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Levin and Bongino both say talk radio company never told them they could no longer allege election fraud rhetoric
Washington Examiner ^ | January 12, 2021 11:31 AM | Emma Colton, Social Media Manager

Posted on 01/12/2021 12:22:44 PM PST by conservative98

Mark Levin and Dan Bongino both said that media reports claiming they and other conservative radio show hosts were told by broadcasting company Cumulus Media to stop talking about a fraudulent election on-air or be fired were false, as neither person was contacted by the company.

“The story is not 75% bull#### — it's 100% bull####. I don't even work for Cumulus. I don't even know who Brian Phillips is. I've never even heard of him. The email was never sent to me or anyone on my show,” Bongino told the Washington Examiner, saying Cumulus only sells ad slots on his show.

"Even if I got that email, I wouldn't have listened to it,” he added. “I talk about whatever I want, when I want, how I want.”

On Monday, outlets across the nation reported that Cumulus Media had told conservative hosts that they could no longer speak about how “the election has not ended.”

Levin said on his radio show Monday evening that he, too, never received that memo from the executive vice president of content for Cumulus, Brian Phillips.

“Now, here's the problem. I never got a memo. I never got any memo. Not from Brian Phillips, executive vice president of Content for Cumulus, not from anybody,” Levin said on his radio show Monday evening.

“Nobody threatened me. Nobody told me what I could and couldn't say. Because if they did, you'd be hearing about it, but they didn't. They didn't have an insight in anything. I don't promote violence. But the Washington Post has a narrative, Paul Farhi, he has a narrative, he's also a liar,” he continued.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bongino; cumulus; marklevin; paulfarhi; talkradio
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1 posted on 01/12/2021 12:22:44 PM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Mark Levin Speaks:

Even now, more than a day after this utterly bogus story was published, the Washington Post has not corrected it

Posted on January 12, 2021

https://www.marklevinshow.com/category/mark-speaks/


2 posted on 01/12/2021 12:23:48 PM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98
“I've been on the radio almost 20 years. This guy writes for the Washington Post. ... He's never spoken to me once. Not once.”

This has been Levin's criticism for most of the MSM.

They write stories about him and never once reach out to contact him to make sure that what they write is accurate.

This means that they probably do that with many stories. They just make stuff up and then write about the denials that follow as an opportunity to write more made-up stuff.

-PJ

3 posted on 01/12/2021 12:26:54 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
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To: Political Junkie Too

That’s exactly how they earned the monicker “lame stream media”.


4 posted on 01/12/2021 12:29:01 PM PST by MissEdie (Be the Light in Someone's Darkness.)
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To: conservative98

They don’t work for Cumulus because, like Rush they are syndicated. But Cumulus stations could drop their show.


5 posted on 01/12/2021 12:50:26 PM PST by Borges
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To: conservative98

Allege? There’s no allegation. It was proven.


6 posted on 01/12/2021 12:52:54 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: conservative98

These people seem to be in a race to see who’s crazier every day.


7 posted on 01/12/2021 12:53:26 PM PST by Chad C. Mulligan (Eleutheromaniac)
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To: T.B. Yoits

Not in a court of law.


8 posted on 01/12/2021 12:53:39 PM PST by hawkaw
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To: conservative98

What does Cumulus say? Could be disinfo designed to get conservatives mad at Cumulus.


9 posted on 01/12/2021 12:55:22 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Borges

Talk radio is next.....I’m waiting for the paratroopers to start landing in my back yard (Ted Dawn).


10 posted on 01/12/2021 12:59:14 PM PST by bertmerc1 (Conservative Buddhist)
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To: conservative98

Suspected it was total BS when I first saw it posted here on FR.


11 posted on 01/12/2021 1:03:15 PM PST by JME_FAN
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To: JME_FAN

There has been so much BS posted on my beloved FR the last couple of months and in the last 48 hours I believe we have been infiltrated by the commietards.

Stop, breath, think.......


12 posted on 01/12/2021 1:07:07 PM PST by Romans Nine
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To: conservative98

My husband is a program director and on air personality for a radio (NOT talk, music) station owned by Cumulus. I can tell you most definitely, management DID receive the memo Wednesday. He came home that night and told me. Then this story came out yesterday. I can’t speak to WHY Levin and Bongino did not receive it except to say they are not management. Cumulus just carries their syndicated shows. So those of you saying the story is 100% BS are wrong. Maybe the reporter jumped the gun by saying that THOSE 3 received it when they didn’t. But all management at Cumulus did receive it. If my husband wasn’t afraid of losing his job (unlike Levin, Bongino, and Shapiro we can’t afford him to lose his job), I would print off the memo and send it. Management also received yesterday a follow-up memo warning management that their contracts forbid them from talking to the press...which is true.


13 posted on 01/12/2021 1:16:13 PM PST by Airforce Sister
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To: Airforce Sister

The story is BS because it is about Cumulus and Levin and Bongino: “Talk-radio owner orders conservative hosts to temper election fraud rhetoric”


14 posted on 01/12/2021 1:32:28 PM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

There will be plenty of misinformation out there, just as before. Be alert and check multiple sources.


15 posted on 01/12/2021 1:34:15 PM PST by Savage Rider
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Ok...but the memo did go out. I guess for me the real story is the fact that the memo did go out. Businesses are threatening their employees’ jobs if they mention voter fraud. Cumulus owns over 400 radio stations nationwide. It’s not Leven, Shapiro, or Bongino that are going to be hurt by this, it’s people like my husband, that are now being muzzled. There are 100’s of morning shows across the country that talk about current events...they are muzzled.


16 posted on 01/12/2021 1:38:02 PM PST by Airforce Sister
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To: conservative98; All

Been hoping and praying that Trump would be able to get this done before the formalities
THE GEORGIA RESULTS
SEND IN AN ARMY OF FED PROSECUTORS AND DO THIS

There were a series of fraudulent voting charges here. Were they enforced and corrected before this election took place ? If they weren’t is not a review called for ?
If the Georgia Secretary of State is in charge of voting he has the responsibility of enforcing the state’s regulations as to who votes. And eliminate those from voter lists who don’t qualify.

Assign prosecutors to personally canvass and investigate. Check if military actually voted by asking them. Identify all voters by checking on legal age their residency and citizenship. If found they do not qualify charge Illegals including state visitors known as snowbirds also include any technical computer fraudulent programming testimony when presenting to the court and get these election results tossed. Try and get it done SAP before the 20th

LINKED HERE ARE REASONS WHY THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3924076/posts#30
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3923435/posts#21
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3923157/posts#10
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3922715/posts#18
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3923312/posts#11


17 posted on 01/12/2021 2:05:42 PM PST by mosesdapoet (mosesdapoet aka L.J.Keslin posting here for the record hoping somebody might read and pass around)
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To: Romans Nine

Yep there are lefties posing and posting Crap in here. If you see them call them out. Facts are essential for us all. Because I have and I will.
Ops4


18 posted on 01/12/2021 2:10:33 PM PST by OPS4 (Ops4 God Bless America!Jesus is Lord)
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To: conservative98

Listening to David Webb this morning and a caller from Alabama made a few very good points and having a discussion with Webb and mentioned the election. Gone! The caller was cut off immediately!


19 posted on 01/12/2021 3:02:08 PM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (BOYCOTT The NFL, MLB, NBA, NASCAR & Faux Snooze! Molon Labe! Oathkeeper!)
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The memo was directed to the stations owned by Cumulus and their local talk show hosts..........The syndicated national hosts such as Levin and Rush and others would not be affected since they are not employees and are under contract.......


20 posted on 01/12/2021 3:11:21 PM PST by Hot Tabasco
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