Radio Host Spews Racial Slurs

(Madison, Wisconsin) On Wednesday, John Sylvester, program director for WTDY-AM (1670) radio and host of the morning show, called Condoleeza Rice an "Aunt Jemima" and Colin Powell an "Uncle Tom" because they are subservient to and being used by white people.

Response was negative, from Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold to Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and the Urban League of Greater Madison.

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The comments came in the wake of conservative Milwaukee talker Mark Belling's five-day suspension from WISN-AM (1130) for using the word "wetback," a derogatory term for illegal Mexican immigrants, on his Oct. 27 show.

Sylvester, on the other hand, will stay on the air because he's the program director. Also, he won't apologize for what he said with one exception. "I will apologize to Aunt Jemima," he said.

It appears that Sylvester is trying to slough his comments off as no big deal, remarking that "Anybody who knows me knows I'm not a racist." Since voicing racial slurs is customarily considered a defining characteristic of a racist, his statement has to be disingenuous. Nevertheless, there should be no doubt that he surely is insensitive, uninformed, and seemingly motivated by hatred.

Lastly, where's the outrage from the black leadership?