Armed Forces Radio: They Play Rush Limbaugh, So Why Not Al Franken?
Senator Tom Harkin’s office says that Armed Forces Radio has over 62 hours of conservative talk per week.
And zero minutes of progressive talk (link to pdf.)
Harkin (D-IA) has proposed an “amendment to the Defense authorization bill to provide political balance in talk radio programming,” writes Media Matters for America.
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Wow. The purpose of Armed Forces Radio, according to their website, is to “provide stateside radio and television programming, ‘a touch of home,’ to U.S. service men and women.”
Apparently that “touch of home” is what the DoD wants them to remember about home.
Interestingly, Armed Forces Radio has a FAQ page that includes excatly one question about programming: “Why is Tom Joyner on Armed Forces Radio?”
The answer:
You’re right, Eric. Al Franken ought to be on the slate.
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