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el_bryanto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-12-11 09:45 AM
Response to Reply #35
36. I don't care what tool you use to silence someone; I care about trying to silence someone
Market forces or governmental forces. The goal is the same.

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  -Rush Limbaugh: "Words mean things." OneGrassRoot  Jan-12-11 07:57 AM   #0 
  - And Glenn Beck's sponsors  somone   Jan-12-11 08:02 AM   #1 
  - Dear Autozone: In Honor of Christina Taylor Green ...  FreakinDJ   Jan-12-11 08:04 AM   #2 
  - Yes, you too can be a Freelance Censor  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 08:07 AM   #3 
  - I'll defend their Right - but I won't spend my Money there  FreakinDJ   Jan-12-11 08:13 AM   #4 
  - Thank you, well said. n/t  OneGrassRoot   Jan-12-11 08:14 AM   #5 
  - Is the goal of these sorts of lists for one person to decide not to shop there  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 08:19 AM   #6 
     - The goal is to allow the "free market" of ideas to determine the  Cerridwen   Jan-12-11 08:28 AM   #8 
     - What has prevented the Markets from working up till now? n/t  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 08:29 AM   #9 
     - Start with...  Cerridwen   Jan-12-11 08:39 AM   #12 
     - Do cite the evidence that the Armed Forces don't want Limbaugh  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 08:43 AM   #15 
        - Didn't want. Words have meaning. The military personnel were polled  Cerridwen   Jan-12-11 09:04 AM   #23 
           - Ok - well if you do come across it let me know  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 09:07 AM   #25 
              - I found this at the LATimes...  Cerridwen   Jan-12-11 09:24 AM   #28 
                 - Thank you. n/t  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 09:38 AM   #33 
                    - That's it? "Thank you n/t"  Tsiyu   Jan-12-11 11:27 AM   #58 
                       - I'm sorry what should I have written?  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 12:09 PM   #69 
                          - maybe what you just wrote there?  Tsiyu   Jan-12-11 12:28 PM   #70 
     - For me, its awareness. I'm sure lots of folks would boycott Lush Rimjob's sponsors if only they had  Erose999   Jan-12-11 09:23 AM   #27 
     - Quite True - and I was just starting to like AutoZone too  FreakinDJ   Jan-12-11 08:52 AM   #20 
        - When I was growing up, businesses stayed the hell away from politics.  Cerridwen   Jan-12-11 09:07 AM   #24 
        - You should call their corporate office and tell them you'll be boycotting them as well.  Erose999   Jan-12-11 09:27 AM   #29 
     - No, it is about personal responsibility  Vinnie From Indy   Jan-12-11 08:31 AM   #10 
     - My goal is to shift patronage from companies who support hate speech...  OneGrassRoot   Jan-12-11 08:31 AM   #11 
        - Yes you simply want to penalize companies for supporting Limbaugh  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 08:40 AM   #13 
           - Yes. And that's a problem why? n/t  OneGrassRoot   Jan-12-11 08:41 AM   #14 
           - I suppose it goes to your goals  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 08:46 AM   #17 
              - Okay. :) n/t  OneGrassRoot   Jan-12-11 08:48 AM   #19 
              - It's censorship when governments and governing bodies decide it is  AspenRose   Jan-12-11 09:08 AM   #26 
              - In my opinion, the end goal is the act of censorship  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 09:30 AM   #30 
                 - "hateful and nasty things"  OneGrassRoot   Jan-12-11 09:35 AM   #31 
                 - Nope.  Cerridwen   Jan-12-11 09:42 AM   #35 
                 - I don't care what tool you use to silence someone; I care about trying to silence someone  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 09:45 AM   #36 
                    - I've made my points. You've chosen to ignore or misinterpret them.  Cerridwen   Jan-12-11 09:53 AM   #38 
                    - Thank you, and have a great day as well.  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 09:55 AM   #40 
                    - So you support Rush  Tsiyu   Jan-12-11 10:35 AM   #44 
                       - It's not a double standard - were there organized boycotts of Air America  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 10:45 AM   #47 
                          - I would not care if there were  Tsiyu   Jan-12-11 11:01 AM   #50 
                             - I suspect I will continue to disagree and express disagreement  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 11:03 AM   #51 
                                - Where have I told you to shut up?  Tsiyu   Jan-12-11 11:15 AM   #53 
                                   - This has reached the point of parody  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 11:23 AM   #56 
                                      - Dude, you started off on this post with absolutely no idea what  Tsiyu   Jan-12-11 11:33 AM   #59 
                                         - You know there's a difference between assertion and proof  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 12:06 PM   #68 
                                         - I am not trying to slam you  Tsiyu   Jan-12-11 12:32 PM   #71 
                                         - Ah I see - the difference is that you agree with her and you disagree with me.  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 02:05 PM   #74 
                                         - No. the difference is, she presented her argument fairly  Tsiyu   Jan-12-11 02:11 PM   #75 
                                         - I think you will just have to accept that I don't see things the same way you do.  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 02:15 PM   #76 
                                         - Educate yourself and you may change your mind  Tsiyu   Jan-12-11 02:31 PM   #77 
                 - That's the Webster definition of censorship, not mine.  AspenRose   Jan-12-11 09:45 AM   #37 
                    - Implies but does not necessitate. n/t  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 09:53 AM   #39 
              - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Jan-12-11 09:41 AM   #34 
              - Do you like Rush?  Tsiyu   Jan-12-11 10:40 AM   #45 
              - What?  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 10:49 AM   #48 
                 - So you hate the Free Market then?  Tsiyu   Jan-12-11 11:07 AM   #52 
                 - Since when does Rush deserve even "faint praise"?...  Flubadubya   Jan-12-11 11:20 AM   #54 
                    - I think I praised his political acumen at one point  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 11:26 AM   #57 
              - Censorship?  dbmk   Jan-12-11 12:39 PM   #72 
              - So it was censorship that silenced  verges   Jan-12-11 03:05 PM   #80 
           - I know a Little Girl who doesn't want you to patronize those companies  FreakinDJ   Jan-12-11 08:54 AM   #21 
           - Which little girl is that? Christina Green?  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 08:57 AM   #22 
           - Thats how the free market works, right? Look at whats going on with Glenn Beck...  Erose999   Jan-12-11 09:37 AM   #32 
  - I'm really trying to figure out what you are saying here.  montanto   Jan-12-11 10:31 AM   #43 
  - Your independent choices aren't an issue; feel free not to  el_bryanto   Jan-12-11 10:53 AM   #49 
     - Why is it wrong if we want someone different on the air?  Tsiyu   Jan-12-11 11:21 AM   #55 
  - So let me get this straight  Tsiyu   Jan-12-11 10:44 AM   #46 
  - I agree, Tsiyu. Censorship is done by the government...  OneGrassRoot   Jan-12-11 11:35 AM   #60 
  - He has the right to say what he wants, but the rest of us doesn't have to pay for it.  backscatter712   Jan-12-11 11:40 AM   #63 
  - You misunderstand freedom of speech.  Hosnon   Jan-12-11 03:54 PM   #83 
  - Also The Corporate Media That Profits From Him  KharmaTrain   Jan-12-11 08:24 AM   #7 
  - I see your point here, we really need to study radio advertising and see whether a lot of these  Erose999   Jan-12-11 10:00 AM   #41 
     - It's More Than Advertising...  KharmaTrain   Jan-12-11 01:18 PM   #73 
  - Ackety! Just ackety!  lonestarnot   Jan-12-11 08:44 AM   #16 
  - LOL....I don't even know if this is the most current list.  OneGrassRoot   Jan-12-11 08:47 AM   #18 
  - Well the Lendingtree one doesn't surprise me  Kookaburra   Jan-12-11 10:31 AM   #42 
  - You go Girl!!!!!!  Tsiyu   Jan-12-11 11:37 AM   #61 
  - Wow! A list of things I never purchase, anyway.  Kalyke   Jan-12-11 11:37 AM   #62 
  - Me, too...lol. But, again, I don't know if this is current or not --  OneGrassRoot   Jan-12-11 11:47 AM   #66 
  - Most of these run ads on Air America too  Generic Other   Jan-12-11 11:45 AM   #64 
  - Thanks for the call to action!  Dappleganger   Jan-12-11 11:46 AM   #65 
  - I just fired off an email to all who provided an email address on this list  madokie   Jan-12-11 12:01 PM   #67 
  - Realize several of them also advert in places like  nadinbrzezinski   Jan-12-11 02:33 PM   #78 
  - Yes, I'm seeing that's how it works.  OneGrassRoot   Jan-12-11 02:39 PM   #79 
  - boycotts get them where they hurt - their pocketbooks n/t  RainDog   Jan-12-11 03:29 PM   #81 
  - kr. limbaugh is a scourge.  Hannah Bell   Jan-12-11 03:31 PM   #82 
 

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