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Be pissed off my friends.. it is time to be very pissed off. (Original Post) jpak Jun 2019 OP
Vote as if your life depended on it. MineralMan Jun 2019 #1
+1 sandensea Jun 2019 #2
It's been time for some time. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2019 #3
Long past time, but better late than never. luvallpeeps Jun 2019 #4
VOTE, DONATE, PARTICIPATE. NoMoreRepugs Jun 2019 #5
I fear tomorrow B Stieg Jun 2019 #6
Pissed off is good. Anger is a gift. Action channels fear. ancianita Jun 2019 #7
destroy RW radio, the only unique advantage they have and the single most certainot Jun 2019 #8
Bring back the Fairness Doctrine jpak Jun 2019 #9
even with majorities there are too many naive democrats who believe the RW crap about certainot Jun 2019 #10

sandensea

(21,627 posts)
2. +1
Sat Jun 22, 2019, 01:05 PM
Jun 2019


"Don't worry, Mr. President. We'll need a draft; but it won't affect our families - just like the old days, eh?"

luvallpeeps

(935 posts)
4. Long past time, but better late than never.
Sat Jun 22, 2019, 01:27 PM
Jun 2019

The border kids are literally making me lose sleep. Maybe if I put a string of Christian pearls I'll see it differently?

NoMoreRepugs

(9,417 posts)
5. VOTE, DONATE, PARTICIPATE.
Sat Jun 22, 2019, 01:36 PM
Jun 2019

Whatever u can do do... make phone calls if u are unable to participate financially. We are skipping vacation to donate to Democratic candidates across the country... it's the least I can do for my granddaughter.

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
8. destroy RW radio, the only unique advantage they have and the single most
Sat Jun 22, 2019, 02:10 PM
Jun 2019

significant reason we're in this disaster.

because the 'left' and democrats have ignored it they take that advantage for granted now. it is a sitting duck, an easy target now thanks to artificial intelligence-enhanced transcription. it makes it easy for anyone anywhere to record any RW host or station, get it transcribed/digitized fast, such as at sonix.ai for $5/hr, and list advertisers with little listening required.

when the ad industry sees a few examples of that happening many agencies will be forced to stop bundling advertisers onto those stations, often not to their preference, and start asking advertisers if they really want to support trump, global warming denial, racism, immigrant hate, attack iran etc.

the true market demand for hate and lies and trump is a lot less than the 20-1 monopoly RW radio has enjoyed and many stations will be forced to go to alternative programming and maybe even try to offer balance.

those stations and the 88+ major universities that broadcast sports on more than 260 limbaugh stations are also good places to protest almost anything trump and republican.

action like that will be seen as a major threat by the GOP and the many politicians that depend on those stations to give them local support in elections and sell their pro-corporate policies all year.

seeing the limbaughs and hannitys, the real power in the modern republicon party, finally on defense will freak the cons out and enable and encourage republican senators to vote against trump and mcconnel and push blue dog dems red states to go left

if you want to do more than donate and vote that is an opportunity and frankly, that the progressive orgs and dem party haven't done anything to challenge talk radio continues to be the biggest political mistake in history

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
10. even with majorities there are too many naive democrats who believe the RW crap about
Sat Jun 22, 2019, 04:19 PM
Jun 2019

'slippery slope' free speech and most think rw radio is a non-factor anyway.

there are no 2 words that get more fury from the right when uttered by prominent dems.

i think the planet will burn before we get a new FD

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