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Public Outrage over Limbaugh Censorship
Rush Limbaugh fans raised a storm of protest over efforts by Broward County, Fla., to cut ties with a local radio station because it also carries Rush’s show. As NewsMax reported Wednesday, station WIOD AM-610 has been the official channel for emergency information from the county government for the past year. But the County Commission, made up of all Democrats, refused to renew the relationship on Tuesday, with Commissioner Stacy Ritter saying a station airing Rush and other conservative hosts is "out of step with area politics.” The Miami Herald reported: "Thousands of media hounds nationwide jumped into the fray Wednesday after Commissioner Stacy Ritter blocked renewal of the county’s partnership with WIOD to disseminate information during a hurricane emergency.” Four of the Commission’s nine members were absent from Tuesday’s meeting, and Ritter made majority approval of the renewal impossible by declining to support it.
Story Continues Below County offices were flooded with phone calls about the Limbaugh controversy, and five Commissioners contacted by the Herald now say they will support the renewal, which will be discussed at next week’s meeting. "If a hurricane ripped off your roof, do you care that Rush Limbaugh might be on the station at some point? Probably not,” said Commissioner Kristin Jacob. On Wednesday, Limbaugh joked that under the deal, Broward County would have the power to preempt his midday broadcast. He told listeners: "All these idiots on the Broward County Commission have to do is schedule their press conferences from noon to 3.” © NewsMax 2007. All rights reserved.
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