Exactly so

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Exactly so

Mary Anne — 5/1/2003 5:24:27 PM (archived)

So let's not have any more nonsense about left-wing boycotts of talk radio hosts being any different than that.

It's the same game, no matter which side is playing.

Regards--
Mary Anne

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Vast Right Wing Media Conspiracy blamed for liberal media failure - Tom Brosz - 4/30/2003 5:40:04 PM
- Bill O'Reilly's ratings in the toilet - Tom Brosz - 5/1/2003 5:08:31 PM
- Wow! - Tom Brosz - 5/1/2003 4:33:57 PM
  - "Half this stuff should have its own threads." - Mary Anne - 5/1/2003 4:56:46 PM
    - I used to be a library volunteer... - Tom Brosz - 5/1/2003 5:05:12 PM
  - I haven't seen a lot of conservatives running to the defense of the Dixie Chicks' right to free speech. - Mary Anne - 5/1/2003 4:46:46 PM
    - The Dixie Chicks and everyone else is free to say whatever they want - Larry J - 5/1/2003 5:21:06 PM
      - Exactly so - Mary Anne - 5/1/2003 5:24:27 PM
        
        Re: Exactly so - Larry J - 5/1/2003 5:44:36 PM
        
        Boycotts - LJ - 5/1/2003 6:30:25 PM
        
        Speaking of boycotts... - Larry J - 5/1/2003 7:14:41 PM
        
        Re: Boycotts - Tom Brosz - 5/1/2003 3:26:47 PM
    - Re: I have - Tom Brosz - 5/1/2003 4:55:29 PM
- Let them eat steak! - Mary Anne - 5/1/2003 3:00:28 PM
  - Similar to an analogy I like - Tony - 5/1/2003 4:12:47 PM
  - Come on, Mary Anne, you are being pessimistic about this. - REB - 5/1/2003 3:18:27 PM
    - God is a liberal ;) - Mary Anne - 5/1/2003 3:32:15 PM
      - If not a downright commie! ;) - Tom Brosz - 5/1/2003 5:00:25 PM
- Of course, they use 'fairness doctrine' to hide its blatant unfairness - ebnelson - 5/1/2003 12:54:29 PM
  - It's Called Progressive Because - Mark Eby - 5/1/2003 1:22:39 PM
    - Re: It's Called Progressive because Socialist doesn't sell well any more. - Tom Brosz - 5/1/2003 4:26:29 PM
      - Re: It's Called Progressive because Socialist doesn't sell well any more. - Mark Eby - 5/1/2003 5:19:04 PM
        
        Wage controls - Tom Brosz - 5/1/2003 3:48:29 PM
      - you might want to recall how wealth was accumulated in the capitalist 19th century. - Mary Anne - 5/1/2003 4:34:11 PM
        
        I do. - Tom Brosz - 5/1/2003 4:47:27 PM
    - Depending on the government tax system to redistribute wealth is like depending on sharks to distribute kitty chow - ebnelson - 5/1/2003 11:41:38 AM
      - You're Slightly Off Topic - Mark Eby - 5/1/2003 2:31:12 PM
        
        Actually, it is about redistributing wealth - Tom Brosz - 5/1/2003 3:39:56 PM
        
        Sure If You'll Stop Dodging The Fundamental Questions - Mark Eby - 5/2/2003 6:04:53 PM
        
        The Fundamental Questions - Tom Brosz - 5/3/2003 9:21:13 AM
- That's Not The Point Tom - Mark Eby - 5/1/2003 12:49:04 PM
  - It's controlled by the marketplace - Larry J - 5/1/2003 1:22:51 PM
    - See Reply To ebnelson - Mark Eby - 5/1/2003 1:42:09 PM
      - Your local NPR station must be a lot different from mine - Larry J - 5/1/2003 1:52:21 PM
        
        Sponsorship - Mary Anne - 5/1/2003 3:24:16 PM
        
        Re: Sponsorship - Larry J - 5/1/2003 5:51:58 PM
        
        You Don't Believe Education Should Be A Government Function? - Mark Eby - 5/1/2003 2:08:52 PM
        
        Sometimes, I wonder - Larry J - 5/1/2003 2:17:24 PM
        
        Re: Sometimes, I wonder - Mark Eby - 5/1/2003 2:48:31 PM
        
        Re: Sometimes, I wonder - Larry J - 5/1/2003 4:57:38 PM
        
        Hidden costs - Mary Anne - 5/1/2003 5:19:27 PM
        
        Re: Hidden costs - Larry J - 5/1/2003 5:36:29 PM
        
        Re: Hidden costs - Tom Brosz - 5/1/2003 3:43:07 PM
  - So we should ration free speech just to keep it fair? - ebnelson - 5/1/2003 12:58:36 PM
    - No - Mark Eby - 5/1/2003 1:19:23 PM
      - The problem is how do you define "fair representation of the minority opinion" - Scott - 5/1/2003 2:47:15 PM
        
        The Existing Rules Have Worked Fine - Mark Eby - 5/1/2003 2:55:46 PM
- Yawn. Tom was up too late again last night. (NT) (n/t) - Davin ExilLeftistUnderTomsBed L - 4/30/2003 6:09:02 PM
  - BTW... - Tom Brosz - 4/30/2003 6:15:53 PM
- Re: "It couldn't be that most audiences just aren't interested in what the Left has to say?" - alcaray - 4/30/2003 9:06:30 AM
  - "Vitriol rushes?" - Tom Brosz - 4/30/2003 11:14:31 AM
    - We were talking about... - alcaray - 4/30/2003 11:43:16 AM
      - Re: We were talking about... - Tom Brosz - 4/30/2003 2:11:58 PM
        
        Re: We were talking about... - alcaray - 5/1/2003 3:52:38 PM

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