Censorship

[Jeremy Fowler]

CencorshipWhoa there pilgrim! I wasn't suggesting anyone boycott anything. I
was just passing on an email I got that got me wondering. It's a heated
topic these days and maybe we all need to take a chill pill and not do
anything that we will regret. Still, there is a difference between one
persons right to boycott and a corporation's attempt to block an artist's
free speech.

However, I get the point your trying to make. I was just filling you guys in
on the news - nothing more.
-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron [mailto:aaron at aarons.net]
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 3:39 PM
To: Jeremy Fowler; Kclug at Kclug. Org
Subject: Re: Censorship

Yes, way off topic and what about the rights of the radio stations to
voice thier opinions.  HOLY DOUBLE STANDARD, BATMAN!  What about my right to
disagree with what she said at the concert and boycot her music and
concerts.

I couldn't have cared less 5 minutes ago but now I'm torked off that you
are trying to enlist the help of this group in promoting your own
censorship.

Maybe next time you should stick to topic.

Aaron

----- Original Message -----
From: Jeremy Fowler
To: Kclug at Kclug. Org
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 3:31 PM
Subject: FW: Censorship

Way, way Off Topic and I hate country music, but...

-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan [mailto:kato at tencentral.com]
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 1:01 PM
To: kato at tencentral.com
Subject: FW: Censorship

-----Original Message-----
From: John Evans [mailto:john at famousfm.com]
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 11:33 AM
To: Recipient List Suppressed:
Subject: Cencorship

Whether or not you listen to the Dixie Chicks, something has to be
done about the new campaign against all of us in their names.

This evening, Intercom and Infinity Broadcasting have taken it upon
themselves to censor the freedom of speech of Natalie Maines, the lead
singer of the Dixie Chicks, for remarks she made at a concert in London. She
paused between songs and proclaimed to the audience, "Just so you know,
we're ashamed [that] the President of the United States is from Texas."

It is enough that these megla-conglomorates control what music people
know and therefore what music they accept; now they have taken it upon
themselves to control their listeners' thoughts as well. They have pulled
all Dixie Chicks songs from rotation in Kansas City and likely elsewhere.
HOLY WITCH HUNT, BATMAN!! And this two months before their concert here!

If you have ever thought that you can make a difference, you can now.
Stand up for the rights of musicians to voice their opinions without being
punished. We have to do something. Below is a list of the three radio
stations in KC that are banning Dixie Chicks music, complete with request
lines, office lines, program and music directors, and more importantly, all
their advertising clients contact information. Call the PD's and tell them
they are Nazis. Tell them you won't listen to their stations or go to any
concerts they promote. Call the jocks and hound them with requests for Dixie
Chicks tunes. (this will be the hardest part). Call their sponsors and tell
them you are boycotting their products and services unless this censorship
ends. Tell them to pull their ad campaigns.

As you sift through the advertisers, notice that Knight Ridder and
Time Warner are amongst them! This is UNACCEPTABLE.

The music community as a bloc has to stand up against this. They are
doing irreparable harm to hundreds of thousands of easily swayed minds at a
time when each of them need to think very logically about what the country
they live in is about to get itself into. And they are making it seem like a
funny little joke. We have to have the last laugh here.

I am forwarding this post and all of the information in it to MoveOn,
the DNC, F.A.I.R., InfoWars, Radio Left, the People's Voice, and
A.N.S.W.E.R. Take some time and act on this. The Virtual March on Washington
worked. This can too.

KFKF 94.1
Request Line: 816-576-7794
Phone: 816-753-4000
Dale Carter, Program Director
Tony Stevens, Music Director
Owned by INFINITY BROADCASTING
Major Advertising Clients:
AirTran Airways, CEO Joe Leonard 1-866-247-2428
Funjet Vacations, Bill La Macchia, Owner 1-800-558-3050
Kansascity.com Tony Ridder, CEO Knight-Ridder
Labor Ready, Joseph Sambataro Jr, CEO 1-800-245-2267
RoadRunner, Glenn A. Britt, CEO Time Warner Cable 1-800-418-8848
S.B.C., Ed Whitacre, CEO (From Texas) 1-210-821-4105
St. Luke's Health Systems, Rich Hastings, CEO, 816-932-3377

Q104
Phone: 816-753-4000
Request Line: 816-576-7104
Mike Kennedy, Program Director
TJ Mcentire, Music Director
Owned by INFINITY BROADCASTING
Major Advertising Clients: Same as KFKF

61 Country
Phone: 816-575-7000
Request: 913-677-8998
Ted Cramer, Program Director
Walt Bodine, News Director (816.235.1551)
Owned by ENTERCOM
Major Advertising Clients:
Area Contractors (816) 358-8002, Broome Chevrolet, J.Whitford, Owner
(816) 941-0555, Charlie Fisher Buick, Charlie Fisher, Owner (816) 561-7902,
Coaches Bar & Grill, Mike Darby and Chris Carle, Owners (816) 941-2286,
Comfort Systems, Bob Boscamp, Senior VP (480) 940-4140, Daily Limit, Sue
Gentry, Owner (816) 942-0400, Dick Smith Ford, Dick Smith, Owner (816)
353-1495, Harrisonville Home Health (816) 285-0256, Service Master D&B (816)
761-0086, The Flea (816) 697-3830, Weinberg Dodge, Paul Weinberg, Owner
(816) 763-6800, Bledsoe's (816) 363-5660, Next to New (816) 221-1533,
Northtown Opry (816) 471-6779 Sundowners (816)-690-3250, Grau Furniture
(816) 575-2487, Amos Family Funeral Home (913) 631-5566, Warrensburg
Chrysler 1-888-747-5175, Furniture House (660) 679-3785 Green-Lamp Furniture
(816) 380-4681, Hunkler Eye Care (913) 491-3737, Landmark Dodge, Fred
Brillanti, owner (816) 833-2100, MedEquip (816) 254-5053, Royal Chrysler
(816) 380-6766, Memory Quilts (660) 693-4774, Vermont Teddy (800) 282-3131,
Bob Hoss Dodge, Bob Hoss, Owner (913) 334-2700, Cabela's (913) 328-0322, Dry
Basement (816) 741-8500, G. R. Milner (816) 380-3251, Heartland Tile (816)
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Muffler (816) 471-4190, Sutherlands (816) 444-3422, Woodlands (913)
299-9797, Grain Valley Pharmacy (816) 847-9200, Deshazer Heating & Cooling
(816) 380-1000, Lake Paradise (816) 690-4113, Country Cottage (816)
322-3382, Gary Crossley Ford (816) 781-4844, C & L Sales (660) 584-8757,
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John Evans
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