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I was never hired by PBS to engage in commentary. Michael Graham was hired by WMAL for that express purpose. Once hired, it is implicit that, as he was using GOVERNMENT OWNED airwaves to make his point, that the 1st Amendment applied.

You are saying because it was implied by his hiring for "commentary" that he has carte blanche to say whatever he wants without recourse? Because of free speech rights you think are derived from his broadcasting on the "public airways? He simply does not have the first amendment right to broadcast on the public airways or any other airways. As Rush Limbaugh basically says, "you have the right of free speech but no right to be heard".