Even though Serena said politics had nothing to do with the decision, the demise of Cullen's show fits into a larger national picture in which politically liberal talk radio has struggled. As Cullen put it, "You could drive from the East Coast to the West Coast and never hear anything other than a right-wing point of view." Full Story »
Posted by Francis Lilly
It is an extremely important one coming on the heels of another NewsTrust rated piece dealing with suppression of voices as we near the November elections. Dissenting views not allowed. See: Comcastic? Fans smell a political rat in moving MSNBC Ms Cullen billed herself as the "lone liberal voice in Pittsburgh". BURIED in the piece is an even more significant disclosure: "The station's format switch also means that the liberal syndicated talk show hosted by Thom Hartmann will go off the air as well." They got a TWO-FER! Mr. Hartmann is a highly respected NATIONALLY SYNDICATED dissenting voice (regarding this administration), and a Constitutional authority, who interviews as many "Conservatives" as "Liberals" but in legitimate discourse Mr. Hartmann usually hands them their heads. This article is one in a pattern of shutting off voices crying in the wilderness. HE'S GONE from Pittsburgh. The American equivilent to the Communist Censors are alive and well and skulking in the boardrooms and executive offices of the radio stations and newspapers. Freedom of dissent is not compatible with the goal of manipulating the most important election in the history of the U.S.A. And the beat goes on....
“She wouldn’t be specific but said the interest was partly a recognition that she had a loyal audience "of a certain mind-set who are hungry to hear their own voice coming back at them on the radio.” (Francis’ comment: Ms Cullen cannot burn bridges so must bow out gracefully rather than incur the power of the ostracization).
Some research and expansion on the urban myth that the media is “liberal” and that so called “liberal commentators have been "contained” and still “attacked” in small markets (Air America, PBS). Stories pertaining to the covert “Conservative” attacks on PBS commentators (such as Bill Moyers) have traced all the way to the White House and one top exec was canned when exposed..
And this would differ how from the Limbaugh, Coulter, O’Riley, Hannity, Beck, Scarborough, etc "audiences? Oh, I forgot, the media is all liberals. I’m being sarcastic, but it is time for some good journalist to set the record straight. Of course there are the editors who control to print and programming.