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Did Joe Weber say this?

So are Rhodes, Seder and others. I think the issue here is support for a particular "big picture" approach to the Middle East, a.k.a. neoconservatism, rather than ethnicity. At least I hope it is. ::) Weber apparently defines support for Israel as support for the neocon agenda. I'm not ready to accuse Joe Weber of booting all the goyim on Air America because they're goyim! I just think the idea of running a half-hour interview on your station and website with the head of a think tank, when your format is supposedly music and the arts, is a
little odd and betrays a deeper agenda. I think you can make a better case that Weber's acquisition of 1690 had a political element than you can in the Phoenix case, and the situation there was pretty fishy.
 
smedge2006 said:
So are Rhodes, Seder and others. I think the issue here is support for a particular "big picture" approach to the Middle East, a.k.a. neoconservatism, rather than ethnicity. At least I hope it is. ::) Weber apparently defines support for Israel as support for the neocon agenda. I'm not ready to accuse Joe Weber of booting all the goyim on Air America because they're goyim! I just think the idea of running a half-hour interview on your station and website with the head of a think tank, when your format is supposedly music and the arts, is a
little odd and betrays a deeper agenda. I think you can make a better case that Weber's acquisition of 1690 had a political element than you can in the Phoenix case, and the situation there was pretty fishy.
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Smedge, if your argument is that the infamous 'half hour interview' doesn't fit with Joe's 'format', your clueless. He also airs birdcalls. Now unless the bird in question is the 'redbreasted neocon cardinal',the airing of bird noises doesn't fit in with 'conservative' format or an 'arts' format either.

Weber doesn't have a 'format'. He just plays whatever, and frankly, I like it. You never know what crazy crap your gonna hear when you tune in 1690. Could be klezmer,could be bluegrass, could be birdcalls.

Just be honest about your feelings that he didn't switch AAR to 1160, and get over it already. I'm willing to bet Weber didn't bother to listen to AAR while it was on the air ( much like the rest of the city )so he had no idea how 'biased' the programming was. He probably figured that a business format would broker more interest than AAR. Looks reasonable on the surface ;)
 
Mike_Rose said:
Joe bought the station to present his music and ideas. He is not hiding anything and it is unfair to say that any of it fits a clear conservative or liberal agenda. It's Joe radio.

The bottom line is that he owns the station and he can do whatever he wants.

There is nothing else to say.
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Thank you Mike Rose. There is nothing else to say. Sorry Smedge, it's time to "move on".
 
Air America did have support here. The ratings tied with WGKA and that is without
advertising or sales. The idea would be a nice alternative to way too much conservative radio
and I will concede Air America's programming could be better. But, as to Joe Weber being biased?
What radio station isn't? But, as Mike Rose said its his station and he can do with it as he wishes just
as Intermart chose to sell WWAA.
 
sduncan said:
Air America did have support here. The ratings tied with WGKA and that is without
advertising or sales.
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Without advertising or sales? Are you sure you're not thinking about WGST, the home of three spots for the price of one?
 
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