Posted on 10/29/2010 5:47:27 PM PDT by coaltrain
Dan Fagan, the conservative talk show host who lately spends much of his three-hour radio show slamming U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and extolling the virtues of Republican Joe Miller, has been yanked off the air.
About halfway through Fagan's show Thursday afternoon, a caller phoned in to say he had just registered as a write-in candidate in the Senate race, which includes Miller, Murkowski, and Democrat Scott McAdams. The caller's provocation -- and the reason Fagan liked the idea -- was the fact that the Division of Elections has been providing voters who ask with a list of the write-in candidates. By flooding that list with everyone from Michael Ames to Kathy Jo Zurek, the thinking goes, Murkowski's name will be harder to find.
"I said that's a great idea, more people should do that," Fagan said Friday. Fagan gave the addresses of the Anchorage and Wasilla offices of the Division of Elections and urged his listeners to drive over and register as write-in candidates.
Fagan said a member of the Murkowski campaign called his general manager, Dennis Bookey, to say that Fagan had been electioneering and should be taken off the air. Fagan said Bookey said he was off the air today and they would evaluate the situation Monday.
Fagan broadcasts on KFQD 750, which is owned by Morris Communications, a media company headquartered in Georgia.
"Bottom line is that Lisa Murkowski is a very powerful person, and she has succeeded in taking me off the air the Friday before the election," Fagan said. "It's impressive."
But while Fagan is positive Murkowski is behind his getting yanked, the Murkowski campaign said they didn't have anything to do with it, according to Murkowski spokesman Steve Wackowski.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
EVIL LISA MURKY.
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I don’t think he was fired at this point. I’m guessing lawyers are looking at it and the station did this temporarily.
I don’t live in that market area. I’ll defer to Alaskans who do.
I’m going to guess they just decided to pull him until after the election.
Somebody else talked ~ probably after there were 40+ guys on the list with her.
I would imagine she and her minions are of the impression that they can get those people OFF the list!
We’re officially a Banana Republic!
If Lisa gets elected again and you cross her she’ll just send some of her minions after you! This is a Mobocracy; the State might as well be run by Tony Soprano. I don’t know where we end up or what we do after November 2nd; but the 2nd Amendment may have to come into play.
Guilty of “committing journalism while conservative.” The NYT or any other lib outfit can do anything they want on the other hand.
This is why the left wants to close the “free speech loophole” called the 1st Amendment.
“Fagan said a member of the Murkowski campaign called his general manager, Dennis Bookey, to say that Fagan had been electioneering and should be taken off the air. Fagan said Bookey said he was off the air today and they would evaluate the situation Monday.”
The Internet is a beautiful thing.
I guess it’s ok for the Ruling Class Judges in Alaska to tilt the election towards Murcowski, but not ok for grassroots to attempt to balance the scales.
I’m sorry, I didn’t see your thread and I also posted it.
Apologies.
“The Internet is a beautiful thing.”
So is the iphone!
I hear you on the latter part.
Just wow, that Murky is out for blood.
Talk about corrupt. Man.
Those judges you mention along with little lisa are members of what is euphemistically called the CBC in Alaska...Sarah began the job of destroying they’re little mafia...and this is but another step in releasing their iron grip on power in that state...
“Im going to guess they just decided to pull him until after the election.”
That makes perfect sense to me. Take away someone’s freedom of speech for a day or until the elections are over and then give them back their freedom of speech. What a novel idea. Only give people Freedom of Speech when you want them to have it.
Better email the station so "they" know someone is watching them... and their bias....
I bet they are behind closed doors trying to figure out how to eliminate all those names and leave Murcowski’s without mobs showing up at their houses with pitch forks, tar and feathers.
I’m so F’n steamed! I called her campaign office and they hung up on me when I tried to ask why a sitting Senator would do such a thing!
907-258-5472
OMG - they *are* involved! Of course, we already knew this, by Dan’s own account.
I’m going to go out on a limb and say the real impetus wasn’t the possibility of a lawsuit but the certain loss of political advertising dollars. Does Dan Fagan bring in more revenue than the loss of that woman’s (I refuse to say her name) tainted money? The math may have looked bad. It’s still an abuse of power that is almost murcowsky-like....oh, wait. *rolleyes*
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