Wordsmith....pretty shocked to see Mike Bascik implode like that..."I was drunk at a bar watching the game..." I guess you shouldn't drink and twitter...
I have heard far worse things said "on air" at the ticket. Not sure how an off air comment can get him fired when they allow what is said on air. If he was the type to sue I think he might be in for a small payday. He most certainly can qualify for unemployment based upon their unequal enforcement of company standards.
Curious if there were other things involved that will come out in the future.
I suspect it is called context. When the shows throw something out it can be reviewed in context (i.e. shock humor). The twitter statements are short and if you don't know anything about the person making them they are quite offensive. If you are familiar with The Ticket and their shock jock ways it is right at the line. Unfortunately for Bascik it got picked up outside of the Dallas market and spread like poison ivy when scratched. The guy basically violated the cardinal rule of don't post anything angry or under the influence. I hear he was quite a bit of both. I also think many of the "articles" written about this are trying to inflate it to increase their own worth/market share.