local Limbaugh outlet dissed by Kerry

[Damtoft]

Joe,

Everything operates now at hyper-speed.

Candidates use to wait for the nominating convention to train their fire on the other party.

Democrats decided to go after Bush in their primary season.

Bush had to return fire or get swamped.

[kjoe]

We're still in spring training. Used to be, the nation focused on the presidential election after the World Series. Bad move on Kerry's part to leave KMOX with Kit Bond babbling about how Kerry used to favor a 50 cent gas tax hike.

[Damtoft]

kjoe,

It may be a tactic, as candidates are more likely to get tough follow-up questions on radio.

Bush has been remarkably effective in framing Kerry as a flip-flopper on all issues and I'm certain the Kerry campaign is a bit gunshy about fielding those questions from radio types.

This is a serious mis-read of the St. Louis media market.

Kid gloves for everyone.

[Damtoft]

Dick2 = Dumbass

[kjoe]

Originally posted by Damtoft@Mar 28 2004, 10:10 AM
Seems petty and shortsighted to me - for a reason.

I gotta wonder if it was part of a general policy of hostility toward radio people. TV and print are the part of the "left-wing media' you hear about most. Radio, particularly talk radio, is usually considered to be more conservative. If it is policy, rather than an isolated incident, it is questionable policy. KMOX would like to have it be a cause celebre because of their self-perceived lofty status---it might be that Kerry's aide just considered them to be one of those radio pains in the ass. If so, that would be a bigger story.

[nick2]

Seems petty and shortsighted to me - for a reason.

Hint: Your posts are REALLY meaningless when you can't even finish your thought!

[Damtoft]

Seems petty and shortsighted to me - for a reason.

[jhuegy]

The only reason to listen to the mighty mox is Cardinal baseball and I do mean the only reason!

[kjoe]

I was listening to Bob Hamilton interview a KMOX reporter, a woman named Hyland, who was denied access to John Kerry offered to local tv reporters. The KMOX attitude was that the Kerry aide who stopped her probably did not know that she was denying access to someone from such a prestigious, important news source. Or maybe she was just told it's someone from the Limbaugh station. You load up a free three hour commercial for republicans on a daily basis, and there will be a segment of the population which cannot look at you with the proper level of reverence.