Leftwing Media Donations 9-1 for Dems/Left (msnbc)

[North_of_60]

Come on now. How do you explain the failure of Air America or the low ratings of NPR? Liberals don't listen to AM. They're more of an FM kind of breed.

Let's leave Air America out of this debate and move slightly to the centre. No Mao Tze-Toung red book on the table or Joseph Staline poster on the wall. In the middle, slightly to the left.

Now...

Talk radio influence a lot of people and it influence election in this country. Ed Shultz has better rating than Hannity in several markets and can't find stations to carry him beside the usual hundred stations that broadcast progressive shows. Ownership is an issue.

[guyone]

Air America had a varying degrees of liberal views but they certainly weren't communists. I don't think that Liberals really like listening to AM radio and it just doesn't make sense for an audience that really disagrees with someone's consistent viewpoint that that same audience would continue to tune in to said personality on a regular or even daily basis. I really don't feel there is any conspiracy here.

How do you explain the success of Fox News channel? Cable companies don't force them on their viewers. As a matter of fact they are pretty far down on the dial on most if not all cable providers listings.

I personally feel that there are many, many people who openly may not appear to take a right wing stance but vote republican on election day.

[North_of_60]

San Antonio Texas based Clear Channel's top management has a history with Bush co.

Karl Rove have use right-wing radio for years to pump the emotions of right wing voters. In March 2003, the company was revealed to be behind the pro war rallies "Rally for America" promoted by its affiliate stations throughout US.

The spoken word is a formidable weapon. One company or one political party should not own the airwaves. When one controls the message, one controls the ends and stage the event.

When Reagan deregulated the airwaves, up came the rise of Limbaugh.

[White_Male_Canada]

Let Congress and the FCC hand out free licenses to left-wing groups if they want "balance".

The fact is this is the Stalinist left trying to shut down free speech.