Don't fully understand exactly what the entire complaint is since there are so many great and diverse progressive programs on KPFK all week long. And fundraising is a REAL necessity. We need to support KPFK and Pacifica fully. Jerry Rubin On Dec 26, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Tom Louie wrote:
> I just listened to today's edition of Deadline L.A. The commentators > were, respectively, writers for the L.A. Times and the Daily News, > pontificating about the biggest local stories of 2011. In just one > hour, they managed to insult not only all politically active > Angelenos but the very city they live in, in at least half-a-dozen > ways: from praising LAUSD Superintendent John "The Contract Slicer" > Deasy, to smugly asserting that only "fringe-y people" were opposed to > the stadium project because anything that brings jobs is good, to > snarking "Occupy L.A., did that amount to a hill of beans?" > > They further demonstrated their shallowness by putting the Occupy > movement completely in the context of media coverage, without > attempting to examine the underlying reasons for the Occupy movement. > Their comments on the contrast between the City Council's resolution > of support and the later forced removal and brutalization of the > Occupiers came down to this: "That's why I love L.A.!" It's all just a > spectator sport to these media whores. This exchange perfectly > demonstrates why it is necessary to "occupy" the mainstream media as > well. And by the way, isn't KPFK supposed to provide an alternative to > the Times and the Daily News?? Why are these superficial clowns on the > people's radio station? And since when did snarkiness equal > intelligent commentary? > > This is a perfect example of why I only listen to KPFK on weekends, > and maybe not for very much longer. As a teacher, I like to listen to > Uncle Ruthie's Halfway Down The Stairs, the ONLY children's show on > the station; as a devotee of folk music, I like to wake up early to > hear Alive and Pickin', whose host is apparently quitting; and as a > science buff, I like to hear Michio Kaku's Explorations, the ONLY > general science program on the station, which has been moved and > rescheduled to the point where no one can find it anymore. Most of > these programs are knocked off the air during fund drives, so that we > can hear 24-7 broadcasting about cancer cures. > > I think this fund drive programming strategy is backfiring, because I > never listen during fund drives anymore, and never subscribe except in > the name of Uncle Ruthie's show. 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