[whiskeytown]

he caught some guff for calling a State Representative (Myron Orfield) a Communist -

the station rolled over because there's precedent for lawsuits in a spot like that - so we have a mandatory meeting of all staff about what is and isn't allowed to say -

the manager at one point just sorta let loose on all the on-air staff - saying that for the profession they were in (talk show hosts) - they were the most thin skinned creatures you'd ever seen.

Also at this meeting at the time was Air America co-host (now former co-host) Katherine Lanpher - I worked her show the first few weeks it was on when she was at KSTP.

Jesse went on the air the next morning and just complained that he didn't know what to say on his radio show - that it was so vague/unclear he didn't feel he could talk about anything on his show cause he didn't know what was gonna get him in trouble.

very thin skinned - it's his biggest failing - it implies a lack of confidence.

RB