[BC] AM Stations cranking it up on Football Night

[Cowboy]

On Monday 01 September 2008 03:53 pm, Jerry Mathis wrote:
>  On 9/1/08, Cowboy <curt at spam-o-matic.net> wrote:

>  > There was a time when a responsible Chief, or GM, not only could, but
>  > was required to do the right thing.
>  > These days, there is no requirement, and in some organizations it's
>  > a punishable offense.
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>  Required by-- The Rules? Stockholders? The owner? Moral Principles?
>  Acceptable business practices? All of the above? Or what?

 Pretty much all of the above.
 I no longer have rules back that far, but I know it was in there,
 and enforced, by intent if not by letter.

>  And what has changed, that has removed this requirement?

 I'd cite chapter and verse, but don't really feel like it at the moment.
 When operators were licensed, and could be ( were ) held personally
 liable is pretty much the time frame.

>  It seems to me that we are on a path created by partisan political

>  This is why I am no longer a Republican, nor a conservative (and yes, they
>  are two different things).

 Lately, it seems "Libertarian with conservative leanings" best describes
 me, which is probably why I voted Obama in the Dem's primary.
 ( settle down, democrats. I'd have voted Putin over Billary )
 (( though McCain is becoming a surprisingly viable candidate, though
 none of 'em worth a /snip/ ))

 Even if just lip service, any candidate that speaks on something other
 than beating the evil other guys, is refreshing.

>  Ah, for the days when a guy like Jim Quello could not only get
>  > considered, but actually end up ON the Commission !

>  Number 697 on the list of reasons I despise Shrub. When he came into office,
>  he promised to appoint only qualified people to head government agencies.

 Now that you mention it, I believe he did at some point.

>  Instead he filled them with political hacks he owed favors to. The FCC is
>  the Poster Child for this argument. And can you say, "Brownie"?

 That's merely because no one cares.
 ;)

>  Whatever happened to "Compassionate Conservatism"?

 That was always a very scary pairing of words, obviously
 meant to hide something.

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Cowboy