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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-05 02:09 PM
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Ed Schultz is on ..... Oh fish All Thread
Edited on Mon Oct-17-05 02:13 PM by Botany
"Now I understand why you want to impeach this guy."

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/10/17/barber-cancels-shultz/

BREAKING: Barber Cancels Ed Schultz’s Debut on Armed Forces Radio

Armed Forces Radio (AFR) is a station that is broadcast to American troops overseas through “over 1,000 outlets in more than 175 countries.” It currently features an hour of programming from right-wing host Rush Limbaugh. There is no comparable progressive program.

Today, that was supposed change. Ed Schultz – the most popular progressive radio show in the country — was supposed to start broadcasting on Armed Forces radio. Jones Radio, the company that syndicates the Ed Shultz show, received an email on September 29 from an Armed Forces Radio official confirming that one hour of the Ed Schultz show would begin airing today, October 17.

But morning this at 6AM, the producer of the Ed Schultz show, James Holm, received a call from Pentagon communications aide Allison Barber. She told Holm that she was calling so early to let Schultz know his show would not begin airing on AFR today. You’ll remember Barber as the aide caught coaching troops before a photo-op with President Bush last week.

Barber told Holm that the Ed Schultz show would not start on AFR today because her boss, Pentagon spokesman Larry DiRita, was out of the country and couldn’t approve it. Barber also said she was going out of the country soon for a week-and-a-half. Holm asked Barber if the show would begin when DiRita and Barber returned. Barber said she couldn’t guarantee that.

Here’s the really interesting part. Barber told Holm she heard Ed announced that he would begin on AFR during his show Friday. Schultz’s show Friday began with audio outtakes of Barber sounding foolish as she rehearsed the troops “Q&A session” with Bush.
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Gloria Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-05 02:14 PM
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1. He's really letting it loose on this cancellation on AFR....
great rant
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Ganja Ninja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-05 02:27 PM
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2. For years we've been hearing how liberal radio would be a bust.
Then once it got on the air they kept trying to claim it was going broke. Now they can only try to block the door. The GOP is shaking in their boots. Liberal radio will eventually wipe the floor with them.
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Walt Starr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-05 02:28 PM
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3. They don't want to turn Bid Ed further to the Left
and I think they did anyway.

Big Ed can chew of Limbaugh's head and spit him out without breaking a sweat.
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Carla in Ca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-05 03:13 PM
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4. You bet! That's why he won't debate him
He knows Ed would bury him. I've been listening to him more and more. He really tells it like it REALLY is!
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-17-05 03:14 PM
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5. Riiight. They waited until today to approve of this? I call BS
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