Media Matters targeting radio stations

[kwc57]

The tax exempt Media Matters is now buying radio messages targeting individual radio stations by name that carry the Rush Limbaugh show. What's going on?

The tolerant progressives want to silence conservatives. How progressive and tolerant is that?

 

[Big Fitz]

Of course they have the right to demand his silence. They are exercising their freedom of speech.

Now that begs the question of do they have the right to succeed if the market disagrees?

They don't have a right to succeed. They have a right to voice their objection. It is up to the market to determine what to do with it, just like the market may decide that Rush's rhetoric is turning off enough listener to eat in to their bottom line.

Okay, just so we're established they have no right to success in their attempt to silence another's free speech.

Now, at what point does their free speech infringe on the right of another to their right to free speech?

 

[Polk]

Speech, by definition, cannot infringe on someone else's speech.

 

[kwc57]

Lush Rimbaugh doesn't have a right to have a radio show.

Perhaps Dear Ruler can take it away from him. Let's see.

 

[Big Fitz]

Speech, by definition, cannot infringe on someone else's speech.

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So then the little Sally Frillypants have no reason to complain about this, then. The kids were just exercising their free speech and drown out the protesters being dumbfucks.

Here's them practicing free speech. The article's about the whining from the left.

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[kwc57]

Why is it the right doesnt understand freedom of speech?

Added to the list of TDM lies.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

On what basis is Media Matters tax exempt? How is it any different from the NY Times?

 

[Polk]

Speech, by definition, cannot infringe on someone else's speech.

Sheboygan Lutheran students surprised at furor over Wisconsin state Capitol visit | Sheboygan Press | sheboyganpress.com

So then the little Sally Frillypants have no reason to complain about this, then. The kids were just exercising their free speech and drown out the protesters being dumbfucks.

Here's them practicing free speech. The article's about the whining from the left.

Sheboygan Lutheran High School Visits the Solidarity Sing Along - YouTube

You're right, they don't have any reason to complain about it.

 

[Polk]

On what basis is Media Matters tax exempt? How is it any different from the NY Times?

Because they're a non-profit.

 

[Big Fitz]

Speech, by definition, cannot infringe on someone else's speech.

Sheboygan Lutheran students surprised at furor over Wisconsin state Capitol visit | Sheboygan Press | sheboyganpress.com

So then the little Sally Frillypants have no reason to complain about this, then. The kids were just exercising their free speech and drown out the protesters being dumbfucks.

Here's them practicing free speech. The article's about the whining from the left.

Sheboygan Lutheran High School Visits the Solidarity Sing Along - YouTube

You're right, they don't have any reason to complain about it.

and yet... they do and demand their opponent's be silenced.

Love that double standard.

 

[Polk]

Sheboygan Lutheran students surprised at furor over Wisconsin state Capitol visit | Sheboygan Press | sheboyganpress.com

So then the little Sally Frillypants have no reason to complain about this, then. The kids were just exercising their free speech and drown out the protesters being dumbfucks.

Here's them practicing free speech. The article's about the whining from the left.

Sheboygan Lutheran High School Visits the Solidarity Sing Along - YouTube

You're right, they don't have any reason to complain about it.

and yet... they do and demand their opponent's be silenced.

Love that double standard.

No different than the double standard on the flip side, which says that was totally acceptable but that organizing a boycott of Limbaugh's sponsors is an affront to freedom.

 

[daveman]

The tax exempt Media Matters is now buying radio messages targeting individual radio stations by name that carry the Rush Limbaugh show. What's going on?

They hate freedom of speech.

And you hate theirs.

Not at all. I'm all for allowing leftists to expose how hateful and intolerant they are.

 

[daveman]

Lush Rimbaugh doesn't have a right to have a radio show.

Citation?

In other words, the Constitution doesn't ENTITLE him to having a radio show.

If you can show me where it does, I'll eat my monitor.

He's entitled to speak his opinion in any legal fashion.

You do not have the right to silence him because you're butthurt.

 

[whitehall]

The tax exempt Media Matters is now buying radio messages targeting individual radio stations by name that carry the Rush Limbaugh show. What's going on?

Why is a righty crying about Free speech?

The airwaves are PUBLICLY OWNED. They are the Commons. We actually own the airwaves. We only allow corporations to broadcast on our airwaves. They used to be regulated. There were reasons for that. Too many to go into, but one of the reasons was so that the rich wouldn't buy up all the media outlets and then brainwash us with their right wing nonsense. But like a lot of other things, Clinton went along, and the rich gobbled up all the media. Whats funny about that is it came back to bite him in the ass. The right wing media didn't stop bashing the Clinton's so much that it actually cost Hillary the nomination in 2008.

Anyways, I don't think we need to go back to the exact Fairness Doctrine that you on the right did away with, but I do think the airwaves and media are important and we can not allow the corporations to own them all. This is why things like NPR are important. If they are going to own 19 of the 20 radio stations, at least don't be crying liberal when stations like NPR don't sound exactly like what Rush is spewing.

If you think you own it...freaking shut it down. Otherwise that pesky 1st Amendment keeps getting in the way.

 

[Caroljo]

Why is it the right doesnt understand freedom of speech?

Then why does the LEFT want to shut Limbaugh up? Freedom of speech????

 

[daveman]

Why is it the right doesnt understand freedom of speech?

Then why does the LEFT want to shut Limbaugh up? Freedom of speech????

Freedom of leftist speech. Only leftist-approved ideas should be aired, so the proles aren't exposed to any dangerous conservative ideas.

Right, TM?

 

[Polk]

I hope you guys all mailed checks to Air America. After all, there is a right to have your show sponsored.

Wait, something seems off about that...

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Why is it the right doesnt understand freedom of speech?

Then why does the LEFT want to shut Limbaugh up? Freedom of speech????

Yes.

Like it or not, the "LEFT" is allowed to scream to high heaven about how much they want Rush Limbaugh shut down. That's what "free speech" is about.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

On what basis is Media Matters tax exempt? How is it any different from the NY Times?

Media Matters is "tax exempt" because they're a registered 501(c)3, operating under the rules for that status.

Simple as that.

 

[uscitizen]

So those speaking on radio stations can speak against media matters but media matters cannot speak against them?