Original sentence: In 2011, Monson described Occupy Seattle protesters as “filthy rats” and suggested Seattle Central Community College should call in “exterminators” to get rid of the demonstrators.Like other shock jock radio hosts, Monson is known for controversial & sometimes inflammatory rhetoric.Monson has also been criticized for his climate denial views and for giving a platform for Ted Nugent, who espoused "birther" conspiracies
Edited sentence: In 2011, Monson jokingly described Occupy Seattle protesters as “filthy rats” and suggested Seattle Central Community College should call in “exterminators” to get rid of the demonstrators.Like many other comedic talk show hosts, Monson is known for controversial rhetoric.Monson has also been criticized for his climate change critizism, and for interviewing Ted Nugent who espoused "birther" conspiracies