As the MRC's Matthew Balan reported, Florida’s Broward County is actually considering canceling the broadcast of emergency information -- including that related to hurricanes -- on a prominent radio station in the area because it airs the Rush Limbaugh Show.
I kid you not.
Potentially even less surprising is that this County Commission, made up exclusively of Democrats, was right in the middle of the Florida recount debacle back in November 2000.
For example, do you remember this face:
Remember her? This is Sue Gunzburger, the Broward County commissioner who was always able to divine the appropriate chad to give Al Gore another crucial vote, while typically missing those for George W. Bush.
Folks should also remember that this was the County that Drudge was reporting A LOT of improprieties about at the time:
Add it all up, and this is the same County commission which is seven years later considering canceling a radio station contract all because of Rush Limbaugh.
Honestly, folks, you can't make this stuff up.
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If they put the emergency b
June 13, 2007 - 09:38 ET by The Wicked ConservativeIf they put the emergency broadcasts on a liberal station nobody will hear it though. Think of all the needless deaths that could occur!
The man with an experience is not at the mercy of a man with an argument.
Wicked,LOL-And your problem w
June 13, 2007 - 09:50 ET by Dave RWicked,
Clearly this is a ploy by Broward County to rid themselves of those pesky conservatives.
Isn't that fair, Dave?
June 13, 2007 - 10:25 ET by RJIsn't that fair, Dave? All these years, dittoheads have had the advantage of emergency information, while liberals who can't stand the sound of Rush's voice have been left to fend for themselves. This is a righteous attempt to correct that unfair advantage, and if a few conservatives are lost along the way, so much the better. ;^>
How the hell does the fact th
June 13, 2007 - 09:40 ET by nnptcgradHow the hell does the fact that a radio station is playing a highly lucretive talk show host have anything to do with their capability in broadcasting emergency information? They're punishing them for, ohmygod, having popular and profitable shows.
Morons.
Mother nature is a bitch - Ninth Corollary of Murphy's Law
Soooo, let me get this right,
June 13, 2007 - 09:40 ET by bassndudeSoooo, let me get this right, here. The officials at boward county put politics above the lives of their population. Elected by the people, they would take action that would cause the death of those listening to this station, instead of setting politics aside? Go dems! Your already a declining population in the blue states, due to abortion and gay rights. Now your at it again. Can a hurriciane be listed as a lethal weapon? And these people charged with attempted murder, or premeditated murder?
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
bass..exactly
June 13, 2007 - 09:42 ET by LionKingThanks for stating it so well.
[btw, is that Backward County ?]
Put politics above the welf
June 13, 2007 - 09:52 ET by Sergeant ROCKPut politics above the welfare of their constituents? That's the liberal way. There are countless examples of this.. I remember when they ran off the Promise Keepers that were trying to do some repairs to a school some time back.
Put politics above the welf
June 13, 2007 - 09:52 ET by Sergeant ROCKPut politics above the welfare of their constituents? That's the liberal way. There are countless examples of this.. I remember when they ran off the Promise Keepers that were trying to do some repairs to a school some time back.
Free speech?
June 13, 2007 - 09:43 ET by goldenthroatThis is now going beyond the battle for free speech - this is a blantant, calculated attempt at total censorship by the left and another step toward socialism!
Just like that jackass who tore up the protest sign at the AlGore rally, it is becoming clear that the motto of left-coast, bleeding-heart, 'do as we say, not as we do' liberals is "everyone is entitled to our opinion!"
Never spit in a man's face unless it's a liberal with his moustache on fire.
Just another clear example of
June 13, 2007 - 09:45 ET by BeowulfJust another clear example of the "Party of Tolerance". As Broward county is the Liberal stronghold of the state, so this is no surprise. What will be surprising (okay, maybe not) is if the residents don't butt-slam their ELECTED officials for taking away a potentially (and proven) life-saving information source.
Commissioner Stacy Ritter said she did not want to support a station that's out of step with area politics.
Finally, what the bloody hell does politics have to do with emergency notification?!?!??!?
If these county commissioners aren't out on their asses by the end of the week, I'll be even more disappointed (as if that's possible) in these liberal morons...
The Closed Mind Erects Strong Barriers
Broward county? Isn't that
June 13, 2007 - 09:48 ET by Sergeant ROCKBroward county? Isn't that one of the counties where the idiots couldn't manage to punch a hole in a card in some past election?
Broward County...
June 13, 2007 - 09:50 ET by goldenthroatBroward County - where your vote counts...and counts...and counts...
No, Broward was THE county th
June 13, 2007 - 10:02 ET by BeowulfNo, Broward was THE county that couldn't punch a hole in a perforated card...
The Closed Mind Erects Strong Barriers
Okay.. I thought that there
June 13, 2007 - 10:09 ET by Sergeant ROCKOkay.. I thought that there was more than one that was full of democRATS, run by democRATS and confounded by a ballot designed by democRATS.
It was a Jedi mind trick, of course.
You would had thought the p
June 13, 2007 - 09:50 ET by Dont_B_NVSYou would had thought the politicos could figure out how to have a weather emergency test every day during The Opening Monologue.
Opps. My bad. I gave them another way to try to sensor the truth.
You would had thought the p
June 13, 2007 - 09:51 ET by Dont_B_NVSYou would had thought the politicos could figure out how to have a weather emergency test every day during The Opening Monologue.
Opps. My bad. I gave them another way to try to sensor the truth.
You would had thought the p
June 13, 2007 - 09:51 ET by Dont_B_NVSYou would had thought the politicos could figure out how to have a weather emergency test every day during The Opening Monologue.
Opps. My bad. I gave them another way to try to sensor the truth.
You would had thought the p
June 13, 2007 - 09:52 ET by Dont_B_NVSYou would had thought the politicos could figure out how to have a weather emergency test every day during The Opening Monologue.
Opps. My bad. I gave them another way to try to sensor the truth.
Don't_B_NVS - You need to be
June 13, 2007 - 10:19 ET by SouthJersey1953Don't_B_NVS - You need to be more patient when you post a comment. Press "Post Comment" once....sometimes it takes a while (several seconds) to post. Hitting "Post Comment" repeatedly, only create multiple posts of your comment (in this case, FOUR!)
No RINOs in '08 - Thompson/Hunter would be a good ticket; Thompson/Steele would be a great ticket
Shouldn't they place the info
June 13, 2007 - 09:53 ET by notinstlShouldn't they place the information on the station that has the biggest audience? WIOD seems to have the highest rating of any (english-speaking) News/Talk/Information station in the area (arbitron winter book '07). Unless they can get a station with higher listenership, moving should have nothing to do with the programming on that station.
Whose "FIAT?"
June 13, 2007 - 09:55 ET by Ole_Sarge"...but no county official raised an issue about him or the
other shows when the deal was approved for the first time a year ago."
Of course not! They wanted to "get" the station to air them first. Now they (the Leftest leaning County Government Officials) have been in contract -- well, I see at some point they will attempt to truly "censor by fiat" rather than allow commerical enterprises to carry profitable shows and drop unprofitable shows.
The liberals would not leave
June 13, 2007 - 10:06 ET by DRM 23The liberals would not leave anyway. They only had a weeks worth of warning about Katrina coming, but nobody seemed to care. This way they can say they were never warned, and then stand around and blame the government. Maybe another documentary for Mr. Spike Lee. He can tell America how the station would not drop Rush....therefore putting them in danger.
In the tone of Kanye West: Co
June 13, 2007 - 10:01 ET by drillanwrIn the tone of Kanye West: Commissioner Stacy Ritter hates conservative white people ...
What the heck are the ratings for that station in that area? If they are some of the highest common sense (which is obviously lacking here) tells you the people of that area listen to that station. DUUUHHHH!
This is unbelievable. If this Commish and this area were republican held, and this crap came up against Al Franken and Airhead Amerika these people would be filing court orders, and the MSM would have wall to wall coverage of this outrageous attempt to cut of a certain segment of the population from important emergency information.
This woman should resign. She does NOT have the safety and well-being of ALL the county's / areas' (that that radio station covers) citizens in mind.
Yes, there are differences in political ideologies. But once elected YOU represent ALL the folks under your "tent" ... You can't just pick and choose who gets the emergency info because you don't like their politics or taste in radio programing. So, you're going to "disenfranchise" part of your population, jeopardizing THEIR safety and lives, because you don't like them? WOW!!!
This is criminal.
Noel,So, if Blonde gets blown
June 13, 2007 - 10:04 ET by Dave RNoel,
So, if Blonde gets blown away in a hurricane, we will be able to hold the Broward County government responsible, right? :-)
Build the damn fence, George!
Rights are in Danger!
June 13, 2007 - 10:09 ET by ChasvsOur Civil Liberties are indeed in jepardy as many Liberals will tell you. However, it's not because of President Bush as they would want you to believe. The biggest threat to our Rights and our Country comes fron the Liberal Leftist in our Society and the Democtrat Party which is their Bought and Paid For Polictical Organ!
"They have every right
June 13, 2007 - 10:16 ET by MightyMouth"They have every right to speak, but we don't have to do business with them," she said."
But you DO have an obligation to get Hurricane information out to the largest possible audience! If that means broadcasting on a station that carries Hannity and Rush, then so be it! And isn't this a form of discrimination? "We refuse to broadcast public service annoucments to the listeners of Rush". This is not about Rush, this is about public safety, you moronic bunch of dopes!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
They are immature. They ar
June 13, 2007 - 10:27 ET by ApacheIPThey are immature. They are insane. And since they are in power, they are a danger to the community.
Local elections really do matter.
So they are working on the
June 13, 2007 - 10:35 ET by Jack BauerSo they are working on the assumption that it doesn't matter if people die because they didn't hear any emergency broadcast to take cover because...
Even if Democrats die, that
June 13, 2007 - 10:54 ET by ApacheIPEven if Democrats die, that won't stop them voting anyway.
It definitely doesn't stop them from voting out here in Oregon or Washington. Your comment would have been a lot more funny if it weren't so true. But it was still funny. And a little disheartening at the same time.
No worries
June 13, 2007 - 11:04 ET by cvgbuckeyeNot to worry about any natural disasters where the libs are in charge. They will just put out the word for everyone to sit tight on their arsses (as usual), make no emergency plans (as usual), make no food and water arrangements (as usual), do nothing to get away (as usual), just maintain the baby Robin position (sitting on your arsses with your big mouths wide open) and the federal government will come out of the sky with an enormous titty, the size of the moon, for everyone to suck on. YEEEEAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!
What??????? you say you want us to get up off our arsses? What?????? you say we should have got on what buses? What? you say we're not supposed to urinate and deficate all over our nests and throw paper and garbage all over the place.
Now George, you get the entire armed forces and everyone in congress down here right now and wipe our rear-ends for us, RIGHT NOW, you bunch of racists. AND we're going to sit right here and starve (we look it) until you do.
Radio station warnings? We don't need no stinkin radio station warnings!
haha, you said "enormo
June 13, 2007 - 11:10 ET by MightyMouthhaha, you said "enormous titty". hehe.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
haha MM -- Rush has just ca
June 13, 2007 - 11:13 ET by Jack Bauerhaha MM --
And they also share the same initials HC -- just noticed that!
LOL Jack! Too funny. And th
June 13, 2007 - 11:17 ET by MightyMouthLOL Jack! Too funny. And the Broward moonbats have a problem with ElRushbo after a gem like that ? Go figure....
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Grossly unfair---
June 13, 2007 - 11:26 ET by misterbillGrossly unfair--- Hugo's thighs are only half the size of Hellary's.
New Campaign poster for Her
June 13, 2007 - 11:34 ET by MightyMouthNew Campaign poster for Her Thighness.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Please MM - Her ROYAL Thigh
June 13, 2007 - 11:38 ET by Jack BauerPlease MM - Her ROYAL Thighness
Oh, yes sorry, we musn't fo
June 13, 2007 - 11:42 ET by MightyMouthOh, yes sorry, we musn't forget to give her all her "just desserts". Or maybe that's part of the problem?
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
I feel sorry for all the pian
June 13, 2007 - 12:04 ET by Mica the MagnificentI feel sorry for all the pianos out there wishing they had her legs!
Wow! Try not to hold anyth
June 13, 2007 - 12:38 ET by ApacheIPWow! Try not to hold anything back. Tell us what you really think! :)
The party of the afraid. Flor
June 13, 2007 - 12:56 ET by ThisnThatThe party of the afraid. Florida dims afraid of Rush. Senate dims afraid of moveon.org. Congressional dims afraid of Fox News. Dims everywhere afraid of the truth and free speech. These people are even afraid of taking any action, or making any comment, until their polls tell them what kind of support they might have.
And these people want to be in charge? Now I'm afraid. Anybody who's fearful of Rush speaking, or of Fox News, will not -- I repeat will NOT -- be able to confront our enemies or negotiate with our friends.
A further problem they have is exhibited by the behavior of the Broward Brainiacs -- they honestly believe that if they do a specific thing -- i.e., ban a radio station because of its free speech -- that a specific out come will be achieved -- i.e., suppression of that specific speech. But they do this without considering any of the unintended consequences -- i.e., the legal and political consequences. These Brainiacs simply don't have what it takes to be in charge of anything. How in the world did anyone of their calibar become in charge?
Gunzburger is a typical New
June 13, 2007 - 14:30 ET by daveinbocaGunzburger is a typical New Yorkey transplant whose first loyalty is to the Fifth International, then the Trotskyite Wing of the Socialist Worker's Party, then the Dhimmi-crats.
Broward is full of leftardo quarter-wits with Marxist memories from non-competitive bootcamps in the Catskills in the thirties. A bunch of unreconstructed Rosenbergs and crypto-Commies of whatever persuasion.
The hilarious truth is that more than half the county's inhabitants probably listen to Rush on WEID AM, and I listened to Rush today laughing out loud about these silly overaged degenerates.