100% Rightwing radio. Now rightwinger buys Philly's 2 papers

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We're currently without Air America - all we have is Hate Radio - Rush, Hannity, and lots of our own local Haters.

Now, our Philadelphia Inquirer just got bought by a right wing, vehemently anti-choice former ad man who lends his "gravitas" to the local Sunday-morning issues show, (which is of course 1/2 Republican, 1/2 Democrat, even though the city is solidly Democratic).

You think the Inquirer is going to cover voting anomalies? Anything but the most egregious Republican crimes (the ones that even Republican judges can't overlook, like the Duke Cunningham stuff)? I doubt it.

Here's the pablum his future employees wrote about him today:
"But it is Tierney’s involvement in Republican Party politics -- he chaired Sam Katz’ unsuccessful campaign for mayor in 2003 -- and his aggressive work on behalf of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia that have proved the most controversial. Some have expressed fears that Tierney and his investors will be tempted to meddle in the papers’ news coverage, although Tierney has vowed a hands-off approach and to keep his focus on the business side."

[MrSlayer]

1. Yes, it's sad.

I'm expecting the Daily News to start reading like the New York Post.

[Nikki Stone1]

2. DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!!!!!!!

How do we stop this right wing media?

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3. 5th Largest City, Solidly Dem, now - all trad'l media is Republican

I just want to cry. At least we have 2 small alternative give-aways, but I get the idea from the ads in them that their primary audience is ollege kids and 26-year old bike messengers.

[wisteria]

4. I hope and pray people don't by into the bullsh*t and eventually

newspapers and easily propagandizes news medias become extinct.