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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 11:32 PM
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Air America AM 1090 is running an anti-abortion ad and it's pissing me off.
If I want to hear right-wing propaganda while listening to Rachel Maddow, I'll just dial away to KKKVI 570 AM.

What gives? Anybody know? :shrug:
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 11:39 PM
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1. My dear Aristus!
I don't listen to talk radio...

So I haven't heard it...

Right now, I'm streaming some classical music!

I'd be pissed off too if I had to listen to an anti-abortion ad!:grr:
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 11:42 PM
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2. That would piss me off too.
Are they that desperate for ad revenue? x(
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 02:04 AM
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11. Yes
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 11:45 PM
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3. You heard it too, huh?
I heard it while driving around on errands yesterday, and was really pissed!

Aristus, I think it's time to write and/or call the station.

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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-16-08 11:56 PM
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4. I called their message line yesterday morning. I don't know if they got it, though
'cause I forgot to press * when I was finished with my message.
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 01:47 AM
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9. I just sent them an email.
Told them that I couldn't believe that a station that calls itself progressive is running an anti-abortion ad, and that they should strongly consider removing it.

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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 12:05 AM
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5. I heard that too! I about ran off the road!
:grr:
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 09:46 AM
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6. The fucking thing even ended with the words "Know the truth about Roe vs Wade."
Un-fucking-believable. :mad:

What truth? :shrug: Roe vs Wade means safe, sanitary abortion isn't just for rich white chicks...
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 08:36 PM
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7. Looks like it was funded by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Planned Parenthood is now running ads pointing out how misleading the ads are.
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boilerbabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 02:12 AM
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12. I love Planned Parenthood!
They were there for me for many years when I could not afford it, now I am there for them when I can. I can't stand people that deny women the right to choose. Though the liklihood of me needing abortion services (I'm 46yrs old, that shit should be pretty well dried up by now!), I will fight for those who follow.

The other thing that upsets me is that people say that Planned Parenthood is only an abortion clinic. They offer a wide variety of services to keep both men and women healthy. As a matter of fact, they did not perform abortions at all at their clinics, they would maybe refer a patient after counseling. Been there, done that.

I'm glad I missed the ad. Can you get Air America on a regular radio or is it only online?
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Kucinich4America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 12:50 AM
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8. They've been running that thing all week
early in the morning during the Stephanie Miller show as well.

Today they started running Planned Parenthood ads, but I still heard the right wing ad too.

I don't really want to hear either side of the abortion battle at 6:00 in the goddamned morning.

No doubt this is something that Infinity/Viacom/CBS (whatever name they are going by this week) is running on all their stations in the Seattle market. Other stations would include KMPS (country) and KZOK (classic rock). If this was any other market but Seattle, it would be safe to assume that the country station had the most right wing listeners. They probably still do, in the "surrounding area".
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theredpen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 01:48 AM
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10. At least someone is supporting your AAR station
We lost our in Dallas. I hear it's coming back though (please please please).
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