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Jack Sprat

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17. Best explanation I've heard yet.

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 05:16 AM

Nov 2012

I knew there must be some logical reason we have been overlooking this treasure chest. It appears it must be money that none on our side can afford to sacrifice. The rightwing has exclusive fishing rights and we are too late to buy a license.

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If I've heard it once, [View all] Jack Sprat Nov 2012 OP

look, Am radio is shrinking fast... WCGreen Nov 2012 #1

Believe it or not, some people only listen to AM radio. defacto7 Nov 2012 #3

And they are not going to vote for a liberal either... WCGreen Nov 2012 #13

Keep fighting the good fight, all! kag Nov 2012 #18

You have to go where the votes are.... WCGreen Nov 2012 #25

Technically speaking, your right about AM to a point... defacto7 Nov 2012 #36

It's not financially feasable... WCGreen Nov 2012 #37

Maybe because money can't buy people or an election. defacto7 Nov 2012 #38

I do in CA, progressive of course. Live and Learn Nov 2012 #7

Cable tv is garbage. We're paying a rigged-up, jacked-up fee pacalo Nov 2012 #20

You know what I'm talking about, pacalo Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #34

I do get MSNBC on my basic package but it shows you what a racket it is when others have to pay pacalo Nov 2012 #49

Me, for one. Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #8

Is that so? Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #9

And that is where AM Radio will die. WCGreen Nov 2012 #14

It's not going to die in the boonies Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #16

Yep! defacto7 Nov 2012 #39

I've got a couple of AM radios. jamesatemple Nov 2012 #29

Right you are. Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #35

You have that right! defacto7 Nov 2012 #41

I listen to the radio, it is our airwaves me b zola Nov 2012 #40

hear, hear! defacto7 Nov 2012 #42

I was in rural, western VA when the Derecho came through on June 29th... DCKit Nov 2012 #2

it's cost us all a whole lot. defacto7 Nov 2012 #5

Possible solution? silverweb Nov 2012 #4

Messaging to your base and those that can be persuaded by your message is where you should WCGreen Nov 2012 #27

hear, hear! defacto7 Nov 2012 #6

Reinstitute the Fairness Doctrine ItsTheMediaStupid Nov 2012 #10

I'm with ya. Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #11

+1 This should really be a priority for Obama. nt Live and Learn Nov 2012 #21

You are so right. Plus, as an added insult to those of us who are geographically challenged, pacalo Nov 2012 #12

Here's the problem as I see it. There is no Big Money on our side. Richard Mellon-Scaife poured Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #15

Best explanation I've heard yet. Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #17

I love your post. pacalo Nov 2012 #24

Tell me more truths! JustAnotherGen Nov 2012 #30

and now Bane ownes Clear Channel, to boot. stlsaxman Nov 2012 #32

Yes, Bain does own it and I don't believe it is any coincidence. I saw this same scenario played Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #33

I have a theory about talk radio, and why it's so popular with the right. JohnnyRingo Nov 2012 #19

You just don't get it. Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #22

Just going by what I see in my RW friends. We're all about 55-60. JohnnyRingo Nov 2012 #26

Jack.. I'm with you! defacto7 Nov 2012 #43

I am a little out of touch with what is going on in the US davidpdx Nov 2012 #23

It seems to me that folks like Oprah, Soros, Buffet could form an investment broadcast network kelliekat44 Nov 2012 #28

if you have a smartphone app for streaming radio, do a search "talk" for "progressive"... stlsaxman Nov 2012 #31

and those that don't have a smart phone? defacto7 Nov 2012 #44

People who want to overlook AM radio defacto7 Nov 2012 #45

Exactly, defacto7 Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #46

Right wing radio is funded by advertising gravity Nov 2012 #47

And the cities surrounding these rural areas? Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #48