It seems the left is loony enough.
Posted on 09/13/2004 7:10:14 PM PDT by NewMediaFan
The escalating battle for the votes of U.S. armed forces personnel is stoking congressional Democrats’ efforts to end what they see as a right-wing tilt on the Armed Forces Radio and Television Services (AFRTS).
They are focusing on the broadcast of Rush Limbaugh’s popular daily talk show and say that its inclusion without a left-leaning counterweight violates Department of Defense (DoD) guidelines to provide balanced political programming to active-duty military personnel in 177 countries.
Believing that the alleged rightward bias will push military voters overseas to cast absentee ballots for Republicans, the Democrats in Congress are urging the chairmen and ranking members on the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to require the AFRTS to offer additional liberal programming for balance.
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An ice cube has got a better chance in Hell than the Rats do having Rush thrown off of Armed Forces Radio.
National Propaganda Radio - How many hours a day?
I'd like to see them take it off. Lets REALLY p1ss off the military.
How about Stuart Smalley, The troops should love his anti war rhetoric.
So I guess the dems want to put the foul mouthed Howard Stern on radio to our soldiers.
Waaahhh waaahhhh waaaahhhh
Now that Rush is an "unpaid" adviser (/sarcasm) to the Bush/Cheney campaign they'll be screaming to high heaven. I've already seen some Liberals who actually fell for his monologue today.
Yeah, replace Rush with Al Franken. Having to listen to that boring, leftist twaddle should boost the GOP military vote up to 100%.
Yeah, we can give them the 3-6 AM slot. They'll get the same listenership that they would at 3-6 in the afternoon, but thye won't irritate the troops.
They can't lower moral enough with just MSM.
I don't get it, they are already overbalanced to the left by being forced to listen to "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition".
Why can't balance be restored by say, Armstrong Williams?
The problem is that the Democrats think that this type of programming is just about in the middle and that anything to the right of that is, well, to the right of it. That means that there is no liberal voice to them. Unfortunately, they do not see the mainstream media for what it is.
Besides, the Armed Forces requested Rush, therefore they are not influenced by the show - the delivery of the program was influenced by their pre-existing political affiliations. That is why it was requested. The Dems need to focus their attention anywhere but the active volunteer military for purposes of getting votes.
Fairness Doctrine! Fairness Doctrine!
How's that for a liberal call?
5.56mm
It seems the left is loony enough.
Here is their schedule. Other than Limbaugh (who gets only one hour!) Dr. Dobson, and Dr. Laura, I don't see any conservative hosts. The news is CNN and AP (both liberal mouthpieces), NPR, USA Today, - unbelievably - Dan Rather.
They need Rush to restore their sanity after AP and Blather.
http://myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil/radio/afn/schedule.asp#PACIFIC%20U.S.%20MON%20%20%20FRI0100
I was overseas during the Clinton years and they do have their balance .... we called it the "Slants and Slurs" (it was the Stars and Stripes during WWII).
Al Franken should enable our troops the ability to get some much needed sleep.
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