Wed Mar 7, 2012, 07:30 PM

cal04 (36,978 posts)

First on CNN: Levin says Limbaugh should be dropped from Armed Forces Network

Source: CNN

Sen. Carl Levin, the powerful chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said Wednesday he would like the Armed Forces Network to drop the controversial Rush Limbaugh program from its service that provides radio and television shows to U.S. service members around the world.

"I would hope the people that run it see just how offensive this is and drop it on their own volition," Levin told CNN in an exclusive interview in the Capitol.

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Levin, a generally liberal Democrat from Michigan whose top spot on Armed Services makes him very influential inside the Pentagon, said he would "love" to see the program dropped, but he doesn't think it should be up to Congress to pass a law to make it happen.

"I think that is probably an issue that should be left to the folks that run that network," he said. "In other words, I'd love to see them drop it but I don't think I'd legislate it."

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First on CNN: Levin says Limbaugh should be dropped from Armed Forces Network (Original post)	cal04	Mar 2012	OP
It should definitely be dropped	mercymechap	Mar 2012	#1
I sent emails to DoD	xtraxritical	Mar 2012	#27
Send requests to your Congressmen to have DOD's use of Limbaugh investigated	csziggy	Mar 2012	#49
Rush should have	Iliyah	Mar 2012	#2
In 1993 they kicked up a shitstorm to get him on the air	bluestateguy	Mar 2012	#5
dammit, I didn't know that	BlancheSplanchnik	Mar 2012	#40
Please tell me this can be done by unilateral executive order (please?)	bluestateguy	Mar 2012	#3
First you give them the chance to do the correct thing of their own volition.	HubertHeaver	Mar 2012	#4
Amen.	Dr. Matt	Mar 2012	#6
Percisely.	kenfrequed	Mar 2012	#37
They can't touch Limbaugh, yet they CAN defund NPR.	kestrel91316	Mar 2012	#7
Things that make you go hmmmm... eh?	shcrane71	Mar 2012	#11
!!!	Lost-in-FL	Mar 2012	#22
Thank YOU Senator Levin! Send thanks for his support!	nolabear	Mar 2012	#8
Yay. HopeHupes posted links for them. I finally emailed american forces network today	duhneece	Mar 2012	#9
Took Levin long enough...	derby378	Mar 2012	#10
My first thought was: Mark Levin said that -- the world is coming to an end!	libinnyandia	Mar 2012	#12
Yes he should	lovuian	Mar 2012	#13
I totallly agree (nt)	varelse	Mar 2012	#14
Please let it be so	Politicub	Mar 2012	#15
Kick this right to the top	Kingofalldems	Mar 2012	#16
Spam deleted by uppityperson (MIR Team)	dfhtyjtyj	Mar 2012	#17
He is listening to his email!	Horse with no Name	Mar 2012	#18
Limbaugh should be dropped from Air Forces Transport	Xipe Totec	Mar 2012	#19
This should be AMERICAN not Armed forces,	alp227	Mar 2012	#20
I can't believe an anti-american traitorous, perverted piece of trash like Rush Limpballs is	workinclasszero	Mar 2012	#21
Never should have been on there.	harun	Mar 2012	#23
This is the same fat pig who trashed the service members themselves.......	Left Coast2020	Mar 2012	#24
When the Chair of the SASC speaks, he's like EF Hutton--DOD listens.	MADem	Mar 2012	#25
"I don't think I'd legislate it"	MannyGoldstein	Mar 2012	#26
I sure as hell wouldn't flatter that useless bastard	JNelson6563	Mar 2012	#36
yep....I wouldn't want it legislated,	BlancheSplanchnik	Mar 2012	#41
Kill the ads.	Tripod	Mar 2012	#28
Yes it SHOULD be legislated.	Liberty Belle	Mar 2012	#29
Agree completely.	randome	Mar 2012	#38
agree!!!!!! (nt)	Tumbulu	Mar 2012	#45
Agreed	davidthegnome	Mar 2012	#30
I agree	nxylas	Mar 2012	#35
Rush should have been dropped from Armed Services Radio long, long ago.	avaistheone1	Mar 2012	#31
How About "Clear Channel Communication" too? As a Military/Right Wing Propaganda organization?	Brettongarcia	Mar 2012	#32
Rush can't be good for the troops	JustABozoOnThisBus	Mar 2012	#33
Thank you Senator Levin, now PUSH for it nt!	sandyj999	Mar 2012	#34
here we are, women's heritage month... on international women's day...	deacon_sephiroth	Mar 2012	#39
Now hold a hearing and call in AFRTS so they can answer questions	itsrobert	Mar 2012	#42
His "support" there could be really small set of dedicated AFN survey takers	patrice	Mar 2012	#43
"And our next caller is Senator Carl Levin. Good morning, Senator Levin."	Major Hogwash	Mar 2012	#44
K&R n/t	Tx4obama	Mar 2012	#46
Waiting for that moral vicar Holy Joe Lieberman to weigh in on this...........	yellowcanine	Mar 2012	#47
I whole heartedly support	CRK7376	Mar 2012	#48
K & R!	lonestarnot	Mar 2012	#50

Response to cal04 (Original post)

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 07:36 PM

mercymechap (398 posts)

1. It should definitely be dropped

but I'm not sure the folks that run that network will do it of their own volition. As controversial as Rush Limbaugh is and as nasty as he has gotten since Obama got elected, he's not kept on that network by accident.

First on CNN: Levin says Limbaugh should be dropped from Armed Forces Network

1. It should definitely be dropped

27. I sent emails to DoD

49. Send requests to your Congressmen to have DOD's use of Limbaugh investigated

2. Rush should have

5. In 1993 they kicked up a shitstorm to get him on the air

40. dammit, I didn't know that

3. Please tell me this can be done by unilateral executive order (please?)

4. First you give them the chance to do the correct thing of their own volition.

6. Amen.

37. Percisely.

7. They can't touch Limbaugh, yet they CAN defund NPR.

11. Things that make you go hmmmm... eh?

22. !!!

8. Thank YOU Senator Levin! Send thanks for his support!

9. Yay. HopeHupes posted links for them. I finally emailed american forces network today

10. Took Levin long enough...

12. My first thought was: Mark Levin said that -- the world is coming to an end!

13. Yes he should

14. I totallly agree (nt)

15. Please let it be so

16. Kick this right to the top

17. Spam deleted by uppityperson (MIR Team)

18. He is listening to his email!

19. Limbaugh should be dropped from Air Forces Transport

20. This should be AMERICAN not Armed forces,

21. I can't believe an anti-american traitorous, perverted piece of trash like Rush Limpballs is

23. Never should have been on there.

24. This is the same fat pig who trashed the service members themselves.......

25. When the Chair of the SASC speaks, he's like EF Hutton--DOD listens.

26. "I don't think I'd legislate it"

36. I sure as hell wouldn't flatter that useless bastard

41. yep....I wouldn't want it legislated,

28. Kill the ads.

29. Yes it SHOULD be legislated.

38. Agree completely.

45. agree!!!!!! (nt)

30. Agreed

35. I agree

31. Rush should have been dropped from Armed Services Radio long, long ago.

32. How About "Clear Channel Communication" too? As a Military/Right Wing Propaganda organization?

33. Rush can't be good for the troops

34. Thank you Senator Levin, now PUSH for it nt!

39. here we are, women's heritage month... on international women's day...

42. Now hold a hearing and call in AFRTS so they can answer questions

43. His "support" there could be really small set of dedicated AFN survey takers

44. "And our next caller is Senator Carl Levin. Good morning, Senator Levin."

46. K&R n/t

47. Waiting for that moral vicar Holy Joe Lieberman to weigh in on this...........

48. I whole heartedly support

50. K & R!