Douglas Anders: seeingToledoWell, at least it's homeThe FCC is Not On Your Side- August 14, 2004 If some talk show scum-bag decides to play the bigot on your local airwaves to boost his sagging ratings, FCC won't even put your complaint in a file. You and your neighbor own the radio frequencies, but you can't stop a jackass from using them to spread hateful lies. First Amendment, you know. But that First Amendment is a tricky beast, 'cause it with it, you can do stuff just like this: Tiffin University is fine school located in a pleasant small town in NW Ohio. It was founded in 1888, and.http://blogs.salon.com/0001147/categories/seeingToledo/2004/08/13.html#a1139 What I did Today- August 13, 2004 Sent "please link to this" e-mails to Dave, Avedon and Liberal Oasis. Became depressed at the futility of the whole effort. Watched in wonder at the hits poured in from first Rayne, then Dave, Avedon and The Liberal Oasis. (Thanks!) Newly energized, I called the local office of US Rep. Marcy Kaptur to follow up with the e-mail I sent yesterday. I turned down the offer of an appointment with the Congresswoman. (What the Hell was I thinking) Read an e-mail from the FCC--they will not even...http://blogs.salon.com/0001147/categories/seeingToledo/2004/08/13.html#a1138 Denny Defends Himself- August 13, 2004 The charge of making anti-Semitic statements is serious. Anyone so accused deserves the opportunity to defend or rebut. In three different e-mails over two Denny Schaffer did defend himself. With three different and mutually exclusive stories. Aug 12 1:12pm Doug....I just asked the question to my guest.....You heard wrong but I appreciate you for listening..... DS Aug. 13 11:20am I said it in jest that heCOULD be the anti-christ....and that is word for word.....I am not allowed to...http://blogs.salon.com/0001147/categories/seeingToledo/2004/08/13.html#a1137 Help Me Out Here- August 13, 2004 Russ Lemmon is the media columnist the local paper, The Blade. Trust me on this, he is a good guy. But he thinks that we can't make a difference. He thinks that ClearChannel wants controversy to boost ratings. He thinks we are in a classic Catch 22. He thinks hate speech on the radio isn't news. The smart money says he is right. But I'm raising my son in this city, and I'm not going to concede it to the hate-mongers. Do me a favor, email Russ and tell his that racism on the airwaves is...http://blogs.salon.com/0001147/categories/seeingToledo/2004/08/13.html#a1136 What I did on my Lunch Hour- August 13, 2004 I just keep getting more and more pissed about the radio thing. By noon I had a really good self-righteous buzz going. Not wanting to waste all of that motivation on work, I decided to be productive on my lunch break. Called the media columnist at the local paper to complain about anti-semitic remarks by a local radio host. I was told (politely) not to bother, nothing will change. Call the program manager a the radio station to complain. Get stuck in phone-menu hell for 10 minutes, finally...http://blogs.salon.com/0001147/categories/seeingToledo/2004/08/12.html#a1135 Racists at Clear Channel- August 11, 2004 Like everyone else, I've heard about the hateful things said about George Soros. The anti-semitic slurs were appalling, but I only heard about them second-hand. I was disturbed, but in a detached, intellectual way. This afternoon, on live radio, local talk show host for WSPD Denny Schaffer, make the most blatantly anti-semitic statement I've ever heard (no transcript or audio available, but this almost exactly what was said. Thoughts were strung together, with nothing separating them): George.http://blogs.salon.com/0001147/categories/seeingToledo/2004/08/11.html#a1134 |