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John and Ken: KFI 640 AM

John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou are radio hosts on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles. In the distant past, they frequently opposed illegal immigration and showed a willingness to tangle with national and local politicians over the issue. Even the White House tried to silence them.

However, the "Whitney Houston incident" appeared to be a turning point for them. Shortly after her death, they called her a "crack ho", earning a suspension from KFI management.

J&K came back to the radio chastened and haven't tried to push the boundaries much since. Now they almost always punch down; they only punch up to natural punching bags like Lost Angeles City councilmen. When they punch down, it's to those who can't defend themselves like the homeless and fast food workers. They truly hate - not "H8" but actual "put them in camps" hate - those who they should have at least past solidarity with. J&K simply aren't smart enough to figure out that fast food workers are natural allies against illegal immigration. J&K are too corrupt to promote realistic plans to reduce homelessness, even though that would help everyone. They're pure ids, like an un-bandaged, bleeding cut.

While they've been skeptical of Donald Trump on past occasions, nowadays they're fully on the Trump Train. Like Big Jim McBob and Billy Sol Hurok, they cheer Trump's childish trolling attempts, even as he raises taxes on California, colludes with Pelosi on amnesty, and pushes policies that will harm the USA.

Another factor in their transformation appears to be un- and anti-American libertarians like Reason Magazine, Kennedy of Fox News, and fiscal con hacks like Joel Kotkin. They've praised all - and had Kennedy as a guest host - despite them having as much trouble telling the truth as Trump. Perhaps feeling pressured by having to pay college tuition, Kobylt - already a misanthrope - became a full on sociopath and was easy pickings for libertarians selling a fantasy world where Kobylt could have the smooth roads he craves without paying for them.

By elevating venal crooks and turning on natural allies, Kobylt & Chiampou are actually harming themselves, but they lack the smarts and the sanity to realize that.

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Mitt Romney's giant, amorphous guest worker scheme? - 02/01/08

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Students visit asylum, see Tony Villar, Dianne Feinstein - 10/11/07

(From the L.A. Times, via John and Ken)

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Talk radio hosts, listeners head to DC to oppose amnesty - 04/16/07

From this: More than 30 talk radio hosts and hundreds of their listeners are scheduled to converge on the nation's capital next week to lobby against comprehensive immigration reform measures that would offer what critics views as "amnesty" to illegal immigrants. The conservative Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) and San Diego radio talk show host Roger Hedgecock are sponsoring a marathon of talk radio and Capitol Hill lobbying, dubbed "Hold Their

Sen. Bob Dutton pulls out of $500 newborns savings accounts bill - 03/02/07

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National Day Laborer Organizing Network protesting John and Ken - 01/16/07

Members of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) are currently protesting in front of KFI-AM Los Angeles, specifically relating to the immigration coverage offered by hosts John and Ken. They apparently have friends from the religious community with them, and they're trying to attach their pro-illegal immigration efforts to the civil rights struggles from the 60s. They chanted "KFI stop the hate" and held a moment of silence.

Firefighter eats dog food, gets $2.7 million - 11/10/06

From this: A black firefighter who was served dog food in his spaghetti by fellow firefighters will be paid more than $2.7 million to settle a lawsuit alleging racial harassment within the Los Angeles Fire Department. The award, approved on an 11-1 vote Wednesday by the Los Angeles City Council, is the latest in a recent string of settlements of lawsuits by firefighters claiming discrimination and harassment and retaliation against

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From this: Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan endorsed the mayoral campaign of Bob Hertzberg on Thursday, saying he favored the former state Assembly speaker's plan to break up the Los Angeles Unified School District. Riordan, who now serves as the state secretary of education, appeared on KFI-AM's "The John and Ken Show" and praised Hertzberg's plans for education and traffic, including a platform

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From this: Rep.

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Radio hosts line up 'sacrifices' - 09/13/04

The Washington Times offers this summary of Political Human Sacrifice: A Los Angeles radio talk-show duo has targeted two House veterans for defeat as "political human sacrifices" because of their records on illegal immigration. California Reps.

Congressman: Terrorists are infiltrating the U.S. via Mexico - 07/16/04

Al Qaeda-related terrorists are coming to the U.S. over the Mexican border disguised as Mexicans, Congressman John Culberson (R-TX) has disclosed. The terrorists are adopting Hispanic names and blending in with the hundreds or thousands of illegal aliens who enter the U.S.

"Bush official slammed for stopping illegals sweeps" - 07/13/04

WND reports on John and Ken's valiant efforts: Border Patrol agents who executed highly popular roundups of illegal aliens in Southern California last month — the first of their kind in recent memory — say they've been told to stop such enforcement action, and the Bush administration official in charge of the immigration enforcement has refused to say if there would be additional sweeps in the future. In an extraordinary radio

The Financial Times on John & Ken against the White House - 07/08/04

From the Financial Times of London: Asa Hutchinson, under-secretary at the Homeland Security Department, surely has a lot on his mind.

The Feds threatened L.A. radio station KFI? - 06/26/04

[UPDATE #3 (7/6/04): despite UPDATE #2, this story appears to have been partly confirmed. See the post The White House is complaining about KFI's John & Ken] [See UPDATE #2, which is rather important.]

Time to make some phone calls - 03/24/04

From the John and Ken (KFI radio-Los Angeles) blog: We have contacted all the Republicans in the State Senate and the State Assembly asking one question- how will you be voting on Senator Gil Cedillo's Illegal Alien Driver License Bill (SB1160)? ...If you DO NOT see your Senator or Assembly member, then they have replied with a big fat NO to SB1160. For those who have not replied to any phone messages or seem to be on the fence about the issue, we have kindly made available their contact information.

Schwarzenegger, Cedillo "working hard together" to give driver's licenses to illegal aliens - 03/17/04

Here's a radio interview with CA state Senator Gil Cedillo. He's the author of a bill that would give driver's licenses to illegal aliens. The interview took place on a Spanish-language radio station and was translated by KFI: Radio host: Respect the Sombrero, the huaraches (leather sandals). But, they don't want to respect us, senator, they don't want to give us licenses. How is this bill coming along, the driver's license bill? Senator Cedillo: As far as the governor is concerned, everything is all right.

Score one for John and Ken - 03/16/04

KFI's John and Ken Show has apparently been able to stop the use of a house in the small desert community of Phelan as a group home for sex offenders. They broadcast live from Phelan (johnandkenshow . com/index.php?p=205) today. Out of date stories on this matter here: sfgate . com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/03/15/state1948EST0057.DTL vvdailypress . com/cgi-bin/newspro/viewnews.cgi?newsid1079454978,71320,

Are Schwarzenegger and Cedillo trying to pull a fast one? - 03/08/04

Heard on the John and Ken Show (KFI Los Angeles): According to Ron Prince of Save187.com, the new CA driver's licenses for illegal aliens bill is designed to be "referendum-proof" and if it passes, an initiative would need to be created to overturn it. The next time an initiative could be voted on would be two years from now. No web page with this information is available yet.

Comrades! Help show solidarity with the righteous struggle of the supermarket workers against their corporate overlords! - 01/22/04

I received the following email regarding the L.A. supermarket workers' strike: THIS SATURDAY, when we join the striking and locked out workers in their 15th week on the picket lines we are going to try to boost the miltancy by picketing all driveways, chanting and actively encouraging potential shoppers to go elsewhere. To be effective in this we need at least 20 people to commit to be there from 12:30 to 2:30. At 12:30 we'll begin with a 15 min.

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