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To: lorrie coey who wrote (47913)	5/15/1999 4:04:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Nope, never crossed my mind...

To: lorrie coey who wrote (47913)	5/15/1999 4:05:00 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 67261

Schuh-Jlallen Fights Validity in Doubt Springer Fights' Validity in Doubt Saturday, May 15, 1999; 3:05 p.m. EDT CHICAGO (AP) -- Fist fights, chair throwing and hair pulling are staples of Jerry Springer's talk show. But is it real? That's the question Springer will have to answer June 4 at a Chicago city council committee hearing. Alderman Edward Burke, a former policeman and chairman of the council's finance committee, says if the violence is genuine, Chicago police should enforce the law, cuff the guests and haul them off to jail. If it's staged, Burke has suggested ''The Jerry Springer Show'' should be required to obtain a city entertainment license. Burke called for Springer's appearance before the council's Police and Fire Committee to determine whether authorities should be taking action to stop the brawls, a trademark of the popular syndicated TV show. Security on the show is provided by off-duty Chicago police officers. Burke says those officers are required by state statute to make arrests if they see violations of the law. Burke threatened to subpoena Springer if he refused to testify. Springer, a former mayor of Cincinnati, agreed to appear June 4, his spokeswoman said Friday. ''Jerry was a member of a city council himself back in Cincinnati prior to becoming mayor,'' Linda Shafran, the spokeswoman, said. ''He respects the function of the city council, and he's accepted their invitation to speak.'' Alderman William Beavers, chairman of the council's police committee, said he is not surprised that it didn't come to a subpoena. ''He loves publicity, and this will just give him more of it,'' Beavers said. He also believes the fighting on the show is bogus. ''You never see any blood,'' Beavers said. If that's the case, critics of the show say an admission by Springer that the violence is scripted could be valuable in itself. ''It would show him as a liar and a fraud,'' said the Rev. Michael Phleger, a Chicago minister who has led a yearlong campaign against Springer. ''I think it would take the attraction off his show. I think he would lose audience.'' Springer agreed to eliminate the fighting after numerous protests last year, but they returned when the show's ratings suffered.