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Edited on Wed Feb-18-04 11:58 PM by BeachBuckeye
For many months now there has been one group after another announcing that “Liberal Radio” is on the way. Its mostly a load of crap. Do you know why? Its because those who cry the loudest that they want Liberal programming are not willing to support it. There were 50,000,000 Democratic voters in the last Presidential election so we know damned well there are plenty of potential listeners out there. So whats the problem? Why won’t Democrats support something so vital to our cause? Why?
Liberal broadcasters are an endangered species. I know this because recently I had an occasion to meet with practically all of them and let me tell you, it was a damn small group....maybe 15 in number. The sad fact is that more than half of the group are hanging on by a thread with little or no support from any Democratic entity. What a shame!! What a travesty!! We are actually going back wards instead of making progress all because most Democrats are not willing to financially support Liberal programming. Oh yes, now we have one show host who is "national" with a half dozen small stations or so. Pardon me but BFD! When you tune in and hear the same callers day after day you know damned well no one is listening. Some progress huh?
Admittedly, I'm writing this to let off steam as a result of a humiliating failed attempt to raise funds for "The Guy James Show." We had a donor who funded the program during the past several months but he is not willing to carry most of the load by himself any longer. He wanted to see some financial participation from others as a sign of an interested public but has learned from experience with our program and a couple of others that most Democrats will yell loud for "Liberal Radio" but very few are willing to give a few bucks to see it come to fruition.
Our program reaches many thousands of listeners each week and has influenced many Republicans to change sides so I think its a benefit to our cause but, evidently, many, if not most of you don't agree. It costs only a few thousand dollars a month to keep it going but its too much for one person so if things don't change by next week we'll be history just like many other Liberal broadcasters who have failed for lack of funding.
I apologize for the rather stern tone of this note but I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to be quiet about it any more. If you can help then please do so. If you won't then don't cry anymore about the Limbaugh's and Hannity's owning the airwaves.
A big thank you to all who have helped us in the past. We love each one of you. www.theguyjamesshow.com
Respectfully, Guy James
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