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Track 6 - P1 Doug Defends Wesley Snipes
2008
Best Of Album - 2008 - Sweet Berry WineKIOZRock 105.3
Wesley Snipes tax caseracism and sentencingcelebrity justiceracial impersonation satireIron ManO.J. Simpsonwesley snipestax evasionprisonracismbritney spearsbarbara
Sky explains that Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison over three tax counts, and the hosts turn the possibility of an appeal into a joke about declining a complimentary prison stay. Caller Doug says the verdict was racist, but his comparisons to Britney Spears and Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man unravel under questions from the hosts and other callers. Barbara barges in claiming to be Black, cites expensive gasoline in Rancho Santa Fe as discrimination, and is mocked for treating Beyoncé songs as proof of her identity. Doug's final defense—that Snipes moved money to Africa while white people use Switzerland—is challenged by the point that failing to pay taxes was deliberate, and the debate ends with an O.J. Simpson impersonation boasting about football and a George Bush punch line.
What happened, in order
Snipes Gets Three Years
Sky explains that Wesley Snipes received three years in prison for three tax counts while the hosts joke that he should decline the sentence like an invitation.
Doug Calls the Verdict Racist
Caller Doug argues that racism drove Wesley Snipes's sentence and tries to compare his punishment with Britney Spears accidentally running over someone's foot.
Barbara Claims Black Identity
Barbara interrupts Doug, claims she is a Black woman, and joins his argument that the Snipes verdict reflects mistreatment of Black America.
Gas Prices and Offshore Money
Barbara absurdly blames racism for paying $4.10 a gallon in Rancho Santa Fe, while Doug argues that Snipes was targeted for putting money in Africa rather than Switzerland.
Iron Man Enters the Debate
Doug uses Robert Downey Jr. and Iron Man's Black friend as evidence of unequal treatment before another caller points out that Snipes deliberately failed to pay taxes.
O.J. Defends His Legacy
An O.J. Simpson impersonation answers the claim that he escaped punishment by boasting about rushing for more than 2,000 yards for the Buffalo Bills.
People mentioned
SkyWesley SnipesDougTracy MorganBritney SpearsMikeEddieBarbaraBeyoncéFrankBrandyRobert Downey Jr.O.J. SimpsonGeorge Bush
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So, Sky, what is the deal with Wesley Snipes? Is he going to... Is he going to appeal or is he just going to take it sitting down? Yeah. Well, we talked about this last week that Wesley Snipes actually ended up getting sentenced to three years in prison for his tax evasion stuff. I guess for not doing his taxes or tax evasion for three years. So they gave him a year for each count. What is that? Taxes. What's that? Yeah, that's the thing you have to file every year to declare your income until you pay taxes on that money. I don't know how you get out of it. I mean, I don't know what case they make. Say no thank you. Yeah. Well, no. Maybe it was an invitation. Say more than no thank you. You know what I mean? Maybe the judge was saying, we'd like to offer you a three-year stay at this federal penitentiary. He can't say no thank you? Yeah. Why can't he just say, you know what's very generous? As a courtesy to you. It was an e-vite, right? All expenses paid. All expenses. No, I don't think that's how it works. Just give us the name you want on the basket. Yeah, but I don't know what he can say in his appeal.
That he didn't say in his, you know, court hearing. You'd think he threw it all out there. You would hope. P1Doug is on hold and thinks that the verdict is racist. What verdict? All right. Wesley Snipes. P1Doug, are you there? Here we go. Yo, what's up, man? You feel that the Wesley Snipes verdict was driven by racism. No doubt. Please explain this. Explain. It's Tracy Morgan. It's Tracy Morgan on the line. Who ran over people? Who ran over people? Oh, okay. Do you think that they would have given Britney Spears?
three years in prison because she accidentally... What do you think, Mike? Eddie, why are you talking like that? Why are you saying that? That's my boy, Doug. What's up, Doug? Eddie. Hell no. Yeah. Okay. You're riling him up. Eddie, what do you... You're riling him up. It ain't right, man. It ain't right, man. You're gonna rile him up, though. Yeah. Right. You better get it. Yeah. Hello? Word to your mother. Oh, what? Barbara. Barbara. Now is not the time. Barbara. Now is not the time. Don't you placate me right now. No. Okay, Barbara. No, no. Excuse me. Excuse me. Doug, Barbara is talking right now. Excuse me. I will not be dissed here. So step off. Okay, so step off. Okay, that's numero uno for those of you who are already talking about this. Why is she talking like that? I don't know. But listen to me. Hello. What's up? I am a black woman. You are not. I am too. It's clear you're not. Don't be misrepresenting my people, man. Yeah, don't be doing that. Uh-uh. Ain't having that. I feel that this verdict against Mr. Snipes is racist as well. Thank you. I think that it's terrible what they are doing to black America. I am a part of it. I have been kept down.
A long time. How? How have you been kept down? Just the other day in Rancho Santa Fe, I had to pay $4.10 for a gallon of gasoline. Well, everybody has to pay that. Everybody's paying that right now. That's because I'm black. Get out of here, Barbara. What? Just because you sing Beyonce doesn't make me black. That doesn't make me black. Doug, I'm sorry, bro. That's my stuff. If you want. This is serious. Barbara. Barbara hates us. Irreplaceable. Hey, hey, hey, please, Barbara. Oh, that was terrible. Sorry, Doug. It was Barbara. She's not black, but she says she is. I'm just going to tell you right now, and this is what seals the conspiracy for me. I mean, how many white people keep their money in, like, Switzerland or what have you? But my man, Wesley, put it back into Africa, and then, you know what I'm saying, the opinion accounts would have you, and then all of a sudden, now he in trouble. Okay, wait, Doug. P1 Frank is on the line, and he has a little, he's going to take umbrage with what you're saying. Go ahead, Frank, go ahead. Hey, Doug, what happened to Brandy a couple years ago? See, nah, nah, you can't do that, nah. No. Nah. I thought the verdict was in. Nah, nah, nah, bro. I thought the verdict was in. You don't know.
You know? I ain't saying you're a gold digger. Okay. Get out. Get out. That was ridiculous. That was ridiculous. That was the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Yo, Doug, you see Iron Man in prison? He's not in prison. Exactly. Exactly, because he's white, Mike. You don't see his black friend to get the suit. He ain't allowed to use the suit. Only Robert Downey Jr. is allowed to use the suit. It's not his suit. It ain't right. No one uses the suit except for Robert Downey. Exactly. Why can't his black brother friend use the suit? Because he didn't create the suit. It's not made for him. Oh, my gosh. Wait, wait, wait, wait, Doug. Hang on, Doug. Wait, don't go. Don't go. Don't go. Paparazzi. Paparazzi. Go ahead. What did you want to say to him? What did you want to say? Hey, Doug, you brought up Britney Spears running over somebody's foot, but she accidentally ran over somebody's foot. Wesley Snatch didn't accidentally not pay his taxes. That is true. All I've got to say is O.J. Simpson got off, Scott. Hey, wait. Wait a second. Wait a second. Hold up. Wait a minute. Hang on.
This ain't right, man. Let me put my knives down. Hang on. I was practicing knife throwing when this cat called. Why would you do that, OJ? I'm going to tell you right now. Maybe I did get off scot-free, but I did rush for over 2,000 yards in one season for the Buffalo Bills. That's a whole lot because OJ locked up right now. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Mama said knock you out. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. That's Doug. Thank you, Doug. George Bush doesn't care about black people. That's true.