Ohio Radio Station Runs Contest To ‘Spend A Weekend Chasing Aliens’ In Phoenix

Last week, Columbus, OH Mayor Michael Coleman announced that he was banning city employees from traveling to Arizona on government business because of the state’s new anti-immigration law. “He agrees with those who want to send a message to the state of Arizona that this is not the American way,” Coleman’s spokesman said.

In response, a local radio station launched a contest to send a listener to Phoenix to “spend a weekend chasing aliens“:

610 WTVN would like to send you where Americans are proud and illegals are scared, sunny Phoenix, Arizona! You’ll spend a weekend chasing aliens and spending cash in the desert, just make sure you have your green card! Win round trip airfare to Phoenix, hotel accommodations, and a few pesos in spending cash — just register below! City employees encouraged to enter.

The ad for the contest on the website (which now says it is expired) features Coleman’s photo on a U.S. “Permanent Resident” card:

Central Ohio community leaders have called on the radio station to apologize for the promotion:

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/05/27/ohio-radio-chasing-aliens/

I'll be hoping some dumb-ass teabagger gets his ass kicked.

bleh

610 WTVN Lineup
Weekdays

12:00-5:00am
"Coast to Coast AM" with George Noory
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5:00-5:35am
"News First at 5"

5:35-9:00am
Bob Conners
7:25am Rush Limbaugh Morning Update
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9:00am-12noon
The Glenn Beck Program
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12noon-3:00pm
Rush Limbaugh
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3:00pm-7:00pm
John Corby
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7:00pm-10:00pm
Sean Hannity
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10:00pm-12:00am
Mark Levin

But the folks who only listen to George Noory (and not the other shit) will be expecting a different sort of alien.

Nogales or one of the other border towns? How about maybe Tombstone which should be real exciting since they might get to see a fake shootout. Oh yeah too close to the real thing and that would create too much danger.

maybe a few will get picked up for not having their papers