Did He Just Say That?

Michael Kruse: BROOKSVILLE — From his small studio at the small radio station in this small town, chain-smoking, caffeine-swallowing longtime talk radio host Bob Haa uses his morning show to pit conservatives against what he calls "the leftists," "the Marxists" and "the fruitcakes."



If you live in Tampa, St. Petersburg or even parts of Pasco County, chances are you've never heard of him. But on WWJB-AM 1450 here in Hernando County, he's loved by some, loathed by others — and listened to by many.



Haa (pronounced HAY) says his aim isn't to mediate. It is to agitate. He has done this five days a week, three-and-a-half hours a day, for a quarter century.



Two Fridays ago, though, he…