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mn9driver

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3. The airwaves belong to those who can buy them.

Reply to Cleita (Original post)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 04:21 PM

Mar 2014

They used to belong to the people, but that quaint notion died with the Fairness Doctrine.

Our government is bought and paid for, and the people can't afford to buy it back.

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Rush Limbaugh told me today that man made global warming is a hoax. [View all] Cleita Mar 2014 OP

We could slow it considerably Warpy Mar 2014 #1

I'll give OxyRush this ... lpbk2713 Mar 2014 #2

The airwaves belong to those who can buy them. mn9driver Mar 2014 #3

He is a college drop out who was addicted to drugs Gothmog Mar 2014 #4

Limbore was a slacker before the name was even thought up. lpbk2713 Mar 2014 #6

I don't even need equal time. Loudly Mar 2014 #5