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WFLA Responds re. Patriotic Displays
WFLA | 9/21/01 | Eric S. Land

Posted on 09/21/2001 10:51:38 AM PDT by Catie

We apologize for any misunderstanding. It has long been policy at WFLA-TV to prohibit on-air personnel from wearing or displaying insignia of any kind.

This to avoid any public perception that Channel 8 has any motivation other than to broadcast truthful, fair and accurate information no matter the story or issue. The Station has never had a policy disallowing on-air personnel, if they so chose, to wear an American flag pin. Please excuse us if our policy in some way offended you. NewsChannel 8 remains "On Your Side" and will continue to air newscasts with that goal in mind.

Eric S. Land President and General Manager WFLA-TV -----Original Message-----


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Response from News 12 in Florida to my e-mail yesterday, complaining of station's prohibition of red, white, and blue ribbons, .

You'll recall that this station is near one of our bases. Not quite sure what to make of it.

1 posted on 09/21/2001 10:51:38 AM PDT by Catie (PLamison@wfla.com)
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To: Catie
So they're basically saying "F you" it sounds like. Haven't changed their policy.
2 posted on 09/21/2001 10:59:47 AM PDT by NYS_Eric
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To: Catie
So...they can wear a flag but not a ribbon but they can't display an insignia of any kind. My head hurts.
3 posted on 09/21/2001 11:02:46 AM PDT by Calpublican
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To: Catie
Every conservative in the area of this station should cancel their cable system and immediately order a dish satellite system!

Then, when you get your dish systems, never tune into this left wing extremist station!

This arrogant anti American Flag and anti American clymer is telling his viewers to an commit a aeronautical intercourse on themselves! He will not do anything until he is Mahered!

The best way to Maher him is to go Dish systems and never tune in his left wing extremist anti American Station! Use your $'s as weapons in our Cultural War with left wing extremist clymers like this world class clymer! When his viewers drop, his ad $'s will drop and he will become another Maher and rosie the pig. Destroyers of themselves in their hatred of America!

When the heat comes down on him and he starts to "clintoon" to ease the heat, just ask your selves this simple question, "When do left wing extremists who control our media lie to us and worse?"

4 posted on 09/21/2001 11:09:10 AM PDT by Grampa Dave
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To: Grampa Dave
Oy! So they can't wear any insignia of any kind, but their policy never said they couldn't wear a flag pin, but no ribbon???? Man that's confusing as hell.
5 posted on 09/21/2001 11:12:59 AM PDT by LaceyLev
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To: LaceyLev
Rush just did a great job in covering this!

Only the left wing extremists don't want people to wear a flag pin! We are seeing the left wing extremists in control of the media imploding daily with just this issue! So much for the first amendment!

The American flag issue is a clear definer of where and how many Americans think. Those who hate America/Americans and our Military hate the flag as it is the symbol of what they hate!

We are smoking out these left wing extremists in universities, fire stations, and in tv ownership! They are as dangerous if not more so to America, than their buddies the terrorists who mass murdered over 6,000 Americans on 9/11/2001! When they implode as this station owner has, it is time to impale them on their petards/words and then wrap the flag around them!

7 posted on 09/21/2001 11:32:43 AM PDT by Grampa Dave
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To: Grampa Dave
Grampa Dave, et al., please use the e-mail link noted above (just after my "name") to let this clown know that his reasoning and excuse just don't cut it.
8 posted on 09/21/2001 11:50:22 AM PDT by Catie
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To: Catie
Cool! Count me in for a sizzling "consumer complaint" letter.
9 posted on 09/21/2001 11:58:43 AM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: Grampa Dave
Yeah!!!! The American public is talking and the media idiots are tap-dancing!
10 posted on 09/21/2001 12:00:52 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: Catie
"This to avoid any public perception that Channel 8 has any motivation other than to broadcast truthful, fair and accurate information no matter the story or issue."

They probably have as much chance of being mistaken for being patriotic as they do for being mistaken to be truthful, fair and accurate.

11 posted on 09/21/2001 12:05:48 PM PDT by CWOJackson
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"We are smoking out these left-wing extremists">

Abso-effing-lutely!!!

Watching these cockroaches scuttling around is immensely gratifying.;^)

12 posted on 09/21/2001 12:13:36 PM PDT by headsonpikes
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You posted, "They probably have as much chance of being mistaken for being patriotic as they do for being mistaken to be truthful, fair and accurate."

Great! Ties right in with my question for years, "When do the left wing extremists who control the news, lie to us?"

Sean Hannity is bashing the NY left wing clymers who own a tv station in NYC, like this Floriduh station as I type this. That clymer on Sean yesterday lied about ABC having a mandate re the flags!

These rectum faced left wing extremists have been caught flat footed in their hatred of America, and they are trying to pull a Clintoon in lying and spinning to cover their hatred of America! They will end up Maherizing themselves!

13 posted on 09/21/2001 12:16:19 PM PDT by Grampa Dave
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To: headsonpikes
I hope that you are listening to Sean Hannity and how he is smoking out these left wing lying extremists in NYC. He has caught them in total lies!

Sean is pouring high octane gasoline on their lies as I type this! He has caught these lying clymers in so many lies in just a few minutes and is exposing them to America!

As you know me, one of my long time questions is:

When do the left wing extremists who control TV lie to America and lie about their lies?

Sean just barbequed this lying sack of liberal BS on his national program re the flag issue!

14 posted on 09/21/2001 12:21:10 PM PDT by Grampa Dave
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"...rectum faced left wing extremists..."

ROTFLOL!! You really love these guys, eh Gramps?! LOL!

15 posted on 09/21/2001 12:26:39 PM PDT by headsonpikes
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To: Catie
These people are no different than the people in the middle east where they are burning the American Flag. They are ANTI-American.
16 posted on 09/21/2001 12:27:10 PM PDT by PLOM...NOT!
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To: Grampa Dave
Sean is pouring high octane gasoline on their lies as I type this! He has caught these lying clymers in so many lies in just a few minutes and is exposing them to America!

Sean invited the liars to call into his show and talk to him on the air, but says he's not holding his breath. He knows their not men enough to do it.

17 posted on 09/21/2001 12:30:24 PM PDT by truthkeeper
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To: truthkeeper
their = they're
Sorry.
18 posted on 09/21/2001 12:31:09 PM PDT by truthkeeper
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To: headsonpikes
You posted, ""...rectum faced left wing extremists..."

ROTFLOL!! You really love these guys, eh Gramps?! LOL"

You and I have become good friends during the Klamath Basin Crisis and a little on the California Power crisis.

One of the concepts I brought up on a regular basis on those issues is that the socialistics, enviralists, facists and other factions of the left wing extremists can only be successful or appear to be successful when they control all of the media! Free Republic and conservative talk radio by passes these snakes and their control of the media!

Since 9/11, we are seeing these left wing extremists who control or perform on various medias implode and show their real nature! Their real nature is that they are left wing extremists who hate America as much as the murdering terrorists who slaughtered over 6,000 innocents!

This is our cultural war! When these left wing extremists implode, it is up to us to Maherize them with our emails, faxes, letters, phones and the biggest weapon we have, our $'s! We can't allow these Fifth Columnists to deter America from the extermination of their beloved terrorists!

This is why Free Republic is so important. We have Maherized professors, left wing maggots on tv and in tv, and are winning this cultural war for survial! Every conservative who comes to Free Republic must contribute to Free Republic on a monthly basis to enable us to win this cultural with a strong and growing Free Republic!

Happy bear claws, my friend! My talons are strong and sharp for this cultural war. (Inside Westerner stuff here folks between spikey and me!)

19 posted on 09/21/2001 12:45:01 PM PDT by Grampa Dave
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To: truthkeeper
You posted, "Sean invited the liars to call into his show and talk to him on the air, but says he's not holding his breath. He knows their not men enough to do it."

Wasn't Sean great on this issue! He documented the out and out lies made by these left wing extremists and as you posted, dared this left wing scumbag to call in!

Whomever, that left wing talking head was who called Sean a Flag waver and then lied repeatedly about ABC not allowing flags has Maherized himself in NYC. It is amazing to watch how these lying clymers with lips are imploding and destroying themselves or as I call it Maherizing themselves!

The good people of NYC need to boycott all that comes from this left wing snake nest of extremists. Also, those who advertise with this station should do what Sears, FedEx others have done to Maher! They need to pull their ad $'s and go to a station that allows its reporters to wear a flag or a flag pin!

Great post, and way to go Sean!

20 posted on 09/21/2001 12:52:24 PM PDT by Grampa Dave
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