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JPJones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:26 AM
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Ideas - what can be done about hate radio
I don't have any. Maybe you do.
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catbert836 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:28 AM
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1. Don't listen
If they realize they're only preaching to the choir, they'll gfive up. Angry liberals is was they feed off.
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JPJones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:31 AM
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2. I have relatives who listen to it religiously
Distant relatives. Catholics. Believe whatever O'Reilly and Hannity tell them. All college educated. They don't need angry liberals listening to survive (although too many of us 'monitor' hate radio).
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catbert836 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:36 AM
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5. Let em rot
This Catholic dosn't listen to them.
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Habibi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:34 AM
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3. Well, you could try to keep the scandals out in the public eye
the drug use, the sexual harrassment. The disconnect between what they say and what they actually practice.
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ydya Donating Member (215 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:35 AM
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4. It doesnt take much of an effort, if people co-ordinate, to constantly
jam their lines. That wont stop the hosts' hate-spewing, but will certainly dampen the me-too party. After a while it may ruin the show.
How long is Rush on per day? Well, can we get 100 volunteers nationwide, different each day, to just call constantly and make some lame ass, toadying pretext to the screener and then either hang up or blast him when he come on?
All it needs is a little dedication and a massive line-jammer volunteer list. You wanna fight these bastards. You gotta do your little bit. I would be happy to surrender a couple of hours of my wireless plan to shut up the gasbags.

Of course, boycotting all the sponsors, and letting them know why, wouldnt hurt.

IF EVERY KERRY VOTER SPENT ONE DIME LESS PER DAY AT A BUSHBACKER BUSINESS, THAT AMOUNTS TO $5.5 MILLION PER DAY THEY LOSE. YOU THINK THAT WONT HURT?
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Fleshdancer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 10:38 AM
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6. You have to go after the mouthpeices
If religious people follow idiots like Rush and Hannity, then you have to expose their imorality in order to cast doubt in their listeners.

Throw enough mud on them and soon enough, something will stick.
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gratefull4u Donating Member (169 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 11:10 AM
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7. Their hate filled 3 hour sermons to the brain dead followers are
responsible for so much mis information it is mind boggling. I think their voice must hypnotize some people. I just hear any of their voices and I gag.What makes me the angriest is when reputable news organizations give them any creditability at all. I am so glad the letter writing campaign to NBC seemed to work in keeping the druggie Rush off NBC election coverage. I am also not happy that he is getting such a free pass on his drug problems. An average citizen who is in pain for whatever reason and gets hooked is a criminal. His supposed pain that got him addicted makes him a hero. I don't believe the pain part anyway. His pain has to be coming from all the hate in his heart. I have a niece that got hooked on those shows and the rest of the family honestly do not recognize her as the same person. She is distant, bitter, humorless, and lost her real spirit for living. They need to be ridiculed for what they are but everyone seems afraid of them. They will run an endless smear campaign on whoever speaks out against them.
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YNGW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 11:17 AM
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8. How about the traditional TV stations?
I know this is off-topic, but what about the traditional ABC, NBC & CBS? The left views these as being the mouth-pieces of RW corporate America. The right views these as being the mouth-pieces of liberal elites. Are they going to lose viewers from both sides?
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EEgrad2003 Donating Member (70 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 01:28 PM
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9. How about this
I don't like listening to this trash but, it does make me want to prove them wrong. How about we get them to have a independently moderated debate. None of the cutting off the opponent, false facts and pointless discussions about non-issues that they do on their show. I don't know if it would work, but maybe people would realize just how ignorant and hate-filled they really are. If they didn't want to go through with it, have AAR point that out. I believe if we took them up on REAL issues, and ripped their false points, maybe some people would realize just how out of touch they really are.
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Touchdown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 01:33 PM
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10. A man won a senate seat on lesbians running rampant in schools.
Nut-jobs, and exposing them for being idiots, doesn't work anymore.
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pstokely Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-06-04 06:54 PM
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11. advertiser boycott
nt
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