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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-03 07:19 AM
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ClearChannel: Why limit their destruction to talk radio?
Good ol' Mrs. Amok put the December Harpers in my Christmas Stocking this year...

If anyone is interested, there's a quite good and very revealing article on ClearChannel's nearly monopolistic control of ALL radio formats, not just AM Hate Radio. It also gets into Clear Channel's expansion into live venues, and their control of local governments and subsequent harassment of the competition.

There's no direct link until the current issue is archived, but here's the link to Harpers--lots of good reading this month...

http://www.harpers.org/MostRecentCover.html
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gator_in_Ontario Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-03 07:29 AM
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1. The Clear Channel station
I used to listen to when I lived in FL, had the normal Dr. Laura, Rush, Michael Reagan fare...but also Randi Rhodes (in the 3-7 PM slot). If you are not familiar with her, she is definitely one of us. But recently she disappeared from AM radio...curious. Imagine that! She does broadcast on the net though, at www.therandirhodesshow.com. Clear channel owns all kinds of media..even billboards.
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cowpie Donating Member (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-03 08:07 AM
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2. I really don't think the problem is clear channel
What we need are more dynamic personalities. Seasn Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck and all of the big time talk show righties have genuinely likeable personalities. I often scream obscenities at their remarks and positions, but I like them all on a personal level. Especially Sean Hannity. :)
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-03 08:22 AM
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3. There ARE "dynamic personalities" out there. Owners of stations and
program directors won't put their shows on the air.

For example less than five years ago, you could find several progressive, liberal, etc. talkshow hosts in the New York City region. Most of them are gone now and not by their own choice.
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ima_sinnic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-03 08:49 AM
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4. yes, judging by your posts, I bet you do
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Dimsdale Donating Member (466 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-03 09:00 AM
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6. You scream what?
"Fuckin' A, Sean! You got that right!" or "God damn right, Rush! Fuckin' liberals should all die!"
Hey, nice name you're using. Fits well with your opinions.
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-03 09:05 AM
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7. Wonder how many alert buttons have been clicked
This one sure gets up early to start the disruption.
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ldoolin Donating Member (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-03 11:03 AM
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8. oh let's give cowpie the benefit of the doubt
I've only seen one cowpie post so far that looked suspect but it was an opinion that any moderate or "blue dog" Democrat might hold too. If he/she's a closet Republican it will come out soon enough.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-03 11:29 AM
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11. DEAR GOD
HE THINKS RUSH, SEAN AND GLEN ARE "LIKEABLE CHARACTERS"??? THEY ARE DISGUSTING, HIPOCRITICAL LYING PIECES OF *SHIT*.
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ldoolin Donating Member (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-03 11:32 AM
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12. yep
I was being facetious, sorry :)
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-03 11:27 AM
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10. Hannity? HANNITY? Sheesh--on the others I will give you a pass,
but SHit is intolerable. Not the least bit likeable, IMHO.
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elfwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-03 01:14 PM
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14. COWPIE has been tombstoned
So the Alert button does work.
All praise to our humble moderators.
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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-03 12:36 PM
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13. Randy Rhodes was kicked off Clear Channel by none other than...
Edited on Sat Dec-27-03 12:40 PM by CanuckAmok
Rush Limbaugh. While Rush claims to be anti-censorship, he flat-out stated that he would pull his show from any station which also carried Rhodes' show. Considering the advertising revenue potential of his hatefest, few station managers had the option of taking a stand against Rush's economic censorship platform.

Yeah, real dynamic guy there. Such a chickenshit he is terrified of any voice of dissent who might break the tenuous grip of falsehoods he uses to influence his moranic sheeple listeners.

on edit: BTW, welcom to DU, Gator in Ontario. I'm from Ontario, too! :toast: :donut:
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gator_in_Ontario Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-03 09:00 AM
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5. I had an an epiphany...
while making french (freedom?) toast...why not let clear channel write and publish reading books. For example: "See the homeless man. He doesn't have a home, because he refuses to work. If you give him food, you will keep him from finding a job. If you give him money, he will just waste it on beer or drugs. Stay in school, get a job, play the game, or you will be on the street freezing like this bum". whaddaya think?
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name not needed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-03 11:25 AM
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9. clear channel
signed a contract to run the pnc arts center in new jersey several years ago thanks to whitman.
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