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Date Posted: 14:00:23 02/19/03 Wed
Author: Rockford
Subject: Volunteering for propaganda duty, sir!

Listening to Rush Limbaugh on my lunchbreak, I heard a promo spot for Jeff Katz where he states that "tonight we will discuss any and all issues as we lead the charge into Iraq". We? Up until now, I've thought that this war is not a very good idea, but if Jeff Katz is "leading the charge", I may have to reconsider.

Also, listening to Dom the last few nights, I heard some new station promo spots. One for president's day had a soundbite of George Bush, followed by a snippet of FDR's "fear itself" speech, followed by the announcer declaring that WPHT 'salutes our great leaders'. Uh, o..kay.

Another spot features the announcer's voice proclaiming "The game is over, the clock is ticking...."

Still another states "War is inevitable....." (Jesus, even the president hasn't gone THAT far, at least publicly)

These spots really give me the creeps. This is way different from a host taking a position.

On a hunch, I picked up a Russian-English dictionary, and sure enough, in the Cyrillic alphabet, WPHT is spelled TASS.

Chilling.

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[> So now they're turning a war into a promotional campaign. Hey, here's a better strategy- cut out those ridiculous promos and work on making the talk show programs better. Just one more reason to hope for a peaceful, diplomatic resolution in Iraq- to prevent PHT from turning it into a ratings stunt. -- Bogey, 21:19:45 02/19/03 Wed


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[> So the clock's ticking, huh? -- David Eckard, 23:32:27 02/19/03 Wed

Yeah, well, I think those spots are designed to scare little old ladies into never changing the station... almost reminiscent of the 2000 debates "but if you vote for HIM you'll be eating dog food!"

I was thinking the spot should have went something like this:

"The game is over, the clock is ticking... and when the bombs start to fall, we'll be there for you... with an infomercial from the Good Feet Store."


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[> It's called appealing to your target audience. It's a shame we don't get Hannity's show down here in this backwater market. Then you could all get your shorts in a wad over liners comparing liberals to "girly-men" and "the clock is ticking... inside Saddam's thick skull!" Great stuff. -- Tilde, 14:02:42 02/21/03 Fri


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[> [> Ironic as it is that a hysterical woman like Sean Hannity would call anyone a 'girly-man', I'm not arguing that hosts shouldn't take any position they want. This is different. It's not enough to have hosts who present a near-monolith of opinion, PHT has decided with these spots to forfeit their place as an independent media outlet, and become a fully erect Organ of the State. THAT'S Creepy. But enough of my opinions, click to find out what the critics are saying (more) -- Rockford, 11:23:12 02/24/03 Mon

"I don't see what's wrong with them. I especially like the 'great leaders' salute" - Nikita Khrushchev

"What the hell.....?" - Thomas Jefferson

"I love these spots! They remind me of when I was a little boy, and my dad would tell me stories." - George Orwell Jr.


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