OT- Good reason to support your local fly shop

"Mark Bowen" wrote in message ...
"nfisherman" wrote in message
...

I'll bet you dismissed anyone who criticized the Dixie Chicks for
speaking their minds as right-wing fanatics. You're bitching about
Cabela's just for allowing Bush to speak. What does that make you?

Have a nice day. I'm going to do some fishing!

No Clear Channel Radio--right-wing media giants--have silenced the Dixie Chicks.

Obviously, if big business and industry have a right to prevent the American
electorate from voicing it's opinions, the electorate has a right to boycott big
business and industry. I guess that would make us equals?

Mark

Aren't the Dixie Chicks, Springsteen, et. al. on tour at the moment
promoting something called "Vote for Change" or something like that?
So where's the oppression from the "right-wing media giants"?

This thread started because Cabela's allowed Bush/Cheney to speak at
their stores. I don't see how that translates to big business and
industry preventing the electorate from voicing its opinions.

"nfisherman" wrote in message
m...
Aren't the Dixie Chicks, Springsteen, et. al. on tour at the moment
promoting something called "Vote for Change" or something like that?

I wouldn't know, really. However, a concert tour doesn't equate with: "... Clear
Channel owns or operates 1,165 radio stations in the United States."
(http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,54036,00.html)

"It's also the nation's largest concert promoter and one of the largest billboard
companies." (http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/20020...ar0623fnp3.asp)

So where's the oppression from the "right-wing media giants"?

Read the related articles in the links provided above and you'll get a CLEAR CHANNEL
picture.

This thread started because Cabela's allowed Bush/Cheney to speak at
their stores.

That's right, and when Cabela's *invites* Kerry/Edwards to hold campaign rallies at
the VERY SAME outlets it provided to the Bush/Cheney campaign, I will withdraw my
complaint.

I don't see how that translates to big business and
industry preventing the electorate from voicing its opinions.

Think monopolization of media outlets!

Seriously, read the post-gazette link, and imagine that one far-left liberal
corporation controlled so much of the nations broadcast media and billboard
advertising.

"FCC commissioners and lawmakers have been particularly concerned about radio
companies like Clear Channel Communications Inc., the biggest radio station owner with
about 1,200, owning all of the stations in a market."
(http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ndustry_fcc_dc)


"'The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia in June stayed the
FCC rules and ordered the agency to use viewer data to amend the regulations. Without
a detailed viewership assessment, the FCC cannot accurately measure media diversity,
the court said.'

'The court said to get a consistent methodology across markets that takes into account
the audience that uses news," Cooper said. "Making sure control of news production is
not restricted to a handful of media companies is a key goal of the agency's
regulations, and the court recognized that.'"
(http://www.thedeal.com/NASApp/cs/Con...cle/TDStandard
Article&c=TDDArticle&cid=1093301584582)



Mark --who truly hope he attributed correctly--

It use to be in fascist and communist regimes the goverment owned the raido
stations. Under capitalism the raido stations own the goverment.


"Mark Bowen" wrote in message
.. .

"nfisherman" wrote in message
m...
Aren't the Dixie Chicks, Springsteen, et. al. on tour at the moment
promoting something called "Vote for Change" or something like that?

I wouldn't know, really. However, a concert tour doesn't equate with:
"... Clear
Channel owns or operates 1,165 radio stations in the United States."
(http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,54036,00.html)

"It's also the nation's largest concert promoter and one of the largest
billboard
companies." (http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/20020...ar0623fnp3.asp)

So where's the oppression from the "right-wing media giants"?

Read the related articles in the links provided above and you'll get a
CLEAR CHANNEL
picture.

This thread started because Cabela's allowed Bush/Cheney to speak at
their stores.

That's right, and when Cabela's *invites* Kerry/Edwards to hold campaign
rallies at
the VERY SAME outlets it provided to the Bush/Cheney campaign, I will
withdraw my
complaint.

I don't see how that translates to big business and
industry preventing the electorate from voicing its opinions.

Think monopolization of media outlets!

Seriously, read the post-gazette link, and imagine that one far-left
liberal
corporation controlled so much of the nations broadcast media and
billboard
advertising.

"FCC commissioners and lawmakers have been particularly concerned about
radio
companies like Clear Channel Communications Inc., the biggest radio
station owner with
about 1,200, owning all of the stations in a market."
(http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ndustry_fcc_dc)


"'The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia in June
stayed the
FCC rules and ordered the agency to use viewer data to amend the
regulations. Without
a detailed viewership assessment, the FCC cannot accurately measure media
diversity,
the court said.'

'The court said to get a consistent methodology across markets that takes
into account
the audience that uses news," Cooper said. "Making sure control of news
production is
not restricted to a handful of media companies is a key goal of the
agency's
regulations, and the court recognized that.'"

(http://www.thedeal.com/NASApp/cs/Con...al/TDDArticle/
TDStandard
Article&c=TDDArticle&cid=1093301584582)



Mark --who truly hope he attributed correctly--

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 02:02:27 GMT, "B J Conner"
wrote:

It use to be in fascist and communist regimes the goverment owned the raido
stations. Under capitalism the raido stations own the goverment.



NPR?


Harry Mason
www.Troutflies.com

"bones" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 02:02:27 GMT, "B J Conner"
wrote:

It use to be in fascist and communist regimes the goverment owned the
raido
stations. Under capitalism the raido stations own the goverment.



NPR?


Harry Mason
www.Troutflies.com

CSM

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 03:08:06 GMT, "B J Conner"
wrote:


"bones" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 02:02:27 GMT, "B J Conner"
wrote:

It use to be in fascist and communist regimes the goverment owned the
raido
stations. Under capitalism the raido stations own the goverment.



NPR?


Harry Mason
www.Troutflies.com

CSM


Harry Mason
www.Troutflies.com

?
"B J Conner" skrev i en meddelelse
news:qSwYc.1533$Cj5.508@trnddc04...

"bones" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 02:02:27 GMT, "B J Conner"
wrote:

It use to be in fascist and communist regimes the goverment owned the
raido
stations. Under capitalism the raido stations own the goverment.



NPR?


Harry Mason
www.Troutflies.com

CSM

MJ wrote:

?

National Public Radio, Christian Science Monitor.

And please, do not top post but one ****ing character in
a post while reposting ALL the other text. You will get a
reputation as a ****tard, and while that may be worth the
price of admission to the North Carolina Bar, it's rude,
stupid and lazy in the world of Usenet conversation.

--
Ken Fortenberry

"bones" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 02:02:27 GMT, "B J Conner"
wrote:

It use to be in fascist and communist regimes the goverment owned the raido
stations. Under capitalism the raido stations own the goverment.



NPR?


Harry Mason

I could be wrong, but I don't believe NPR is a US government entity. I'd also be
willin' to bet that it receives less government funding than Exxon. "If "public"
means "government funded," then some listeners are in for a shock: NPR is not a
government broadcaster."
(http://www.npr.org/yourturn/ombudsman/011228.html)

Mark

"bones" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 02:02:27 GMT, "B J Conner"
wrote:

It use to be in fascist and communist regimes the goverment owned the
raido
stations. Under capitalism the raido stations own the goverment.



NPR?


OED is more like it....

--riverman