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shcrane71

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1. My local NPR station is having a pledge drive right now. One of there pleas for donations goes

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 07:10 PM

Mar 2012

something like this: "Here on NPR we don't have shock jocks. We just provide facts and news coverage."

Had to read this to a friend, and her response, "Hell yes. Dude, go back to playing music. No one wants to hear, I hate, hate, hate all the time. Play some Muddy Waters or something."

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RUSH Fiasco "Sending Chill Up The Spine Of Radio Advertisers & Programmers" [View all] kpete Mar 2012 OP

My local NPR station is having a pledge drive right now. One of there pleas for donations goes shcrane71 Mar 2012 #1

That "chill" has to have progressed to "cold sweats" after today's Brain-Boy-Bluster: Junkdrawer Mar 2012 #2

The free market will hang the free marketeers alcibiades_mystery Mar 2012 #3

Yes & the irony of it's pretty enjoyable. :) JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #4

Is that a bumper sticker? If it isn't, it should be. HughBeaumont Mar 2012 #8

Sounds like a warning shot across the bow of RW indepat Mar 2012 #5

As well it should! yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2012 #6

It has been too long coming, I am glad it finally is here Vincardog Mar 2012 #7

It's about time. n/t ohheckyeah Mar 2012 #9

FUCK YEAH!!! backscatter712 Mar 2012 #10

Just remember DonCoquixote Mar 2012 #11

Yeah, the plan has always been lie low, let the heat die down, then jump back in gratuitous Mar 2012 #13

They can be Partisan, just not Bigoted fascisthunter Mar 2012 #12

You know, they might even want the fairness doctrine back this way. LoZoccolo Mar 2012 #14