odd’ sort of way) about this whole affair. I wonder if Mike had visions of sugar plum fairies dancing through his head while he watched Taboo. Heck, if this was a Saturday Night Live skit, they might actually have him wearing pink leotards and a frilly pink brassiere beneath his ‘normal’ clothes when he went to the Plymouth Theater.
But, being that I’m a fair-minded person who is willing to give anyone the benefit of the doubt, here is what we plan on doing. Next month, we are going to contact Mike Gallagher’s people and try to set up an interview with him. After giving him an opportunity to “set the record straight” about the numerous lies he’s told (all chronicled in The Gallagher Chronicles), we want to ask him point-blank: “Mike Gallagher, are you a closet homosexual?” In addition, we’ll ask him if his favorite road is the Hershey Highway, if he’s ever had Freudian dreams of being perched atop the Empire State Building, or if he longs to make sweet music with Elton John.
The thing that most pleases me about this whole sordid affair is that E.D. Hill and/or Steve Doocy of Fox & Friends decided to OUT Mike on their morning show. I mean, if they had simply kept their mouths shut, Mike would have been able to keep leading his other “secret life” – a secret life that involves Rosie O’Donnell and Boy George on a lonely night in New York City. I’ll tell ya, there must be absolutely no loyalty among the crew at Fox News. First Mike talks out-of-school about Bill O’Reilly running for president (and even sends us an e-mail about it), then Steve & E.D. let the cat out of the bag about Mike tiptoeing through the tulips on Broadway. What’s next? Is Eric Hansen going to write a tell-all book about what really goes on behind-the-scenes at The Mike Gallagher Show? If he does, we better all wear condoms while reading it because there’s something that’s just not right about this Gallagher guy.
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Exit stage left as Boy George sings “Do you really want to hurt me, do you really want to make me cry” while Rosie O’Donnell kisses a framed photograph of Mike Gallagher and chuckles, “Birds of a feather really do stick together!”
(Victor Thorn - WING TV - February 1, 2004)
Mike Gallagher: The Big Lie and Situational Ethics
Syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher often mentions “the Big Lie,” which he describes as such: “If you tell a lie often enough, people will start to believe it.”
Gallagher should know, because he’s been telling “the Big Lie” for so long about an e-mail that he sent to us about Bill O’Reilly that he’s hoping people will start to believe his desperate fabrications. But rest assured; as long as we’re able to write, we’re not going to let this slippery old dog off the hook, especially when he brags in his bumper music that his show is about “total honesty.” What a joke! We hope Mike has purchased an asbestos suit somewhere along the way because telling the same lie over and over again undoubtedly reserves one a very special place in hell.
But the flames swirling around Mike Gallagher’s feet won’t only be caused by his infamous e-mail to me where he said that Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly would quit the broadcasting business and run for public office in 2004. No, Mr. Gallagher seems to have a penchant for hypocrisy too, and he tells the truth only when it is convenient. Why has Mike fallen into this dangerous trap? I feel it is due to a concept he embraced some time ago called “situational ethics.” People who adhere to this notion essentially have no true core. Instead, they base their contradictory views on each particular circumstance, and their ethics (or lack thereof) are determined by the situation. The pratfalls of such a stance are obvious because the individual ends up having no solid foundation or absolutes to rely upon.
In regard to Mike Gallagher personally, his dependence on situational ethics is appalling. Take for example a recent radio show where he proposed that police should torture a suspect to get information out of him. Now, when listeners called and said that we have a Constitution in this country and that we can’t just torture people, especially when they haven’t even been tried or convicted, Mike essentially said that we should disregard the Constitution in those instances. This, I am afraid to say, is a perfect of example of situational ethics at its ugliest. Gallagher claims to firmly believe in the Constitution, but only when it is convenient to him.
Likewise, Gallagher regularly states that he is a Christian, yet here he is championing the cause of torture. Maybe Mike reads a different Bible than everyone else, because didn’t Jesus tell us to love thy neighbor, turn the other cheek, and treat others as you would want to be treated. In addition, didn’t Jesus tell us that we shouldn’t make ourselves someone else’s judge; that God alone would ultimately do that? So, once again, situational ethics come into the picture. Mike Gallagher says he is a Christian, yet he acts like one only when it’s convenient for him. Any other time, the Bible gets tossed to the wayside. It’s very sad; for this man has no real substance … he’s just an empty Machiavellian shell where the end justifies the means every time.
Mike has been able to get away with this phoniness over the past few years for two primary reasons. The first is that ever since he went into syndication, the people around him are able to make money off of him (either through employment, advertising dollars, or marketing his show), and thus aren’t apt to point-out this rather embarrassing character flaw. The second is due to his ability to conceal the truth from his listeners. I make this statement because Gallagher is enough of an egotist that ANY time his name is mentioned anywhere, he immediately brings it to his listener’s attention. Yet, despite this desperate need for attention, he has steadfastly refused to tell his audience about The Gallagher Chronicles, which have now been online for fifteen months. Curious? Nah, because if these people did read these articles, they’d see that Mike’s on-air persona is a far cry from his true character. But now, luckily, there’s finally someone on the scene who is holding Mike’s feet to the fire and making him accountable for his actions.
In the end, I know Gallagher is wondering when these articles will end. The answer is simple: as Lisa Guliani and I said in our FCC complain against the Salem Radio Network, all Mike has to do is admit publicly on his show that he lied about the circumstances surrounding his Bill O’Reilly e-mail. It’s that easy – just explain to his listeners how he lied by saying that we fabricated or conjured this e-mail, and that he actually DID send it.
Last but not least, since I’ve mentioned Bill O’Reilly a few times in this article, last week he acted in a very commendable way by admitting that he had been wrong about the Iraqi WMD issue. To paraphrase him, O’Reilly explained, “The only thing I have is my word and the truth. If people start to doubt or not believe what I say, then what do I have? Nothing.”
Mike, maybe you should take a page from Bill O’Reilly’s handbook, for not only do you to continue to lie about this e-mail that you wrote about him, but you’re also lying to your associates, your family, and your listeners. It’s something you should seriously consider, for telling “the Big Lie” and embracing situational ethics are no way to lead one’s life.
(Victor Thorn - February 14, 2004)
Mike Gallagher: Legacy of a Lie
Mike Gallagher is finally sinking beneath the crushing
weight of his own lies. You can hear it in the
defeated, whiny desperation of his voice as he lamely
attempts to sell his audience on the idea that he’s
being “stalked” by “a couple of crazies in the
Midwest”. Once again, Mike places me in the position
of correcting him. This is becoming more than
comical, and in all honesty a bit tiresome. But Mike
Gallagher is one of those necessary evils I was
destined to confront, so here I go again…
First of all, when Gallagher refers to the “crazies,”
he is referring to Victor Thorn and me. Of course
Mike has no credentials – legitimate or otherwise – to
assess the mental status of any living human being –
but he invariably finds it necessary to
mischaracterize and mislabel us anyway. Mike is too
cowardly to tell his radio listeners where Victor and
I REALLY are – in State College, Pennsylvania – so
what does he do instead? Three guesses. Give
up? He LIES again! That’s right. Mike
Gallagher is apparently convinced that the way to
squirm out of one lie is to tell another and another.
I guess he thinks he’s
accomplishing something by telling people we’re in the
Midwest. It’s still unclear exactly WHAT Mike hopes
to accomplish by this ongoing misdirection and
deception because more folks out there are
reading The Mike
Gallagher Chronicles and becoming aware of who he really is.
Mike also claims Victor and I are “stalking” him. If
this isn’t lame, then what is? If Victor and I are “stalkers,” then what does
that say about HIM? How many weeks and months did
Gallagher spend demonizing people
like the Dixie Chicks, Rosie O’Donnell, Susan
Sarandon, and Tim Robbins, just to name a few? He
sure loves to revel in his own unabashed
viciousness, yet when the tables are turned and the
spotlight shines on him, Mike
can’t take the heat. Tough nuts. I say: what’s
good for the goose is good for the gander. He who
purports to be a Christian should listen to his own lies sometime as they hit
the floor with a resounding THUD. If Gallagher had
the spine to hold himself to the same
standards that he holds others to, we wouldn’t have a
problem with him.
So, tough-guy Mike is now a “victim” of two “crazy”
writers who refuse to roll over and play dead; who
refuse to be intimidated by some masochistic radio
buffoon who isn’t man enough to tell the truth.
The reality of the situation is this: Mike is growing
increasingly uncomfortable under the weight of such
scrutiny. He can’t stand being confronted by
his own demons in a public forum, although he doesn’t
have a problem exposing human weaknesses in others.
The situation Gallagher finds himself in with
respect to Victor and I did not begin with us.
It began with his uncontrollable, cowardly lying. We
initially tried to get Mike to tell the truth
privately. But alas, Mike refused – repeatedly and
without remorse. Mike told us the truth wasn’t on
“the playlist,” remember? Back then, he was full of
bravado. He was a radio “gangsta” bullying us with
threats of legal action (“my lawyer is bigger than
your lawyer”) for simply telling the truth, which
(unlike Mike) WE are not afraid to do. He absolutely
cannot stand this about us. Mike is one angry guy, but
his anger is misdirected. You see, Mike is furious with
himself for digging his own hole in the
first place - this ever-widening crater which he dug
with his own lies. Is it our fault this man
cannot tell the truth or admit when he’s
wrong? Hardly.
Any half-wit can see through his pathetic schtick
after reading our articles, but Mike is too frightened
to come clean with his listeners and let them
decide for themselves. Thus, Victor and I suddenly
become two fictionalized “crazies in the Midwest who
are stalking him.” I suppose this strategy comes
easier for Gallagher than to ‘fess up and (God
forbid) tell the truth for once. On and on he drones,
polluting the airspace with his whining, bitching,
moaning and rants, pitching fits and probably stomping
his feet like Rumpelstiltskin.
Lately, I find myself chuckling as he
stumbles and fumbles his way through these radio
antics. I’m sure Mike IS getting worn out by
now. You can hear it in his voice - he’s beginning to
crack. No longer is he Mr. Tough-Guy like he was in
the beginning. The smugness is fading;
replaced with something that sounds like (gasp!)
resignation. Perhaps it’s finally dawning on Mike
Gallagher that we’re not going to “take our pens
and go home”. I can almost SEE him twitching. It
must suck to be sinking in a hole of his
own lies, especially when no one will throw him a stick.
It would be sad if it weren’t so ridiculous and unnecessary.
Even worse is the masochistic element of all this. For
some strange reason he LOVES
the attention in some dysfunctional, peculiar, barely
definable way. And while he stubbornly refuses to
speak our names on-the-air (lest his listeners
learn all he ISN’T telling them) he now has to realize
that he is drowning in a quagmire. Maybe this whole situation
wouldn’t bug him so much if our words
weren’t so true. Mark Twain once said, “A lie well told
is immortal.” Unfortunately for him, Mike Gallagher
can’t tell a good lie, and this may become the enduring
stain on his name.
(Lisa Guliani - February 19, 2004)
Mike Gallagher: The Cowardly Lyin'
During his Wednesday, February 18th broadcast, Mike Gallagher once again took the time to bad-mouth us live on the air. But by doing so, Mike showed the lengths to which his cowardice runs. Y’see, Gallagher said that the primary reason why he won’t confront us is because we’re “crazy,” and that “he doesn’t walk from crazy, he runs from it.”
Well, Gallagher is correct about the “running” part, because he’s been avoiding the revelations contained in The Gallagher Chronicles for a year-and-a-half now. Another pathetic excuse he makes is that “you can’t reason with crazy people.” But this line of reasoning is simply just another way of deflecting attention away from the contents of what we’ve revealed about him. Such a tactic is, in our view, pathetic at best, and quite worm-like at its worst. Mike’s slipperiness, though, isn’t surprising, for we’ve become accustomed to his little immature games.
In this sense, Gallagher is nothing more than a one-trick pony; for the ONLY thing he’s ever said about is that we’re “crazy stalkers.” But let’s look at the specifics of our quirky relationship and really see if what Gallagher says is accurate. How CRAZY can we be when:
1) We do a daily television show which requires an enormous amount of technical expertise. We have also produced two video documentaries in the last few months, and plan on doing many more in the future.
2) We operate a state-of-the-art website which requires us to run computer programs such as WSFTPRO, along with html programming.
3) We write daily news updates and commentaries while running a publishing company, which has released 15 different books, anthologies, and chapbooks in the last three years.
We could continue on, but the point we’re making once again is that Mike Gallagher is lying through his teeth about us. Hey Mike --- listen up --- we’re not crazy. We don’t drink, we don’t do drugs, and neither one of us have ever been arrested or imprisoned. So – hey – you need to come up with a more convincing rebuttal, because guess what – nobody buys it – even your colleagues must be rolling their eyes by now. They can see through you, and so can everybody else. You’re a liar – it’s that pure and simple – and the humiliation you feel must be embarrassing as hell.
To prove that you’re lying, let’s go back to the first article we ever wrote about you – the one where we published the disparaging e-mail you wrote about Bill O’Reilly. Immediately after we released it, you came on the radio and threatened to sue us, then also sent an e-mail to us with the following threat: “ … I enjoy a good challenge. I’m guessing our lawyers are bigger than yours. But hey, I could be wrong. You might just be independently wealthy and can afford big legal fees. Either way, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the thrill of the chase, right? I know I will…”
Our reaction was to instantly publish your words, then challenge you to a lie detector test because we knew you had NO CASE whatsoever. What you did have, though, was egg all over your face because YOU slammed Bill O’Reily by talking out of school; YOU sent the e-mail to me; and then YOU lied about it on the air to your colleagues, family, and listeners. If you had ANY kind of case at all, you would have moved forward with it and sued us. But you didn’t, and we both know why - because you lied through your teeth since day one about this entire matter, then continued your lies in an attempt to cover your tracks. How utterly pathetic.
The big question now is: why has Mike Gallagher chosen to engage in such a pattern of pathological lying? The answer is twofold: First, Gallagher is shamed by his actions and doesn’t want anyone to see his true character (especially since he claims his show is about “total honesty”). And secondly, his deceit is a vivid reflection of his cowardice. Do you think Bill O’Reilly would cringe in such an effete way? Of course not. Look at the way he confronted Al Franken head-on and grabbed the bull by the horns. But hell, we’ve been bitch-slapping Mike around for over a year now, and all he does is lie and cower and hide. How can you look yourself in the mirror knowing that you behave in such a pusillanimous way? Worse, what does your wife think of your antics (or have you kept this little part of your life secret from her)?
To close, we’d like to refer back to something you alluded to on the above-mentioned show; specifically, how you wondered aloud if there was a way to bring this situation to a close. Well, Mike, we’ve said this numerous times before; all you have to do is admit publicly – ON AIR – how you sent the Bill O’Reilly e-mail to us, and then how you lied afterward about it. We don’t think that’s an unreasonable request, considering how you’ve told so many lies about us. Why don’t you have your people get a hold of our people and we’ll work out the details.
So, let’s see if you’re man enough to admit your mistakes, or if you’ll continue living this lie. But if you choose the latter, trust us, we’ll keep exposing you for what you are – a cowardly liar - until the end of time.
(Victor Thorn - February 20, 2004)
Mike Gallagher: Heal Thyself
Over the past few months, Mike Gallagher has been urging various public personalities to stick up for themselves against their detractors. One of the people he recently applauded was the professional golfer Davis Love III. It seems that Love was engaged in a match against Tiger Woods when a spectator kept heckling him from the gallery. Fed-up with the fan, Love stormed into the crowd, got in the guy’s face, and gave him hell. If I were at this particular golf course, I would have given Davis Love a standing ovation. Good for him. This ‘sport’ should have more jeering, shouting matches, and golf clubs wrapped around trees. Maybe then it wouldn’t be so boring.
Likewise, Mike Gallagher has been prompting President Bush to start fighting back against his Democratic foes. He even had Republican Party National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie on his show, telling him to lace up W’s boxing gloves and come out swinging. I agree with Gallagher. What could be better than watching a staged professional wrestling match between John Kerry and George Bush – two wealthy, Ivy League, Yale graduate fraternity brothers who are both Globalists and belong to the most exclusive secret society in America – Skull & Bones?
Despite all his advice to others to step in the ring and start throwing punches, for some reason Mike Gallagher doesn’t pay heed to his own words. Hasn’t he ever heard the saying, “Physician, heal thyself?” I mean, for the past year-and-a-half I’ve been writing articles about this guy, but all he does is hide and cringe behind his microphone. Sure, every once in awhile he’ll refer to “those crazy people on the Internet” who are giving him grief; but by-and-large, Gallagher has been curiously silent.
Why? The answer is simple: Mike is terrified that his listeners will find out about the information contained in The Gallagher Chronicles. I know this to be true because here’s a guy who, in the past 25 years, has thrived on butting heads during his radio show. But our articles have him quaking in his books because, finally, someone has exposed him for what he really is: a complete phony and a pathological liar.
I’ve been able to do this because, if nothing else, I’ve gotten deep inside Mike Gallagher’s brain and have seen what makes him tick. And guess what, folks; he doesn’t like what’s been revealed. This guy’s not for real, and he thought (at least originally) that if he simply tried to bury the issue it would go away. But now Gallagher realizes that at some point he’s going to have to confront these demons once and for all.
With that in mind, I’m stepping up to the plate and offering my hand of support to Mike Gallagher. Here’s what I think he should do. Similar to alcoholics who attend AA meetings and say, “My name is Joe and I’m powerless against the forces of alcohol,” Gallagher should attend a PBA meeting (Phony Baloney Anonymous) and admit, “My name is Mike and I’m powerless against the forces of disingenuousness and deceit.” Then he could come clean on his radio show, People magazine could write a big blubbery article about this radio talk show host who overcame seemingly insurmountable hurdles, and everything would turn out for the best. It could be like the time Oprah lost 100 pounds and dragged that wagon of fat out on stage, except Mike would have a huge bag filled with all his lies.
Mike, as I’ve been telling you for quite some time now, the truth will set you free. I’m holding a mirror up to you, and I know you don’t like what you see. Your biggest fear right now, though, is that your audience may discover how you really are. That would shatter the whole illusion which you’ve carefully crafted for the past quarter-century. It’s really quite pathetic, because it’s one thing to run from the law, and another to run from your critics. But when someone runs from themselves, that’s the lowest of the low, and something not very befitting for a man who says his show is about “total honesty.” Mike Gallagher – heal thyself – because nothing is going to get better until you do.
(Victor Thorn - March 9, 2004)
Mike Gallagher's Bill O'Reilly Lie: No Urban Legend
I wonder what goes through Mike Gallagher’s head when he meets with his colleagues and thinks, “Ya know, every one of these people know that I’m a total unrepentant liar.” And believe me, they ALL know because I send these articles to them every week – to people like Greg Anderson, president of the Salem Radio Network (and Mike’s boss); to Eric Hansen, Mike’s director of operations; to Jason Hiatt, Mike’s producer; to Bill O’Reilly (the person Mike told lies about without apologizing); to Lynn Woolley (an honest talk show host); and to many others at Fox News and various media outlets. I mean, I wonder if it bothers Gallagher that all these people are whispering beneath their breath, “Gallagher told that out-of-school lie about Bill O’Reilly and he doesn’t even have the guts to fess up about it.”
It’s really a shame, too, because I often wonder what people like Eric Hansen think of Gallagher. Here’s Mike’s right-hand man, a guy who’s married with children, and seems very hard-working and responsible. But then he’s sucked into Gallagher’s den of deception, and the bad karma resulting from it must be hell to bear. I’ll bet Eric has to take a shower every day after work just to feel clean after this experience. And I know Eric is probably too polite to take my advice, but what he should do is walk up to Gallagher and say, “Y’know, these articles keep floating around about your lies, especially the one concerning Bill O’Reilly. Why don’t you put it all to rest once and for all by taking a lie detector test? After all, Victor Thorn said he’d take one any time, any place. So c’mon, Mike, if you’re telling the truth; prove it to the rest of us.”
But rather than coming clean, Mike continues to run and hide, or else he tries to deflect attention away from himself by calling me “crazy.” Well, Mike, as I’ve said before, that stance is getting old real fast, and all it does is make you look even more pathetic and cowardly than you already are. In fact, on your March 11th broadcast, you made the following statement: “If you stand up to these people, the truth always wins out.” Well, I’m standing up to YOU, and at some point you’re going to reap what you’ve sewn and be held responsible for all the lies you continue to tell.
In fact, I know these articles are having an impact on Mike, for they are starting to affect his behavior. How so? Well, for years Mike had a saying that he used all the time – if a person doesn’t tell the truth about little matters, they also won’t tell the truth about bigger matters. But ever since we published The Gallagher Chronicles, Mike has suddenly stopped repeating this phrase. Why? Because since he’s been proven to be a liar about little things, he doesn’t want people to equate his lying to bigger things, too.
I’m sorry to keep making you eat your own words, Mike, but you’re the one who always brags, “This show is about total honesty,” yet you’ve never once broached the Bill O’Reilly topic. What kind of honesty is that? Or is this another example of your “situational ethics” where the “truth” is determined by the particular circumstance? How very sad for an adult man to exhibit such an abysmal code of ethics (or lack thereof).
Finally, last week Mike Gallagher devoted a portion of his show to urban legends; then proceeded to tell his audience not to believe everything they read. Yet Mike hasn’t done one thing to dispel the notions regarding his lie about Bill O’Reilly (the one where he said O’Reilly would quit the broadcasting business and run for public office in 2004). Don’t you find this reaction highly suspicious, especially from an admitted “big mouth” that talks, bitches, and gripes about everything under the sun for three hours a day? Everything, that is, except for his blundering Bill O’Reilly lie. This is big news in anybody’s world, yet Gallagher is strangely silent. What is he trying to hide? Of course we all know the answer to that – he doesn’t want anyone to know that he lied about sending this particular e-mail to me, then lied about it on the air, lied about it to all his colleagues, and probably even lied about it to his family. How shameful.
Despite his insincerity and disingenuousness, one thing is certain – this monkey won’t ever leave Mike Gallagher’s back because, if nothing else, I’m as persistent as any person on earth, and until he ultimately admits that he lied about this matter, this issue will hound him like a bad rash. So c’mon, Mike – you’ve been exposed - for once in your life be a man and tell the truth; if not for yourself, at least for the people you work with. There’s no reason why your filth should wash off on them everyday.
(Victor Thorn - March 19, 2004)
Mike Gallagher Gets Rubbed the Wrong Way
On his Friday, March 26, 2004 radio show, Mike Gallagher revealed that while in New York City on “business,” he visited a masseuse that was highly recommended to him by a “friend.” After describing how he was lying naked on the massage table covered only by a towel, Mike told his listeners how a young Asian woman who was rubbing his body kept moving her hands up along his legs closer and closer to his crotch. Then, supposedly without warning, the masseuse grabbed hold of Mike’s “Little Shamrock,” causing him to leap from the table with surprise.
Now, according to Gallagher, he immediately got dressed and left the premises. But, here is where we once again see this man’s intellectual dishonesty, for what is the absolute FIRST thing he should have done? The answer, of course, is: tell his wife. Any person; and I mean ANY person with even the slightest modicum of love for their spouse, would have gone home without delay and told their wife what happened. I would have done this, and I’m sure Eric Hansen would have, as well as Greg Anderson (Mike’s boss), Lynn Woolley, Mike Scinto, or Bill O’Reilly. (On the other hand, I’m not so sure Rush Limbaugh would have told his wife, considering this phony’s deceptive, sneaky behavior in regard to hiding his prolonged drug usage from his betrothed.)
So, while most of Mike’s “moral” colleagues would have done the respectable thing and immediately told their spouses what had happened, what did Gallagher opt to do? He went home and didn’t mention a word to his wife about this embarrassing event. In other words, he LIED BY OMISSION, the same way he’s been deceiving his listeners about the LIE he told regarding the Bill O’Reilly e-mail he sent to me.
Isn’t it becoming increasingly clearer the way this guy operates? Instead of coming clean to his wife Denise like an upstanding husband would do, he instead opts to cover up this affair; then he goes on the radio the next morning and asks his audience if he should tell his wife about the Geisha-masseuse. Can you believe it? Does this guy have no shame? Worse, he then went on to say that the reason he didn’t tell Denise was because he was afraid she wouldn’t let him get massages any more! This man’s situational ethics are so deplorable that he’s now even resorting to wife-deception. Can you imagine how his poor wife felt when she discovered that 2.5 million people in America knew about some broad fondling her husband’s genitalia before she did? What an inconsiderate rat! Hopefully, at least for Denise’s sake, she’ll discover Mike’s favorite saying – “anyone that lies about little things will also lie about bigger things.” I can only imagine the kind of whoppers he’s been telling her.
With this information in mind, the thing that should catch everyone’s attention is: doesn’t Gallagher’s modus operandi with the Geisha girl seem exactly the same as his behavior with the Bill O’Reilly debacle? The only difference is that Gallagher continues to deceive his colleagues and listeners because he doesn’t want them to see him in an unfavorable light after he told them numerous bold-faced lies about his scurrilous Bill O’Reilly e-mail.
The most regrettable aspect of this entire scenario is that, just like I’ve been saying for months now, Mike’s pathological lying is spreading like a cancer, infecting every person he comes in contact with. Now, the fabrications and sins of omission are even affecting his wife, Denise. The only question I have is: why won’t Mike’s colleagues intervene and get him the help he so desperately needs? He obviously has a problem; and the longer it goes unchecked, the worse it will get.
(Victor Thorn - April 2, 2004)
Tony Soprano Bitch Slaps Mike Gallagher
On the April 12th edition of his syndicated radio show, Mike Gallagher spoke at length about his fixation with HBO’s The Sopranos and how intrigued he was with the phenomenon of Italian gangsters. He particularly noted their ability to “take care of business” when somebody backed them into a corner, and also how they all adhered to an omerta, or Mafia code of silence.
As I listened to Gallagher’s monologue, I realized that this man suffered from such a profound lack of self-awareness that it was frightening. Here he was babbling on about his fascination with La Cosa Nostra, yet he blatantly broke the broadcasting code of silence by sending me a scurrilous e-mail about Fox’s Bill O’Reilly. On top of that, he has exhibited absolutely none of the qualities that any self-respecting mobster would live by as he has runs from Lisa Guliani and me at every turn.
As he went to commercial that day, I wondered what would happen if Mike Gallagher ever met the fictional Tony Soprano that he so admires. What follows is a satirical presentation of how I envision their conversation.
Tony Soprano (an angered look on his face): Gallagher, I heard you broke the omerta by talking out of school about Bill O’Reilly.
Mike Gallagher (looking downward, unable to make eye contact): I … I’ve never admitted to it publicly. (He then affects a Bart Simpson voice) That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Tony Soprano: Radio Boy, if you were part of my family, I’d have sliced your tongue out and fed it to my cats. You know better than to discuss the Mob with people who aren’t inside our clique. No one likes a rat, or someone that starts false rumors; and we especially don’t tolerate people who lie about it afterward.
Mike Gallagher (trembling): I’m sorry, Tony.
Tony Soprano: On the other hand, this guy Victor Thorn has been a real pain in your ass, hasn’t he?
Mike Gallagher: The worst. He’s driving me crazy. If every person in the country held our feet to the fire like he does, they’d run us out of business.
Tony Soprano: Well, Loose Lips, around here we grab the bull by the horns and cut our problems out like a cancer. You’ve seen me on TV enough times. You know what we do. I’m sure you’ve put Thorn in his place, right?
Mike Gallagher (squirming nervously): Um, not exactly.
Tony Soprano (voice rising): What do you mean, not exactly? Not only did this guy “out you” over that Bill O’Reilly e-mail, but he also filed an FCC complaint against you and your Don at the Salem Radio Network, Greg Anderson. What did you do about that?
Mike Gallagher: Nothing.
Tony Soprano: How about when Thorn chumped you out with his lie detector challenge. What did you do about that?
Mike Gallagher (embarrassed): Nothing.
Tony Soprano: Nothing! Why not? What are you, a man or a mouse? We don’t let people push us around on The Sopranos. You know that. What did you do when Lisa Guliani humiliated you on Blood Real TV with the Phony Baloney Award, or when Thorn wrote two articles questioning whether you were a closet homosexual or not? What did you do about that?
Mike Gallagher (wanting to crawl into a corner and hide): Nothing.
Tony Soprano (bellowing): Gallagher, what’s wrong with you? This guy dressed you up like a woman, pasted a vagina on you, had a caricature drawn of you with a Pinocchio nose, portrayed you as the Cowardly Lion, called you an American traitor and a pathological liar, and even produced a chapbook where you piss on Bill O’Reilly’s leg and dance around a restroom like a fairy. Now, you surely must have done something about that?
Mike Gallagher (tears dripping from his eyes): No, Tony, I haven’t done anything except run and hide.
At this point, Tony Soprano – infuriated – with veins bulging from his forehead - storms toward Mike Gallagher. Then, as Gallagher cringes, Soprano raises his hand and bitch-slaps his counterpart across the cheek.
Tony Soprano (towering above the fallen man): Gallagher, what the hell is wrong with you? I only bitch-slapped you once like a little girl, but Thorn has been bitch-slapping you for a year-and-a-half. He’s making a complete ass out of you, and what are you doing in return? Nothing! Look at you. There are women in my family who fight back harder than you do. You’re cowering like a baby while Thorn sends these articles around to all your co-workers and colleagues. Last night he even gave a copy of The Gallagher Chronicles to Ann Coulter when she spoke at Penn State. Then he calls into your show and makes you look like such a fool that you have to hang-up on him every time. The last time he did that you sounded pathetic – back-peddling and fumbling for words like a high-school amateur. (See transcript of the tape below.) For crying out loud, Gallagher, why don’t you stand up to this guy for once in your life? He even plans on publishing a full-length version of The Gallagher Chronicles to coincide with the release of your Surrounded by Idiots book. And you don’t do anything about it? Why? Are you really that feeble? I should bitch-slap you ten more times to knock some sense into you. Y’know, I’m so disgusted with you that I forbid you from EVER watching The Sopranos again. We don’t need your type hanging out at the Bada Bing.
As Tony walks away with disgust, Gallagher lies whimpering in a corner; a broken, defeated man without a soul, and without any courage. How sad.
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Verbatim Transcript From Tape – April 13th on-air conversation between Victor Thorn and Mike Gallagher
Victor Thorn: Hi. How are you, Mike?
Mike Gallagher: Good. How are you?
Victor Thorn: Great, thanks. I agree with you that John Kerry is a phony, but what I think we should talk about is how both him and George Bush are members of the Skull and Bones secret society. (At this point Thorn is instantly hung-up on.)
Mike Gallagher (nervously): Ah, the Skull & Bones. Yeah, there ya go. (Fumbling for words) Maybe we should talk about that secret handshake, and the … uh … uh … the Skull & Bones. (Even more confused) Uhhhhh, ya never know. (He then moves onto the next caller)
(Victor Thorn - April 14, 2004)
Letter to Mike Gallagher
Hey Mike,
How are things with you? Hope all is well. Sorry I haven’t been writing any articles about you lately, but I’ve been so busy with WING TV that I haven’t been able to fit you in. I know how much you look forward to reading these little gems, so I’ll try to make some time in the near future to reel one off.
Anyway, I need to ask you a few questions. First, when will your book, Surrounded by Idiots, be released? Have you set a release date yet? The reason I’m asking is that I’d like to publish The Gallagher Chronicles in book-form about a month before yours hits the shelves. That way I can whet everyone’s appetite before yours comes out. My game plan for the moment is to send about 100 copies out to all the major reviewers, along with some of the other ‘players’ like Ann Coulter, Bill O’Reilly, and all the pundits at Fox, CNN, MSNBC, etc. Of course I’ll also contact those on the left and fire copies their way, in addition to your colleagues in radio, so all the bases should be covered. I mean, we all believe in fair-and-balanced, right; so between your book and mine we should be able to give both sides of the story.
My second question is: would you be available for an interview to address some of the issues brought up in The Gallagher Chronicles? As I said, I’d like to be as fair-and-balanced as humanly possible. We could do this interview via e-mail, telephone, or on our TV show, and we’d be receptive to whatever best fits into your schedule. Let us know.
Lastly, I contacted your publisher, William Morrow, a few months ago to try and find out your publication date, but they didn’t have any specific details yet. I’ll drop them a line again within the next few weeks to see if I can obtain a media kit, or maybe even a pre-release review copy. Also, in the sense of fair play and full disclosure, I intend to send them a galley proof of The Gallagher Chronicles for their perusal.
So, drop me a line sometime and we’ll work out these details. Also, I included an e-mail from a woman named Judy who took umbrage with one of my recent articles (see letter below). It seems she didn’t like the provocative nature of the writing; but c’mon, let’s be honest. There’s not a radio talk show host in America that obsesses over homosexuality as much as you do, Mike. Have you ever heard that saying, “Protest thee too much?” Geez, you can’t even go one day without delving into this topic. Plus, with all your creepy male massage stuff, the manicures, show tunes, and fixation with Broadway plays (a gay magnet if there ever was one), you’re definitely on a slippery slope toward becoming full-blown (no pun intended) out of the closet!
So, to prove whether you’re absolutely obsessed with the gay lifestyle or not, here’s a little challenge. Let’s see if you can go ONE WHOLE MONTH without talking about homosexuality on the air. I mean, you’ve explored this subject for at least 999 shows in a row now, so we’ll make it a No Gay June. Whatta ya say? After all, there are thousands of other topics to discuss. Why dwell so obsessively on this one subject; unless, of course, you like it in an eerie Michael Jackson sort of way. I’ll be listening to see if you can do it, or if the attraction & withdrawal symptoms are too much for you to bear.
Well, my friend; take care, and keep on fighting. I hope you’ve been reading the books I sent your way because, when all is said and done, we have something very much in common: we’re both rabid nationalists. The only problem is; you don’t have the courage or guts to go after the real enemy facing our nation – the Globalists. They’re the ones who are ultimately plotting our country’s demise, yet you absolutely refuse to go after them despite the overwhelming amount of evidence proving their guilt. And let’s not beat around the bush as to your motives: you won’t attack the evil internationalists for one specific reason – it would immensely affect your pocket book. So, for the sake of making some lousy money you’re selling your soul, along with America’s future, down the drain. And for someone who professes to be a Christian, that’s so damn hypocritical that you should be ashamed of yourself. How can you even look yourself in the mirror when you know what Jesus said: “You can’t serve two masters.” Don’t keep bowing down to the almighty dollar, Mike. Expose those New World Order bastards who are undermining America’s greatness on a daily basis. Because remember: eternity is a long-time to live when your soul has been sold to the dark side.
Your friend,
Victor Thorn
Judy's Letter Concerning Mike Gallagher --- May 27, 2004
I cannot understand why you wrote that article about Mike Gallagher's sexuality.
I am a person who finds him quite distasteful as a radio host, but I could not care less about what he does or doesn't do in the bedroom.
I was really surprised that you would attack him on that level. There is enough to say about his awful radio style.
Sincerely,
Judy
(Victor Thorn - June 1, 2004)
Mike Gallagher: The Conservative Movement's Benedict Arnold (satire)
Has syndicated radio talk show host and Fox News pundit Mike Gallagher turned his back on the conservative movement which has been his bread-and-butter for the last 25 years? Apparently so, for throughout the month of July Gallagher has been calling for Vice President Dick Cheney to be stricken from the GOP ticket, only to be replaced by liberal Republicans such as Rudolph Giuliani or John McCain. Gallagher’s reasoning: they have more star power.
As many on the right know, Rudolph Giuliani is a flagrant adulterer (ala Slick Willie), along with being pro-abortion and pro-gay rights. Likewise, John McCain is ultra-soft on illegal immigration, while his father was instrumental in covering-up Israel’s unprovoked, barbaric attack on the USS Liberty in 1967. I don’t know about you; but these don’t sound like traits that would appeal to dyed-in-the-wool conservatives. But Gallagher doesn’t seem to care, for he is now abandoning what little remains of his shallow principles in favor of a candidate who has “energy and charisma.” With this criteria in mind, why doesn’t Gallagher completely forsake his party by supporting Bill Clinton as George Bush’s running mate? Party Boy Bill does have a certain appeal (albeit in a sick, depraved, sexual predator sort of way).
Gallagher’s betrayal of the Republicans has had ramifications, though, as can be seen from his recent meeting with Vice President Cheney, who snubbed the talk show host with a none-too-subtle iciness. This brush-off took place when Gallagher puppy-dogged alongside Fox News personality Sean Hannity at a Cheney fundraiser in St. Paul, Minnesota on the morning of Saturday, July 17. Backstage before the event, Cheney ceremoniously greeted best-selling author Hannity, then showed a distinct aloofness to Gallagher; no doubt due to his recent call for the veep’s dismissal. Was Dick Cheney’s coldness a reflection of what many conservatives are now feeling toward Gallagher?
I pondered this point for some time, wondering how an avowed Democrat would respond. “Gallagher is a godsend. This is exactly what John Kerry needs to win in November … someone exposing more chinks in the GOP’s armor.”
Then I pictured a sixty-five-year-old Bush supporter who didn’t take kindly to change. “What does this traitor think he’s doing? Dick Cheney’s one of us. He doesn’t go around glad-handing the gays, feminists, and immigrants. And if someone rubs him the wrong way, he tells them to f*ck off! Now Gallagher’s plotting his demise in favor of closet liberals like Giuliani and McCain? What gives? Did he get paid-off by George Soros or one of those limousine liberals? Doesn’t Gallagher know he’s not supposed to air our dirty laundry in public?”
While laughing at such a thought, I was reminded of how Gallagher slapped Bill O’Reilly in the face with his outlandish lies about him quitting the broadcasting business in 2004 to run for public office. The big difference between these two men, though, is that O’Reilly fights back against his detractors (like Stuart Smalley), while Gallagher lies and hides about sending the above-mentioned e-mail to me. Maybe O’Reilly should enroll Gallagher in his Cajones 101 course.
Anyway, I returned to the die-hard conservative I was writing about before, and imagined how he would respond to the notion that Gallagher was deliberately undermining the GOP ticket. I could see the old guy erupting, “This imbecile is going to blow the election for us in November by splitting our party apart. And the worst part is; he keeps deriding Dick Cheney and tearing him apart. Hell, with friends like that, who needs enemies?”
Ready to blow a gasket, I could see the old fogey ending his tirade by drawing a deep breath, then snarling, “If George Bush loses this election to John Kerry, I’m going to hold Mike Gallagher personally responsible. He’s nothing but a Benedict Arnold as far as Dick Cheney is concerned!”
There you have it, folks – could these be the “real” voices from America’s heartland? If they are, Mike Gallagher better look forward to a serious ass-chewing from Dick “the Piranha” Cheney when John Kerry gives his acceptance speech this fall.
(Victor Thorn - July 23, 2004)
Mike Gallagher's Paranoid Terror Chamber
On the morning of Friday, August 27th, Lisa Guliani and I were threatened with arrest outside of the King's Inn Motel in Williamsport, Pa. Our "crime"? We wanted to meet radio talk show host Mike Gallagher and give him some books and a t-shirt. But we were never given this opportunity, for Mike Gallagher had the entire restaurant where he was broadcasting from locked-down solid, with every door bolted-shut to shield him from the public. In all honesty, though, Mike didn't need to take these irrational precautions because except for us, there wasn't any public waiting to see him anyway - no fans, autograph seekers, or supporters. Thus, Mike sat huddled in the darkened eatery, his mind reeling with fear, suspicion, and paranoia.
In the meantime, to further guarantee that Lisa and I wouldn't encroach upon his overly-guarded space, a secret service-type bodyguard and a limo driver were instructed to tell us that we were "denied access" to the restaurant, and that if we didn't immediately leave the premises, we would be arrested. But these measures must not have been enough to quell Gallagher's terrified mind, for soon a motel employee arrived on the scene, along with not only one, but two squad cars from the local police department.
Now, if all of these individuals had bought into Gallagher's fear-laden lunacy, they would have expected to find two Mansonesque serial killers in their midst. Instead, what they found were two people wearing WING TV t-shirts who had made big yellow posters playfully declaring:
1) Mike's the Best
2) Mike for Prez
3) We Love Mike
4) Mike's Our Hero
But Mike had turned this situation into such an overblown farce that when we initially checked into the King's Motel the previous afternoon, a woman behind the counter asked us on three different occasions if we were going to kill Mike Gallagher! Can you believe it? Mike's people must have gotten to her too and filled her with a healthy dose of fear.
But by the time we left the King's Inn Restaurant that morning, every person involved - including the two police officers - were laughing with hilarity at this absurd situation. Everyone, that is, except Mike Gallagher, who was still huddled inside the darkened, locked-down restaurant; his knees shaking and limbs quivering due to the manic paranoia coursing through his severely troubled mind. Can you imagine how utterly embarassed and humiliated he must have felt when his "people" and the police officers told him that we had big yellow signs, a t-shirt and books for him, party favors, and that we intended to do the wave during his broadcast. Believe me; harming Mike was the last thing on our minds. We just wanted to have some fun --- Merry Prankster style!
The most pathetic aspect of our 'encounter' with Mike Gallagher was what happened after his show began. Y'see, for weeks Gallagher had been urging everyone in the Williamsport area to visit him while he did his show. Yet there wasn't ONE person in the parking lot except us. Nobody even cared enough to show up. Ya'd think Mike would at least thank us for that tiny gesture!
Worse, Mike's bodyguard told us that if anyone had come to see him, they would have been turned away because the entire eatery was locked-down. That means nobody was permitted inside to do what people ususally do at restaurants - eat! (That must have been really good for business, especially at the height of the Little League World Series.) So, to compensate for the fact that he was broadcasting from an empty room where there should have been scores of people, Mike's producer pumped in CANNED APPLAUSE to make it sound as if there were actually people in attendance. It was quite sad, especially when Mike kept inviting his listeners to stop by and say hello, knowing full-well that they'd be turned-away at the door. The only thing I could picture was Mike sitting in this darkened, empty, locked restaurant with six people around him - so scared of the world that he had to ruin what should have been an otherwise joyous occasion. Hell, even Vice President Dick Cheney wasn't afraid to watch a few innings of the Little League World Series two days earlier as he sat on a folding chair atop a hill behind the left field fence. But Mike couldn't even peek his head out of a restaurant for ten seconds. How utterly pathetic.
Before ending this article, though, I think it's important to mention one last item which gives a vivid insight into Mike Gallagher's deceptive psyche. Not only did he use canned applause to give the appearance that his broadcast was a smashing success (instead of a dismal portrait of unhinged paranoia), but one of the primary reasons for this trip was Mike's interest in seeing the Little League World Series. Pushing the whole Americana angle, he even went so far as to say on numerous occasions that he'd wanted to attend this event his entire life. He was, after all, a college umpire for many years.
But the reality of what actually happened is far different than his portrayal. Y'see, Gallagher didn't arrive in Williamsport until late Thursday night (after the games had already ended for the day). Early Friday morning he attended a VIP breakfast at 7:30 a.m., then drove directly to the King's Inn Restaurant, where he broadcast from 9:00-12:00 a.m.. Immediately following his show he was to attend the opening of a Republican Party headquarters, then drive out of town to visit another radio station about 45 minutes away. Lastly, he then had to hightail it back to Williamsport to host a bowling fundraiser at 5:00 pm. When this event was brought to a close, he would then fly back to NYC to begin preparations for the Republican National Convention. So, even though he spent weeks hyping how much he wanted to attend the Little League World Series, he may not have even seen one pitch thrown! It was all another phony ruse, and a very poignant indicator of Gallagher's deceptive nature.
What I'm trying to hammer home with this explanation is that Mike Gallagher deceives everyone around him about EVERYTHING! As we've shown over and over again in these articles, Gallagher's an uncontrollable pathological liar. It's at the core of his very being, and he absolutely cannot abstain from it. This guy is the lowest of the low - an untruthful, mentally unbalanced paranoid mess who is in need of immediate psychological help. I hope somebody intervenes soon, because this guy's teetering close to the edge.
(Victor Thorn - August 29, 2004)
Mike Gallagher Plays Hide-n-Seek
Gene Hackman once said, "The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways." If you want to see a coward in action, then check out former baseball umpire and current radio talk show host Mike Gallagher at one of his upcoming public events. As far as cowards go, this is the All-American Poster-Boy.
Gallagher says he will be in New York City for the Republican National Convention this week, but if his little game of "hide-n-seek" yesterday in Williamsport, Pennsylvania was any indication of things to come, then expect him to be coming at you from under a table in some dimly-lit reinforced bunker surrounded by bulletproof glass and "a few good men" from his "army". On August 27th, Gallagher broadcast his morning radio talk show from the Kings Inn Restaurant, directly opposite from the Little League World Series. Supposedly Mike is a huge baseball nut (or so he claims), so I hope he eventually found the gonads to crawl out from his hiding space, cross the street, and watch the kids compete like he kept declaring he would. But who knows ... Mike says a lot of things. That doesn't necessarily suggest he means any of them, or even that he is being honest. At WING TV, we know when Mike steps to the plate he can hit a lie clear out of the park.
So, what was his problem in Williamsport? Well, it seems he changed his mind and decided NOT to allow the public into a local restaurant where his show was being broadcast. It seems Gallagher was now too afraid to meet you, his fans and supporters. Why, you ask? Because Mike has developed some grave concerns. He thinks he matters enough to Americans that some of us would actually try to hurt or kill him; so he has become a "target" now - a victim. At least, this is the schtick being parroted by his entourage. This guy is really becoming high-maintenance.
And yes, Mike does have an entourage. These are the human shields being paid to protect their "General" from the dangers of free books, free T-shirts, and birthday party noisemakers. They are also on guard to keep a certain perceived "criminal element" far away from their Master. These people are buffers between their boss and the general public - both on the phone and on the street. They're not the problem here - they're just guys who must lower themselves to make a few bucks, kinda like Gallagher.
The question is: what is Mike REALLY hiding from? Why does he need sentinals at the gate? Well, it certainly isn't because of excessive adulation from his adoring fans, because there weren't any autograph seekers or Gallagher groupies to behold in the parking lot of the Kings Inn Motel & Restaurant on August 27th in Williamsport. In other words, ZERO fans had lined up at the door. In light of the obvious lack of Gallagher supporters, Victor and I thought we would have no problem getting a good seat for the show. I guess that was presumptuous, though, because we never got to watch Mike do his show.
It is a good thing none of his groupies were there because Gallagher's troops were planning on turning everyone away, which is what they did to us. Ya see, Gallagher had the whole restaurant locked-down tight while he fiddled around in the dimly lit bar doing God-knows-what. Maybe he was looking for his balls. The ironic part (which I must emphasize again) is that millions of listeners were enthusiastically invited to attend this radio gig in Williamsport by GALLAGHER himself. He continued to do this even as he was holed-up behind locked doors urging people to join in on all the scheduled festivities. Why would Gallagher lie to his listeners in such a way? Did he really want people to drive to Williamsport to see his show - only to be turned away at the door? Very, very odd behavior ... almost twisted.
Victor and I figured since he was inviting the public, and Williamsport was only an hour away from where we lived, what the heck. It was an enjoyable drive, and we were excited at the prospect of seeing Gallagher in person. After all, we've spilled a lot of ink writing about him. We thought he was supposed to be a "tough guy" who could handle criticism and public scrutiny. Little did we realize the level of irrational paranoia that would confront us upon our arrival.
The first red flag was raised as soon as we walked in the front door of the Kings Inn Motel. After checking-in and paying for our room, we asked a woman at the front desk where Mike was going to broadcast from. She looked at us and asked point blank if we were going to shoot Mike Gallagher. The woman then proceeded to ask us this same question two more times! What exactly do you say to someone like this? Is this normal customer service, as in, "Welcome to the Kings Inn Motel. Will you be killing anyone during your stay with us?" This is a very weird approach to use on any customer, and I highly adivse against it.
After spending the rest of the day and evening traveling around Williamsport to see the sites, we settled in for the night, then rose the next morning excited to see Mike and eat breakfast at the restaurant next door. We even put-on our WING TV shirts; then piled our gifts and goodies into the backseat of the Buick. After pulling into an adjoining parking lot, we saw a black limo parked outside the restaurant, but there was nobody in sight other than a limo driver. So we went to the front door of the Kings Inn Restaurant and tried to open the door, but it was locked tight. Undaunted, we walked around the corner where we noticed an open side door. After walking through it, though, we met his human shields. It was Gallagher's trench-coated limo driver, who had eyeballed us as we neared the eatery, along with someone who looked like a secret service agent. They had positioned themselves outside the door that led to Mike, then proceeded to inform us that the restaurant was closed. Closed??? I was a little confused, because Gallagher had been telling people for weeks to come out and visit him during his show. How were people supposed to accomplish this, considering the locked door and the sentinals at the gate?
The two men eyeballed us while asking, "Who are you" and "What are you doing here?" Well, we thought it was pretty obvious what we were doing there, even to a limo driver and bodyguard. But I guess it wasn't. So, after we told them our names and said that we'd like to meet Mike, the limo driver disappeared through a door which led to Mike. A few minutes later he returned with the verdict: ACCESS DENIED. If we didn't leave the premises immediately we would be arrested.
How could this be, we asked? We drove here to see Mike Gallagher, and we brought him gifts. But Mike's "heavies" must have thought we looked pretty dangerous brandishing books, poster-board signs, t-shirts and kazoos. Regardless of what we said, though, we couldn't convince Gallagher's Army to let us through. "There have been security threats", one of them said. "His entourage has denied you entrance," another added. "And if you don't leave the premises immediately, you will be arrested," they repeated. Arrested??? For what? Apparently, for BEING THERE. At this point, I would like to make it quite clear that Victor Thorn and I have NEVER threatened Mike Gallagher in any way with phsyical harm of any kind. Hell, we're journalists who have written articles about him. That's it! Sure, we call him a liar and a phoney and a hypocrite and a coward (because he is all of those things), but those words don't constitute a threat.
At that point I wondered: why was Mike telling people to come out and visit him when they would be rudely turned away at the door? Because this is exactly what his "muscle" intended to do if anyone else bothered to show up. Nobody was getting in, and they meant it (so much so that they called the cops on us)! Yes, we were armed with books and happy little signs and a T-shirt for Gallagher. We even brought enough party noise-makers and kazoos for everyone in the restaurant, except nobody was IN the restaurant (or waiting outside either). Meanwhile, Mike must have been hiding inside peeing down his leg because we know quite well what Gallagher is really afraid of - and it isn't a sniper. Mike is hiding from the truth, potential embarrassment, and from free speech. Mike fears us because we hold his feet to the fire when he lies, and they must be getting pretty damn hot by now.
You see, Mike is a big-fat COWARD. For all his incessant blathering and self-aggrandizement, Mike is really just a chickenshit little toad who recoils from anyone who dares to oppose or challenge him. He absolutely cannot allow himself to be cornered with questions in a public forum, which is why he constantly hangs-up on us when we call his radio show. Mike would rather hide in the darkened safe-zone of a locked, empty restaurant and make an ass of himself (pretending to have 'security concerns') than do something refreshing, like be a man.
Yes, Gallagher is "concerned". He is concerned when others exercise their right to free speech. He is concerned when confronted with unpleasant truths that ride in opposition to his New World Order shill agenda. Mike is concerned when we write articles exposing his pathological lies. Ya see, Mike really digs riding in limos, and he wants to keep it that way. How could he explain to his listeners that he's been lying to them for years now, or that he has spent several weeks misleading them about his Williamsport appearance (or should I say, "disappearance")?
After being questioned by two police officers, then told to leave, we turned the radio on in our car to hear Gallagher's show. Mike was sticking to baseball, a nice safe subject. But on at least two different occasions we heard him tell his listeners to "come out and visit" him at the Kings Inn. Unbelievable. Of course, he conveniently forgot to mention the well-armed policemen who would be there to greet them, or that the place was surrounded by secret service agents, or that they wouldn't be able to buy "grilled stickies" in the restaurant. He also didn't bother to let anyone know that Gallagher's "army" had commandeered the restaurant, which was in lock-down mode. No, he certainly didn't bother to tell the truth - again.
I have seen some cowards in my life, but this guy takes the cake. He is terrified of being "outed" to the people who have made him what he is today. In addition, Gallagher is more paranoid of free speech by his fellow Americans than he is of any psycho-stalker. Free speech is permissable when it comes from Mike, or someone Mike likes or wants to impress. But the rest of us can stick our free speech, right?
Gallagher's "concerns" are probably real enough in his own head, and every time the ink spills from our pens he must cringe and FEEL like he's been shot. Conscience will do that when you least expect it. What Mike truly fears is that deadly weapon known as the truth. What we write with our pens is of far greater concern to him than any contrived ghost-sniper with a loaded gun. And that is a fact of life. He fears us because we've proven that he is nothing but a deceitful con-man, and his ridiculous behavior yesterday serves only to make him seem even more foolish. Bravo, Mike. Very impressive. Wanna waste some more taxpayer dollars by calling the police out for NOTHING? Will you be doing an encore of this Williamsport "lockdown" in New York at the RNC? I'm sure the NYPD will appreciate that.
I guess it's easier for a wuss like Gallagher to get his critics arrested than to look them squarely in the eye. I also wonder if Mike Gallagher believes in reincarnation? If he does, then he must know there will be a karmic price to pay in the future for a lifetime wasted on dishonesty, duplicity, and cowardice. Shame on you, Mike Gallagher. Grow a ball already. You're too old for this Little League baby bullshit.
"All courage is a form of constancy. It is always himself that a coward abandons first. After this all other betrayals come.
~ Cormac McCarthy ~
(Lisa Guliani - August 29, 2004)
Should Mike Gallagher Be Committed?
An open letter to Greg Anderson (President of the Salem Radio Network), Denise Gallagher (Mike’s wife), Eric Hansen, Jason Hiatt, and sales representative John Dame:
For quite some time now I’ve been writing articles about Mike Gallagher’s rapidly deteriorating mental condition, while at the same time urging all of you to get this poor man the professional help that he is so desperately crying out for. Regrettably, none of you have taken that first step, and thus Gallagher keeps plummeting closer and closer to a state of full-blown paranoid psychosis.
Two recent events which occurred within a two-week period point out how perilously close Mike is to the edge. The latest was a maniacally dangerous bout of road rage that took place while Mike was driving through the Dallas streets (September 9, 2004) that was so overblown that it not only drew the attention of local law enforcement officials, but nearly led to his arrest. This episode of unhinged lunacy resulted from Mr. Gallagher supposedly being cut-off by a female driver. The result should be an undeniable warning signal to all those close to this man, for Gallagher proceeded to flip-out in rush-hour traffic --- beeping his horn with out-of-control fury, flashing his headlights, tailgating, and waving his fist at the woman in front of him.
Gallagher’s insane behavior was so far removed from normalcy that when a police officer pulled him over, the woman subjected to this tirade leaped from her vehicle and exclaimed that Gallagher was a madman and was terrorizing her. Now ask yourself, would Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, or Laura Ingraham allow themselves to be subjected to such humiliation? Of course not, for they all know how to act in a civilized, responsible manner. Also, isn’t it quite ironic that a man who speaks so frequently about terrorism on his radio show is now being accused of being one himself! Naturally, Gallagher deflected all blame onto the woman for cutting him off, but as we’ve proven many times in THE GALLAGHER CHRONICLES, it’s hard to ever believe a word he says due to his obsessive pathological lying.
The other incident which was equally as disturbing took place on Friday, August 27th in Williamsport, Pa. when Lisa Guliani and I tried to meet Mike at one of his remote radio broadcasts. To mark the festivity of this event, we brought along signs proclaiming “Mike for Prez,” “We Love Mike,” “Mike’s Our Hero,” and “Mike’s the Best,” plus party-favors, t-shirts, and books. Not what you would necessarily call “dangerous” items that would cause anyone harm.
But due to a plethora of unfounded, exaggerated, paranoid delusions, Mike not only had the restaurant where he was broadcasting from locked-down, he also did his show while huddling inside this “bunker” with absolutely no admittance or access from the public. Try to imagine the overwhelming amount of fear that must course through a person’s mind to make them do a radio show from a darkened, locked restaurant at the height of the Little League World Series. I can’t imagine one other public figure in America that would go to such extreme lengths. Even Mike’s bodyguard, his limo driver, and the two police officers who were summoned to “protect” him were laughing at the situation’s absurdity (and how pathetic Mike was acting). But Gallagher’s clinical paranoia got the better of him, so he remained huddled in his private terror chamber.
Herein lies the crux of Mike Gallagher’s problem – he is rapidly losing touch with reality. The problem seemed to surface when Mike started bad-mouthing Bill O’Reilly in an e-mail to me, then tried to deceive everyone around him to cover his tracks. Regrettably for him, we exposed this blatant lie (and many others) to his family, friends, co-workers, and colleagues; and ever since, Mike’s inability to respond to our articles has been slowly driving him to the funny farm. But now things have taken a dramatic turn, for Mike has become a danger to society itself with his uncontrolled rage and undue paranoid delusions. Hell, this guy is such a loose cannon – flipping out on complete strangers, barking at his co-workers and wife, and screaming on the radio – that he makes Howard Dean look like a Boy Scout. What’s next? Will Mike finally end-up killing somebody after spazzing-out on one of his blind rages?
Naturally, none of us want this type of unfortunate scenario to occur; that’s why I am approaching every one of you listed at the top of this article. I’ve tried to warn you before that Mike is spiraling into the depths of mental illness, but none of you listened. Now his recent rash of outbursts, abnormal behavior, and debilitating suspicion prove that his condition is rapidly deteriorating. Thus, I only see one solution: if the people closest to Mike want to save him from a life of mental instability, they need to immediately perform an INTERVENTION and have him committed to an institution to receive the proper medical care he’s so desperately seeking. I realize this isn’t a pretty picture; but for Mike’s sake, and the safety of society at large, I don’t think there is any other alternative. This man isn’t right. So, please give Mike the help he needs before it’s too late. I certainly don’t want to wake-up one day and read the following headline:
Syndicated radio talk show host and Fox News commentator Mike Gallagher erupts in uncontrolled road rage - slays 20 innocent people on Texas freeway.
I know Mike is no longer able to help himself, so please lend a helping hand and intervene before its too late.
(Victor Thorn - September 17, 2004)
Moore, Gallagher Exercise a Ruse
NOTE: The following Letter to the Editor appeared in the October 21, 2004 edition of The Centre Daily Times.
I’m somewhat surprised that the fine folks of Happy Valley aren’t able to see through the ruse being played on them by Michael Moore and Mike Gallagher. For those of you who haven’t been swept-up by the hype, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore will speak at the Bryce Jordan Center on Friday, October 22 (homecoming weekend). To counter this speech, syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher will host a “Hollywood-style” movie premier the same night.
What most disturbs me about this dual publicity stunt is that we’re being manipulated by overt divide-and-conquer techniques that are indicative of what is happening to America as a whole. Michael Moore fills one role with his polarizing agenda, while Gallagher reciprocates with his heavy-handed, partisan spiel. And who ultimately pays for this chicanery? We do, because instead of bringing us together, these opportunistic men keep creating divisions that push us further apart.
Can’t we see through their charade? Gallagher and Moore don’t care about us. They’re simply agent provocateurs who would rather have us fight with each other than focus on our real problems (while at the same time furthering their respective careers).
In the end, Michael Moore will move on to antagonize other people with his next movie project, while Mike Gallagher will direct his misguided energies at another media market. And where will that leave the members of this community? Long forgotten, and even further divided. We should be intelligent enough to see through their ruse.
Victor Thorn
Lemont
(Victor Thorn - October 21, 2004)
Thorn/Guliani Near-Arrest II
Freedom of the press (as most Americans conceive of it) is in serious jeopardy, and unless the people of this country - along with both the alternative and mainstream media - take a stance, one of the greatest rights and privileges bestowed upon us will soon disappear, replaced by an Orwellian New World Order form of control which more resembles the Soviet Union’s post-Stalinist policies than what our Founding Fathers had envisioned.
Lisa Guliani and I discovered this morning how precariously close we are to entering this realm of Big Brother censorship, for we were once again unceremoniously removed from an event which was open to the public and press. The party responsible for this heavy-handed reaction is Mike Gallagher and his band of Brown Shirts who are so terrified of what emerges from our pens that they’ll disregard the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and everything else that made this country a leader in freedom of expression. Such appalling actions, I am not afraid to say, are akin to terrorist acts because they directly threaten (even more so than the elusive Osama bin Laden) our very way of life in this country; and Mike Gallagher, who purports to represent baseball, apple pie, and the USA, should be absolutely ashamed of himself.
But regardless of their oppressive, ominous tones and anti-American stance, Lisa and I are not going to back down for even one second. In fact, we’re going back into the belly of the beast this evening to further voice our rights. And to you, Mike Gallagher, king of all phonies, remember one thing: we have never once threatened you in any way. So why, when you claim that your show is about TOTAL HONESTY, are you so afraid of what we have to say? Do you think it has something to do with the truth? I find it hard to imagine how you can live with yourself.
(Victor Thorn - October 22, 2004)
Mike Gallagher versus the First Amendment
On Friday, October 22nd, syndicated talk-show host Mike Gallagher broadcast his morning radio program from the Holiday Inn Express in State College, Pa. Victor Thorn and I decided weeks earlier that we would cover this event, despite the fact that Gallagher had us removed from the premises of his last public appearance in Williamsport (August 27, 2004). So, we decided to cover as many bases as possible beforehand to insure that we would not be removed yet again from the scene of another news story. I seriously doubt any other reporter had to jump through as many hoops as we did to attend Mike's public event; but then again, Mike doesn't fear the mainstream press like he apparently fears Victor and me. If you read the account of our last trip to Williamsport (at the King's Inn Motel), then you know that Gallagher was successful in having us removed from the property under threat of arrest. We learned a valuable lesson that day: if we value freedom of the press, we're going to have to fight for it. And in all honesty, it's shameful that we are so stridently forced to defend our basic First Amendment rights; but if we don't, they will soon cease to exist.
To let everyone know our intentions, Victor and I visited various law enforcement agencies in State College prior to Gallagher's October 22nd appearance at the Holiday Inn and Penn State campus. We applied for (and received) a permit granting us permission to protest in front of the Thomas building where Mike would be speaking and screening films before a live audience. We made no secret of the fact that Gallagher has previously tried to have us arrested because he doesn't like the articles we write about him. In addition, we informed the Holiday Inn management of our intentions, and they granted us permission to cover the event, conditional upon the agreement that we would not cause a disturbance. We reassured Tracy (the General Manager) we would be there for the sole purpose of covering a news story as members of the press, and that we would not create any havoc.
We subsequently arrived at the hotel on Friday morning equipped with notebooks, pens, our press passes and a camera. We had no protest signs, and no desire to cause any problems. All we wanted to do was cover the story for WING TV. We had previously tried to contact Gallagher and his staff on at least three different occasions to let them know we planned to be there, but received no response from his people. Thus, Gallagher was well aware of our plans before he ever arrived in State College. With that said, I don't understand why he was so mortified to see us at the Holiday Inn Express. Within a minute of entering the lobby, we were accosted by a man who told us we had to leave. We informed him that we had permission to be there from both management and the police. All the while, Gallagher sat toward the rear of the lobby in semi-darkness, involved in a remote radio appearance with our local radio station, WRSC. Gallagher wouldn't even look up once he spotted us standing amid a small group assembled in the lobby. His facial expression appeared tense as I began taking pictures with my camera while Victor took notes. Within a matter of minutes, the above-mentioned man reappeared with the hotel manager and owner, as well as several police officers. Suddenly, hotel management and the police told us that we were making Gallagher "nervous," and that we had to leave. The person who identified himself as the owner said we were not welcome on their property. Please be clear on this point: the five or six police officers present were not the source of this complaint. They were simply doing their jobs. The problem stemmed from Gallagher and his staff, who lied to management and police by claiming that Victor and I were "stalkers." Mike uses this term because we write articles that expose his hypocrisy and propensity for pathological lying.
Of course we refute these ridiculous and completely baseless accusations being made by Gallagher and his employees. Nonetheless, Tracy, the female general manager, proceeded to shove me backward toward the lobby doors in her zeal to evict me from the building. My crime? Taking pictures and being there with her permission. Another local reporter witnessed our subsequent removal from the building, as did a number of other witnesses. For all intents and purposes, Gallagher not only had us removed; but he also kicked the First Amendment out the door too.
Later that day, Gallagher did a guest spot on Radio-Free Penn State (a college radio station) where much of the discussion revolved around freedom of speech. It was pretty ironic listening to Mike claim to be an advocate of this concept. Considering his track record, this is nothing less than laughable. Anyway, Victor called into that show and asked Mike why he had us removed from the hotel earlier that morning. Naturally, Gallagher responded with another bold-faced lie. He stated that we were protesters; then shifted the blame entirely onto the police. This is an outright lie, as Victor will prove in an upcoming article. Finally, later in the evening we drove to the Penn State campus and protested against Gallagher by carrying signs bearing a caricature of his face with a Pinocchio nose. Someone should inform this man that writing articles does not translate into "stalking." Moreover, it might be a good idea for Mike to read the First Amendment - slowly and as many times as necessary - until he finally "gets" it.
Victor and I believe this visit was a smashing success, although the real news of the day didn't make any headlines. Everyone should know that an important battle was waged in State College, Pa. on Friday, October 22nd between Mike Gallagher and the First Amendment. Also, hats off to the Penn State Police for standing their ground, treating us fairly, and for respecting our Constitutional rights. We went well-above and beyond what was required of us to defend our rights, and we appreciate knowing there are still people who believe in them too. The bottom line is: freedom of the press must apply to everyone in the media, or eventually it won't exist for any of us. It's as simple as that.
(Lisa Guliani - October 25, 2004)
Mike Gallagher: Liars Anonymous
Mike Gallagher --- undeniably the most deceptive man on American talk radio --- showed once again in utterly pathetic fashion just how low he can sink. On the morning of Friday, October 22, 2004, Gallagher broadcast his syndicated radio show from the Holiday Inn Express in State College, Pa. For weeks he had been hyping this event, so Lisa Guliani and I decided to show up and cover it for WING TV. Now, considering how Gallagher tried to get us arrested two months earlier in Williamsport, Pa. by calling us “stalkers,” we took every precaution possible to insure that nobody got the wrong idea about us.
The first thing we did was contact Penn State Police Services to let them know we would be attending Gallagher’s movie premier Friday evening. The individuals we met with were Police Supervisor Dwight W. Smith; and Don Reed, who was in charge of covering this event. We next met with Barbara L. Meeker, Director of Campus and Community Affairs, and filled-out the necessary permits to be on campus property. Thirdly, we visited Patton Township Police Officer Shoemaker and let him know that we would be attending the Friday morning broadcast. Lastly, we spoke with the Holiday Inn Express General Manager, Tracy Holmes, on three different occasions to inform her that we would be covering Gallagher’s appearance as members of the media (this event was open to the public); and that we would not be protesting or causing any trouble (i.e. no fliers, signs, etc).
Each and every one of the above individuals told us that they had no objection to us exercising our First Amendment rights (freedom of the press), and Ms. Holmes from the Holiday Inn Express explicitly gave us permission to attend the Friday morning broadcast.
Now, before I move on and prove Mike Gallagher’s lies, let me ask you a question: do the above actions seem indicative of what a “stalker” would do? I always thought stalkers worked clandestinely, sneaking around and lurking in the shadows. They certainly don’t go out of their way to let people in official positions of power know each and every one of their intended steps. Hell, we even left three separate phone messages for Mike’s producer – Jason Hiatt – apprising him of our every move.
So, with all of our bases supposedly covered, Lisa Guliani and I entered the Holiday Inn Express on Friday morning and proceeded to cover the above-mentioned event. (And I have to tell you, the look on Gallagher’s face when he saw us was priceless. I honestly thought he was going to vomit right there on the spot --- all over his expensive radio equipment. Every drop of blood seemed to drain from his face while he rapidly spiraled into an anxiety attack. Do we really have that much of an effect on him?) Anyway, while I scribbled notes, Lisa snapped a few pictures. But then, approximately 7-8 minutes later, six police officers (who were already stationed there) informed us that we would have to leave the premises. When we told them that Ms. Holmes gave us permission to be there, the officers told us that this was private property, and if we didn’t leave we would be arrested.
When I asked specifically who wanted us off the premises, the officers informed me that it was “Mike Gallagher’s people” because “we were making Mike nervous.” Tracy Holmes, the general manager, also told us the same exact thing. So, a few minutes later we left the Holiday Inn Express without incident.
But then, at 5:00 pm, Mike Gallagher appeared on a student radio show called Radio Free Penn State. About fifteen minutes into the broadcast I called this station and asked the following question (by the way, this is a verbatim transcript taken directly from our tape recorder):
“Mike, I want to know why you had Victor Thorn and Lisa Guliani from WING TV removed from the Holiday Inn Express today.”
Mike Gallagher’s response (verbatim): “I didn’t have anybody removed. There were protestors removed who weren’t welcome.”
I then interrupted (verbatim): “Mike, this is Victor Thorn, and we weren’t protesting. You’re lying, and I thought it was a very cowardly act on your part.”
Now, here we are at the CRUX OF THE LIE. We absolutely were not protesting, and to prove it, all you’d have to do is ask any person in attendance, including:
- Tracy Holmes, General Manager of the Holiday Inn Express
- Erin Nissley, Centre Daily Times reporter on the scene
- The six Patton Township police officers present
All of these people, plus dozens of other attendees, saw first-hand that there was NO PROTEST. NONE. Zero. So before we proceed, we need to pause for a moment and look at Mike Gallagher’s response during this radio broadcast. When I asked him why he had us evicted, Mike could have told the truth and said, “We were on private property that we rented for the event, and since I don’t like Lisa Guliani and you, I had you removed because you were making me nervous.”
But instead, what was Mike’s FIRST reaction – his FIRST inclination? It was to lie. Can’t you see by now that he is so conditioned to deceive people that without hesitation this is what he does? This practice is such an integral part of his make-up that it has become a sickness; a form of incurable disease which he desperately needs help for.
But that’s not the end of his untruthfulness. Later during the same broadcast of Radio Free Penn State, Gallagher said (again, verbatim from our tape): “He [referring to me] was removed by the police because they knew the guy. They recognized him, and they asked him to leave. I didn’t have anything to do with it. That was up to the police, not me.”
Now Mike, the officers specifically told me that it was YOUR PEOPLE who wanted us removed, not them. In fact, they were somewhat embarrassed by the whole “non-event.” So, are you telling me that you’re calling all of these officers liars? Also, Tracy Holmes, the Holiday Inn Express General Manager, told me that it was YOU who wanted us gone, and that she had no problem whatsoever with our presence. (In fact, she even thanked me for being such a gentleman.) Mike, are you calling HER a liar too? Even the Centre Daily Times reported on October 23, 2004: “Not everyone who attended the live broadcast was allowed to stay. Officers who milled around the lobby Friday morning were asked to remove two journalists representing WING TV, at the request of the hotel staff.” The article went on to say, “Victor Thorn said he had asked permission from the hotel staff to be there the previous day and didn’t know why he was asked to leave.”
As Ms. Holmes told us, it was YOU who asked hotel staff to have us removed. With this in mind, and considering your long history of habitual deceit, do you want us to believe that every single person on the scene was lieing – including police officers, hotel staff, and journalists – and you’re the only one telling the truth? This is a pathetic display on your part, especially how you blamed our eviction on the police, who had nothing whatsoever to do with it. As I’ve written before, I have no idea how you can look yourself in the mirror each morning, because you’re a disgrace.
To close this article, I’d like to say something to Mike Gallagher man-to man: you have a serious problem. You lie easily, you lie frequently, and guess what – everybody knows it. Your boss, Gregg Anderson (president of the Salem Radio Network) is reading these articles; so are your co-workers at SRN, along with your colleagues at Fox News. I should know, because I send hard copies to each and every one of them. And guess what they’re saying behind your back: MIKE GALLAGHER IS A LIAR. Sure, they might not say it to your face; but trust me, they’re all talking around the water cooler. And what is their sentiment? Well, in simplest terms it is as such: every word you say is now cast in the light of suspicion because of your practices. And in all honesty, I don’t know how you can live with yourself knowing that everybody distrusts practically every word that comes out of your mouth.
Mike, you need serious psychological help for your problem, and you better get it soon. Better yet, since you say your show is about “total honesty” (another bold-faced lie), why don’t you come out and admit your problem on-air?
“Hello - my name is Mike, and I’m a pathological liar.”
From my perspective, there’s no better time than the present, because whether you know it or not, these articles are going to catch up with you someday and bite you in the ass. Mike, do the right thing and be a man --- the truth will set you free.
(Victor Thorn - November 1, 2004)
The Mainstream Media Loves a Good Liar
I might be a slow learner, but I’ve finally discovered one of the most tragic truisms of our times – the power elite love a good liar. In fact, they LOVE good liars. They adore them, they employ them; and if they’re really good liars, they promote them all the way to the top. And this phenomenon includes individuals at every level of the control pyramid, including the media, military, politics, and the judicial system (in both law enforcement and in the courtroom).
Of course there are upstanding people in each of the above-mentioned fields; but by-and-large, the better one is at bending, stretching, and outwardly distorting the truth, the further they’ll advance in “their” world.
A perfect example is syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher, who I began writing about two years ago when he made a statement regarding Bill O’Reilly (that he would quit the broadcasting business and run for public office in 2004), then lied about it to everyone who would listen. I chronicled this lie and many others over the past two years; and, to add punch to the process, also forwarded these columns to certain high-rollers at Fox News, including Roger Ailes, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Alan Colmes, John Gibson, Brit Hume, Tony Snow, and many others.
My rationale for doing so was simple: Gallagher had started doing some guest spots on Fox, and I figured that once they saw what a pathological liar he was, management would drop him like a hot potato. But such an assumption was patently false, because I incorrectly thought that the corporate-controlled mass media operated under the same principles that everyone else did – y’know, honesty and integrity are good things, while deceit is frowned upon.
But then it finally dawned on me: by pointing out what an immoral, habitual liar Mike Gallagher was to the Fox News executives, I actually HELPED him land a job there! Unbelievable, but true. In their eyes, lying wasn’t a negative character trait, but rather something to be rewarded. (And believe me, CNN, NBC, CBS, and ABC are no different.) So, in essence, my tactic backfired because I differentiated Gallagher as a liar (far above many other liars) to Rupert Murdoch, Ailes, and others in the Fox cabal.
What we have, then, in the news-propaganda-conditioning business is an Orwellian world of opposites where lies are truth, war is peace, ignorance is knowledge, and slavery is freedom. In this sense, since Gallagher proved himself to be a worthy deceiver, he rose like cream to the top of the slag heap, and is now reaping all the benefits associated with it (i.e. money, recognition, and prestige).
So hey, Mike, I think you owe me one, because even though I originally wanted you to tell the truth about the world we live in, you are now in a position to tell even more lies to more people. Go figure.
(Victor Thorn - November 22, 2004)
Mike Gallagher & the Cult of War
When it comes to the subject of war, the Globalist Death Merchants will tolerate almost anything … anything, that is, except the one great taboo. And what, you may wonder, is this great taboo? What is the one opinion that they don’t want members of society even remotely pondering? Well, the answer is simple: they don’t want the great masses questioning why those who create the wars, who promote the wars, glorify the wars, profit from the wars, and continue the wars --- why don’t their children fight in these very same wars? These members of the Orwellian Perpetual War Cabal don’t want everyday people raising this question because they’d rather send someone else’s kids to fight and die and come home crippled than their own. On the other hand, if the citizenry ever began objecting to this grievous practice in a big way, the entire complexion of war would change (i.e. the Exterminans-Apollyon-Abaddon Syndicate would lose their livelihood, as well as what makes them lick their lips with bloodthirsty lust).
Syndicated radio talk show host Mike Gallagher is no different. Y’see, he’s persistently been one of the most vocal war-mongers anywhere on the airwaves, yet none of his four sons (aged 21-26) are serving their country in Iraq. Why? The irony is quite poignant, especially when we consider this quote from former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura:
“If you believe in a war, then you should believe in it enough to send your own children to fight and
die in it.”
Yet Gallagher’s four sons are sitting safely at home leading pampered lives while thousands of other men and women are being wounded, dismembered, paralyzed, and killed in the line of duty. In this sense, I guess Gallagher is like those he does his dirty work for in the Killer Cabal – they only get off on war when it’s other people’s kids who die in it. And despite this glaring hypocrisy, a few weeks ago Gallagher had the audacity to call all those who once supported the war, but now questioned it, unpatriotic and un-American! Can you believe this guy’s nerve?
From my perspective, such a stance is not only the height of cowardice, but also a sure sign that this man has no shame or moral backbone whatsoever. He’s simply doing the bidding for, and obediently bowing down to, the hidden slaughterers who sign his paycheck. But just remember one thing, Gallagher: before you question anyone’s patriotism, your damn kids better be on the front lines with rifles in their hands and bullets buzzing past their heads. And until they are, you better keep your mouth shut you lowly, overweening worm. On the other hand, I suppose I shouldn’t expect much more from a “man” who sold his soul to be a propaganda-mouthpiece for the world’s super-wealthy Murder Inc.
In the end, all I can say right now is: I feel sorrier for you, Mike Gallagher, than I do for any other person in this world. Why? Because you know better. You truly do, and you can still change your ways by spilling the beans on what these evil internationalist bastards are doing. After all, right now the TRUTH is the only thing that can set you free. Expose their legions of crimes before it’s too late, for eternity is a long time to live with your deceitful decisions. If you don’t, I sure hope your current “worldly trappings” are worth it, because that’s the most you’ll ever get in this existence.
(Victor Thorn - January 31, 2005)
Blog-Paranoia
Note from a WING TV viewer: I came across this on www.mikeonline.com - Gallagher's website. Could this be Victor Thorn to whom he's referring? The crackpot blogger
with the crazy conspiracy theories about 9/11? Congratulations on
your new-found celebrity ... I'm just surprised he even dared to
mention the possibility of alternate explanations for the WTC attack.
A Blog from Mike Gallagher to the Bloggers
You wanna enrage a bunch of bloggers in America and unleash storm
clouds over the blogosphere? Then do what I did the other day on my
radio show and proclaim that bloggers are "geeky losers in their
basements cranking out crap on their computers."
A blogger named Jeff Blogworthy (www.jeffblogworthy.com) heard my
comments and promptly reported it on his site. Other sites quickly
weighed in and before long, my inbox was filled with angry,
sarcastic, even sad emails from bloggers all over the world.
I made the all-too-typical mistake of a broad, sweeping
generalization. And I'm sorry. I should have used the word "many" in
front of "are geeks cranking out crap in their basements." Because
obviously many are not. Many bloggers are bright, articulate and
completely accurate. In fact, the worst aspect of my mistake is the
fact that so many bloggers are like-minded conservatives. I didn't
need those hundreds of emails to remind me of the power of the blog
in the CBS phony document scandal. I talked about it often on my
show.
But allow me to give you a personal perspective that led to my on-air
comments. For nearly three years now, I have been the subject of the
wrath of a blogger. This guy, a daily listener who used to love my
show, became agitated because he believes I'm part of a conspiracy to
cover up his opinion that President Bush and the U.S. government flew
the planes into the Twin Towers on 9/11 by remote control. Day after
day, week after week, month after month, he cranks out columns about
me. Very little of his work has anything to do with anything I've
said on radio or TV. He has fabricated emails that he has purported
to have been written by me, has written that I am everything from a
drug addict to a child molester, has called our offices repeatedly
with thinly-veiled threats against me and my family, and has even
shown up repeatedly at personal appearances I've made.
This is the kind of blogger I was referring to. And while I shouldn't
have lumped all bloggers into this category, I still believe that I'm
correct in wondering about the thin line between a so-called
journalist and a blogger. After all, it was the "Jeff Gannon"
controversy in the White House that led me to bring this up in the
first place. Like "Jeff Gannon", the guy who has relentlessly written
about me has successfully obtained access to events where I was the
speaker portraying himself as a member of the media. And arguably,
both he -- and "Jeff Gannon" -- ARE members of the media, America's
new media of blogging.
My colleague Hugh Hewitt has been described as one of the nation's
foremost authorities on the blogosphere. In fact, I interviewed him
on my show about his book, "Blog -- Understanding the Information
Reformation That's Changing Our World." I wish Hugh, or someone else,
would write a book that teaches people how to discern between truth
and fiction on the internet. We all know that when people see
something in print, they are inclined to believe it. When a screwball
writes terrible and untruthful things about someone, where's the
instruction manual for the reader to refer to that helps them know
the difference between truth and fiction?
I know there's no such thing, nor will there ever be. There sure
hasn't been any attempt to teach people how to avoid the liberal bias
in the mainstream media. Then again, maybe there has been. It's
called the blog.
I'm sorry for having painted with such a broad brush. I should have
known better. After all, in addition to the daily blog I write on my
website, www.mikeonline.com, I've been a contributor to
www.newsmax.com for years, one of the country's most prominent and
successful blogs.
Thanks to the hundreds and hundreds of people who wrote me thoughtful
emails on this subject. And most of all, thanks to Jeff Blogworthy,
whoever he is. He was right to take me out to the woodshed over this.
Chalk another one up to the power of the blog.
Lisa Guliani's Response to Gallagher (re: The New World Order Corner)
Yes, Gallagher's referring to Victor Thorn, although he continues to LIE throughout his 'blog".
We have never threatened Mike, unless us challenging him to tell the TRUTH is something Mike considers a threat. And yes, we did go to see him at a couple of public appearances, and you all know how he desperately tried to have us arrested for doing so.
We were "armed" with a camera, some signs, pens and paper. How threatening..
And NO, we have never accused Mike of being a drug addict or child molester, although he is a hypocrite and a pathological liar.
And NO, we have not "faked" e-mails by Mike. The Bill O'Reilly e-mail that we ran in our first article was real, and we still have it (and all the others). He's just bitter because we PUBLISHED them, once again showing what a liar he is.
So, he tells people who notice our articles and ask him about them that WE lie, when it's pretty obvious who the liar really is...
Of course, he refuses to mention our names on his show because that would draw more people to check out our information, ultimately doing more damage to his credibility than a simple "blog" would do.
We're all for discerning the difference between truth and fiction. It's too bad that Mike Gallagher would prefer to peddle bullshit than tell the truth. Instead, he chooses to cover his ass with even more lies.
What a tangled web he weaves...
(Victor Thorn - March 3, 2005)
Surrounded by Idiots: Mike Gallagher Sides with 9-11 Terrorists
Note: Mike can be contacted directly at: (972) 402-8800 x 181
Mike Gallagher, author of the soon-to-be-released book, Surrounded by Idiots: Fighting Liberal Lunacy in America, has been given, by his own admission, more in life than he could have ever imagined in his wildest dreams. He’s listened to by millions of people on the radio each week, he lives in a Dallas mansion, appears on Fox News, has a book coming out this summer, and he pulls a seven-figure salary. And in all honesty, I think his success is wonderful. On the surface, he epitomizes the American Dream; some schlub from Dayton, Ohio who grabbed the golden ring and made it to the top.
Now, considering all that he enjoys in life – the fame, wealth, and prestige – how does Gallagher react when something of vital importance is asked of him in return? In fact, what does Gallagher do when faced with the biggest decision of his life? Specifically, right now Gallagher has information that proves beyond any shadow of a doubt that the government’s “official” version of events in regard to how the World Trade Center towers were destroyed is a lie.
But what is he doing with this earth-shattering news? Is he relaying it to his listening audience, or posting it on his website? No; he won’t even broach it as a topic for discussion. Gallagher is turning his back on the truth and instead SIDING WITH THE 9-11 TERRORISTS who attacked our country and killed nearly 3,000 of our fellow citizens.
This matter becomes even more serious because Gallagher claims to be a Christian. The biggest question, of course, is this: if Jesus possessed such a truth about this horrific attack, would he suppress and conceal it, or would he shout it from the rooftops and demand justice? The answer is obvious, for Jesus told us: “Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.”
Yet despite our persistent efforts and appeals to his “conscience,” Gallagher refuses to convey the truths contained in 9-11 on Trial. The biggest question now is: Why? The answer can be found in an e-mail which we recently received from Michael Langston:
“In the case of Gallagher, its ALL ego and greed. He doesn't dare speak
the truth and jeopardize his precious "career" as a broadcaster. Then
FOX wouldn't invite him back to guest host and sit in Sean Hannity's
chair, and he wouldn't be raking in all that precious dough!
It's precisely because of people like HIM that all of us are in the
mess we're in.”
Thus, as is abundantly clear for all to see, Gallagher has shunned all that is right and has instead sold his soul to mammon. And, as Jesus told us, “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Mammon.” Mammon, of course, refers to riches, avarice, and worldly gain personified as a false god in the New Testament. Also, mammon refers to the material wealth regarded as having an evil influence.
Such a stance on Gallagher’s behalf is regrettable because we’re not even asking him to wholeheartedly accept our premise in 9-11 on Trial. In fact, if he doesn’t believe our conclusions, we’d love to debate him on-air. But Gallagher refuses to even discuss the WTC collapse, for he knows it is impossible to refute physics, mathematical formulas, scientific equations, physical evidence, and expert testimony; and it’s even harder to argue with the laws of Newton and Galileo.
Now, before you object that we’re only giving one-side of the story, we’ve contacted Mike Gallagher on four different occasions requesting an interview for this article. Yet not once did he reply, which is mind-boggling because 9-11 was inarguably the most dramatic and traumatic event of the 21st century. And, even if there was only a one-percent chance that the government’s “official” version of events was inaccurate or false, shouldn’t we do everything humanly possible to discover the truth? Don’t we owe it to those who died on 9-11, as well as their surviving family members? How can this man who’s been given so much turn his back so callously on these individuals? Gallagher: if the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth doesn’t matter to you about 9-11, then what in God’s name does you heartless, evil, money-worshipping, terrorist-shielding monster?
To close, Mike, I feel an enormous amount of sadness for your soul, because regardless of how much more you gain materially in this world – the money, houses, and fame – it will have all been for naught because you have failed to learn the most valuable lesson of our existence – that the truth matters above all else. And since you’ve failed to accept this crucial concept, your soul is now doomed to a blackened, hellish eternity. In fact, I don’t know how you can even look at yourself in the mirror, or gain any joy at all from life. Worse, everybody around you – Greg Anderson, Jason Hiatt, and Eric Hansen – know that you’re destined to a fate I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy. You would think that your recent auto accident would have woken you up, but it hasn’t. You still bow to money before you bow to truth; and that’s inexcusable. My only question now is: how can you keep trudging through life knowing that your lies have condemned and damned you?
Mike, Jesus told us: “To those whom much is given, much more is expected in return.” But you have betrayed all that has been bestowed upon you, and have failed miserably by covering-up for a bloodthirsty, evil cabal whose bidding you do. Remember, you’re either on the side of truth, or you’re on the side of the 9-11 terrorists. It’s now clear who you’ve aligned yourself with.
(Victor Thorn - March 10, 2005)
Mike Gallagher: Modern Day Judas
Try to imagine the vast amount of evil that lurks in somebody’s soul who has the ability to disseminate the truth about what really happened on the morning of September 11, 2001 (and a variety of other issues), yet absolutely refuses to do so. I am referring to Mike Gallagher – a person so devoid of morals that he festers like a vile, cancerous disease through our society. In this sense, we really must question the blackened, charcoal heart of someone like Mike Gallagher who has attained great wealth and fame by covering-up the murderous deeds of the super-elite. These monsters are the true evil of our world, and Gallagher accepts their blood money … their payoff money … and their filth-ridden hush money to cover-up their atrocious actions.
Try to imagine how horrible it must be to realize that despite all one’s material gains, one’s soul had been doomed to damnation as a consequence. Yes, this is precisely the fate which awaits Mike Gallagher, because to attain his current status, he had to sell his soul to the dark, satanic forces that work in stark opposition to all which is good. In fact, I can’t even imagine waking-up each morning to such a bleak, hopeless sentence. And Mike Gallagher knows this is true, yet he continues to do the bidding and dirty work for the worst types of human beings imaginable.
And sure, Gallagher gets rewarded handsomely for being a Judas to humanity; but blood is dripping from the thirty pieces of silver that he rubs greedily between his tainted fingers. There is blood on Mike Gallagher’s hands, and every dollar he takes from this psychopathic cabal is permeated with filth.
Whether this man can face himself in the mirror or not, he still has to ask: was the payoff worth selling his soul for? And in all honesty, I don’t know how Gallagher would answer, because he’s so consumed by deceitful, Pharisee-like glory – something Jesus would be appalled by – that he is:
a) utterly without conscience
b) a pathological liar
c) abysmally lacking in conviction
Please don’t take these words lightly, for Gallagher has literally surrendered his soul for the momentary treasures of this earth (which are, by the way, undeniably repugnant in origin). Sure, he’ll still have his mind and body and organs, but those are all ephemeral – which is to say they pass away. But the soul lasts for eternity, and through his actions Gallagher has insured that his soul will exist in the blackest pits of despair until the end of time.
If you don’t believe me, ask yourself this question: if there was only a ONE-PERCENT chance that the government’s “official” version of events in regard to 9-11 was faulty or deceitful, shouldn’t we as Americans do everything humanly possible to discover the truth? The answer, of course, is a resounding yes. And anyone who spends even one-hour researching 9-11 soon realizes that there is a preponderance of hard, physical evidence (not to mention mathematical formulas, scientific equations, and expert testimony) that contradicts the government’s official explanation beyond any shadow of a doubt. Subsequently, a massive cover-up has ensued.
Yet Mike Gallagher has not spent even one minute in 3½ years trying to disseminate this information to the public. Why? What an absolute betrayal and slap in the face to the victims' families, our military troops, and especially the American public. Here’s a guy – Mike Gallagher – who spent months scrutinizing, criticizing, bullying, and analyzing the Dixie Chicks and Rosie O’Donnell; but he hasn’t spent even ONE MINUTE examining the government’s official version of 9-11.
Again, I have to ask: why? Shouldn’t this subject – the single most traumatic event to ever take place in this country – merit more attention than anything else? Yet Gallagher doesn’t even once question the official version. Why? Is it because the people in Washington, D.C. have never lied to use before and have always acted in the most upstanding, honorable way? We all know this is a joke; so once again – why is Gallagher so strangely silent?
These are very damning questions, and we have to look at the caliber of person that would do such a thing. Gallagher cannot defend his muted betrayal of the truth for one simple reason – he can’t defend the indefensible, and what he’s done epitomizes the indefensible. Nearly 3,000 innocent people were murdered in cold-blood that day, and Mike Gallagher is spitting on every one of them. He should be ashamed of himself for such inexcusable behavior.
In fact, I’ll even go so far as to say that it is people like Mike Gallagher who are destroying our world. Why? Because he betrays the good faith and trust of people with his carefully-crafted propaganda and lies. This guy is a shill for a global Murder, Inc., and his complicity indicates a conscience that has been eliminated long ago. Worse, Gallagher boasts about being a “Christian,” yet he unabashedly betrays Jesus’ own words: “The truth shall set you free.”
Gallagher is the worst type of hypocrite because he’s a fake Christian – a self-righteous, debased poseur who refuses to expose the parasitical money-trust that is eroding our nation’s sovereignty and strength. And regrettably, this character flaw in Gallagher is not innate. Rather, he consciously CHOSE to side with these sick, putrid devils. They’re rotten to the core, and now Gallagher is the same type of vile pig made famous in George Orwell’s Animal Farm --- his snout buried deep in a trough of filth and deception.
The most tragic aspect of this scenario is that the vipers for whom Gallagher has surrendered his soul – the one’s whose dirty work he does on a daily basis to preserve their noxious empire – don’t give a damn about him. They’re simply leisure-class users who’d stab him in the back quicker than Brutus did to Caesar, and here’s the proof: if Gallagher started telling the truth about what really happened on 9-11, they’d fire his sorry ass in a heartbeat (and you can bet on that). So Gallagher’s myopic, spiritual blindness and crazed hunger for money have made him nothing more than a pathetic pawn in a vast sewer of deceit. Mike, you’re not originally of this rancid ilk, and right now you’re not a success, either. Instead, you’re nothing but a nouveau riche prostitute for the mega-rich, and your parents would be rolling in their graves if they saw what you’ve become.
Even more tragically, Gallagher hasn’t changed his ways even iota since recently being involved in a horrific auto accident that could have killed him. In fact, Gallagher said that the only reason he survived was because of divine intervention. And y’know what – I believe him. God saved Gallagher’s life to give him another chance at redemption – a test of sorts – to see if this brush with death would wake him up. But instead of turning to the truth, Gallagher slapped God in the face yet again. What an ungrateful louse. Remember, Mike: you can’t serve two masters, for you will betray one while bowing to the other. And it’s painstakingly clear right now that you’ve turned your back on the Lord and are instead worshipping at the altar of mammon.
In closing, I genuinely feel sorry for Mike Gallagher, and I think that he should do everything humanly possible to save himself, because, deep down in the darkened recess of his soul, he knows what he’s doing is wrong. The choice is evident, my friend: you can keep serving an evil, occult-based cabal of international bankers who control our government and mass media and are intent on destroying America, or you can tell your listeners the truth about what’s truly going on behind-the-scenes. And ultimately, Mike, only one thing rests upon your decision – the eternal future of your soul. Will you select salvation or damnation? If you opt for the latter, you have to ask yourself: has it all been worth it?
(Victor Thorn - April 10, 2005)
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