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'''Kevin James''' (b. [[1963]]), an [[United States|American]] [[radio personality|radio host]] and [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] [[political commentator]], hosts ''The Kevin James Show''. The program focuses on local and national politics. It airs live on [[KRLA]] AM 870 in [[Los Angeles]] between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m., Monday through Friday. With experience as both a [[federal prosecutor]] and an entertainment [[lawyer]], James has appeared as a conservative commentator on various programs. He has drawn criticism for his May 15, 2008, appearance on ''[[Hardball with Chris Matthews]]''. |
'''Kevin James''' (b. [[1963]]), an [[United States|American]] [[radio personality|radio host]] and [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] [[political commentator]], hosts ''The Kevin James Show''. The program focuses on local and national politics. It airs live on [[KRLA]] AM 870 in [[Los Angeles]] between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m., Monday through Friday. With experience as both a [[federal prosecutor]] {{fact}} and an entertainment [[lawyer]] {{fact}}, James has appeared as a conservative commentator on various programs. He has drawn criticism for his May 15, 2008, appearance on ''[[Hardball with Chris Matthews]]''. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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James earned an [[undergraduate degree]] from the [[University of Oklahoma]] and a [[Juris Doctor]] [[(J.D.)]] from the [[University of Houston]]. He was a member of the [[California State Bar]]. |
James earned an [[undergraduate degree]] from the [[University of Oklahoma]] {{fact}} and a [[Juris Doctor]] [[(J.D.)]] {{fact}} from the [[University of Houston]]. He was a member of the [[California State Bar]] {{fact}}. |
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James worked for three years as an [[Assistant U.S. Attorney]], prosecuting federal crimes. He also worked for more than 10 years in private legal practice, representing high-profile entertainment industry clients in state and federal court. |
James worked for three years as an [[Assistant U.S. Attorney]], prosecuting federal crimes {{fact}}. He also worked for more than 10 years in private legal practice, representing high-profile entertainment industry clients in state and federal court {{fact}}. |
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After several years as a guest and substitute host for talk radio programs in Los Angeles, James worked as a morning drive radio host on [[KTOK]] AM 1000 in [[Oklahoma City]] in 2004. |
After several years as a guest and substitute host for talk radio programs in Los Angeles, James worked as a morning drive radio host on [[KTOK]] AM 1000 in [[Oklahoma City]] in 2004. |
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Revision as of 21:47, 16 May 2008
Kevin James (b. 1963), an American radio host and conservative political commentator, hosts The Kevin James Show. The program focuses on local and national politics. It airs live on KRLA AM 870 in Los Angeles between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m., Monday through Friday. With experience as both a federal prosecutor [citation needed] and an entertainment lawyer [citation needed], James has appeared as a conservative commentator on various programs. He has drawn criticism for his May 15, 2008, appearance on Hardball with Chris Matthews.
Biography
James earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma [citation needed] and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) [citation needed] from the University of Houston. He was a member of the California State Bar [citation needed].
James worked for three years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, prosecuting federal crimes [citation needed]. He also worked for more than 10 years in private legal practice, representing high-profile entertainment industry clients in state and federal court [citation needed].
After several years as a guest and substitute host for talk radio programs in Los Angeles, James worked as a morning drive radio host on KTOK AM 1000 in Oklahoma City in 2004.
In 2005, James became the host of Red Eye Radio, an overnight (1 a.m. to 5 a.m.) call-in program on KABC (AM) 790 in Los Angeles [1].
On Memorial Day Weekend 2007, James began hosting The Kevin James Show on KRLA AM 870 in Los Angeles.[2].
James also appears as a panelist on television news programs. In recent years, he has appeared on CNN and as a regular guest on Court TV’s Catherine Crier Live.[3]
James' radio program often focuses on the issue of illegal immigration, as well as on Los Angeles and California politics. On television, James usually discusses criminal law topics of national interest, such as the trials of Michael Jackson and Scott Peterson.
James is an outspoken fan of the Oklahoma Sooners, a college football team.
Hardball appearance
On May 15, 2008, James appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews, debating with Mark Green of Air America Radio to discuss remarks made by George W. Bush's speech to the Israeli Knesset in which Bush made note of Idaho Republican Senator William Borah's 1939 statements in reference to not meeting with Hitler. Later in the same speech, although Bush did not mention Barack Obama by name, he drew what many observers interpreted as a comparison between Neville Chamberlain's appeasement of Hitler before World War II with Obama's expressed willingness to meet with leaders of U.S. adversaries.[4] John McCain later connected the policies Bush spoke about with Obama and included a reference to Chamberlain.
Speaking on Hardball, James vigorously supported Bush's comparison and insinuated that Bush "should have been speaking in reference to Obama" even if he wasn't. Chris Matthews then asked James for a "history check", asking James, "What exactly did Chamberlain do wrong?" During the three minutes that followed, Matthews went on to repeat variations of the question a total of 28 times, and later specifically referenced the Munich Agreement.[5] James did not answer the question with any specificity during Matthews' continued questioning. Rather, he continued to sputter through repeated utterances of the word "appeasement" and "appeaser" and vague, unspecific assertions that "It comes back to the same thing." He repeated on numerous occasions that "Neville Chamberlain was an appeaser." At one point James said "The things that Neville Chamberlain supported energized, legitimized, and made it easier for Hitler to advance in the ways that he advanced." Matthews continued to press him on specifics, but James could not answer.
Frustrated by James's non-specific answers, Matthews accused James of being a "blank slate" who didn't know anything about history, adding "When you are going to make a direct historic reference, get it straight." Matthews concluded the interview by stating "You don’t understand there’s a difference between talking to the enemy and appeasing. What Chamberlain did wrong, most people would say, is not talking to Hitler, but giving him half of Czechoslovakia in 1938. That’s what he did wrong. Not talking to somebody. Appeasement is giving things away to the enemy."[6][7]
References
- ^ "Kevin James Named New Host of Talkradio 790 KABC's Red Eye Radio", KABC March 3, 2005 press release
- ^ "KRLA Website"
- ^ CNN transcript, June 2, 2005
- ^ Breaking news reporting of Bush's Knesset speech
- ^ Video Clip Appearance from MSNBC
- ^ Video Clip Appearance from MSNBC
- ^ "Smackdown: Chris Matthews Decks Clueless Radio Talker" by Wayne Slater, The Dallas Morning News, May 15 2008.
External Links
- "Chris Matthews Eviscerates Right-Wing Host Kevin James" by Jason Linkins, The Huffington Post, May 15 2008.
- "Chris Matthews Stumps Right-Wing Radio Host: ‘Tell Me What Chamberlain Did?’ ‘I Don’t Know’" from ThinkProgress, May 15 2008.