Posted by
Edman2 on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2:56:13 PM
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1:26
p.m. EDT
Cancel Rush Limbaugh Or Lose Contract
The government in Broward County, Fla., is seeking to cut ties with a local
radio station – because it also broadcasts Rush Limbaugh’s show.
Station WIOD AM-610 has been the official channel for emergency information
from the county government for the past year. But the County Commission, made up
of all Democrats, refused to renew the relationship on Tuesday.
Commissioner Stacy Ritter said she did not want the county to be linked to a
station "that’s out of step with area politics,” the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
reports.
She cited talk shows hosted by conservatives Limbaugh and Sean Hannity and
WIOD’s partnership with Fox News.
"They have every right to speak, but we don’t have to do business with them,”
she said.
But Ken Charles, WIOD’s director of AM programming, told the Sun-Sentinel:
"It’s a shame that people would let politics get in the way of saving lives in a
hurricane.”
The county’s contract with the station was about to be rejected when
commissioners decided to delay a final decision until next week.
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Now thats how liberals defend freedom of speech, they step on it.
God Bless America!