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# Teri Goldman: Michael Phelps's Olympic fame crowds out Santa Monica swimmers
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/090208-story/
- Published: 2008-09-02T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T20:54:54.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Ron Lowe Santa Monica*

Jim Adkisson walked into the Unitarian Universalist church in Knoxvill, Tenn. shooting eight people, killing two. His reason: He hates gay people and liberals. How many hours a day did Mr. Adkisson listen to hate radio and Michael Savage spew out hate on gays and liberals? There is a correlation between weak minds being pushed over the edge and listening to the constant attacks by right wing radio jocks.

In another incident a man burst into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters, killing party chairman Bill Gwatney. Did the killer, Timothy Dale Johnson, listen to Rush Limbaugh every day as he poisons the airways and atmosphere with his hate everything Democrat and Liberal?

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 2, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/090208.pdf?ref=smdp.com)