Broward may cancel deal with radio station because it airs Rush Limbaugh

[stephanie]

By Scott Wyman
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted June 13 2007, 1:19 PM EDT


Rush Limbaugh has long been a thorn in the side of liberals, but now, because of him, some Democratic politicians don't even want to join with a local radio station to broadcast hurricane information.

Radio station WIOD, AM 610, has been the official channel for emergency information from Broward County government for the past year. The County Commission, all Democrats, balked at renewing the deal Tuesday, unable to stomach the station also being home to Limbaugh's talk show.


Commissioner Stacy Ritter said she did not want to support a station that's out of step with area politics. Ritter, a Democratic stalwart in the state Legislature before being elected to county office, cited talk shows hosted by 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.

Limbaugh responded to the commissioners Wednesday on his radio show. He said the county's qualms about WIOD are a sign of out-of-control partisanship in the nation. He quipped that if the county wanted him off the air, all that officials would need to do is schedule emergency press conferences during his broadcast from noon to 3 p.m.

"They are politicizing the delivery of emergency news, which is non-partisan," said Limbaugh, who lives in Palm Beach. "They are making weather a partisan issue."

Limbaugh has long been a fixture on WIOD, but no county official raised an issue about him or the other shows when the deal was approved for the first time a year ago.

The deal with WIOD would ensure that news conferences are broadcast start to finish live from the county Emergency Operations Center in Plantation. Emergency managers became concerned during hurricanes in 2004 and 2005 that radio and television stations preempted their announcements in favor of news out of Miami.

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[Hagbard Celine]

It's not that he's a thorn. It's that he's a no-talent hack drug addict who never says anything true or even remotely funny or positive. He's like a piece of rotten fruit that is so rotten it has turned black and the mold growing on it has sprouted-out and grabbed ahold of whatever is in the near vicinity and not even the fruit flies have an interest in it anymore because it's just so rotten that it might as well be dirt.

[glockmail]

It's not that he's a thorn. It's that he's a no-talent hack drug addict who never says anything true or even remotely funny or positive. He's like a piece of rotten fruit that is so rotten it has turned black and the mold growing on it has sprouted-out and grabbed ahold of whatever is in the near vicinity and not even the fruit flies have an interest in it anymore because it's just so rotten that it might as well be dirt.

Not that your opinion has any meaning whatsoever, but since the station is the best signal in the county, it can be heard in an emergency by the most people. Therefore moving to another station could potentially risk lives. The Democrats are willing to do this for pure political reasons.

[theHawk]

If he is just a no talent hack then why does he ruffle so many feathers? lol

Rush's on-air commentary sends liberals running away from debating issues. Much like shinning light on cockroaches.

[nevadamedic]

If he is just a no talent hack then why does he ruffle so many feathers? lol

Rush's on-air commentary sends liberals running away from debating issues. Much like shinning light on cockroaches.

No kidding.

[Abbey Marie]

This is so reminiscent of Gov. Blanco's refusal to accept Federal assistance during the early days of Katrina. She too put partisan politcs ahead of the very lives of her constituents.

Oh, and conservatives wouldn't need to stoop to such pathetic levels even if they wanted to- no one listens to liberal talk radio anyway.

[avatar4321]

It's not that he's a thorn. It's that he's a no-talent hack drug addict who never says anything true or even remotely funny or positive. He's like a piece of rotten fruit that is so rotten it has turned black and the mold growing on it has sprouted-out and grabbed ahold of whatever is in the near vicinity and not even the fruit flies have an interest in it anymore because it's just so rotten that it might as well be dirt.

This seems to be a frequent topic, but since liberals cant seem to answer if i have to ask it again: What has Rush lied about?

You guys say he never says anything true, so why is it so damn difficult for you to find one thing?

[gabosaurus]

The biggest way to hurt radio and TV stations is through the pocketbook. If a community doesn't like the programming of a station, it should refuse to deal with it. Liberal or conservative. Though there are very few non-conservative talk radio programs.

[Sitarro]

The biggest way to hurt radio and TV stations is through the pocketbook. If a community doesn't like the programming of a station, it should refuse to deal with it. Liberal or conservative. Though there are very few non-conservative talk radio programs.

Exactly why there aren't any non-conservative talk radio programs, nobody listens to them when they are forced on the public....that includes that joke that is taxpayer helped, NPR.

[Sitarro]

It's not that he's a thorn. It's that he's a no-talent hack drug addict who never says anything true or even remotely funny or positive. He's like a piece of rotten fruit that is so rotten it has turned black and the mold growing on it has sprouted-out and grabbed ahold of whatever is in the near vicinity and not even the fruit flies have an interest in it anymore because it's just so rotten that it might as well be dirt.

Typical of the silly shit you always tend to throw out in a lame ass attempt to be relevant...... you just aren't and neither is your opinions or whomever's opinions you are parroting. Tell the truth Celine, you've never heard a single Rush Limbaugh show, have you? Dickhead.

[stephanie]

Typical of the silly shit you always tend to throw out in a lame ass attempt to be relevant...... you just aren't and neither is your opinions or whomever opinions you are parroting. Tell the truth Celine, you've never heard a single Rush Limbaugh show, have you? Dickhead.

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They probably haven't.........

But, the meme is........rush sucks...whether we listen to him or not...

At least I've tried to listen to Randie Rhodes.........

the woman....????????

[dan]

This seems to be a frequent topic, but since liberals cant seem to answer if i have to ask it again: What has Rush lied about?

Right off the bat, he denied being a drug addict for a while.

He is constantly ranting about the "liberal media conspiracy", for which there is no solid evidence.

[Abbey Marie]

Right off the bat, he denied being a drug addict for a while.

He is constantly ranting about the "liberal media conspiracy", for which there is no solid evidence.

Does he really say there is a conspiracy, or does he claim there is widespread bias? Either way, that's giving an opinion, not lying. You should read the book Bias, by former CBS correspondent Bernard Goldberg. It's a real eye-opener.

Can you cite an instance where he has lied about the subject matter of his shows?

[Kathianne]

Does he really say there is a conspiracy, or does he claim there is widespread bias? Either way, that's giving an opinion, not lying. You should read the book Bias, by former CBS correspondent Bernard Goldberg. It's a real eye-opener.

Can you cite an instance where he has lied about the subject matter of his shows?

I have to agree with you Abbey, while I don't like Rush much myself, the 'charge' that he denied drug use for awhile strikes me as a non-starter, as by definition addict connotes a problem with awareness.

[dan]

Does he really say there is a conspiracy, or does he claim there is widespread bias? Either way, that's giving an opinion, not lying. You should read the book Bias, by former CBS correspondent Bernard Goldberg. It's a real eye-opener.

I'll check it out. Unfortunately, I got a huge pile of books for some Summer reading, and now I haven't really been following up on the actual READING part!

As for Rush, I have two major problems with him:

1) his entire personality really irritates me. Everything he says is "folks, I'm so smart for knowing this, anybody who doesn't agree with me is an idiot, etc., etc."

and

2) His across-the-board support of Republicans, regardless of their stance, simply because they're Republicans. I don't trust anybody who votes or thinks solely along party lines.

But, at the end of the day, he's just a guy trying to cause a commotion and make money. He's no different than Michael Moore.