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-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 11:24 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Clear channel

yep, i guess corprit america really should stick to their guns and
prevent
freedom of opinion, thought and expression  from going out on the air
waves.
Lets bring back the good old days when a radio personality, if stupid
enough
to diss his own organization would indeed be kicked out and replaced
with
one that towed the line!
Lets bring back the days when a radio personality was only allowed to
have
one opinion and wasn't allowed to deviate from his or her point of view
for
fear of losing listeners and thus losing the company money. (sarcasm!!!)

I think the good old days were pretty backwards and non-progressive.
Not only that, but radio is the least efficient medium to gain correct
and
desired information.
With the internet and its countless sources of up to the minute and
accurate
information with nearly every point of view you can think of all
delivered
to you on one search engine, why bother with turning on a radio where
you
will have to sit there and listen to ignorant callers and borring narrow
minded personalities?
To gain the same information you can get in less then 5 minutes on the
internet, you would have to listen to a radio program for over an hour
enduring camercials and truely stupid people!
The problem with mass media including radio, TV and newspapers is that
they
give you a decided opinion or set of opinions and view points to which
you
are subjected to and influenced by.
If you conduct your own factual research, and have access to many many
more
opinions and points of view, you can more accurately decide what you
wish to
believe.
It is very very easy for almost anyone to be influenced by what they
hear or
see and there is not offten a very good representation of an opposite
opinion or point of view in the media.

that's it for this evenings rant!!!

73
Colin, V A6BKX