On the March 2 broadcast of his Newsradio 850 KOA show, “Gunny” Bob Newman not only suggested that “either or both of the Clintons” used a recently uncovered prostitution service in Washington, D.C., but also postulated that the woman who ran the service “might have a terrible accident in the near future that gets her killed.” When confronted later in the broadcast by a caller who termed the statements “terribly irresponsible,” Newman claimed that his comments regarding former President Bill Clinton and U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) were “facetious.” But later he asked, "[W]ould you be 100 percent surprised if Hillary said she's bisexual? I would not."

Newman was discussing a recent announcement by the legal defense fund for Deborah J. Palfrey -- the woman recently indicted for allegedly running a high-end illegal prostitution service in Washington, D.C., from 1993 to September 2006 -- that “consideration is being given to selling [Palfrey's] entire 46 pounds of detailed and itemized phone records for the 13 year period, to raise the requisite defense funds.” Newman suggested that the Clintons' names likely were in the records:

NEWMAN: And I'm thinking, OK, who's on the list? Now, the first names that came to me were Bill and Hillary Clinton. But there's no telling who is on the list just yet. I just thought that maybe Bill -- Bill for sure would be on there, and maybe Hillary too. ... And if either or both of the Clintons used this madam's services -- and we have no indication at all that they have, but I'm just thinking about Bill in particular; you know, he's a randy fellow -- do you think -- do you think that the madam might have a terrible accident in the near future that gets her killed? Say, before those 46 pounds of phone records get made public? Before somebody buys them and starts tracking the numbers and seeing whose houses they lead to? Would you advise this madam to hire some large bodyguards right away?

Later in the broadcast, Newman repeated a conservative talking point by saying, “And I'm ... not kidding about this woman being in danger. I mean, Washington's a tough town, and you threaten to do something that threatens careers and lives -- man. Does the -- does the name Vince Foster ring a bell?” As Media Matters for America has documented, syndicated right-wing radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh initiated and perpetuated a rumor that Foster, the deputy White House counsel under Clinton who committed suicide on July 20, 1993, in Northern Virginia's Fort Marcy Park, “was murdered in an apartment owned by Hillary Clinton,” prompting the conservative gossip mill to speculate that the Clintons were behind the fictional murder.

When the caller reprimanded Newman for having “insinuated that Bill and Hillary Clinton use prostitutes; that Hillary Clinton is gay, uses prostitutes, and capable of murder,” Newman claimed he was being “facetious” and told the caller, "[Y]ou need to lighten up. ... grow a sense of humor." However, Newman continued by asking, “Now, that said ... would you be 100 percent surprised if Hillary said she's bisexual? I would not.” Newman also told the caller that “you may want to review Bill Clinton's history.”

Further, Newman posed as his online poll question of the day: “Do you think Bill Clinton's phone number is in the Washington madam's phone records?”

From the March 2 broadcast of Newsradio 850 KOA's The Gunny Bob Show:

NEWMAN: So I get up this morning, and I'm reading my traditional news sites on the Internet, and I come across the story of one Deborah Palfrey, Washington sex madam. She ran a high-end, freaky sex service for 13 years in our nation's capital. It was all legal, technically, because the freaky sex did not, apparently, include the client and the provider actually having sex. It was other weird stuff. God knows what. But the IRS just nailed her, so to speak, and has seized all her property, so she needs money. Well, it seems that Deborah, who went by the trade name Jeane, kept good records, including 46 pounds of detailed phone records over the 13 years she was in business. Her service providers only went to pricey hotels and upscale homes. They weren't out standing on the street corner. This was a high-end operation. And now Deborah is considering selling all the records with all the names, dates, and so on. Our nation's capital. Think about some of the people who live and work there. The services included -- quote -- “high-end adult fantasy and sexual services across the spectrum of adult sexual behavior” -- close quote. If that doesn't scare you, I don't know what would. This means there are a lot of people in Washington who are freaking out.

And then -- so I thought about -- I was reading the article and I'm thinking, man, they're freaking out. I know a good show for tonight -- we'll call it Freaky Friday on Gunny Bob on 850 KOA. Who's freaking out about what and why? 303-713-8585. Now, this is just one story that's got people freaked out. I got some questions for you. OK, so here she is, got this weird sex service, she's a, you know, high-end ho -- high-end madam in Washington, D.C. The first -- and I was thinking, OK, whose names are going to be on that -- on her list. If she sells the 46 pounds -- not pages -- the 46 pounds of phone records she kept for 13 years. Follow a phone number, you can come to a name, if you get my drift. And I'm thinking, OK, who's on the list? Now, the first names that came to me were Bill and Hillary Clinton. But there's no telling who is on the list just yet. I just thought that maybe Bill -- Bill for sure would be on there, and maybe Hillary too. Now, if some of our politicians' phone numbers show up on these records, would that bother you? Would you freak out? Or do the sexual inclinations and fantasies of our elected officials not interest you at all? And if either or both of the Clintons used this madam's services -- and we have no indication at all that they have, but I'm just thinking about Bill in particular; you know, he's a randy fellow -- do you think -- do you think that the madam might have a terrible accident in the near future that gets her killed? Say, before those 46 pounds of phone records get made public? Before somebody buys them and starts tracking the numbers and seeing whose houses they lead to? Would you advise this madam to hire some large bodyguards right away?

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NEWMAN: And I'm, I'm not kidding about this woman being in danger. I mean, Washington's a tough town, and you threaten to do something that threatens careers and lives -- man. Does the -- does the name Vince Foster ring a bell?

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CALLER: Gunny, how you doing?

NEWMAN: Good, man.

CALLER: I want to tell you, I'm a fan of yours and I am a moderate conservative Republican. But I think some of the things you just said are terribly irresponsible.

NEWMAN: Such as?

CALLER: I think you insinuated that Bill and Hillary Clinton use prostitutes; that Hillary Clinton is gay, uses prostitutes, and capable of murder.

NEWMAN: Do you -- do you understand?

CALLER: [Unintelligible] and completely outrageous.

NEWMAN: Do you understand, [caller] -- let me think of a term for you here: facetious?

CALLER: Sure.

NEWMAN: Thank you. 303-713-8585. [Caller], you're freaking out and you need to lighten up. You need -- [caller], grow a sense of humor. You're going to have a better life because of it. You got to trust me on this. 303-713-8585. Now, that said, [caller], would you be 100 percent surprised if Hillary said she's bisexual? I would not. Do I care? No. It's her business. I don't give a rat's butt. [Caller], lighten up. Oh, and [caller], you may want to review Bill Clinton's history. 303-713-8585. I'm Gunny Bob on 850 KOA. Some people take things just a little bit too seriously.

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NEWMAN: Today's poll question: Do you think Bill Clinton's phone number is in the Washington madam's phone records? I just -- I know it's just a guess, but go to the Gunny Bob pages on 850koa.com to cast your vote.