Community Radio Founder Banned From Cantor Office

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Monday September 05, 2011 · 7:35 AM PDT

2011/09/05 · 07:35

Hello everyone:

I've been a very occasional commenter at Daily Kos since late 2003, a nearly daily reader, but never a diarist until now.

Within the last two weeks Eric Cantor (a school classmate of my wife) has chosen to meet with the elite of his district, closing himself to all but a few of his friends, while kicking out others who do not agree with him.

My friend Max, who is the main founder of our local community radio station, is one of these individuals. Following is his account of what happened when he and a small group came to Mr. Cantor's office in the West End of Richmond.

Mr. Cantor clearly is serving his corporate overlords at the expense of the people of Virginia and even of his district. It is also clear from this story that we need to be wary of people who call for civility, because civility usually ends up being tacit support for the status quo. The following story, while long, is another piece of evidence that Mr. Cantor is only interested in the perspectives of his region if they are the correct, pro-corporate, pro-rich people ones:

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Wednesday August 20, 2008 · 5:33 PM PDT

2008/08/20 · 17:33

It finally came together for me.

I'm a resident of Richmond, Virginia, and this is my first diary after reading others' diaries and comments for four years. I've been hoping for months that Senator Obama would pick someone other than Tim Kaine for Vice President (If I were a gambler I'd have bet on Sebelius months ago). But I had writer's block until tonight.

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