boycott, to go after sponsors who do sponsor some of these programs. it is a lot easier to get 100,000 signatures than it was 20, 30 years ago. what role has that had when you see a lot of people apologizing for fear out of losing some of these sponsors. talk about the role that the internet has had in galvanizing some of these boycotts. actually, i think all of the boycotts are a ridiculous idea. i ve always been opposed to right wing boycotts, i ve always been opposed to left wing boycotts. it is a good thing if advertisers advertise shows that allow people to engage in political talk. my message to the david brocks of this world and people who are part of the flush rush campaign, if you really want a victory for progressive talk radio, then organize people to tune into thom hartmann or al sharpton on msnbc if that s what you care about. but you see this is a basic point of freedom of speech. if you don t like what somebody else is saying, then say something different and get peopl
presumably some damage to the limbaugh show. i can tell you it did a lot of damage to progressive talk radio, because a lot of advertisers right across the board said just pull me out of all talk radio. so i don t know limbaugh s numbers, but i do know on our side of it that progressive radio took a hit as a consequence of that. michael medved, let s go to you. i m curious to get your take on who stands to lose more on this, cumulus or clear channel? i have absolutely no idea. i think both companies will be fine, they re huge, successful companies. i ve got to agree here with thom hartmann. the trouble that i have with this entire logic that david brock was expressing is it s not a victory for anybody if all of a sudden you have less political conversation. i want my friend, thom hartmann s show to be successful. we disagree on everything, but i think it s great when people are listening to progressive talk radio. i think it s great when people
commerce joining us now from dallas karl rove is in the middle of the financial business so, what do you say, mr. rove, about this? i m furious. look, juan williams, you know, he and i don t see eye to eye on a lot of issues. but he is a man of enormous integrity. for the national progressive radio to fire deviating from the political correctness. public radio. shame on them. james toronto had buffalo piece in.com. said over the years liberal. never got fired by national public radio for that. but when he deviates from this politically correct attitude by offering an observation that probably most americans agree with. they cashier him in a stunningly insulting fashion. that woman in atlanta today shame on her.
dallas karl rove is in the middle of the financial business so, what do you say, mr. rove, about this? i m furious. look, juan williams, you know, he and i don t see eye to eye on a lot of issues. but he is a man of enormous integrity. for the national progressive radio to fire deviating from the political correctness. public radio. shame on them. james toronto had buffalo piece in.com. said over the years liberal. never got fired by national public radio for that. but when he deviates from this politically correct attitude by offering an observation that probably most americans agree with. they cashier him in a stunningly insulting fashion. that woman in atlanta today shame on her.
dallas karl rove is in the middle of the financial business so, what do you say, mr. rove, about this? i m furious. look, juan williams, you know, he and i don t see eye to eye on a lot of issues. but he is a man of enormous integrity. for the national progressive radio to fire deviating from the political correctness. public radio. shame on them. james toronto had buffalo piece in.com. said over the years liberal. never got fired by national public radio for that. but when he deviates from this politically correct attitude by offering an observation that probably most americans agree with. they cashier him in a stunningly insulting fashion. that woman in atlanta today shame on her.