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In reply to the discussion: Time Magazine Affirms - Rush Limbaugh Is In Trouble [View all]jalan48
(13,859 posts)15. I quit listening to NPR during the run-up to the Iraq War.
They were serving as cheerleaders, like all the other major media outlets. I agree about the internet, so much good information is available. The current info posted today about Bill O'Reilly and his coverage of the Falkland Islands War is a good example.
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bull. The stations that allow the drug addict to spew his garbage don't care. It is part of
still_one
Feb 2015
#1
He doesn't get billions back. No one is footing the bill for him. Even if we accept your premise
stevenleser
Feb 2015
#55
They Don't Own TV Networks and Newspapers to Make a Profit on those Businesses
AndyTiedye
Feb 2015
#64
Propaganda is their business. On paper it looks like they're losing money, but in reality not.
Dont call me Shirley
Feb 2015
#68
Actually, he spread at a unique time in history. It was when most people weren't political....
Spitfire of ATJ
Feb 2015
#69
San Francisco is a perfect example. Essentially liberal talk radio is gone from San Francisco. A
still_one
Feb 2015
#24
Bain Capital, LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners? Of course there is no agenda!
LiberalAndProud
Feb 2015
#14
Yes, people out there should know that there's yet another obscuring name change to Iheartmedia
cascadiance
Feb 2015
#34
On most stations (which are owned by mega-corps like Comcast, Clear Channel, etc) it IS an agenda
nikto
Feb 2015
#18
Everyone I know who listens to radio is within 20 years of a hundred--except for the NPR crowd.
MADem
Feb 2015
#13
Like a high-priced superstar athlete, he's locked-in at over $30 Million/year, regardless of ratings
nikto
Feb 2015
#21
No such thing as "locked in" in the media world. There are out clauses in every contract
stevenleser
Feb 2015
#39