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JSnuffy

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12. No no.. great idea...

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 02:52 PM

Mar 2012

I'm sure you'll be thrilled until someone on the right yells out against something you think is worthy.

The best example from my time over there was Olbermann. He was a far left guy with far left views and he was on every day.

If you remove one you have to remove the other and you end up with bland uninformative nothingness. No news, no commentary, no politics and nothing inflammatory from either side of the spectrum.

Maybe you think that's better than to have service members listen to something you don't agree with but I have more faith in them. They will choose what they want and that is what they should get.

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Get Rush off Armed Forces Network, and he's gone for good [View all] maxrandb Mar 2012 OP

Yes....more than anywhere else he should be off Armed Forces Network..young movonne Mar 2012 #1

Why don't you let the troops decide what they want... JSnuffy Mar 2012 #2

because we're assholes, that's why.. frylock Mar 2012 #6

I'm sure there are some troops... JSnuffy Mar 2012 #10

rush's popularity is vastly overestimated frylock Mar 2012 #13

since when do the troops make decisions concerning what they are provided? Demonaut Mar 2012 #7

What? RZM Mar 2012 #8

Neither do I. They can do it on their own dime, not mine, though n/t eridani Mar 2012 #48

Got it... JSnuffy Mar 2012 #9

The US military and AFN is provided by the American taxpayers. The American national bully shcrane71 Mar 2012 #11

No no.. great idea... JSnuffy Mar 2012 #12

I've seen the affects of Rush's hate speech... it spreads. Olbermann is nowhere near as uncivil shcrane71 Mar 2012 #14

It's absolutely subjective... JSnuffy Mar 2012 #20

Yeah right... Asking that someone post sex tapes on the Internet for his viewing pleasure is civil shcrane71 Mar 2012 #26

No... JSnuffy Mar 2012 #27

How is Olbermann far left? Kingofalldems Mar 2012 #15

Olbermann's far left because he doesn't manufacture his own facts. shcrane71 Mar 2012 #16

+1 sarcasmo Mar 2012 #35

Illuminating Indeed HangOnKids Mar 2012 #17

Thanks. Gio was filthy in his first start yesterday. Kingofalldems Mar 2012 #19

Information doesn't have to mean inflammation; it didn't used to. eShirl Mar 2012 #18

Olbermann is hardly far left - that guy is a liberal. TBF Mar 2012 #23

Subjective.. JSnuffy Mar 2012 #25

Um, Tricare pays for contraception. gulliver Mar 2012 #44

Ok....... JSnuffy Mar 2012 #50

censorship? I think I heard from the right about the left " criticizing the POTUS in a time of war" Demonaut Mar 2012 #21

Indeed... JSnuffy Mar 2012 #28

Funny, when I was a soldier I had no input Kingofalldems Mar 2012 #30

Since now... JSnuffy Mar 2012 #31

Didn't have email in 1967 kid Kingofalldems Mar 2012 #32

Maybe you missed your telegram then... JSnuffy Mar 2012 #33

You talking about condescending and attitude? HangOnKids Mar 2012 #37

There isn't censorship in the military? Really? LiberalFighter Mar 2012 #40

Ok and neither are you... JSnuffy Mar 2012 #49

"You vill listen to vaht VE vant you to listen to." cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #41

They did. Back in 1993. rush & the republicans forced Cerridwen Mar 2012 #36

Why is it necessary for the troops to have Rush or anyone else like him? LiberalFighter Mar 2012 #39

As a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, NECESSITY isn't what governs what I can listen cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #42

Like I said before... JSnuffy Mar 2012 #51

Do the troops decide what will be on armed forces radio? quakerboy Mar 2012 #53

I thought he'd be gone that time he agreed with the Taliban. CJCRANE Mar 2012 #3

I'd settle for getting him off DU. nt MineralMan Mar 2012 #4

!! JohnnyLib2 Mar 2012 #5

Nice! racaulk Mar 2012 #22

Yes! TBF Mar 2012 #24

I've owned RushOffAFN.com for a while now but haven't done anything with it. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #29

Let's help that at the local level too! calimary Mar 2012 #34

Then if he makes the transition over to Sirius-XM Great Caesars Ghost Mar 2012 #38

So we'll just take away their XM radios if they refuse to stop listening to things we don't approve cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #43

Fine ProSense Mar 2012 #45

+1 Rex Mar 2012 #46

Soon, satilite radio will become the new public airwaves Great Caesars Ghost Mar 2012 #52

We're working on it. Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #47