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not_the_one

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26. I think the bottom line is that OUR billionaires aren't nearly as dedicated or patriotic

Fri May 8, 2020, 01:50 PM

May 2020

as THEIR billionaires.

Just a few could do it... Bloomberg, Buffet, Steyer. Hell, a consortium of millionaires could do it. We have TONS of those.

Clear Channel/Iheartradio, Sinclair weren't built overnight. It was a long term strategy.

Apparently WE don't do long term... If we did, we would control a few more state legislatures, since we frequently already win the popular votes in those same states. Yet due to gerrymandering......

And I also take issue with "free speech" meaning it is ok to present LIES as TRUTH.

If we are going to accept that THAT is now allowable as "free speech", we damn well better tale advantage of it.

But we say, OH NO, WE CAN'T BE LIKE THEM. We better WAKE THE FUCK UP AND DO WHAT IT TAKES.

The REAL kicker is that we could USE THE TRUTH and do it, but we don't.

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Hey Blue Cities! How Many of You have Hate Radio on your Biggest AM Station? [View all] maxrandb May 2020 OP

Recommended. Dennis Donovan May 2020 #1

One here is KQQQ affectionately known as KKKQ, Pullman, WA. Not a blue city but brewens May 2020 #2

K/R This and Faux should have been dealt w long ago. appalachiablue May 2020 #3

bring back the Fairness Doctrine and hate radio and TV goes away beachbumbob May 2020 #4

Maybe on the radio, but if you're referring to Fox News, dware May 2020 #8

Exactly colsohlibgal May 2020 #9

I just love how people want to throw away the 1st Amendment dware May 2020 #10

The 1ST Amendment argument in this case is BULLSHIT maxrandb May 2020 #11

I never said that you don't have the right to protest and express your displeasure, dware May 2020 #18

Where in my post did I call for using the power of the government? maxrandb May 2020 #21

The Fairness Doctrine is the power of the govt., dware May 2020 #22

Nowhere, in any of my posts, did I say one word about the Fairness Doctrine maxrandb May 2020 #29

Sometimes I can be a real dumbass. dware May 2020 #30

Practically all am radio is hate radio. In the DC area we have wmal and it's hate radio. Solomon May 2020 #5

Miami AM radio: superpatriotman May 2020 #6

AM? Try FM. mwooldri May 2020 #7

Never, ever listen to AM radio and it's not due to rampant hate stations either. machoneman May 2020 #12

WLS Chicago is now hate radio LeftInTX May 2020 #13

the fcc fined sinclair broadcasting big time awhile back, the fcc should have taken away sinclair AllaN01Bear May 2020 #14

The FCC has been co-opted for decades dlk May 2020 #15

The Oligarchs need a way to get their message out. How else could they stay in power? jalan48 May 2020 #16

You do realize that Rush is on smaller market stations too, right? alp227 May 2020 #17

That's fine. Let's see if he can survive exclusively in small markets maxrandb May 2020 #19

Blue Chicago Risingtide May 2020 #20

If Limbaugh RobinA May 2020 #23

Tacoma's progressive station switched to right-wing programming a few years ago. Aristus May 2020 #24

Progressive radio simply dried up and died... Hulk May 2020 #25

I think the bottom line is that OUR billionaires aren't nearly as dedicated or patriotic not_the_one May 2020 #26

I agree with you 100%... Hulk May 2020 #27

Clear (I Heart) radio stations, newspapers, magazines appalachiablue May 2020 #28