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Tue Jul-08-03 10:22 AM
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| 8. so destroying piles of CDs |
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bears no similarity to burning piles of books to you huh? What if Barnes and Noble, Borders, etc, etc decided they weren't going to sell liberal books any more and had burning parties for them (Barnes and Borders owns these books mind you), would that fly in your mind?
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| -Boxer just said Clear Channel banning the Chicks was like Nazis |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 10:14 AM |
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Duh |
rock |
Jul-08-03 10:17 AM |
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Where did she say this? |
joeybee12 |
Jul-08-03 10:17 AM |
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in Commerce commitee discuss FCC issues |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 10:18 AM |
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Also a serious conflict of interest because |
wtmusic |
Jul-08-03 10:34 AM |
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sorry...that's just plain silly |
stopthegop |
Jul-08-03 10:17 AM |
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not when |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 10:19 AM |
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No |
Muddleoftheroad |
Jul-08-03 10:20 AM |
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so destroying piles of CDs |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 10:22 AM |
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If they pay for them |
Muddleoftheroad |
Jul-08-03 10:26 AM |
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is there a single progressive thought in your head? |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 10:29 AM |
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no |
Terwilliger |
Jul-08-03 10:51 AM |
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Not a single one |
Muddleoftheroad |
Jul-08-03 10:56 AM |
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where do you draw the line between public interest and private companies? |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 11:11 AM |
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Libera, Conservative, Middle of the Road... |
TheUnionDemocrat |
Jul-08-03 11:43 AM |
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this has nothing to do with market prefernces or their niche |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 11:59 AM |
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If |
Muddleoftheroad |
Jul-08-03 02:25 PM |
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well that's about the same thing Clear Channel did |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 03:04 PM |
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Not at all |
Muddleoftheroad |
Jul-08-03 04:17 PM |
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I disagree. Boxer is getting at the REAL source of the REAL problem |
nothingshocksmeanymore |
Jul-08-03 12:13 PM |
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Wow strict construction logic in action! |
nothingshocksmeanymore |
Jul-08-03 10:59 AM |
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Pleasure of the state |
Muddleoftheroad |
Jul-08-03 11:02 AM |
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Sorry but the airwaves exist in the public interest. |
nothingshocksmeanymore |
Jul-08-03 11:37 AM |
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Do you remember "Disco Demolition"? |
TheUnionDemocrat |
Jul-08-03 11:51 AM |
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There is a difference between humor and political symbolism |
nothingshocksmeanymore |
Jul-08-03 12:06 PM |
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Clear Channel is chartered by the government |
WhoCountsTheVotes |
Jul-08-03 11:18 AM |
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and let's not forget |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 10:25 AM |
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The problem goes back to |
wtmusic |
Jul-08-03 10:31 AM |
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there's a limit for private companies actions |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 10:36 AM |
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We should never have let CC get that far |
wtmusic |
Jul-08-03 10:40 AM |
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Using your argument, MSNBC's decision to fire Savage restricted his rights |
Michael Daniels |
Jul-08-03 10:34 AM |
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nope because his speech was made while acting on the job |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 10:39 AM |
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Yeah, this is the big issue here |
Quahog |
Jul-08-03 11:26 AM |
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Sorry, the comparison is quite valid, because the "private company," |
RichM |
Jul-08-03 10:25 AM |
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When the Nazis had their book burnings |
Dhalgren |
Jul-08-03 12:41 PM |
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the intent was the same |
Iris |
Jul-08-03 10:37 AM |
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No, there is no effective difference |
Jack Rabbit |
Jul-08-03 11:22 AM |
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but Clear Channel operates on the publilc airwaves |
northernsoul |
Jul-08-03 12:48 PM |
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but the fireworks over the Rose Bowl, paid for by CC were |
realFedUp |
Jul-08-03 10:20 AM |
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yeah and all those choice freeper rallies |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 10:27 AM |
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there's a difference between restricting speech |
stopthegop |
Jul-08-03 10:40 AM |
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it is restricting speech |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 10:43 AM |
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no it's not... |
stopthegop |
Jul-08-03 10:45 AM |
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but they prevented people from hearing them |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 10:49 AM |
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no...last time... |
stopthegop |
Jul-08-03 10:51 AM |
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what about refusing antiwar ads while promoting pro-war rallies? |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 10:53 AM |
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I wouldn't...but it's their radio station... |
stopthegop |
Jul-08-03 10:54 AM |
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this isn't about a radio station |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 11:15 AM |
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How about forcing |
Muddleoftheroad |
Jul-08-03 10:58 AM |
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as I recall DU was forced to have a popup |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 11:14 AM |
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forced to have a popup how? |
stopthegop |
Jul-08-03 12:44 PM |
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but the company that owns the webspace |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 01:53 PM |
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No it isn't. DU does NOT need an FCC license to operate |
nothingshocksmeanymore |
Jul-08-03 12:08 PM |
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also |
stopthegop |
Jul-08-03 10:54 AM |
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no I'm not |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 10:59 AM |
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given the choice between |
stopthegop |
Jul-08-03 11:01 AM |
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They prevented people from hearing them? Please..... |
Michael Daniels |
Jul-08-03 11:32 AM |
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they suppressed their speech |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 11:34 AM |
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sorta like boycotting advertisers on Rush Limbaugh? n/t |
stopthegop |
Jul-08-03 12:28 PM |
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Limbaugh is paid for his opinions |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 12:31 PM |
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Wrong |
Muddleoftheroad |
Jul-08-03 02:32 PM |
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but it wasn't done in a way that has anything to do |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 03:08 PM |
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Since when do radio stations sign contracts to play music? |
Michael Daniels |
Jul-08-03 03:58 PM |
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so if CC can theoretically not play DC for being gay |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 04:50 PM |
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Contract? |
Muddleoftheroad |
Jul-08-03 04:21 PM |
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they sign a contract with the label to play their music |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 04:52 PM |
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More like legal corporate extortion pays for limburger cheese |
nolabels |
Jul-08-03 02:45 PM |
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wouldn't depend |
Iris |
Jul-08-03 10:53 AM |
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So if a religious school burns books about evolution that's fine? |
nothingshocksmeanymore |
Jul-08-03 11:01 AM |
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yes it is... |
stopthegop |
Jul-08-03 11:02 AM |
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Fine for them |
Muddleoftheroad |
Jul-08-03 11:04 AM |
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Thank you. Your posts stand as a testament against private religious |
nothingshocksmeanymore |
Jul-08-03 11:40 AM |
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You are missing the point, stopthegap |
Jack Rabbit |
Jul-08-03 12:01 PM |
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OK...that's a valid point... |
stopthegop |
Jul-08-03 12:29 PM |
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I agree with you on Nazi comparisons |
Jack Rabbit |
Jul-08-03 01:52 PM |
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Here's FDR take on it: |
robbedvoter |
Jul-08-03 10:38 AM |
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Incisive post, robbedvoter. You've hit the problem right between the eyes. |
thebeaglehaslanded |
Jul-08-03 10:43 AM |
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It was |
Loonman |
Jul-08-03 11:01 AM |
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the back and forth argument here |
T Wolf |
Jul-08-03 11:44 AM |
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Plurality |
SuffragetteSal |
Jul-08-03 12:50 PM |
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thanks |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 03:09 PM |
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someone please give me a link showing that this was a CC directive |
southernfried |
Jul-08-03 01:56 PM |
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Dixie Chicks axed by Clear Channel (Jacksonville Business Journal) |
Jack Rabbit |
Jul-08-03 02:12 PM |
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like I thought, its not a Clear Channel directive |
southernfried |
Jul-08-03 02:16 PM |
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Another view from Paul Krugman |
Jack Rabbit |
Jul-08-03 02:33 PM |
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I listened to their director |
plurality |
Jul-08-03 03:11 PM |
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clear channel has its fingers in LOTS of pies |
seekthetruth |
Jul-08-03 02:32 PM |
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creepy billboard |
bring_em_home_bush |
Jul-08-03 04:31 PM |
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Did the Nazis Squelch Dissent? |
QERTY |
Jul-08-03 02:45 PM |
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It was undersatnding that the White House directed that |
AlinPA |
Jul-08-03 04:53 PM |
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