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Savage said:Quinn did make a comment "inviting" people to "riot," but it's a comment easily misconstrued (especially if you're so inclined) and has to he heard in the context of preceding general observations about 60s-style radicalism. The whole discussion is too lengthy to post here. Essentially it was a nuanced statement, equal parts tongue-in-cheek and disparagement of violence on the left. You know: like the vandals that cut down towers at two radio stations recently, one of which, WAEB, is a Quinn affiliate.
Suffice it to say that Quinn's commentary bore no resemblance to what MsMusicRadio appears to be alleging.
If you "might have been mistaken," what was the point of your original post, other than to take a gratuitous swing at conservatives? Are you trying to "incite" trouble? Or is it just a slow day??
No, just to confirm what I heard and see if others thought he was out of line.
Bob Savage, Pres/GM
WYSL NewsPower 1040
Proud Q&R affiliate
Well, you either "heard it" or you didn't. If you're posting here suggesting you heard something you didn't, I think that's irresponsible. Not to mention unfair to Quinn and a disservice to the participants in this forum.
I've known Jim Quinn for 35 years, from his tenure at WKBW Buffalo to when he was my morning guy when I was PD at 13Q to when we worked under the same roof at WTAE/WHTX. I can assure everyone - contrary to what some seem to be suggesting here - that his political views are sincerely held and that he truly has concerns for the country and its political direction. If you check the polls and any reasonably balanced news coverage (which takes some effort to seek out) you will note that Quinn is hardly alone in his views.
Whether or not his morning show content represents reasonably objective mainstream opinion or a "paranoid monologue" is your call. I would opine that Quinn's show is far less paranoid that the typical Olbermann fare, but I guess that's just another illustration of the polarization out there these days. (And also a closed circuit for Ms. Pelosi - you can see from the Norman article that the political right isn't the only source of inflammatory "uncivil" rhetoric these days.)
In any case the viewpoints expressed by Q&R are no less valid than that you see and hear on The View or MSNBC or Ed Schultz. They're just different. Quinn deserves vilification no more than do Keith Olbermann or Whoopi Goldberg. You can't deny he and Rose are entertainers. That's why they've made a lot of dough for Clear Channel over the years.
BTW, Whoopi - how's "Wake Up With Whoopi" goin' ??
I've known Jim Quinn for 35 years, from his tenure at WKBW Buffalo to when he was my morning guy when I was PD at 13Q to when we worked under the same roof at WTAE/WHTX. I can assure everyone - contrary to what some seem to be suggesting here - that his political views are sincerely held and that he truly has concerns for the country and its political direction. If you check the polls and any reasonably balanced news coverage (which takes some effort to seek out) you will note that Quinn is hardly alone in his views.
Whether or not his morning show content represents reasonably objective mainstream opinion or a "paranoid monologue" is your call. I would opine that Quinn's show is far less paranoid that the typical Olbermann fare, but I guess that's just another illustration of the polarization out there these days. (And also a closed circuit for Ms. Pelosi - you can see from the Norman article that the political right isn't the only source of inflammatory "uncivil" rhetoric these days.)
In any case the viewpoints expressed by Q&R are no less valid than that you see and hear on The View or MSNBC or Ed Schultz. They're just different. Quinn deserves vilification no more than do Keith Olbermann or Whoopi Goldberg. You can't deny he and Rose are entertainers. That's why they've made a lot of dough for Clear Channel over the years.
BTW, Whoopi - how's "Wake Up With Whoopi" goin' ??
MsMusicRadio said:No, just to confirm what I heard and see if others thought he was out of line.
Not buying that.... I saw another post you put up, and edited out a few minutes later, where you even tried to turn the "Dead Air on WAMO" thread into a slam on 104.7. I'm glad you had the good sense to take that one down.
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MsMusicRadio
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Parttimer said:MsMusicRadio said:No, just to confirm what I heard and see if others thought he was out of line.
Not buying that.... I saw another post you put up, and edited out a few minutes later, where you even tried to turn the "Dead Air on WAMO" thread into a slam on 104.7. I'm glad you had the good sense to take that one down.
Thanks
Quinn is good what he does. I remember how he ramped up the hysteria over the whole Y2K thing.
MsMusicRadio said:It was on the morning edition of one of the local newscasts that my mother watches. It was the morning of the day I posted. If you read my origional post, I admitted I might be mistaken. If I heard right, I think he, Jim Quinn, has entered an area of gross irresponsibility. If he didn't say it, nevermind. Given Speaker Pelosi's call to turn down the rhetoric and Rep. Boehners response, the conservatives must think H.Rap Brown and Mario Savio were cool dudes.
Given "Speaker Pelosi's" ramping up of the rhetoric in the first place and her lies about the people at the town hall meetings, she has a lot of nerve.
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MsMusicRadio
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Jim Quinn was good at convincing his listeners back in 1967(me included) that ABC wanted him to get a traditional hair-cut.
Ms M-R, you ring the "inscrutable" bell - what a 42-year old apparent (not to say obvious) publicity stunt has to do with today's overblown allegations about Quinn is for you to know - and all of the rest of us to guess. (If only I had the time. Now, what was the freakin' subject here again??)
Relating to some of Q&R's recent commentaries - I don't know about the rest of you, but I find the ominous declaration by the third-ranking elected official in the United States (that would be Speaker Of The House Ms. Nancy Pelosi) admonishing free Americans to "be careful about what (you) say" utterly chilling.
If that isn't a direct threat aimed at one of our cornerstone God-given rights - the right to speak out, and to petition our government for redress of grievances - expressing ourselves freely without fear of authoritarian retribution - I don't know what is. Especially when viewed in the context of the ongoing not-so-veiled threats aimed at Fox News and the radio industry, in particular talk radio.
Relating to some of Q&R's recent commentaries - I don't know about the rest of you, but I find the ominous declaration by the third-ranking elected official in the United States (that would be Speaker Of The House Ms. Nancy Pelosi) admonishing free Americans to "be careful about what (you) say" utterly chilling.
If that isn't a direct threat aimed at one of our cornerstone God-given rights - the right to speak out, and to petition our government for redress of grievances - expressing ourselves freely without fear of authoritarian retribution - I don't know what is. Especially when viewed in the context of the ongoing not-so-veiled threats aimed at Fox News and the radio industry, in particular talk radio.
For what it's worth: back in 1989 or 1990, when the Liz Randolph case came up, I heard from her attorneys up here in Rochester. They had dredged up some ancient 13Q memo from me to Quinn back in 1978 where I was dressing him down about some trivial transgression - formatics or something. The lawyers wanted to introduce this in evidence, through me as a witness, presumably to prove that Jim Quinn was some kind of uncontrollable loose cannon on-air.
I told Randolph's lawyers that the memo was an innocuous kind of communication in corporate radio and was essentially meaningless. They were adamant, insisting that I come testify in their smash-and-grab, offering compensation. I dug in my heels. They said, we'll subpoena you and compel your testimony. I said: go ahead. Put me on the stand. I'll trash your stupid case for you.
They went away and stopped calling. Wish I had blindsided them to this day. The road not taken....
I told Randolph's lawyers that the memo was an innocuous kind of communication in corporate radio and was essentially meaningless. They were adamant, insisting that I come testify in their smash-and-grab, offering compensation. I dug in my heels. They said, we'll subpoena you and compel your testimony. I said: go ahead. Put me on the stand. I'll trash your stupid case for you.
They went away and stopped calling. Wish I had blindsided them to this day. The road not taken....
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