3BAAS Media CEO Kevin Ross Wins Fox News Radio Online Talkfest "Battle of The Blog Talkers"

… Obama Leaning Black Republican Set to Join Fox Radio for Week of Election 2008 Shows Starting October 20th

LOS ANGELES (October 13) – Kevin Ross started his Blogtalkradio program back in February with a phone, a laptop, and zero expectations.

Now, he’s changing the face of online talk with a style all his own. And listeners clearly want to hear what he has to say.

Having the top Current Events show on Blogtalkradio as well as the number one program on Heading Right, the site’s newly created political channel, add FoxNewsRadio.com to Ross’ expanding Web presence.

America's fastest-growing news radio network and the world's largest citizen broadcasting network partnered this month to bring listeners "Election 2008: Battle of the Blog Talkers." Carried simultaneously on Sirius XM Radio, hosts from each side of the political spectrum battled it out during a weeklong, one-on-one tournament.

President and CEO of strategic marketing firm 3BAAS Media Group, Ross was crowned “America’s Best Blog Talker” for the right. David McLaughlin of Rome, Ga. was dubbed the Best Blog Talker for the left. The victory (decided by listeners voting via mobile-text message and an online poll) was announced Monday by Spencer Hughes of Fox Across America, who moderated the historic debate series.

“As Internet radio audiences continue growing at breakneck speeds, outlets such as Fox News Radio realize they must engage the blogosphere. It’s non-negotiable,” said Ross, the former KABC weekend radio host looking to bring his self-titled show back to terrestrial radio. “Whether through social networking vehicles such as Twitter and Youtube, or Blogtalkradio, I’m on a crusade to broaden the conversation beyond the tired campaign spokesperson, the snarky strategists, the shrill journalists, or the multitude of characters parading around on cable hoping to land an analyst gig.”

Beginning Monday, October 20 at 8:00am (EST), Ross and McLaughlin will join Hughes in co-hosting an entire week of Election 2008 shows on FOX News Radio. As one of a handful of African American Republicans publicly supporting Barack Obama, the war of political ideology is far from over. Ross has neither abandoned his GOP party or its platforms. He just calls it as he sees it. And that’s why whether you love him or hate him, people can’t stop logging on.

The Kevin Ross Show airs Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m., currently on Blogtalkradio.

VOTE NOW FOR KEVIN ROSS ON THE FOX NEWS RADIO BATTLE OF THE BLOGTALKRADIO HOSTS

My fellow Blogtalkradio host Chad Everson and I had a great time today on Fox. Most importantly, I learned about Skype and I am forever changed. The system is amazing and I'm looking forward to talking with you tomorrow on the show when we discuss the debate between Barack Obama and John McCain. In the meantime, make sure we get your vote and thank you in advance.

Fox News Radio and BlogTalkRadio Partner for National Blogging Competition

Starting October 6th, Fox News Radio’s Fox Across America will hold a weeklong American Idol-style competition featuring bloggers from BlogTalkRadio.

Our 3BAAS Media Group CEO Kevin Ross is one of the eight featured hosts. He's also the only African American.

Under the hood, meet the conservative guy on the left who Boss will be going up against.

BlogTalkRadio is a free, web-based talk radio platform that allows users to hold live internet radio talk shows that are then archived as podcasts. The competition starts with four liberal and four conservative bloggers. Ross will be representing the right on Tuesday October 7, 2008 and will be up against Chad Everson, aka the Teddy Bear of the Grizzly Groundswell's own Socialist Squirrel!

In each round, two bloggers will compete one-on-one, with each being given five minutes to respond to the same topic. Listeners will then vote, either through an online poll or text message, and the winner will advance to the next round. Friday, October 10th, the winning liberal will compete against the winning conservative.

The two winners, along with host Spencer Hughes, will co-host a weeklong election special live on Fox News Radio at 8 a.m. the week of October 20th. “In the four short years since the last presidential election, bloggers have gone from a mere curiosity to a significant force in shaping our nation’s political opinions,” said Alan Levy, CEO of BlogTalkRadio in a statement.

Fox Across America airs on Sirius XM Radio and FoxNewsRadio.com.

If We Can't Take Out Barack, Michelle Obama Will Have To Do

Undercover Brother mentioned two weeks ago that Larry Johnson – a pro-Hillary blogger and former CIA man – was spreading a rumor about Michelle Obama. A rumor that Michelle is caught on videotape using the term “whitey” at Trinity United Church of Christ.

He thought it was bs then and thinks it’s bs now. Well... the sick rumor was spoken aloud Sunday on Fox News.

Even more sickening is the man who uttered it: the notorious Republican “dirty-trickster” Roger Stone.

Stone’s career as a saboteur goes back to 1972, when he worked for the Committee to Re-Elect the President (Richard Nixon). Here’s what Roger told Geraldo Rivera on Fox, according to a poster at the liberal forum Democratic Underground:

Undercover gives you the whole story right here.

Since When Did Fox News Analyst Juan Williams Become A "Happy Negro?"

Fox's Bill O'Clueless Has Brothers Waging War On Each Other Instead Of The Idiot Who Put His Foot In His Own Mouth.

While our sistah here at Three Brothers has much love for Dr. Boyce Watkins, I don't know if I can co-sign on brotherman dissing Juan "Eyes On The Prize" Williams.

Boyce went on CNN recently to discuss the Bill O'Reilly's "Black Folks at Sylvia's Restaurant are just like other folks" remarks. Remarks that have caused all kinds of Internet buzz on blogs referring to O'Reilly as being everything from a prophet, to a double-neck White boy who's long overdue for a beatdown.

While it's clear O'Reilly is a talented journalist adept at being a media provocateur simply to keep those big checks coming in, he's either stunningly misinformed, brilliant, or just an unadulterated asshole. Maybe it's all the above.

Juan, however, is a stellar cat who totally gets it. Just listen to him on this clip:

Boyce, I think you owe this Black man an apology -- big time. While I'm good with you making your mark and laying it down on CNN, I hate to see us go for the jugular with each other when we're all trying to end up in the same place. There are too many other folks who deserve that "Happy Negro" label. Based on what I've personally seen and heard when it comes to Juan Williams, he ain't the one!

The Votes Are In: It's Time Fox News' Bill O'Reilly Gets The CBS Dan Rather Treatment

Bill O'Blivious

By Jayar Jackson

Conservative Fox News channel host and talk radio show host Bill O’Reilly illustrated some widespread racial ignorance regarding Black Americans and their lifestyle on his September 19 radio show. While discussing a recent and apparently inaugural trip to for dinner at Sylvia’s with Rev. Al Sharpton, O’Reilly shared with his audience surprising facts about the Black-run restaurant being like any other one in White neighborhoods. Listen to his outrageous conversation here.

While the media giant claimed no racial intent in his revelations about Black Americans, his unawareness to the fact that Black people are “normal” was blisteringly clear. The way he proudly asserted that Black people are BEGINNING to move forward in this country, owning businesses and not embodying the slow, lazy, illiterate and dumb stereotypes, showed that he felt he had stumbled upon some information unbeknownst to the world. Being the roving reporter that he is, O’Reilly felt the need to deliver this breaking news of responsible and cheerful Black life that so many others in this country just don’t see.

While the media giant claimed no racial intent in his revelations about Black Americans, his unawareness to the fact that Black people are “normal” was blisteringly clear. The way he proudly asserted that Black people are BEGINNING to move forward in this country, owning businesses and not embodying the slow, lazy, illiterate and dumb stereotypes, showed that he felt he had stumbled upon some information unbeknownst to the world. Being the roving reporter that he is, O’Reilly felt the need to deliver this breaking news of responsible and cheerful Black life that so many others in this country just don’t see.

Although these comments that border on insanity were delivered on national airwaves across the country, it’s not an Imus or racist moment, just a revealing one. I cannot conclusively say that Bill O’Reilly’s brain dives into hate or belief that the color of one’s skin determines success in life, and that his is superior. I also cannot say that he doesn’t believe this either, as these eye-opening experiences to common Black life exposed just how detached he is from it.

It is obvious that he definitely has sweepingly preconceived ideas about Black Americans; that a majority chooses to live a sub-par life due to a failure to use their own brains, and that civilized behavior is only prevalent in White culture. His use of the terms “respectful” in describing how Black people responded to him and “I couldn’t get over the fact” give you an idea about what he previously thought about Black culture.

Instead of racism, what we’re dealing with here is O’Reilly’s incomprehension of certain parts of the world around him. Sadly, he is not alone in these beliefs, but this ignorance doesn’t automatically make those that think like O’Reilly racist. We as humans generally have a fear of the unknown. This fear can lead certain people to the hate and revulsion that is racism, though. Like my boy Yoda from Star Wars so eloquently said, “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.” Just ask the Jena 6.

TO FOX NEWS, ALL BLACK FOLKS LOOK ALIKE

WHILE THE CHARGES AGAINST CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM JEFFERSON ARE DISTURBING, FOX NEWS ISN'T HELPING.

NO WONDER 2008 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES ARE BOYCOTTING THE BLACK CAUCUS PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.