When I was young, WMAL radio here in Washington was somewhat genteel. My mom would listen to the two old men, Harden and Weaver, every morning; one of their characters was a crotchety old woman. It was charming and inoffensive and genuine.
But now, WMAL has succumbed to the genre of right wing hate radio. It’s become a spewfest over there, and DCRTV rants:
Oh, WMAL is running a new “Go Somewhere Else” promo. If you’re female, live in NE/SE DC or PG, Hispanic, under 30, gay or bisexual (and not able to be converted to straightness), a member of the “egghead intelligencia,” have ever voted for a Democrat or driven a Volvo, have ever watched CNN, PBS, Spike TV, Bravo and/or MTV, have ever agreed with Chris Matthews or questioned a policy of George W. Bush, have a cholesterol level under 250, and don’t support the nomination of Ann Coulter to head the FCC, you’re advised to listen to another station.
Promised for tomorrow’s morning show: “two men and a whining liberal.” So, I guess we can infer that lefty males aren’t “real” men. Hey, how about some of us Democratic dudes venting our testosterone-induced phone rage on some of WMAL sponsors. What good is all that Arbitron glory if advertisers are wary about putting their dollars into 630’s coffers? Anyone know the number for Giant’s corporate office?
