Welcome to Mort's Loudmouth, a free guestbook service from New Dream Network and the DreamHost!This is where you can share your memories of Mort or sound off about our world today by adding your words at The Loudmouth!
| Name: | Rich Stevens |
| E-mail address: | richstevens+mort@gmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.richstevens.com |
| Comments: | WOW, I love the site just found it!
I knew Mort well and had some great times with him. I had the pleasure of going to many of the show tapings at WWOR as well, and Mort ALWAYS made sure I got to be up front so he coudl high five me when he made his entrance on the show. I was also honored when Mort asked me to play a role in his music video back in 1989 Hey There Mr Dealer! He returned the favor to me by making me look good at various events as I was a radio personality at the time on WPLJ in New York City. I really need to find some of the pictures and video to share. BTW, one of the posts talks about Duffy the kid preacher,I was at that show! It was fun:) I wonder what that kid is doing now lol |
| Name: | John |
| E-mail address: | johnny_dietrich@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I was fortunate to have my hometown's Channel 9 (WWOR) on cable when I was away in college in the late 1980s. One night, my roommate and I were channel surfing and there was Morton! My roommate was from Grenada, West Indies, and instantly fell in love with the show. He loved Mort's honest, yet tough, approach to the topics of the day. We would tape the shows and mail them to his dad in Grenada who loved them as well. We loved how Mort would bash skin heads, Al Sharpton, racists, thugs, etc. My roommate thought Mort was a true American living by all the freedoms we are allowed. And most times I had to agree with him! Mort's show came at a time when it was needed and was appreciated by many. I still think of Mort when I see some of his guests on other talk shows and think to myself "Mort made that joker look like the fool they are!"
Anyway, I just wanted to share some thoughts on Mort. Whether you liked his views or not, he was honest, stood up for his beliefs, and was proud to be an American. I wish more people in our country would have those three qualities. RIP, Mort. JD PS. Does anyone know if the shows will ever be released on DVD? Mrs. Downey - can you get the rights to them and release them here? |
| Name: | Non Existant |
| E-mail address: | MDJWASAFUCKER@gmail.com |
| Comments: | I'm really Glad Morton died. |
| Name: | John Bender |
| E-mail address: | JJBENDER1@AOL.COM |
| Comments: | I had the privilege of getting to know Mort on a personal level and this guy was the greatest in the world. After the show was canceled I tried to find Mort but I couldn't and how I wish I could have said good-bye. For anyone who didn't know Mort he was a totally different person then we see on the show.I think channel 9 dropped the ball when they canceled his show but was not surprised once Bill Boggs came along. I always Thanked Mort for canning Jim Langen because he was disrespectful.What ever happened to his wife Kim she was also a very nice person. |
| Name: | john bender |
| E-mail address: | JJBENDER1@AOL.COM |
| Comments: | I Had the chance to spent a yr with mort and it was the best yr of my life. to this day I think about the fun times we had. what most people don't know is that mort was really kind & geneous person, who would do anything for anyone.Mort would come to my restraunt and sit for hrs signing items for people who would ask. I think the down fall of the morton downey show was they hired bill boggs.Bogg personal is a good man but he tried to change the show and then the disaster with the skinheads ruined what was a great great show.If anyone has tapes of the show and would like to exchange email me at JJBENDER1@AOL.COM. |
| Name: | Salvatore J. Coriale |
| E-mail address: | coriale2@aol.com |
| Comments: | Morton Downey Jr. was THE BEST TALK SHOW HOST EVER, AND THE BEST SHOW THAT EVER AIRED, not only that but he was the PIONEER OF THE IN YOUR FACE EXPLOSIVE TALK SHOWS!!! I DARE ANYONE TO ARGUE WITH THAT!!! Jerry springer couldnt keep up with MORT ON HIS BEST DAY and theres still noone out there since that ever could!!!
With that said I need help. I was on a show of Morts in 1988, went to the podium and talked, then high fived him at the end, I lost the taping years ago and really need to find how i can get that episode topic was the "paparazzi"? Id like to find all of Morts shows from start to finish. PLEASE HELP ME IF YOU CAN. THANK YOU! |
| Name: | pimpdaddysupreme |
| E-mail address: | no@nope.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://pimpdaddysupreme.com |
| Comments: | I'd love to see the old Samsung ad where Morton Downey Jr. was supposed to run for president in 2008! It pictured him in front of an american flag.
anyone have it? |
| Name: | fallen |
| E-mail address: | 0331MGR@gmail.com |
| Comments: | In the early 90's I was a Marine Stationed at 29 Palms. I remember walking in Palm Springs and being invited to see his show. There were about 5 of us young Marines and he sat us all in the front row. He also provided us with free drinks for the duration of the taping. At the beginning of the show he thanked us for our service. We were especially thankful, because Marines don't always get treated that well in California. Great memory, of a good guy |
| Name: | Mike |
| E-mail address: | wahlman10@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://ronpaul2008.com |
| Comments: | Wow, I just watched his July 1988 segment with Ron Paul. It was certainly trash TV. I guess that Mort didnt learn about cigs till too late, and from personal experience I know that is not a good way to have to go. In that segment you can tell that people become far too focusing upon letting drugs become legal (like cigs and alcohol) and thus removing them from the control of criminal organizations. Well Thank God that Ron is back, and with any luck the libertarians can correct the craziness that we have had in Government since that unfortunate election in 88. |
| Name: | Marcus Young |
| E-mail address: | myoung437@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I miss Mort. I miss him terribly. I wish his family the best and know that he is looking down on us from heaven. Thank you Mort. You have meant so much to so many people that it is impossible to articulate your great work during your time on this Earth.
Marcus |
| Name: | Jack Perkins |
| E-mail address: | whapdem@netscape.net |
| Comments: | I first saw Mort as a high school sophomore in an airing where one of the guests used the phrase "lizard lips" in anger toward a non-white guest. Mort berated the speaker, which jibes with my driving belief that it is flat out wrong to be a racist and say racist things. Even conservative Christians who aren't hypocrites (yes, there are a handful out there) believe that racism is a horrible sin. Anyway, from there I gave Mort the benefit of the doubt. We only had the show for a short time in Milwaukee, and my friend and I actually saw him at the Riverside Theatre in 1988 (still have the shirt). I didn't see the show enough to see his hatred for liberals. For what it's worth, I actually believe in racial equality, which is not in the liberal platform. It's certainly not in the conservative playbook either, so both ends of the spectrum can suck pabulum and puke it up. |
| Name: | Jim |
| E-mail address: | jdries@webtv.net |
| Comments: | Correct me if I am wrong but Jerry Springer did not "replace" Morton Downey Jr. MD Jr.'s show ended in 1989 and I believe Jerry Springer started his show in the early '90's. JB |
| Name: | Chris |
| E-mail address: | A31Chris@juno.com |
| Comments: | Nice site. My grandmother and I use to watch Mort back in the day. It sucks they took him off the air and replaced him with Jerry Springer nonsense. At least his shows were genuine for the most part and not set up.
Ah well. Now thank god I can watch these episodes again on YouTube! Miss ya Mort Bud! My grandma is up there with ya probably nagging' ya for ya autograph :) |
| Name: | BTK |
| E-mail address: | oldpunk67@msn.com |
| Comments: | Back in the late '80's Mort had a show dedicated to young street preachers. One of the preachers was a kid named Duffy Strode (who got suspended from school in NC for telling his principal to go to Hell) Duffy's dad was also on the show and Mort threw him out. Does anyone know what ever became of Duffy Strode? Is he now an adult street preacher? IS younger sister Pepper was also a street preacher, but Duffy was the more famous of the duo. |
| Name: | MarkD |
| E-mail address: | markcdaniels@verizon.net |
| Comments: | The MDJ Show angered me. I couldn't believe the tactics used by the host to silence dissent, and I couldn't believe there were so many young people in his audience that held the same prejudicial beliefs as Mort regarding liberals. He was treated as a rock star by these teenaged and 20-something ignorant kids, who reveled in his sad antics and encouraged his awful behavior.
Squashing dissent, that's what it all came down to. God forbid a liberal/Democrat began to voice a valid point which contradicted Mort's views - that liberal/Democrat would be hung-up on, screamed at, called a "pablum puker," receive a faceful of smoke, and told to "zip it." I trace the fall of honest political discourse in this country to Morton Downey, Jr.; since him, we no longer have civil debates about the serious issues of the day - we instead have name-calling, shouting, finger-pointing, louder and louder screaming matches, and divisive partisanship. Americans no longer listen with attention to other Americans with differing beliefs; instead, they tell others to just "zip it." God bless you, Lori. I'm sorry you lost your husband at such a young age, and I'm sorry if I've ruined the lovefest for Mort. I disliked him not only for the beliefs he had, but for the way he silenced anyone with a different opinion. He didn't encourage political discussion; the "discussion" on his show was purely and unfairly one-sided. Shame. |
| Name: | Jack Smith |
| E-mail address: | jrs175a@aim.com |
| Comments: | Working retail I come across a lot of good and the customer from he**. Since being on the 'wrong side of 50' and STILL enjoying my Chesterfields (non filter) I feel like I HAVE put the boots on and KICKED A** on many occaisions. Now I have the reputation of take no crap from anybody.
Thank YOU Mort & Lori Krebbs for being and inspiration to an American who is MAD AS HELL and not taking the bullcrap anymore. |
| Name: | kathy culley |
| E-mail address: | theculleyfamily@aol.com |
| Comments: | My son was born in 1988...I fondly remember being GLAD when he woke me up for his 2 am feeding.....on went the Morton Downey Jr. show. I was too young to understand his politics but I'm happy to learn now that he was a conservative. My baby started sleeping through the night so I would miss MDJ, but I'll never forget the impression he left on me! Bless his crazy soul!! |
| Name: | VA Guy |
| E-mail address: | abc@mail.com |
| Comments: | I remember Sean Downey when he was a liberal Democratic activist in the 70's. You don't hear much about that part of Sean's life before he became a right wing nut job. He recorded an anti-Spiro Agnew novelty song that I used to listen to as a kid. |
| Name: | wendy |
| E-mail address: | wpfenner@aol.com |
| Comments: | just like the joe pyne show,a talk and/or shout show .if you can't win the argument,shout it out of existence. |
| Name: | wendy |
| E-mail address: | wpfenner@aol.com |
| Comments: | just like the joe pyne show,a talk and/or shout show .if you can't win the argument,shout it out of existence. |
| Name: | Jim |
| E-mail address: | jdries@webtv.net |
| Comments: | I watched Mort when ever he was on. Yelling at people like Rev. Al Sharpton right in his face. Putting Gloria Alred in her place OR "Correcting her" Too bad the shows haven't been remastered and put on DVD. It would be one hell of a collectin.Jim from Cincinnati |
| Name: | im |
| E-mail address: | jdries@webtv.net |
| Comments: | I watched Mort when ever he was on. Yelling at people like Rev. Al Sharpton right in his face. Putting Gloria Alred in her place OR "Correcting her" Too bad the shows haven't been remastered and put on DVD. It would be one hell of a collectin.Jim from Cincinnati |
| Name: | ANWAR WASHINGTON |
| E-mail address: | anwarwashington@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | MORT IS A REALLY GREAT MAN AND I'VE USED TO WATCH HIS TV TALKS HOW BACK IN MY FAVORITE DECADE, THE 1980's, "THE MORTON DOWNEY JR. SHOW" IS A RIP-OFF OF "HOT SEAT" HOSTED BY ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE TALK SHOW HOST BY THE NAME OF WALLY GEORGE THAT WAS FORMALLY AIRED ON LOCAL ORANGE COUNTY TELEVISION STATION KDOC-TV CHANNEL 56, IT'S A SMALL STATION HERE IN THE LOS ANGELES MARKET THAT CARRIES CLASSIC TV PROGRAMMING WITH LOCAL SPORTS LIKE ANAHEIM DUCKS GAMES, MORTON WAS USED TO BE A GUEST ON WALLY'S "HOT SEAT" SHOW BACK IN ITS CHANNEL 56 DAYS.
MORT WAS THE "LOUDMOUTH" TV TALK SHOW HOST, HE DIED IN 2001 AT THE TENDER AGE OF 67. R.I.P. MORT!! |
| Name: | Brad C. |
| E-mail address: | ozz1121@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | It all boiled down to this:
Mort was pure entertainment. ...you couldn't not watch him...whether you agreed with him or not. The first person in the media/TV who said it the way it was and didn't feed us what he thought we wanted to hear. That's probably why the show lasted only a short time, but made a huge impression. Talk shows are still being framed after his show. Thanks Mort and Lori |
| Name: | Charlie Protz in NY |
| E-mail address: | CProtz47@aol.com |
| Comments: | To: The Iraq war
From: Me Message: Z I P I T !!!!!! |
| Name: | Phranq Tamburri |
| E-mail address: | PhranqNMD@Gmail.com |
| Comments: | A pleasure to discover this site Mrs. Downey.
A few random thoughts and memories... 1. I 'discovered' Mort due to a new friend of mine in 10th grade. He was not just any high school student... he and his family had only just 2 years earlier DEFECTED from the Soviet Union and, after seeking amnesty, found his way into a Philadelphia Honors history class. No kidding! Growing up 'Red' (as Mort would put it) bequithed a TRUE appreciation of American liberty. Therefore he, more than any other 'friend' I knew at the time, discovered and appreciated the FREEDOM of expression and conservative ideals held by the Great Mort. I began my own personal political and professional journey in many ways beginning with my friend and our nights getting together to watch (& laugh) with the MDJ show. 2. My parents divorced early in my life. I grew up with very strict grandparents in the 80s where I had to live EXTREMELY quiet. Watching MDJ became a wonderful release. 3. When Mort did his infamous tour in 88(?), I had amassed a small gang of converts to go see his show. I remember the day fondly. We all piled into the minivan and drove an hour listening to late 80's music. A few of us even BOUGHT and wore red socks that day just for the occassion! Anyway... this is THE BEST BIT I CAN CONTRIBUTE HERE..... My one pal in our group admittedly had not really caught the show. He was along with us all to check out the whole scene really. Anyway, he was 18 and a regular smoker. When we got to the theater he was not allowed to smoke. BUT THEN MORT came out... and for the next 2 hours he SMOKED UP ON STAGE!!! So when Mort asked for the audience to come up to the Loudmouths, my normally quiet but cool friend went up!! He had no question for the 'guests' but simply told Mort that he was told he had to put out his 'smoke' yet Mort was smoking on stage! He and Mort both agreed the rules were idiotic and so... Mort invited my friend up on stage to ENJOY A SMOKE!! He stood at the edge of the stage blowing smoke rings while Mort continued on with the show!!!!!!!! No kidding! If I had not been the guy who invited him, I would have thought that was a setup because it was just so cool, so appropriate,... and so Mort! Thanks for all the truly special memories. P. Tamburri, MD |
| Name: | James H. |
| E-mail address: | upinarmsinokla@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Mort was the only conservative on TV or radio back when I was in college in the late 1980s. Had a Hell of a show. Still miss Mort. |
| Name: | PSYCLONE |
| E-mail address: | speedermurdoch@comcast.net |
| Comments: | Mort was indeed the best! |
| Name: | Brian Harrist |
| E-mail address: | bharrist@sbcglobal.net |
| Comments: | When I was 16 years old and my friends were watching 1980's sitcoms I was at home watching The Morton Downey Jr. Show with my father. We had the honor to see his show in person when it came to Atlanta. To this day I am a political junkie, avid news viewer, reader, and history teacher. My father and I still discuss politics on a daily basis. Mort introduced me to that world, he made me care about politics and current events. I really appreciate this site dedicated to him. It has brought back timeless memories. To this day I still refer to liberals as "pabulum pukers" |
| Name: | Doug Quance |
| E-mail address: | doug@brokersfirstrealty.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://brokersfirstrealty.com |
| Comments: | Whenever I see Gloria Allred on TV (like right now on Hannity and Colmes) I can't help but think of Mort.
He put her in her place in a way that no one could... The subject was about women wanting to go into men's steam rooms where the men were undressed. Allred was defending the idea that the women should be able to go in - and that the men should have to wear clothes. Mort pointed out that the proper attire was the birthday suit - whereby Allred said that she wouldn't want to see Mort in his birthday suit. "That's the problem with you women. You can't stand to see the body that satisfies you!" I laughed all the way to the floor on that one... Yeah, I miss Mort, too. |
| Name: | Dick Bachert |
| E-mail address: | richard.bachert@comcast.net |
| Comments: | Mort was, indeed, one of a kind!
In 1985, it was my pleasure to do a little radio with Mort in Cleveland and he reciprocated by appearing on a show I did here in Georgia. The last time I saw Mort in the flesh was when I was invited to do his December 20, 1988 TV show from WWOR in Secaucus. Beyond all the bravado and bluster was a very good and decent man. And in an age of rampant DIShonesty -- especially in the media -- this was a thoroughly HONEST man. Miss ya Mort! R.I.P. brother. Saw him in the flesh |
| Name: | Bernie |
| E-mail address: | crappinatbernies@HOTMAIL.COM |
| Comments: | Oh yeah. One of my first experiences with real tv as a kid.
Mort taught me how to stand up for what I believe in. |
| Name: | Jack Smith |
| E-mail address: | jacksmith1958@aim.com |
| Comments: | Well Mort has always ended his shows with the famous one-liner "KICK A**"
Since he has went onward I guess it's time we all pick the boots up and do what he always said, KICK A** Miss ya Mort! |
| Name: | melissa downey |
| E-mail address: | missydowney@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | There Is Not A Day That Goes By That I Don't Think Of Or Miss My Father. In Fact It Seems I Miss Him More & More Each Day. I Would Give Anything To Be Able To Spend 1 More Day With Him Or Talk 1 More Time! Daddy I Love&miss U,u Were 1of A Kind |
| Name: | Webmaster |
| E-mail address: | DowneySite@aol.com |
| Comments: | Welcome to Mort's Loudmouth. This is where you can share your memories and thoughts about Mort. You can also sound off about what's happening in our world today, just like you could at the Loudmouth on Mort's show! |