A Network's Tactic For Getting on Air: Protest Politics

Wall Street Journal ^ | PETER GRANT

[mhking]

On a rainy morning in March 2002, three buses of African-American protesters emptied in front of the headquarters of Charter Communications Inc., a cable-TV operator, in suburban St. Louis. Soon a limousine pulled up, and the Rev. Al Sharpton stepped out to lead the demonstrators in chants of "No Justice, No Peace."

[mhking]

Black conservative ping

If you want on (or off) of my black conservative ping list, please let me know via FREEPmail. (And no, you don't have to be black to be on the list!)

Extra warning: this is a high-volume ping list.

[Cicero]

This is certainly worrying. I have always thought that the one thing that can get blacks off the Democrat welfare plantation and make them self-reliant and independent is the power of Christianity, as conveyed to them in black churches by black preachers. I am hoping for another Great Awakening, which is what America needs.

Regretably, many preachers have been co-opted by the Democrat regime. When they are not preaching the Bible they are preaching that their listeners should get in the bus, go to the polls, and pull the Democrat lever.

So, the question arises, what kind of people preach on this Word network? Are they real Christian preachers of the word, which in my view would be a good thing, no matter who is pocketing the money. Or are they preaching the liberal party line? What kind of message are they giving out around election day, in particular? "Vote for the Christian candidate"? "Vote for Al Sharpton"? Or, even worse, "Vote for Hillary"?

[Vesuvian]

With all these channels out there, I propose the creation of "The Freeper Channel" or "The Free Republic Network"

Well, I'm sure somebody will think of a better name, but you get the idea.

[BartMan1]

bump for previously discussed article...

[RippleFire]

bump

[irv]

I propose the creation of "The Freeper Channel"

It's a logical follow-on to Fox News. Something more explicitly right-wing and activist, but still informative and entertaiing.

I'll brainstorm programming ideas with you if you can come up with a few milion in seed money.

(I didn't mean that to be as facetious as it sounds, BTW)

[ladyinred]

So they have blackmailed the cable companies into putting them on their systems have they? I have it in fact, and one time was flipping channels and saw Jessie Jackson preaching. He wasn't talking about God of course, it was all political. I could listen for a moment or two and then I had to exit stage RIGHT!

[Vesuvian]

If only....

It would be great to have liberals to fume "Vesuvian is destroying the democratic process!!"