Talk:Al Rantel

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"This was in the wake of massive demonstrations by (primarily) Mexican, Central and South American nonimigrants in the streets of Los Angeles over their perceived right to the benefits of American Citizenship."

This edit is in well written language but misleading. It conveys the impression that Rantel suddenly went into overdrive when the demonstrations were taking place, when in fact his conflict with the immigration issue began well before those demonstrations.

"This apparent anti-gay attitude from a gay individual is shared by another conservative, gay KABC talk show host, Tammy Bruce."

This edit repeats information already given and uses the phrase "anti-gay" incorrectly to characterize Rantel. The fact that Rantel apparently disagrees with the political views of most of the gay community does not make him "anti-gay." The information about Tammy Bruce was already given here:

"Among political talk radio personalites, KABC colleague Tammy Bruce [7] and KOGO host Steve Yuhas [8] have somewhat comparable perspectives."

--- (Tvwatcher 16:22, 20 May 2006 (UTC))

"He has since not described Davis by that name since he is a frequent guest."

The contribution at the end of the line is somewhat speculatory. Gray Davis has appeared on the show multiple times but that does not make him a "frequent guest." In addition, Rantel has explained on the program that he avoids confronting Davis's political beliefs because the former governor no longer holds public office.

--- (Tvwatcher 23:21, 8 June 2006 (UTC))