Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity may soon be removed from Armed Forces Radio

[kpete]

OUT OF LEFT FIELD

Limbaugh, Hannity Face Armed Forces Radio Loss

***UPDATED***

Handing liberal opponents a sudden victory in their longtime battle over Armed Forces Radio content, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity may soon be removed from broadcast outlets serving American soldiers stationed around the world.

With last year's addition of liberal talk shows to the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service lineup, how could this happen now?

........

In a highly unexpected development, a radio consulting firm hired by the military has strongly recommended dumping these programs from stations that reach the vast majority of troops and others residing overseas.

http://radioequalizer.blogspot.com/2006/06/limbaugh-hannity-afrts.html
via: http://thinkprogress.org/2006/06/05/thinkfast-pm-june-5-2006/

[LittleClarkie]

1. Will liberal radio be dumped too?

I'm wondering.

[MadMaddie]

6. The article says that the liberal talk shows would be impacted

also....this is the Republicans showing their snotty sand box games....if they can't have the whole sandbox then no one is going to have the sandbox...more bullshit...

[LittleClarkie]

Even so, at least Rush won't be able to tell the troops that liberals hate

them anymore. That can only be a good thing.

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. Too bad they all have to go, but the RW ruined it for all of them

Bald-faced lies every minute they were on the air.

[kpete]

8. from the same article

In this new scenario, ALL political talk shows will be nearly eliminated, including those hosted by liberals Ed Schultz and Al Franken.

[movonne]

9. It sounds like they are trying to get rid of Liberal radio and have

to dump all the political lineup...

[havocmom]

16. Sounds like they are gonna start obeying the law

Is it the Hatch Act that prohibits political activism in the military? No serving member of the military can make comments in their capacity as military, wear uniform to political rallies, things like that. I believe it also bans political programming from Armed Forces Radio. How the likes of Rush has been allowed on this long is a mystery. The brass should stand up to the propagandists.

[blm]

17. You could have the right answer on this - some things are too good to

be completely true.

[rodeodance]

11. liberal talk shows to be dropped also.

With last year's addition of liberal talk shows to the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service lineup, how could this happen now?

Wasn't the previous flap over such programming resolved at that point?

In this new scenario, ALL political talk shows will be nearly eliminated, including those hosted by liberals Ed Schultz and Al Franken.

If Hannity and Limbaugh aren't being singled out for quasi- cancellation, that might seem fair, but the devil is in the details.

And it's a particularly ugly devil: upon closer examination, an astounding picture of anti- conservative bias is clearly revealed. Was it intentional? We don't know.

[rodeodance]

2. do they actually think the troops have had enough bull?

[misternormal]

3. Good!!!

Those idiots spout nothing but zealous hate and lies. Every station should drop them... and the Exchange Service should ban the sales of any of their books... Theirs along with Coulter's.

[muntrv]

4. Maybe the troops in Iraq

are sick of Rush and Hannity spouting off the everything-is-going-great-in-Iraq bullshit.

[Greeby]

7. Actually, I think this may account for that Zogby poll

THat said 90% of troops there believed they were avenging 9/11. No wonder they think that if their heads have been umped full of the Oxymoran and the Baby Jesus

[Jacobin]

18. I think you are on to something

Its one thing for these dweebs to spout their simpleton minds off and make up shit about IraqNam in the U.s.

Its quite another to have this drivel spewed to people who are living the nightmare

[ariellyn]

5. Gee, could Rush have incited Haditha? Connect the dots. n/t

[Kolesar]

20. Good point, ariellyn! .. eom

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. How about OxyBoys disgusting Scam-A-Soldier thing? Maybe they've

had enough of being used a dupes in his shameless quest to take advantage of them and make money off of their backs.

Screw him!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

12. Translation: shrubco is MORE WORRIED about the troops listening to

real information than they are about removing their sources of disinformation.

[Faygo Kid]

13. I am tired of these fascist fraud bully cowards. That is what they are.

First came across the Pilodinal Cyst in 1990. 1990! By 1994, thoughtful people recognized the danger to dialogue with disagreement, but not calling your opponents evil, stupid or worse. Breathtaking. What goes around comes around. They are indeed evil and worse, and have spawned hundreds of stupid single-cell imitators throughout the nation.

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. Let HalfNutty, O'Reilly, Ingraham, and Limpbag broadcast live from Baghdad

.........Outside the Green Zone if they're so damned brave.

Wasamatta, lost your nerve, you cowards?

[Marr]

19. "I'm takin' my ball and goin' home!"

Amazing what you have to do to get these people to obey the law. They never even considered removing those lying right-wing sacks of shit until liberals started arguing for equal access. Now they're taking their ball and going home. Fine by me.

[Berry Cool]

21. I was going to say, at least getting rid of Rush and Hannity would be good

After all, the troops have suffered enough just being over there.

[FairVotes4all]

27. Perfect Analogy

The Rethugs are acting like little kids.... wait, I dont wanna insult little kids.

[newyawker99]

28. Hi FairVotes4all!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Downtown Hound]

22. Even though they're taking the liberal shows off as well

This is a major defeat for the cons. They thought that their monopoly on brainwashing the troops would last forever. Well, it hasn't, thanks to the likes of Al and Ed. One station at a time, one mind at a time.

[riderinthestorm]

23. I agree.

Frankly, I believe the troops should be free from any right or left leaning radioheads.

They need bias-free news of what's happening in the US and globally. They need entertainment (music, comedians etc.). They need important military information. They need the latest tv shows, movies, and every first class laugh they can get.

They do NOT need Rush. And if that means they don't also get Al, then so be it.

[d_b]

24. They'd rather have no partisan radio shows,

to appear to be fair, then to have liberal voices speaking to the troops.

[Ksec]

25. Good. I cant believe they were allowed on there in the first place.

They do more damage than our Liberal stations can fix. I think it would be a trade that would be to our advantage.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

26. On the contrary, I think they are doing it precisely because they think

more damage is done by the soldiers being able to hear liberal radio than by removing the Rush and Hannity propaganda. So I think they feel they are better off this way, although worse off than when they had their own propaganda monopolizing the overseas airwaves.

[Xenotime]

29. There is nothing but hate and poison that comes out of their mouths.

This is the first step in turning around the brain washing that goes on with the US troops.