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Dial H For Hero

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68. Very rarely. I find them boring and roll my eyes a lot.

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 11:23 PM

Dec 2021

There was one I did listen to regularly back in the '80s, though. Bob Larson. Televangelist. Regularly had on guests who were (allegedly) witches, Satanists, etc. Performed exorcisms on the air. My favorite was when he had a caller who was doing their best impression of Linda Blair:

(growling voice) "Give up, Bob, you can never defeat the forces of Hell!"

"I rebuke you in the name of Christ!"

"Aaaaaarrrrrggggghhhh!"

He then put the "demon" on hold to ask his viewers to send him money. For 20 minutes.

Comedy gold.

Do you have an idea of how to change the hate speech issue from the radical right wing?

Not without trashing the Constitution. Given that I'm not willing to do that....

Am I to believe that you have never suffered any consequences from these guys?

On a personal basis? Nothing comes to mind...and I've lived in rural areas for about half of my life.

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When will urban liberals do something about the hate am radio incitement of violence [View all] Tumbulu Dec 2021 OP

I agree 100% essaynnc Dec 2021 #1

Yes! It is not our job to reach to them Tumbulu Dec 2021 #10

This is the result of the elimination of the Fairness Doctrine Bettie Dec 2021 #2

For some reason liberal radio never appealed enough jimfields33 Dec 2021 #5

I honestly think our literacy rate is higher. Mr.Bill Dec 2021 #7

I love to read, AND I love radio. I loved (sigh) Air America! electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #80

I did too. Tumbulu Dec 2021 #101

WNYC is my local NPR station. One of the best! Music stations... electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #103

I'll look for them, thanks for the tip Tumbulu Dec 2021 #104

Liberal radio appealed to logic. haele Dec 2021 #9

Yes, except I don't really think rural people are listening to these stations Tumbulu Dec 2021 #21

I don't think this can be countered Tumbulu Dec 2021 #22

I'm not the lawyerly type.... essaynnc Dec 2021 #24

How about the people they have been persecuting? Tumbulu Dec 2021 #26

Simple question: why has no liberal group sued them? brooklynite Dec 2021 #64

I have no idea why they have not Tumbulu Dec 2021 #74

Or (just spitballing) there isn't a legal basis for a prosecution or lawsuit... brooklynite Dec 2021 #77

Well you are more knowledgeable than me, Tumbulu Dec 2021 #81

how about the jan 6ers that are going to jail??? essaynnc Dec 2021 #28

Yes!!!!!!! Tumbulu Dec 2021 #31

They can't... brooklynite Dec 2021 #56

Why is threatening to kill Nancy Pelosi ok? Tumbulu Dec 2021 #75

it's a 95% monopoly - mom and pop vs wall mart - never given a chance, they knew their lying certainot Jan 2022 #121

Yes! Tumbulu Dec 2021 #11

Yes but the FD Sgent Dec 2021 #102

But the AM radio is public airwaves Bettie Dec 2021 #105

Despise hate radio, but it's hard to talk about "democracy" while wanting to ban it. Hoyt Dec 2021 #3

They do, and I said ban the hate speech or persecute or sue Tumbulu Dec 2021 #32

The rubes that listen to that crud will find other sources. Hoyt Dec 2021 #57

So what, if it is not on public airwaves it may not have the clout. Tumbulu Dec 2021 #62

Look, it's not going to be banned. Probably good, even as much as we hate hate radio. Hoyt Dec 2021 #70

+1 Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #72

Well, for these decades, no one has really tried Tumbulu Dec 2021 #85

When Bill Clinton did not veto the Telecommunications Act of 1996 it walkingman Dec 2021 #4

People were voting Reagan and Gingrich before that JI7 Dec 2021 #6

The effect was just beginning then, Tumbulu Dec 2021 #14

That has always been there. Social Media probably plays a bigger role than JI7 Dec 2021 #16

If you have never lived or worked in rural areas you don't know Tumbulu Dec 2021 #20

Yes, they'd mail their propaganda in the seventies, then radio and TV later. betsuni Dec 2021 #65

Yes, These people turned to the Republican Party after Civil Rights JI7 Dec 2021 #119

Yes, but now that we are stuck with this disaster, we need to use every tool Tumbulu Dec 2021 #33

Correct - we must NEVER NEVER allow this nation to succumb to mob rule. walkingman Dec 2021 #84

I hope we do not lose our nation Tumbulu Dec 2021 #86

Ah, the old "six corporations control 90% of the media" myth. onenote Dec 2021 #106

Well, excuse me. walkingman Dec 2021 #113

you are missing the most important part - radio. political talk radio is a 95% monopoly and it domin certainot Jan 2022 #123

Sorry, but the first amendment doesn't work that way. onenote Jan 2022 #124

the monopoly ahead been going for about 10 years before that, pushing clinton to do it certainot Jan 2022 #122

A 527 organization is needed to challenge licenses and cultivate public interest licensees. Frasier Balzov Dec 2021 #8

That is a good idea Tumbulu Dec 2021 #15

So your "something" is to make right wing radio illegal and prosecute the hosts? Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #12

Yep, always just throw that out, but the first amendment has limits Tumbulu Dec 2021 #17

Even were such legislation to be passed (and it won't) it would be tossed out by the courts Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #23

Nope, it is already illegal to cry fire in a crowded theater Tumbulu Dec 2021 #25

Not the same! Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #27

What is not the same? Tumbulu Dec 2021 #29

Do you really think the Supreme Court would find such legislation Constituional? Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #30

We don't need legislation, we need prosecutors and lawsuits Tumbulu Dec 2021 #34

You're calling for rightwing radio to be made illegal, and all its hosts to be arrested. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #40

I am calling for the hate speech to be prosecuted Tumbulu Dec 2021 #43

Hate speech is legal in the US. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #50

Wow, guess you never listen to these monsters. Tumbulu Dec 2021 #54

Very rarely. I find them boring and roll my eyes a lot. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #68

Well, I am glad that you are able to ignore them all Tumbulu Dec 2021 #88

I no longer live in a rural area; I'm now in a suburb west of Denver. Roughly a 50/50 D/R split. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #90

Thank you for the condolences Tumbulu Dec 2021 #94

To defeat the fascists, we must become one first. AncientAndy Dec 2021 #59

It is not fascist to demand that public airwaves not be used to advocate Tumbulu Dec 2021 #99

YES !!! ... no, but it felt good typing it. We do have to uphold laws on encouraging firearm violenc uponit7771 Dec 2021 #110

You are right. The OP is wrong. 1st Amendment prevents all he is saying, and I support the 1st. Tommymac Dec 2021 #112

In SF we used to have this great progressive Green 960 kimbutgar Dec 2021 #13

There was a Congressional candidate (CA 2) who told us in 2006how the Republican National Committee Tumbulu Dec 2021 #18

The problem is... there's a market for RW radio. WarGamer Dec 2021 #19

No, it was paid for by the Republican National Committeee Tumbulu Dec 2021 #35

Haven't seen evidence of that WarGamer Dec 2021 #36

Well you can investigate it if you doubt me Tumbulu Dec 2021 #38

Got a better source... AncientAndy Dec 2021 #67

No, it wasn't brooklynite Dec 2021 #61

Could be, but those am radio stations were financially propped up Tumbulu Dec 2021 #66

That doesn't make sense either... brooklynite Dec 2021 #69

Radio stations broadcast Limbaugh etc for free. tenderfoot Dec 2021 #83

Divisive, trying to blame city mice for country mice's poor choices Celerity Dec 2021 #37

No, I am a liberal who has worked and lived in rural areas my adult life and there are many of us Tumbulu Dec 2021 #39

Please go study the mechanics of Constitutional free speech law. Celerity Dec 2021 #47

Dems have ignored the threats to us from these hate groups using the public airwaves Tumbulu Dec 2021 #52

Which talk host called for you to be killed? Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #71

Rush Limbaugh Tumbulu Dec 2021 #78

Details, please. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #82

So you believe the constitution protects inciting violence against individuals Tumbulu Dec 2021 #89

When did Limbaugh call for you to be killed? What did he say? Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #92

Im not going to go into it Tumbulu Dec 2021 #95

The Constitution requires that "incitement" be narrowly defined. onenote Dec 2021 #96

It does not seem that narrow to me Tumbulu Dec 2021 #98

Limblarg... electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #93

Yes, they all seem to know how to say things in particular ways Tumbulu Dec 2021 #97

+1. Hoyt Dec 2021 #60

Save Democracy by imprisoning and banning your political opponents? tritsofme Dec 2021 #41

+1 Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #42

And advocating spreading the pandemic to more people Tumbulu Dec 2021 #46

Saying that vaccines are dangerous, while idiotic, is not a crime. Nor should it be. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #51

Well, guess what I disagree and Tumbulu Dec 2021 #53

Don't twist my words. I said for inciting violence. Tumbulu Dec 2021 #44

Incitement is a very high standard under Brandenburg. tritsofme Dec 2021 #45

800,000 people dead of Covid? Tumbulu Dec 2021 #48

I'm sorry you disagree with the First Amendment. tritsofme Dec 2021 #49

Good luck, hoping that you can understand the depth of the disaster we find ourselves in Tumbulu Dec 2021 #58

I'm glad that our system didn't empower AG Jeff Sessions to prosecute "hate speech" tritsofme Dec 2021 #63

What liberals are on radio and tv advocating killing their opponents? Tumbulu Dec 2021 #76

If anyone is truly inciting violence, they should be prosecuted. tritsofme Dec 2021 #79

And as a victim of the terrorization of the violent right wingers, you Tumbulu Dec 2021 #91

If you don't want to be accused being an authoritarian tritsofme Dec 2021 #115

The first amendment does not allow death threats and other forms of violence Tumbulu Dec 2021 #116

Post removed Post removed Dec 2021 #118

You call me an authoritarian for calling for threats and violence to be prosecuted, wow Tumbulu Dec 2021 #120

Saying what they say about Covid and vaccines may be dumb, but it's not violent speech. Calista241 Dec 2021 #87

That is what everyone said 35 years ago and now we have Tumbulu Dec 2021 #100

We'll, lets go ahead and start banning shit that doesn't seem right. Calista241 Dec 2021 #107

Using public airwaves to blast hate speech Tumbulu Dec 2021 #109

The First Amendment contains no exception for "hate speech" tritsofme Dec 2021 #114

So, first of all, my post is about how to stop these guys from terrorizing the nation Tumbulu Dec 2021 #117

Depends; when will YOU start? brooklynite Dec 2021 #55

I am a rural liberal and have been beat down by these guys Tumbulu Dec 2021 #73

The radio airwaves are full of hateful, fascist propaganda Mysterian Dec 2021 #108

Generations have been raised on this too Tumbulu Dec 2021 #111