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• Book Banned In USA! -- billstoddard, 00:31:39 06/24/03 Tue
  While liberals and conservatives are arguing the necessity of bringing "freedom" to the people of Iraq, the people of the United States are rapidly losing OUR OWN freedoms.
  
  Last week, a federal judge BANNED A BOOK! Irwin Schiff's book "The Federal Mafia: How It Illegally Imposes And Unlawfully Collects Income Taxes" is now a BANNED BOOK, courtesy of our government, which claims that he is teaching American citizens how to break the law, when he's really trying to teach them the TRUTH about the "law"!
  
  At http://www.paynoincometax.com you can check out the details for yourself. And to the moderators: this is not an advertising ploy for him to sell his material. He's been barred from doing that as well (except for "The Complete Internal Revenue Code"). On the site you can hear recordings of Irwin Schiff's court hearings where he practically BEGS the judge to let him cross examine, under oath, the IRS attorneys as to the legality of the Federal Statutes which supposedly require Americans to file a return, or pay an "Income Tax". THE JUDGE DID NOT DO THIS! What does that tell you?
  
  You can also read about how Irwin appeared at the Toledo Law School and offered $50,000 to any law professor or law student who could identify a law that requires any individual to pay the "Income Tax". NOT ONE SINGLE LAW PROFESSOR OR STUDENT SHOWED UP AT THE LECTURE TO CHALLENGE IRWIN! What does THAT tell you?
  
  Welcome to Amerika!
  

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  • Perhaps those people understood the language of Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, of the US Constitution: "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes," and determined that Irwin Schiff is a loon who can't comprehend and hence, should be institutionally committed. (NT) -- F. Lee B., 10:56:49 06/25/03 Wed
    • Very Wrong! -- billstoddard, 01:23:23 06/26/03 Thu
      • I think this news article tells us all we need to know about this charlatan Irwin Schiff -- F. Lee B., 15:41:01 06/26/03 Thu
      • http://www.schiffiswrong.info/ (NT) -- F. Lee B., 15:53:31 06/26/03 Thu
        • Steven Swan -- Howard Roark, 20:15:45 06/26/03 Thu
          • Look In The Internal Revenue Code Index For Income Tax LIABILITY! -- billstoddard, 23:30:37 06/26/03 Thu
          • It might help if you actually gave us some law numbers so we could look this up more easily. For example, when I was on the air on WMEL and was challenging a local candidate's eligibility to run for office, I was very careful to cite specific laws from the Florida state code, and to give the requisite code numbers so that my listeners could follow-up on their own. The federal code is similar, so give us some code numbers. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Details are so pesky, ain't they?), 03:38:51 06/27/03 Fri
            • No No No you got it backwards, you show some law numbers -- Fernando Powers, 05:01:34 06/27/03 Fri
              • I replied to the wrong message. In Bill Stoddard's "Code Index" post, he said he'd found mentions of the penalties attached to other tax laws. I was asking him to provide THOSE code numbers so that we could see what to look for exactly. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Geez, work with me here...), 03:18:32 06/28/03 Sat
                • Details Are Pesky Only When They're Not Needed. What Law Requires One To Pay The "Income Tax"? -- billstoddard, 02:20:52 06/30/03 Mon
                  • It's a simple request: if you can give me specific examples of penalty provisions for other taxes, then I'll know what to look for in the income tax statutes. I'm not trying to argue with you; I'm asking you for more information. Why not give it to me? You seem more interested in demagoguing this issue than in actually changing anyone's minds. Notice that you haven't convinced anyone yet with your current methods? That might be a sign to try a different tactic. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (If it doesn't work, don't keep doing it.), 21:10:59 06/30/03 Mon
                  • You're Missing The Point, Vince! -- billstoddard, 00:08:47 07/01/03 Tue
                    • I give up. If you want to convince someone of something, and they ask you for more information, the standard response is to give them that information. Your continued refusal to do so has convinced me of nothing, except for this: you're more interested in watching yourself type than you are in winning anyone over on this issue. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Questions are meant to be answered.), 08:07:18 07/01/03 Tue
                      • They believe your questions can be answered by buying Schiff's book first. This push to sell someone's book is probably more of a scam that possibly paying income tax. (NT) -- Law Abiding Tax Paying Citizen, 10:03:27 07/01/03 Tue
            • Side Issues Are Not Important! FOCUS! -- billstoddard, 17:37:29 07/01/03 Tue
              • VINCE OF VILLANOVA IS A FAKE PHONY FRAUD! HERE'S WHY: -- billstoddard, 16:03:49 07/03/03 Thu
                • Ah, you can't give me the info I want, so now you're going to misquote me, eh? Too bad the quote is right there for all to read... "For example, when I was on the air on WMEL and was challenging a local candidate's eligibility to run for office, I was very careful to cite specific laws from the Florida state code..." I was referring to ELECTION LAW. Geez, dude, no wonder you're not convincing anyone. Grow up. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Bill... is your last name really Clinton?), 16:40:21 07/04/03 Fri
            • Vince Was Misquoted Accurately! -- billstoddard, 17:57:01 07/04/03 Fri
              • Okay, let me spell out the point I was trying to make real simply: Both. the. Florida. codes. and. the. federal. codes. use. statute. numbers. to. make. referring. to. specific. laws. easier. to. do. Okay? I. was. using. Florida. election. law. as. an. example. of. this. simple. concept. Now. turn. on. your. brain. and. read. my. posts. again. and. you'll. see. the. point. I. was. trying. to. make. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Hooked on phonics worked for me!), 05:06:50 07/05/03 Sat
                • Your "Point" Is Moot! THINK!!! -- billstoddard, 14:03:11 07/05/03 Sat
                  • If I'm a liar, I'd say that makes me a bad guy, so you can quit patronizing me. Oh, except for one thing: I'm not a liar. Ask Gary, a.k.a. Surf. As for your original point, exactly how many new Irwin Schiff allies have you lined up from this message board with your ridiculous, heavy-handed tactics? Time to re-think your "strategery," my friend. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Flies? Honey? Remember that?), 17:00:25 07/05/03 Sat
                • Vince, Take A Valium. Better Yet, Take Two! -- billstoddard, 23:48:32 07/05/03 Sat
                  • I invoked the name of Surf because he once called into my show when it was still on the air. As for the rest, I'm going to now do what I meant to do 2 days ago: leave you to have the last word and stop keeping this thread active. Go re-group, re-think your strategy, and troll around some other message board. Maybe you'll have better luck there. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (It's been fun...), 05:43:38 07/06/03 Sun
        • Let's put it this way, you'll have to come up with something more credible for your defense of lawlessness than the personal website of a convicted felon like Mr. Schiff. (NT) -- Ellsworth Toohey, 02:28:17 06/27/03 Fri
          • defense of lawlessness? (NT) -- Mike Powers, 21:37:02 06/28/03 Sat
          • defense of lawlessness? -- Mike Powers, 22:36:23 06/28/03 Sat
    • Perhaps those people (if F Lee B) understood -- Mike Powers, 20:05:55 06/27/03 Fri
      • Nothing is more boring to read that a long winded diatribe from an attorney wannabe to support their impossible agenda. (NT) -- Jackie Chiles, 17:52:14 06/28/03 Sat
        • Glad you were bored -- Mike Powers, 18:58:52 06/28/03 Sat
        • Wannabe fake -- Mike Powers, 19:15:12 06/28/03 Sat
        • George Castanza aka Jackie Chiles -- Mike Powers, 21:37:54 06/29/03 Sun
          • If libertarians ever expect to be embraced by the mainstream of America they need to stop leading these freak fringe causes that will go no where. Having a convicted felon leading their cause doesn't help, either. Oh well, America needs comic relief, it might as well be you guys plus the black helicopter/cattle mutilation crowd. (NT) -- "Art Van DeLay", 22:16:29 06/29/03 Sun
            • What a clown -- Mike Powers, 01:01:44 06/30/03 Mon
              • Comparing the fed govt to a car repair shop is a joke. I didn't know that employees of car repair shops are elected representatives that assemble to pass to create and vote on legislation that affects this nation's citizens. (NT) -- Law Abiding Tax Paying Citizen, 10:22:58 07/01/03 Tue
                • There ARE Differences Between Car Repair Shops And The Federal Government! -- billstoddard, 16:33:01 07/01/03 Tue
                  • Keep wavin' that freak flag! This is the problem when people take Ayn Rand's "philosophy" too seriously. But I must ask .... -- Law Abiding Tax Payer (and proud Neo-Con), 21:55:07 07/01/03 Tue
                    • Are You For Real? -- billstoddard, 01:06:07 07/03/03 Thu
                • Cheerleading again, oh how wonderful! -- Mike Powers, 23:55:15 07/01/03 Tue
  • I've done some research on this topic, and once interviewed one of these "You don't have to pay income tax" guys on my old radio show on WMEL. Click here if you're interested. -- "Vince From Villanova" (Settin' it straight.), 03:28:23 06/27/03 Fri
    • Tax book banned -- Mike Widner, 11:59:08 06/27/03 Fri
    • Hell, I'd like to hear it. I find the whole arguement both fascinating and pointless at the same time. The "No Income Tax" guys were big here in Philly in the early 80s. I even decided to go to one of the seminars just for laughs, lots of words, nothing usable. In the end he expected the poor folk to take on the IRS alone just to back him up. (NT) -- Surf, 14:19:17 06/28/03 Sat
      • Which guys -- Mike Powers, 19:37:40 06/28/03 Sat
  • Band book on income tax -- Fernando Powers, 04:04:50 06/27/03 Fri
  • Is the IRS the final word? Then read this. -- Mike Powers, 22:49:00 06/28/03 Sat
    • What no cute comments on this? Where is the "pithy" (A Bill O'Rielly word) tort of ignorance regarding this? It is time now to remove the collar and leash and ask someone to explain what has not been answered. WAKE UP! (NT) -- Ifreemantoo, 13:47:56 07/02/03 Wed
      • No comment because the subject is boring. In case you haven't been following along, the posters on this board are concerned with more pressing issues, such as the effect FCC dereg has had on the radio broadcasting industry and the resultant dullness of the programming content. Perhaps another board would be better venue for your ranting about the IRS. (NT) -- Law Abiding Tax Paying Citizen (Just Give Me Good Radio), 16:44:58 07/02/03 Wed
        • When I wrote "... tort of ignorance" you felt compelled to answer didn't you? You ranted and rave about my earlier comparison earlier and we found out you're a cheerleader. Now you posted twice and you're not interested. Are you the moderator of this forum and who are the posters on this board? I guess I might be one of them. -- Mike Powers, 18:26:22 07/02/03 Wed
        • No comment = can't comment. -- Mike Powers, 18:49:36 07/02/03 Wed
        • Mindless Cheerleader -- Mike Powers, 18:55:20 07/02/03 Wed
          • You Can't Reason With Some People, Mike! -- billstoddard, 15:35:57 07/03/03 Thu
  • Surf, is it time to kill this thread yet? Maybe I'm just encouraging Bill, but his attacks on me are edging closer and closer to libel. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Irwin Schiff needs some new friends.), 05:10:35 07/05/03 Sat

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• Are Postings Deleted? -- R. Roots, 18:13:19 07/02/03 Wed
  Are postings deleted? I posted a few days ago about Mary Masoon and I can't find the post.
  

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  • Yes, One of the people posting replies violated the rules of this forum. (NT) -- Surf, 17:20:52 07/03/03 Thu
    • Deletion -- R. Roots, 23:09:16 07/04/03 Fri

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• New Radio-Info.com is here -- Julius May, 11:32:38 07/04/03 Fri
  the new Radio info.com is here. You have to register in order to post messages on the Philly TV and Philly Radio Board. Homepage http://www.radio-info.com/. New URL's for Philly Radio Board: http://www.radio-info.com/mods/posts.php?Cat=&Board=philadelphia, Philly TV Board: http://www.radio-info.com/mods/posts.php?Cat=&Board=phillytv, NJ board: http://www.radio-info.com/mods/posts.php?Cat=&Board=nj
  

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• right wing phonies -- mark, 23:18:23 06/24/03 Tue
  these phonies on wpht have you sucked in with theirphony rants. glenn beck? the guys freakin so stupid with that phony indignation geez people, wise up!
  

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  • Beck -- Captn Hank, 01:31:10 06/25/03 Wed
  • Well sure, what radio talk show host ISN'T putting on an act for the sake of ratings? Beck is the latest in a long line of circus carneys to go national. Whether or not he lasts is still up to question. I'm sure even he has no idea how long he can last. (NT) -- F. Lee B., 11:02:51 06/25/03 Wed
  • On last year's vacation drive, I was alarmed to find Beck on nearly every smalltown talk station from the Lehigh Valley , to Scranton, Binghamton, Albany, and beyond. Lesson learned. Note to self: This year, bring plenty of CD's. (NT) -- Rockford, 12:31:07 06/25/03 Wed
  • Very Trying -- Captn Hank, 14:29:06 06/25/03 Wed
  • Beck -- Sam, 14:33:41 06/25/03 Wed

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• Top 10 Reasons why Surf should be the next Big Talker. -- Surf, 19:43:57 05/30/03 Fri
  This arrived in my email and just to show that I have a sense of humor (and the ability to track this bastard down and shoot him in the kneecap) I will post it here.
  
  
  Top Ten Reasons Why Surf Should Be The Next Big Talker.
  
  10. We’ll finally know who’s going to sit on the Dunk Tank at KTC 4.
  
  9. Weekend slot fits into his work release program.
  
  8. Likes Friday With Frank, Saturday With Sinatra, and Sunday With Sinatra but wishes Sid took more phone calls.
  
  7. Actually met Glenn Beck, Glenn Beck, Glenn Beck.
  
  6. Knows how to spell S M E R C O N I S H, but still doesn’t know what it means.
  
  5. Surf’s eclectic style will appeal to such diverse sponsors as Thomas Jewelers, mental health clinics and those herbal products that make certain parts of your body bigger.
  
  4. Will excel at waxing all those leased company cars from Keenan Motors and Otto's BMW.
  
  3. Watch how fast all those anti-WPHT posts on "The Wall" get deleted.
  
  2. Will take Rollye James and Grace Blazer to Denny's hoping to "get lucky." However, thinks that means they will pick up the check.
  
  And the Number 1 reason Surf should be the next Big Talker is...
  
  We can finally trash him on a website! (I can hear the parodies now.)
  

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  • Why Surf -- Suzanne, 13:51:00 06/02/03 Mon
    • It's thinned down a bit ... I left out
      Has picture of Lynn Doyle's face pasted over tattered mid 70s poster of Farrah Fawcett in bedroom. (NT) -- Surf - I cannot divulge the author until he/she is prosecuted., 18:48:05 06/02/03 Mon
  • I believe even Surf, with the way he routinely mangles the English language, would have been an improvement over those sorry SOB's they forked up as finalists in the contest. They'll probably give the shot to the WHAT wannabe for the sake of "diversity." Either him, or the annoyingly thick Philly accented yenta. (NT) -- Satellite Radio Fan, 12:50:37 06/22/03 Sun

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• Book -- bill, 03:00:07 06/22/03 Sun
  test
  

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  • Book Banned In USA! -- billstoddard, 03:22:27 06/22/03 Sun

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• Tom Marr -- JG, 15:42:11 06/17/03 Tue
  When and why did WOR drop Tom Marr?
  

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  • Tom Marr -- Captn Hank, 18:02:52 06/17/03 Tue
    • Yes but the basket is getting bigger! -- Art B. Tron, 22:29:25 06/17/03 Tue
    • Yes but the basket is getting bigger! -- Art B. Tron, 22:31:18 06/17/03 Tue
      • Reply...... -- Captn Hank, 23:03:58 06/17/03 Tue
      • I wish you people would get your storIES straight. I got several so called "inside" emails claiming to have top sercret demographics on PHT. They are all different then followed up by more emails yelling at me for not posting them (NT) -- Surf - just leave me alone already., 18:51:23 06/18/03 Wed
  • Thank You -- JG, 03:37:37 06/18/03 Wed
  • Another talk show gone and replaced by crap. Just spiffy ain't it. For those who can't wait for PHT to fail this is what we got to look forward to. (NT) -- Surf, 18:52:32 06/18/03 Wed
  • ART B> TRON -- Inside Gal, 15:58:06 06/19/03 Thu
  • Inside Gal -- Art B. Tron, 19:11:31 06/19/03 Thu
    • Or you could just be lying to us. As I (and others) have said before, when someone on here claims they're on the inside, they're not. I like Beck and Rush, but I like the truth more, and your numbers don't make sense. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Outsider and proud of it.), 01:10:28 06/20/03 Fri
  • ARB -- Inside Gal, 13:58:53 06/20/03 Fri
    • ARB -- Captn Hank, 14:21:57 06/20/03 Fri
    • I wish people would stop believing Arbitron numbers posted here by "insiders." If Surf posts 'em, I'll trust 'em. Otherwise, don't bother. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Too many insiders, not enough listeners.), 00:51:36 06/21/03 Sat
  • This is quite a group -- Art B. Tron, 17:01:06 06/20/03 Fri
    • There is an undertone of hostility with almost all talk listeners these days. Even the ones that still listen a lot are pissed off about something. That's whay happens when you have one major-signal station left in town. Many other big markets have more than 2 viable talkers and some have 2 in the top ten. PHT, while up in the ratings, lags far behind what other stations in those markets have pulled. (NT) -- Surf - making no comment on the shows, just typing., 18:25:17 06/20/03 Fri
    • I'm not angry, and I didn't accuse you of lying. I'm just tired of "insider" after "insider" coming on here with contradictory stories, each saying "Don't believe them, believe me!" Quite frankly, I don't believe any of you "insiders." If you can't back up what you're saying or prove your insider status, why clutter up this board? (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (You won't like me when I'm angry.), 01:36:33 06/21/03 Sat
  • ARB -- Inside Gal, 17:39:15 06/20/03 Fri

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• Is Rollye going national? -- BB, 21:00:42 06/16/03 Mon
  What's happening with Rollye? I seldom get to hear her since she is on so late now, but her website hinted around about her going national in June. Is that happening?
  

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  • Rollye -- Jim, 12:37:09 06/17/03 Tue
  • Latest word from Rollye.net as of April 24th: "I thought I'd be able to announce the details of the launch here by now but a very interesting fly in a compelling ointment has made a few of those details murky momentarily. Either way, you'll hear me nationally soon-- but since at the moment, it is 'either' way, I don't have anything to say. But I will soon." I wish she had defined "soon." ;) My totally blind-ass guess would be September, but what do I know? (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (a.k.a. King Nothing), 13:21:14 06/17/03 Tue
  • All plans get delayed or sidetracked. Just hope it ain't derailed. .... ... and dump that egomaic on from 10 to 12 and put Rollye back there. Or is that yet another New York move that can't be touched? (NT) -- Surf, 18:49:44 06/18/03 Wed

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• The Radio Is In the Hands of Such A Lot of Fools -- Rockford, 07:48:06 06/16/03 Mon
  Surf has posted on the front page a pretty revealing article about the Infinity / AOL for Broadband partnership and what's expected of on-air personalities. Hosts are being "encouraged" to slip in mentions of what a wonderful service AOL for Broadband is, but make sure it doesn't sound like a commercial.
  
  So, while Glen Macnow was talking movies on WIP Friday night, he just happened to remember a very interesting feature on Arnold Schwarzenegger that he just happened to see on AOL for broadband earlier in the day. Gee, what a great service!
  
  I'd expected the unprincipled bunch at PHT to play ball, but...... Et tu Macnow?
  
  It's been noted here that in recent weeks that Jeff Katz has done at least two "interviews" which were not interviews at all, but commercials in disguise.
  
  Infinity Radio pre-empted part of Smerconish's show last week for a Hillary Clinton interview, which really amounted to a commercial for sister company Simon & Shuster.
  
  Now that Irv Homer is enjoying retirement, is there anyone left in radio with a watt of integrity? MAS once quit a gig across town over the issue of infomercials. Where is he on these latest insults? Hello? Michael? I guess his fighting
  spirit has been crushed beneath the massive weight of his paycheck.
  
  Leading up to the latest FCC regulation loosening, there was comment on this page that it would not be the death of radio. Once upon a time, the coming of TV was proclaimed to be the end of radio, etc. I agree with that. Regulation loosening alone would not kill radio.
  
  What might kill radio (at least the sort of talk radio to which this page is devoted) is the complete absence of anything resembling basic human integrity.
  
  Here's what these geniuses who run the industry, both locally and nationally don't seem to have clue about: When the line between what is a commercial and what is not becomes blurred, everything a talk-host says becomes suspect. Every subject they choose to talk about (or to not
  talk about) is tarred with the cynical brush of cold business calculation. And everything talked about on radio becomes COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT TO EVERYONE!
  
  Self-marginalization, that could kill talk radio. How ironic.
  
  Follow that Mel? Grace? Anyone?
  
  Irv Homer use to say "follow the money trail." Bernie McCain would admonish that if "you want to understand what's happening on the front page,you better start by reading the business page."
  
  I'll bet they are laughing their retired butts off.
  

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  • ditto -- Freddy, 10:39:20 06/16/03 Mon
  • Irv did tons on infomercials at WWDB, so he hardly took what I would call "a noble stand" on infomercials. As a matter of fact, he still does them on WBCB. Most hosts, here and across the country, have guns put to their heads (pointed by management) when it comes to infomercials. (NT) -- Jay, 08:35:51 06/17/03 Tue
    • Perhaps we hear different stations, but Philly's the only market where I've heard the first-string day-to-day hosts forced to do infomercials during their normal timeslots. But if you're correct, then the current, steady growth of talk-radio is short-lived indeed. These hosts need to realize that, long-term, they're selling themselves right out of a job and guaranteeing their stations will flip to country oldies or whatever passes for AM music radio today. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (All hail the "king," baby.), 13:28:24 06/17/03 Tue
  • I know how much you all LOVE Glenn Beck so you may have missed him TRASHING Infinity and the deal with Hilary Clinton and her book. "Manufactured News" he called it. It was in a commentary about deregulation and how the Liberals don't complain when it benefits them. (NT) -- Surf, 18:47:58 06/18/03 Wed
    • Yeah, but it's Glenn Beck we're talking about here. It was probably just another dumb parody skit again, right? (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (wink-wink nudge-nudge), 01:41:09 06/19/03 Thu
    • I can't speak for "the liberals", (whoever they are), but I complain about it all the time. And by the way, you're right, I did miss Glenn Beck talking about it. In fact, I miss everything Glenn Beck does. (NT) -- Rockford, 09:40:01 06/19/03 Thu

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• Mary Mason financial disclosure -- R. Roots, 12:15:44 06/16/03 Mon
  Did you know MM has not filed a financial disclosure statement as a Fairmount Park Commissioner in over 7 years? She is required to do so by law and is the only commissioner not to comply. I can post additional info concerning this matter if anyone is interested.
  
  R. Roots
  

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  • Post facts if you got them. If not it's your ass they will go after. (NT) -- Surf, 18:43:35 06/18/03 Wed
    • Mary Masons's Finances -- R. Roots, 22:47:39 06/18/03 Wed
      • Mary Mason's Finances -- R. Roots, 22:49:14 06/18/03 Wed

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• Folks are starting (again) to object to the NPR news reporting bias. NPR is talk radio for liberals. They just have to be told what to think without anyone calling in to challenge. I find myself turning it off when they do their propaganda thing. -- SurveyGuy [still like Car Talk], 22:51:53 06/16/03 Mon
  http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33104
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  MEDIA MATTERS
  NPR sets dialon broadcasting bias
  Public radio under fire for anti-Bush, pro-Arab slant to news
  

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  • NPR biased? Oh come on now! Really?
    Car Talk is one of the few worth tuning in to. Caught the whole show last weekend while on the road, what a hoot. (NT) -- Surf, 16:23:08 06/18/03 Wed
    • The news is not that they're biased, but that enough people are upset enough (again) to make waves. However, I'm not naive enough to expect anything to change in that respect. Rank and file folks there have little to say - just working stiffs like the rest of us. (NT) -- SurveyGuy [wishing they'd admit their bias; I admit mine], 20:26:37 06/18/03 Wed

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• a question about XM -- richiep, 05:42:59 06/16/03 Mon
  After going a couple weeks without having talk radio on at all, I finally tuned in the other day and its really something you should all do - it really makes you see how its almost like a joke, as you think... "this can't be for real"
  
  What's funny (or sad) is as you listen, it makes you think how it all sounds like an infomercial with the callers that do get through saying their political version of, "WOW you mean I can get both tubes of ear wax cleaner for 19.95!" Anything to agree with the host or his agenda.
  
  So my question is, as I've finally given up on WABC here in NYC, is XM any better? I asked one guy I know that has it, and he said he got it for the sports programing (which to me is worse then listening to infomercials, but that's another story! LOL)
  
  I'm curious not only from a talk radio aspect, but for music too (as I agree that's almost as bad as the various talk formats are)
  

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  • I haven't heard of any big buzz about talk on XM yet. From what people tell me it's alternative for background music. I just can't help feeling like it's cable tv all over again. Pay for no commercials then get loaded up with them anyway. (NT) -- Surf, 18:45:42 06/18/03 Wed

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• WABC Puts Michael Savage "On Hold" - Due to a Contract Dispute - In San Francisco? Fan-effing-tastic! Can ABC's KSFO Fall Into The Sea and Take the Rest of the Pork-Asses At ABC Corporate With It? Of Course Philly's Big ABC Station Is 640. Ever Heard Of It? Didn't Think So. Think Brittney Spears.... -- Scott Tilde - Yes - Actual Talk Radio News - On This Board!!!, 22:46:48 06/17/03 Tue
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• all of you Phil Valentine Fans!!! -- Mark from Wilmington, 12:15:39 06/13/03 Fri
  Everybody remembers Phil Valentine from WWDB, right? He has a great new
  book coming out in September called 'Right From The Heart: The ABCs of
  Reality in America.' It's an A through Z account of conservative
  philosophy with great ammunition for fighting liberalism. Sean Hannity
  wrote the foreword. I've already pre-ordered my copy. Check it out at
  PhilValentine.com. It's gonna be huge!
  

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  • Re: Phil's new book -- Jim Walsh, 14:46:53 06/13/03 Fri
    • Okay, that IS funny. :) But while I can't speak for Valentine, why does Hannity (who wrote Phil's foreword) get the reputation of being a 100% Bush-backer? He's spent the entire week smacking Bush around for his inconsistency on Israel, and also criticized Bush for pushing the new welfare propo- err, I mean, child tax credit for people who don't pay taxes. Doesn't sound 100% Bushie to me. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (There's that pesky individuality again...), 23:59:53 06/13/03 Fri
      • Individuality should be what a show is known for, not something that pops up one show a month (NT) -- Storm Trooper #DS-743520-84, 18:06:38 06/14/03 Sat
        • Okay, and... your point? Bush and Hannity are both conservatives, so it stands to reason they'll have a lot of common ground. What I'm disputing is the notion that Hannity is a 100% Bushie. He's not, and this past week has been proof. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Anyone else?), 08:18:10 06/15/03 Sun
          • ALL HAIL TALK RADIO MESSAGE BOARD KING!!! (NT) -- Paul Revere, 21:38:40 06/16/03 Mon
            • King? Hell no. All I'm asking for is that when people make ridiculous statements, that they be prepared to back them up. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Is that so much to ask?), 02:07:59 06/17/03 Tue

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• Hillary on Infinity radio -- former listener, 15:38:01 06/10/03 Tue
  what the dilly?
  
  
  
  
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  • It was just another infomercial. Who is Hillary's publisher? That's right. And who owns Simon & Shuster? 10 points to whoever said Infinity. Where does the programming begin and where do the commercials end? Who can tell? (NT) -- Rockford - That's the dilly, 08:25:11 06/12/03 Thu

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• My response to Dom Giordano -- Freddy, 12:14:42 05/29/03 Thu
  For the first time I've heard a radio host on WPHT address (sort of) the pending stripping of any regulations controlling the avarice of American Corporate Communications conglomerates which is turning radio into a homogeneous commercial mess with little accountability to the American public.
  
  
  Dom (somewhat cowardly....but at least he put his foot in the door) wanted to know why the NRA would oppose the pending lifting of nearly all meaningful regulations as applied to radio. He had to frame the argument in this manner so he could even talk about it on the BIG TALKER.
  
  Dom made the case that the public votes with their radio dials and all the other tired inapplicable platitudes that people who earn paychecks in places like he does invariably offer when it comes to opposing the corporate party line.
  
  Dom, I really don't know the reason the NRA is opposing the pending FCC regulations letting corporate America operate with impunity in the communications industry. I 'll have to research this subject further.
  
  All I can explain is why I oppose them. Philadelphia used to have two big talkers before the greedy owners of WWDB found it easier to format that station as another one of the endless list of FM stations that offers the same 30 song play list from the 1980's. FM radio is dead. There is no accountability to the public. Does the entire radio listening audience of Philadelphia tune in to listen to the same 30 songs played by all 150 (a little poetic license taken) "Best of the 80's stations? I think not.
  
  There is also diminishing choices on AM. Your station for example. We are getting the same diet of infomercials and canned talk that made WWDB such a joke in its last couple of years.
  
  No matter how you cut it, Clear Channel and similar conglomerates have a choke hold over any diversity (yes, I hate the word diversity too but it applies in this circumstance) concerning music or talk programming.
  
  Your station Dom, has turned into crap. You and Katz were the last hold outs and I find myself turned off more and more at the subjects you two raise and DON'T raise.
  
  One more thing Dom, let the occasional caller with something to share get more than 2 sentences out of his mouth before you offer your restated position. You used to have an edge but lately you sound desperate. Maybe it is a result of the restrictions placed on you by the conglomerates that control radio.
  

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  • Lots of valid points. It is sad and true that there are probably many things that these hosts want to talk about, but are squelched because of management, corporate synergy (a polite term for conflict of interest), and sales pressure. Support alternatives like XM Radio and public radio- PHT management shouldn't be rewarded for producing such a pathetic product. (NT) -- Bogey, 21:27:36 06/11/03 Wed

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• Here We Go Again! -- Pseudonyms Uck, 21:33:00 05/27/03 Tue
  History is repeating itself. Just like WWDB about 6 years ago, WPHT is holding a cattle call audition for the next “Big Talker.” The offer is a clone of the WWDB stunt, with the “winner” getting a contract and a show. Remember what happened at WWDB? Hundreds auditioned, no one was hired and the brilliant program director who thought up the stunt was fired a few weeks later. Gotta love Beasley.
  
  So, without further ado, here are the Top Ten Reasons NOT to audition to be the next “Big Talker.”
  
  10. “Anthony the Overqualified Intern” might bomb out of his residency and come back as your producer.
  
  9. A bitter Larry Mendte could sneak into the building with a loaded Uzi.
  
  8. Mel looks very healthy, that means you’re stuck with Imus as a morning man for all eternity.
  
  7. You’ll probably have to follow Michael Smerconish.
  
  6. Might step on one of those sticky places in the hallway they still blame on John Bolaris.
  
  5. Dominic Quinn regularly comes back from the dead to challenge new talk hosts to a never-ending game of Pictionary.
  
  4. Glenn Beck, Glenn Beck, Glenn Beck!
  
  3. Studio extremely small and uncomfortable due to permanent "Yes" memorial erected by Michael Smerconish.
  
  2. Chair has smelly, permanent impression of The Sport’s Babe’s ass.
  
  And, the #1 reason NOT to audition to be the next Big Talker:
  
  Simon Cowell is judging the auditions!
  

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  • This is freakin' funny! The fact that Glenn Beck, Michael Smerconish and Lynn Doyle are the judges is even funnier. Check out Lynn's new book, "How to Make It On Your Own," with a special introduction written by Nancy Sinatra. (NT) -- Talk Radio Geek, 11:25:21 05/29/03 Thu
  • Beck a judge of talent -- Captn Hank, 12:07:11 05/29/03 Thu
  • Lynn Doyle -- Captn Hank, 12:10:20 05/29/03 Thu
    • More Important -- Guy, 14:35:39 05/29/03 Thu
    • HEY, I like Animal Planet. No need to insult it. The Crocodile Hunter will get you for that. Next thing you know, you'll be bad-mouthing the Food Channel. (NT) -- SurveyGuy, 21:31:15 05/30/03 Fri
    • Dumb As Dirt -- Gayle, 17:07:12 06/04/03 Wed
  • I don't care what you say about Lynn.. -- Ratso Rizzo, 00:55:07 05/30/03 Fri
    • Lynn -- Captn Hank, 02:09:31 05/30/03 Fri
      • Figured you'd like this, Cap'n... overheard on the Neal Boortz show today. CALLER: "I'd listen to you more often if you were on in St. Louis, but instead we get Glenn Beck." BOORTZ: "Ewwwww..." (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Member of the Church of the Painful Truth), 01:06:38 05/31/03 Sat
        • Beck -- Captn Hank, 12:20:39 06/08/03 Sun
          • What was the name of that cruise. The "Boring Conservative Old Farts of the Sea". You go on vacation and you've got nothing better to do than sit around and bitch about Hilary Clinton and Glenn Beck. Sounds like a thrill a minute to me. The only thing that would have made it better would be if G. Gordon Liddy was doing one of his cruise seminars too. (NT) -- Thinking Out Loud, 18:39:20 06/08/03 Sun
            • Good Grief....! -- Captn Hank, 20:21:37 06/08/03 Sun
  • WPHT -- Dino, 15:23:16 05/31/03 Sat
    • Wealth of Talent? Please be VERY specific. (NT) -- Mark, 22:58:16 06/04/03 Wed

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• Beck -- Dugzilla, 15:52:07 06/02/03 Mon
  Beck is the bastard child of david bowie and mick jagger. A total clone.....
  

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  • So you do or don't like him???
    *** backs away slowly, runs*** (NT) -- Surf - you found this site ... how?, 18:45:04 06/02/03 Mon
  • Okay, but what if you LIKE David Bowie and Mick Jagger? (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Just asking...), 23:36:00 06/02/03 Mon

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• what pht stands-for -- larry lippman, 18:23:57 05/29/03 Thu
  the pht part of wpht's call letters seem to pathetic, tasteless, and hollow
  
  everybody'stalking, but saying nothing. all we get is recycled right-wing pap and bromides. how about some balance
  are dreck (spelling intentional), and katz related to someone in managment,or do they have pictures of sil scaglione in an embarrassing or compromising situation.
  rollie james should change her name to be-bop phyllis shafly, smugconish (spelling intended) is the ultimate sycophant, he practically verbally genuflected and kissed matt drudge's ring when drudge that light-in-the-loafers
  phony was here for an affair. how conventient that smugconish forgot about the libel lawsuit against drudge regarding the allegations about sidney blumenthal hitting his wife. are these clown pitchmen posing as pundits, wannabee entertainers masquerading as enlighteners, or all of the above? it has een said that unthinking men (people) are like sleeepwalkers, wpht is one big sleeeping pill.
  

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  • what wpht stands for -- not tom, 18:56:24 05/29/03 Thu
    • Beck's Ratings -- Captn Hank, 20:08:42 05/29/03 Thu
  • rollie -- c.s.p., 16:24:14 06/02/03 Mon

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• Glenn Beck's Rallies for America -- Sharon, 20:22:21 05/27/03 Tue
  I think it's really sad that liberal papers are trying to make Glenn Beck's rallies into something sinister. That is so absurd. It's pretty obvious that they are pro-America/pro-troop rallies, intended to make us stand together as Americans in support of our American troops over in Iraq. How is it possible that they could be misconstued as anything else? I think the liberals themselves always have ulterior motives, so they think conservatives must have ulterior motives too, when in fact, we simply love our country, love our president, and love our troops who went over there to stop Saddam Hussein from defying us and the U.N., and in turn, we liberated the Iraqi people. Yeah Glenn!!!! You did a good thing and please don't let the liberals affect you at all. You are a true American and I'm proud of the great things you did for our troops and our country. I doff my hat to you.
  

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  • On the contrary -- Ratso Rizzo, 13:19:57 05/28/03 Wed
    • More Important -- Guy, 14:38:20 05/29/03 Thu
  • glenn beck's rallies -- larry lippman, 14:57:37 05/29/03 Thu
    • Serving -- Captn Hank, 15:29:41 05/29/03 Thu
      • I ran into a guy just before the shooting started who was blasting anyone who opposed the war as a "coward" and "soft". Since he was 30 and never in the military, I asked him why he didn't walk over to the recruiter on Broad street and sign up. You should have heard the spin from this guy! BTW...he was a Beck listener. (NT) -- Anton Geesnick, 23:33:01 05/29/03 Thu

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• D & M on the ropes at 'YSP -- Bob J., 16:05:18 04/22/03 Tue
  D & M are just now whining that their ratings fell from a 3.6 to a 2.3 share. Tim S. at WYSP is rumored to be thinking of canning them come September.
  
  To this I say, "Good Riddance"! I can't get WPHT at work in Salem, so I listen to D & M. They are mediocre at best. A few times their show makes me "chuckle". Few times is makes me laugh, and NEVER does it make me crack up.
  
  Once out of work, it is Smerconish and Jeff K. to take me home.
  
  My dream would be for 'YSP to dump D & M and offer O & A that slot. I believe a major reason why D & M are failing in Philly is because so many O & A fans still exist and feel the D n M show is inferior to O n A.
  
  I will now sit back and wait for the thrashing I am going to receive.
  
  Bob J.
  

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  • Bob, you are right on ther mark about Don and Mike. Nasty, self-serving, no respect for their audience. They are middle-aged fat guys who want to see as many naked women and guys eating cow crap as possible. No concept of "promoting outward" to reach their audience. Very sad radio. O&A? Think they were a somewhat funnier version of D&M. Thanks to them we all know where that invisible "line" is. I'm off to church now. (NT) -- Pseudonyms Uck...but they beat the Hell out of libel suits!, 16:31:55 04/22/03 Tue
  • Who would thrash you for saying that??? I have said in this forum how bad Glenn Beck and Dom G are so I will point that out from time to time. I just assumed everyone knew that Don and Mike were so HORRIBLE that it just wasn't up for debate. I have yet to meet a person anywhere that actually thought they were funny even a little. (NT) -- Tector Gorch, 17:19:16 04/22/03 Tue
  • What drove me away -- John, 15:51:06 04/24/03 Thu
    • D&M are exactly the guys I though O&A were gonna be before I gave them listen. I thought O&A was just going to be one of those always unfunny radio teams that you hear all over the country, but I was wrong - O&A were TRULY FUNNY...particularly Anthony and when Norton was on. Something Stern isn't anymore and D&M never ever were. I tried to give D&M a shot but they just are NOT FUNNY at all. -- Tector Gorch, 17:34:41 04/24/03 Thu
      • All I hear when I tune in D&M is two guys trying to - gasp - entertain! Well, we can't have that, now can we? Don't they realize that talk radio is about being a self-important blowhard, ranting endlessly about unimportant issues, and quoting verbaitum from the GOP Party Platform? Tut tut tut... (NT) -- Jim Walsh, 09:56:36 05/01/03 Thu
  • DON and MIKE -- Mike, 16:10:08 05/29/03 Thu

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• A possibility for the fuutre of talk radio? -- richiep, 11:52:53 05/21/03 Wed
  Now I know full well that this is from a biased source, so to a degree it might just be wishful thinking on their part, but business is business, and if Clear Channel can see a way to profit from this... they will do it.
  
  http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0519-03.htm
  

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  • All liberal, all the time? It just might work. This part of the article had me laughing though: "At the same time, right-wing hosts are fading." Oh, really? Explain Savage gaining 8 million listeners in 3 years, or Hannity getting 10 million within 1 year. That ain't "fading," no matter what the meaning of the word "is" is. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Quick! Give James Carville a mic!), 09:44:13 05/22/03 Thu
    • It's fading because people like me (an avid talk radio fan for 15 years) are starting to bail out (I now have days that I don't turn it on at all) - no one wants to listen to just one side - talk radio is now beyond stale, it's the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over again. This could bring it to life with one station playing off of the other. (NT) -- richiep, 08:40:28 05/23/03 Fri
      • The ratings numbers nationwide disagree with both you and the Commondreams.org article. Conservative talk radio is not in trouble. But we both agree that an all-liberal network, if done right, could help talk-radio in general. As much as I dislike CC as a company, I look forward to seeing what they can do with this. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Has CC called Alan Colmes yet?), 03:05:01 05/24/03 Sat
  • I still wanna jnow how they think they can start a network when they can't find even one entertaining liberal talk host yet? (We'll leave Colmes out of it, since he's really a moderate, no?) (NT) -- Scott Tilde, 18:29:09 05/22/03 Thu
    • How about Jim Phillips in Orlando, or Randi Rhodes in West Palm Beach? Both work for Clear Channel-owned stations. And there are other local liberal hosts across the country that do well; I'll bet at least some of them work on Clear Channel stations. CC also seems to like nudging music DJs into experimenting in talk, so watch for that too. Only time will tell if they can do it right, but it's do-able. (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Bill Maher? You're up next!), 03:13:33 05/23/03 Fri
      • I haven't heard of Phillips, but I've read Randi's web material, and she is one bitter pill. Bitter doesn't attract an audience which is why most libs are shut out. Libs need to associate some self-confidence and humor with their ideology and then go for it. Fame will follow. (NT) -- Scott Tilde, 01:09:58 05/27/03 Tue
        • BIG difference between web postings and on-air schtick. Nobody writes exactly the way they talk, and vice-versa. I can assure you, on the rare moments I'm far enough south to hear her, I can't help but laugh, even as she's offending every conservative/libertarian thought in my brain. But hey, I trumpeted Glenn Beck as "funny" before he debuted in Philly, so maybe I shouldn't damn her with great praise, so to speak. ;) (NT) -- "Vince From Villanova" (Funny ha-ha, or funny strange?), 01:40:19 05/29/03 Thu

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• Is Glenn Beck annoying -- Sharon, 20:36:14 05/27/03 Tue
  Glenn Beck's humor doesn't appeal to everyone, but it appeals to many of us who love to listen to someone who makes us chuckle a little and also think about some topics a little. Glenn isn't meant to be meaty. He's the everyday man talking to the everyday listener about topics we all think about and he just discusses them in a light manner, adding some humor too. I like the fact that he seems to have strong values, seems to love his country and is trying to appeal to his audience to help our country be the best we can be. It's a fun and crazy show.
  

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  • Beck -- Captn Hank, 21:24:31 05/27/03 Tue
    • Beck -- Joanie, 00:34:25 05/29/03 Thu
  • Strong values, fun and crazy...oooohhhhh...what a concept for a show. Excuse me while I go back to reading the obituaries. Philly is still in a talk radio black hole. Many have come to accept mediocrity instead of demanding excellence. One day....... (NT) -- mediaman, 22:09:33 05/27/03 Tue

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• Is there anyone that thinks the current state of radio is good? -- Richiep, 10:08:09 05/27/03 Tue
  With the upcoming FCC ruling getting closer and closer, there are just a ton of articles going around. Here's one that I think is especially good - in that it's not so much concerned with the idea of limiting views, but of just the overall quality. Even the major player in nationwide operations in other businesses (take for example Wal-Mart) lets the local managers cater the local outlet to cater to the local area - but that doesn't seem to be the case in radio.
  
  http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000039&refer=columnist_ferguson&sid=axohQw1effv4
  

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  • Great Article. Thanks for posting the link. (NT) -- SurveyGuy, 20:07:41 05/27/03 Tue
    • Talk radio -- Sharon, 23:47:43 05/27/03 Tue
      • So what you're saying is, that talk radio is great now because the hosts are saying things that you agree with. Those of us that miss the old style want talk radio that challenges us to think, to question what we believed, and to present ideas that we might not have considered. It's easy to do a show that is basically preaching to the choir, and that's what most hosts do today. (NT) -- Richiep, 01:55:55 05/28/03 Wed
  • Talk Radio -- On the road again, 18:56:27 05/28/03 Wed

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• Did Lynch put up a fight -- Surf, 19:07:30 05/23/03 Fri
  http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030523-123031-4788r.htm
  
  The Army is looking into Private Lynch's inability to remember anything between the ambush and her rescue. I talked about this with a radio friend today and how it was curious. She told me I would look "unpatriotic" if I posted it. Why? Is image, and the celebration of it, more important than the truth? I sure hope the popular account, none of it written by anybody there or with her input, is true and she is a genuine heroine ... of sorts. If not, well then that would suck wouldn't it.
  

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  • Ridiculous -- Sean Hannity, 23:43:46 05/23/03 Fri
    • Very funny, well done. But since using a known name like that is against the rules I'll have to delete that ... eventually. Even though noboby really would believe that was from Hannity please use something else or put "not really" between the first and last name. (NT) -- Surf, 06:35:47 05/26/03 Mon
  • Amazing how brainwashed we are in this country. What happened to all those talk radio hosts who cried about Jessica being raped and tortured by those evil A-rabs? They should be ashamed of themselves but of course they have no shame. And its always the OTHER country that spews the propaganda isn't it? Bush is, as Limbaugh says, a man of integrity and honesty. He brought real American values back to the Whitehouse....I am gettin sick!n/t -- Anton Geesnik, 00:09:42 05/24/03 Sat
    • "all those hosts who cried about Jessica being raped and tortured... They should be ashamed of themselves." Rrrrright! How could they possibly have speculated about harm with that innocent regime over there??? Heck, there's no evidence of anything untoward going on except for all the first-person testimony and mass graves. And no, Surf wasn't unpatriotic for asking the question. It's the knee-jerk "answers" that are transparently simple-minded. (NT) -- Scott Tilde, 00:51:53 05/27/03 Tue
  • Limbaugh/Hannity/ & Other Conservative gods -- Ratso Rizzo, 21:27:09 05/24/03 Sat
    • This is why I, a lifelong "conservative", have stopped identifying myself as such. I am amshamed of the movement. The problem really started with the neo-conservatives: the ex-leftists who flodded into the Republican party and talk radio. They brought the same obnoxious behavior to the right that has always been the trademark of the left.n/t -- Anton Geesnick, 14:16:57 05/25/03 Sun
      • Ya know, "Anton", you sound about as conservative as Ted Kennedy. Why don't you leave an e-mail address next time like anyone who's unfraid to debate and we'll give you a litmus test? (NT) -- Scott "McCarthy" Tilde, 00:58:27 05/27/03 Tue
        • Go Ahead scotty, lets debate the subject. You don't need my e-mail tough guy! I am a conservative, just not a brainwashed neo-con. You wouldn't know the difference would you? (NT) -- Anton Geesnick, 13:07:25 05/28/03 Wed

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• The Glenn Beck show -- Sharon, 20:37:32 05/27/03 Tue
  Glenn Beck's humor doesn't appeal to everyone, but it appeals to many of us who love to listen to someone who makes us chuckle a little and also think about some topics a little. Glenn isn't meant to be meaty. He's the everyday man talking to the everyday listener about topics we all think about and he just discusses them in a light manner, adding some humor too. I like the fact that he seems to have strong values, seems to love his country and is trying to appeal to his audience to help our country be the best we can be. It's a fun and crazy show.
  

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• RADIO and the INTERNET -- MIKE VAGNONI ( MIKEY V), 00:07:32 05/24/03 Sat
  Thank the lord for the internet...and I saw this application coming many years ago...local radio stations have a new way to attract revenue, if they play their cards right. Using the internet has opened up doors for me as local radio person, programming different formats. I am using radio as the key tool in keeping the image of what I do in entertainment marketing, and that is my OOT( OUT ON THE TOWN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS...) and now, the door has opened for me all over the country, because of the interent and archiving radio programs to be heard at any time via the interent. This has really opened up my visibility factor not only here in the PHILLY and SOUTH JERSEY AREAS but from all over the country and from different parts of the world. I am proud to say that I am the first person to archive local rock programming from PHILLY on the INTERENT... (www.wnwr.com / under archives..click to the PIPELINE.) See for yourself... This PIPELINE special 1 hour show is working 24/7 and my audience is worldwide. DO I need to do a daily show? NO WAY. Also, I can tell you this...I set up radio remotes in two CASINOS in TWO YEARS...the SANDS in 2001 and the TRUMP PLAZA in 2002...I had people checking out my shows from all over the world. My small market station,
  OLDIES 94 SLAMMIN' GOLD, out of WILDWOOD NJ., linked me to an audience from all over the country...and I packed the CASINOS with my weekly broadcast. NOT only that, anytime I host promotions using the internet, it has given me an added shot to compete aginst people that have been in the industry for many years.
  

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  • Slammin Gold -- Ratso Rizzo, 21:11:55 05/24/03 Sat
    • Smackin' To The Oldies? (NT) -- Scott Tilde, 01:03:19 05/27/03 Tue

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• Beck -- Dave, 04:19:37 05/24/03 Sat
  Glenn............................................................................................................................................................................................................. . .. .GO DO DINNER THEATRE!!!! you set of "no audio alarms" at EVERY STATION YOUR ON!!!!
  

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  • Beck again -- Captn Hank, 15:57:13 05/24/03 Sat

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• More on Katz, infomercials, and media consolidation. -- Rockford, 09:51:57 05/15/03 Thu
  Following up on Tuesday's Lorillard tobacco infomercial,
  Jeff Katz had Steven Brill as a guest on Wednesday night's show.
  
  It was another of those strange little 5-6 minute interviews
  where no calls are taken, just like the Lorillard episode. Also like the Lorillard infomercial, Katz stroked Brill to the point of being embarrassing for the listener. (I don't think Katz himself has the capacity for shame or embarrassment.)
  
  At first glance, this seems like another day on talk radio. Brill has a new book out, and is a perfectly legitimate guest for a talk radio show. So why the kid gloves? Why the very short interview? Why no calls from listeners?
  
  Brill's book is published by Simon & Schuster, the publishing arm of Viacom, owner of Infinity radio. Oh. Now it's pretty clear what that's about.
  
  Katz' show is now just one long commercial. Does Katz REALLY like Brill's book? Does he REALLY support Lorillard's efforts to kill tobacco taxes? We'll never know because his opinions are bought and paid for. Jeff Katz is for sale.
  
  Given the Brill/Viacom incident, I doubt we'll be hearing Katz or any of the other hosts say much about the evils of media consolidation, and the FCC's pending business .
  

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  • Again, you make some terrific points. How come all the "big talkers" have nothing to say about the pending FCC bit of business? They know radio has turned into one big monolithic infomercial with very little substance. I think MS and Dom G. and J. Katz love their paychecks more than discussing the responsibilities of communication conglomerates to the public which supposedly owns the airwaves. Go Rockford Files! (NT) -- Freddy, 10:17:38 05/17/03 Sat
  • Rockfish Wrong...AGAIN!! -- Bill, 11:33:34 05/21/03 Wed
    • When did Katz say that he was a regular reader of Brill's Content? (NT) -- Rockford, 16:15:16 05/21/03 Wed
    • When did Katz say that he was a regular reader of Brill's Content? That would be a pretty neat trick since Brill's content stopped being published before Katz even came to town. Here's a tip for you and Jeff: If you're going to make something up, you should make it something plausible. If you really don't think that the Brill "interview" was a Simon & Schuster/Viacom commercial, that's stunningly naive. (NT) -- Rockford, 16:16:56 05/21/03 Wed
    • More Medication for Rockfish -- Sgt. Becker, 09:54:46 05/22/03 Thu

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• Interview or infomercial ? -- Rockford, 07:15:19 05/14/03 Wed
  Last night, Jeff Katz had a guest from a group called No Tax, No Crime. It's a group that's opposed to ciggarette taxes, especially the steep New York City taxes. Jeff's guest discussed how the tax benefits organized crime, and hurts small business. I honestly don't know enough about the
  issue to say that his arguments were valid or not. Here's the problem:
  
  No Tax No Crime is an arm of the Lorillard Tobacco Co. They've been involved in a media blitz the past few weeks for their anti-tax campaign. Don't you think that Jeff might have mentioned that? As a caller pointed out several
  minutes later, Katz presented a paid spokesman for a tobacco company as if he were just doing an interview with a newsmaker. Katz denied that they are a front for a tobacco company, saying that they "get some funding" from Lorillard. I guess Jeff's math skills need some work. 100% is more than "some".
  
  That's bad enough, but it gets worse.
  
  As part of their media blitz, No Tax No Crime has bought time on WPHT. Their spots have been running for at least several days. The spots at least carry the disclaimer "paid for by Lorillard Tobacco Company", which is more context than Katz was willing to provide his audience with. But the buy raises this question:
  
  Just what in the hell did we hear last night at 7:00? Was it an interview, or a paid infomercial with no disclaimer? Are there any ethical standards at PHT? Can we trust the sincerity of anything being discussed, or are the hosts opinions up for the hightest bid? Remember PHT hosts, before you criticize the New York Times for their ethics, take it look in your own nicotine stained mirror.
  

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  • Bingo! -- Freddy, 10:30:07 05/14/03 Wed
  • Sounds a lot like a former Beasley station, who, in the "last days," had such questionable enterprises as Radio Booksellers, The Penis Pump, and Liquid Oregano. ‘DB blurred a lot of lines back then. History does repeat itself. What’s that smell of garlic dip and Doritos? Oh, it’s the Sports Babe warming up in the wings. (NT) -- Heidi Ho, 16:33:23 05/14/03 Wed
    • And Beck continues to have a job....? (NT) -- Captn Hank, 17:10:19 05/14/03 Wed
  • Katz On Smoking -- Bill, 11:27:28 05/21/03 Wed

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• Paisan of the Week 18 May, 2003 -- Phil DiPietro, 12:59:29 05/18/03 Sun
  I used to love this show. But today they named far right-wing radio talking-head Mike Savage "Paisan of the week". Savage (of "Savage Nation") is an extreme right wing maniac. He's a racist who often uses terms like "turd world people" to describe the Third World's poor and destitute. He is intolerant, offensive and at profound odds with the proud Christian and democratic traditions and ideals of the Italian-American community. Because of their shameless support for this fringe element I do not think I will be listening to "Bocci Alley" anymore.
  
  Phil DiPietro
  Endicott, NY
  

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  • What's Bocci Alley? (NT) -- Jerry Nachman, 15:34:03 05/18/03 Sun
    • Forget Jerry! I'm The Man!! (NT) -- Phil Donahue, 21:14:12 05/18/03 Sun

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• Smerconish-MAS had a good show yesterday, I hadn't listened in months, however, he seemed to have that spark back, at least until five PM. -- Bubbles, 04:38:57 05/13/03 Tue
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