Re: Re: Re: Boston radio now-- or rather, Clear Channel radio now

[hopfgapr@sprynet.com]

Listen...I'm not trying to censor anyone...It's not my decision anyway. I'm only saying that there does tend to be a certain bias to most of the "politically" driven conversation on this list. All I mean is I don't want to see 5 people say "Damn Republicans" with immunity from the list master, and one "Damn Democrats" get a "we don't discuss this on this list" response. I feel that's happened here before.

-Paul Hopfgarten
-Derry NH

dan.strassberg@att.net wrote:
> All I can say is that, for someone who took umbrage at 
being labelled anti-choice, you seem hell bent on 
denying everyone who doesn't agree with you the choice 
to express him or herself. You are free to express your 
own opinions here on matters related to the list's topic 
of radio. Why then, do you keep trying to censor 
opinions that don't concur with yours on subjects that 
are on topic?

Clearly, politics and communications are tightly 
intertwined. Only someone with his head deep in the sand 
would seriously try to invoke cloture on postings that 
relate both to radio and politics. If you can't live 
with the freedom of expression the list provides, either 
stop reading the postings from people you feel will say 
something you don't like, or stop reading the group 
altogether. We'll miss you, but the group will go on.
> Listen, I thought Politics were verboten here! Or is it only Conservative 
> Politics that's not allowed.....
> 
> -Paul Hopfgarten
> -Derry NH
> 
> 
> "A. Joseph Ross"  wrote:
> > On 30 Apr 2001,  Donna Halper wrote:
> 
> > Anyone have an opinion on the brutally frank critique of Clear Channel in 
> > salon.com?
> > 
> > http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2001/04/30/clear_channel/index.html
>  
> Well, if we didn't have a Republican administration, there might be some 
> hope that the FCC might hold an inquiry about whether Clear Channel is fit 
> to be a licensee.  The thing about such a large company is that an FCC 
> decision that they are unfit to hold a radio license can result in some 
> massive shutdowns or divestitures.
> 
> And, if we didn't have a Republican administration, there might be some 
> hope of the Justice Department investigating for anti-trust violations.
> 
> Maybe the overpowering odor of this company will reach a few members of 
> Congress.  And maybe the Democrats will take over Congress in the next 
> election.
> 
> 
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