Every day on talk radio, you'll hear...
"Obama is stupid, Obama is a Marxist, Obama may be a Muslim, Obama is not electable..."
"Dingy Harry Reid said today..."
"The Bible says it's true, and I'm sticking to that..."
"...politics of San Francisco..."
"...these homosexuals are just trying to get special rights - they already have all the protection they need..."
But boy howdy, try to get a word in edgewise with the 'Wingers and what do you get?
Very clever using another name (other than Demosthenes, Rabid Blonde, Nemesis, etc...). Maybe I should say disturbing? Your e-mails were a great source of amusement around here for a short time. Now they are just creepy, odd, sad and pathetic. I can’t stress enough that I think you need to go seek professional mental health help. Why on earth would someone subject them self – daily – to something that angers them to the point of profanity-laced tirades and repetitive e-mails under numerous (at least eight above) addresses?
If you believe you are "making a difference" – you are sadly mistaken. Criticism and dialogue have always been welcome. For a while, you operated under the rules of civility. Quite some time ago you decided to step away from those rules and got very ugly.
I’ll make a deal with you. If you stop abusing yourself and quit listening to the show (and sending e-mails), I won’t forward ALL of your e-mails to the folks at...
Threats... Threats from people who every day, get angry and abusive and lie thru their teeth to stay in power, or as sycophants, lie to help other people stay in power. Not just threats to me, mind you, not just that, but threats to take discussions with WIBC and give them to people who would have no clue as to what the heck was going on. Doesn't really bother me much, since I've put my diatribes against talk radio on my own blog and on Daily Kos, but hey, Republicans do like to threaten - it's who they are...
So I called their legal department and got it all worked out.
"Greg Garrison has a mighty thick skin, but he has become increasingly uncomfortable with the tones of your emails. We'd appreciate it if you didn't contact WIBC any longer, or we'll have to consider... What happens next."
So, I am forbidden to email WIBC http://www.wibc.com/ and Greg Garrison http://www.wibc.com/... at WIBC in particular on pain of... something. But, you know what? They got rattled. If they were not rattled, they would not be making stupid threats. :-)
I've done my bit for god and country, and I am convinced that these people will continue to spew, no matter what arguments are presented. So, I'm going to do what I should have done a long time ago and ignore them and keep listening to NPR. http://www.npr.org/
It saddens me that, even though the folks at WIBC (and WIBC's sponsors) tell me that they don't like Greg Garrison, or they don't agree with some or all of what he says, they will keep him on the air, but that's capitalism.
Thank the gods for the Internet and alternate POVs!
Criticism and dialogue have always been welcome here (after a fashion and if you word things right), but as for Criticism and dialogue being welcome in talk radio? Not really...
Hey, only a fool fights in a burning house. I have a motorcycle to restore.
And by they way, if you don't think gays needs SOME protection from the wingers...
Part II: In today's program Brannon exposes that lie that Hitler killed homosexuals. Even a homosexual writer admits that is false. Some of Hitler's inner circle were homosexual and bi-sexual. The Brown Shirts started as a homosexual and bisexual organization. Brannon also reveals how the SS officers were desensitized. Many of the SS were "Christians" that went to church and some were even installed in ceremonies in churches. Evangelical pastors from other countries even praised Hitler at the beginning. The church of Germany was weak prior to Hitler coming to power and the weak pulpits make the church no obstacle for Hitler. Is the American church in the same condition?
Ya, we are all just one big happy fleet. lol
http://www.christianworldviewnetwork...
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(from this past Tuesday)
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Conservative Talk Radio Strikes Back
by angrytoyrobot
Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 05:34:33 PM PDT
I have a thing against right wing talk radio, and in Indianapolis, that means WIBC.
I have a thing against right wing talk radio, and in Indianapolis, that means WIBC. WIBC has a host named Greg Garrison. Greg is the normal type of conservative host, pompous, arrogant, given to saying that people who don't think like him are brainless (Obama), Marxists, basically stupid and brainwashed. So, as he is an easy target, I've kept up a running commentary against his grosser stupidities.
http://angrytoyrobot.blogspot.com/... http://angrytoyrobot.blogspot.com/... http://angrytoyrobot.blogspot.com/... http://angrytoyrobot.blogspot.com/... http://www.dailykos.com/... http://www.dailykos.com/...
(etc)
You can Google Greg Garrison EMMIS, Greg Garrison WIBC... I think it's a game. After all, WIBC has chosen the politics of stupidity, so they should expect some push-back.
Today the producer and telephone screener at Greg's program emailed me.
Criticism and dialogue have always been welcome. For a while, you operated under the rules of civility. Quite some time ago you decided to step away from those rules and got very ugly.
I’ll make a deal with you Dana. If you stop abusing yourself and quit listening to the show (and sending e-mails), I won’t forward ALL of your e-mails to the folks at (your job).
Now, is that nice?
I have fun with aliases. Demosthenes (From Ender's game), Rabid Blonde, Nemesis (from Resident Evil), Dana... I've never been interested in blocking my IP addys, or being particularly subtle. I let everyone at WIBC know when Greg is lying or exaggerating or being a moron. It is fun, and keeps me on my toes.
But... Whatever should I do about this threat? Oh dear me, should I get a lawyer? Should I cower in a corner? Should I just end it all now???
(I am a drama queen...)