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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Meet Ellie, your new friend
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/09/182593855/if-your-shrink-is-a-bot-how-do-you-respond Funded by the DoD, Ellie is the 1960s Eliza therapist program on steroids. All Eliza knew was what you typed. Ellie watches your head movements, whether you are smiling, leaning forward or back, your voice… I wonder if this … Continue reading
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Yet another Progressive Talker goes under
WXCO-AM in Wausau Wisconsin has been running the Dial Global Progressive lineup – Press, Schultz, Miller, Hartmann + Rhodes. It’s been replaced with Adult Standards – Sinatra, Dean Martin, Streisand, Barry Manilow and Elton John. The Voice has stopped talking. … Continue reading
Posted in Liberal Talk, Talk Radio
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Alex Jones has a new friend
Larry Pinkney was a member of the original Black Panther Party. I wish Alex had asked him about the murder of Fred Hampton by the Chicago Police. My guess is Alex doesn’t know about it. The Institute for Global Studies … Continue reading
Say what??? HuffPo wants to end the Corporate income tax!
This is surely a sign of the end times. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eli-lehrer/end-irs-scandals-abolish-_b_3298785.html They’re making the same point as I did, except much more stridently. The “IRS thing” is not that some individuals crossed the line, but that the whole idea of the … Continue reading
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Preparing for war
It’s interesting to see how FDR’s minions were using cartoons to shape public opinion Until the early 1950s TV only existed as experimental technology and a novelty for the very rich. Cartoons were shown in movie theaters before the feature … Continue reading
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Who is Summit Media?
It’s official. Cox Radio of Atlanta sold off a big swath of their stations to an entity called Summit Media in Las Vegas. Station list The two principals are Carl Parmer of Las Vegas and David Dubose of Alabama Radio … Continue reading
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The IRS “thing”
Remember Obama’s advisors are chess players. Just like Glenn Beck lures Media Matters into looking foolish, when the White House appears to make a huge mistake, consider it might be a trap. 501(c)(3) is the designation of a non-profit tax … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics
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Google “Radio” to debut at Noon ET
Google has a big media event today to roll out its music streaming service. Details aren’t yet known. Back when Google was younger, they dabbled with radio advertising – they built a service to allow radio stations to sell their … Continue reading
Posted in Radio Biz
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Who hired Craig Livingstone?
People who listened to Rush in the 1990s should not be shocked that the Obama White House would lie to Congress and Hillary would be nearby. Shortly after the Clintons took over the White House, Craig Livingstone was hired as … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Talk Radio
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