Rush slammed by Broward County (FL) Govt.

[Edweird]

Broward may cancel deal with radio station because it airs Rush Limbaugh

"They have every right to speak, but we don't have to do business with them,"

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-churricane13jun13,0,4183214.story?coll=sfla-news-broward


At least somebody here is getting something right.

[mediawatch]

1. politics at its best

geesh

[guitar man]

2. good grief

Ken Charles, WIOD's director of AM programming, said the station's talk show lineup has no relationship with its news coverage and that the county should focus on the benefits of teaming with the station.

"It's a shame that people would let politics get in the way of saving lives in a hurricane," Charles said.

I....just don't know what to say about that last line.....words fail me right now......I guess all I can say in regards to Mr Charles comment is, you have got to be shitting me!..... :banghead:

[louis-t]

3. One of our stations here came up with a motto a few years back..

"WWJ, On Guard Against Terrorism." It made my jaw clench every time I heard it. I stopped listening for a LONG time.

[Edweird]

4. They have a sister station AM 940 WINZ, that is our only progressive station.

They could just use that. The money would end up in the same hands at the end.

[Scurrilous]

5. Want storm info? Fire gasbag Limbaugh, WIOD told

<snip>

"If it truly wants to be Broward County's official hurricane radio station, here's what WIOD (610 AM) needs to do:

Fire Rush Limbaugh.

At least that's the stand taken by Commissioner Stacy Ritter, who was able to prevent the county from renewing its hurricane information partnership with WIOD because the station carries the conservative icon's syndicated show.

Ritter pointed out that the majority of the nine county commissioners -- all of whom are Democrats -- are at the opposite end of the political spectrum from Limbaugh and other conservative hosts carried by WIOD.

With Ritter in opposition and four commissioners absent, there were insufficient votes to renew the deal.

"We don't have to do business with them," Ritter declared."

http://www.miamiherald.com/466/story/138174.html

[UTUSN]

6. K&R #4!!1 n/t

[Senator]

7. It's not "business," it's public safety

Official storm reports should be aired to a cross-section of listeners -- size of audience must be secondary.

Why should only dittoheads get the benefit? (This is the way fascism creeps.)

Good for Broward.

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