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In Libya, US Fights With Words as Well as Weapons
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- International military forces are using words as well as weapons to try to weaken the grip of Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi and urge his troops to turn against him. They are dropping leaflets targeting government troops as well as flying a U.S. propaganda plane that broadcasts to forces of the North African nation, U.S. military officials said Monday. The message: Refuse to obey Gadhafi's orders, stop fighting, go home to your families. Although each day the Pentagon reports the number of bombs it has dropped in the week-old Libya intervention, it has said little about the ...
Topless Feminists Protest 'Win a Wife' Competition
By Matthew Hall - AOL NewsA feminist group in Ukraine has protested a radio station competition to "win a wife" in the most eye-catching way possible -- by removing clothes. The Femen Movement is angered by a contest organized by a New Zealand radio station that offered a listener the opportunity to travel to Ukraine and meet women. Nine women protested in wintry Kiev by going topless and holding aloft banners that claimed "Ukraine is not a brothel" and "Welcome to hell." "Femen warns the lucky winner of the New Zealand competition that he can expect an unhappy ending in Ukraine," activist Olexandra Shevchenko ...
Dire Straits Song 'Money for Nothing' Banned in Canada Over Lyric
By David Knowles - AOL NewsThese days, music censorship isn't just for young rap artists. Citing what it deems the inappropriate use of a gay slur in the lyrics of the song "Money for Nothing," the 1985 hit by the band Dire Straits, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has officially banned the tune from being played on Canadian radio. The song, which depicts churlish musings of a fictitious working-class character who is unimpressed with the lifestyle of then popular rock groups such as Dire Straits, contains the following passage, which is delivered in character. See the little faggot with the earring and the ...
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee To Issue Talk Radio Ban for Self, State Workers
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyRadio silence in Rhode Island. The Ocean State's new governor, Lincoln Chafee, is planning to ban state workers -- including himself -- from giving talk radio interviews while on the clock. The governor, an independent, will issue a directive this week that spells out his administration's policy against talk radio, spokesman Michael Trainor told the Providence Journal Tuesday. Trainor told the newspaper that Chafee, a former Republican, believes talk radio is essentially "ratings-driven, for-profit programming," and "we don't think it is appropriate to use taxpayer resources" in the form of ...
NYC Radio Station Dumps Glenn Beck Over Low Ratings
By not in system - AOL NewsA New York radio station is dumping conservative commentator Glenn Beck's syndicated talk show because of low ratings, according to a published report. Jose Luis Magana, AP WOR in New York is dropping Glenn Beck's radio show as of Jan. 17. WOR 710 AM said today it is canceling Beck's program as of Jan. 17 and replacing him with another syndicated talk show hosted by Mike Gallagher, the New York Daily News reported. "The reason is ratings," WOR program director Scott Lakefield told the Daily News. "Somewhat to our surprise, the show wasn't getting what we wanted." WOR general ...
Conservative Radio Host Loses Hill Job After Remarks
By not in system - AOL NewsNov. 12 -- Joyce Kaufman's controversial statements have afforded her a radio career, but now they appear to have cost her a job on Capitol Hill. Just days after being hired as chief of staff for incoming Congressman Allen West (R-Fla.), the conservative talk show host has dropped out because of remarks she made at a tea party rally during the campaign, Politico reported Thursday. Her comments had made their way around the Internet in the days since she was tapped for the congressional position. "I am convinced that the most important thing the founding fathers did to ensure me my First ...
DJ Goes Homeless for 2 Weeks -- By Choice
By David Moye - AOL News
(Oct. 22) -- A radio personality in San Diego is getting street cred with the city's homeless population -- because for the past two weeks, he's been one of them. Ever since Oct. 10, Tayari Howard, the nighttime disc jockey for Smooth Jazz 98.1, has been sleeping in a tent in between a Starbucks and a Panera restaurant. "Every night I get off work at 11 p.m. and by 11:15, 11:20, I am in the tent with no TV or radio -- just a 6-foot, 3-inch, 300-pound security guard," Howard said. For the record, Howard didn't ask for the guard. The shopping center where he is camped out insisted he ...
Rush Limbaugh Calls Obama a 'Jackass' -- Sound Familiar?
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Oct. 6) -- Rush Limbaugh felt he was being "charitable" when he called President Barack Obama a "jackass." And for good measure, the conservative radio host also threw in "economic ignoramus" and "idiot" during a monologue on Tuesday, just in case listeners missed the point. Limbaugh's choice words for the president emerged during a segment about George W. Bush's tax cuts, which Limbaugh believes should be extended to all Americans, including the wealthiest 2 percent of wage earners. Although he probably won't meet a fate similar to former CNN anchor Rick Sanchez (note to self: calling the ...
Dr. Laura's Next Moves: Sharks, iPhone App, Kung-Fu?
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Aug. 20) -- It's a new day in a whole new media world for Dr. Laura Schlessinger. Sure, she just announced her retirement from her popular, long-running radio show, but you really didn't think she would just fade away, now did you? Admittedly, after her live "N-word" outburst last week elicited a wave of criticism, things weren't looking exactly promising for the 15-year radio veteran. But now she's begun a new PR push to show her fans that she regrets the incident and is moving on, starting things off with a candid interview in the Hollywood Reporter on Friday, in which she reveals myriad ...
Reactions to Dr. Laura Schlessinger's Retirement Over 'N-Word' Rant
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Aug. 18) -- "I want to regain my First Amendment rights. I want to be able to say what's on my mind and in my heart," Dr. Laura Schlessinger told Larry King on Tuesday with the announcement that she will retire after over 15 years in radio syndication. The decision comes in the aftermath of a controversy surrounding Dr. Laura's recent "N-word" rant posed at a caller to her radio show. If you are not up to speed on the story, here's a quick recap: Dr. Laura experienced a wave of criticism after using the "N-word" eleven times during a segment of her radio show ostensibly to illustrate how a ...
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