Reply #14: And a lot of those airways are Clear Channel

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Lowry Mays and Bush were buddies when they were at A&M and Texas.

Mark Mays has taken over Clear Channel from his dad (last I knew, anyway).

Lowry Mays' CC stations organized the "Freedom Rallies" that encouraged steamrolling Dixie Chicks' CDs.

The deregulated FCC FUCKED UP when it allowed for communications consolidation to get to the point where it is today, but it was a big part of the long-term Republican plan.

Beck, Hannity, et al. are hired guns for the really big money guys, and you are right--there is a tangled web. The big money guys want their way. I just hope all us little people keep fighting.