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California: Clear Channel Bows To Allah, Muzzles KSTE’s ‘Armstrong & Getty’ For Promoting Freedom Of Speech And Expression

09/26/2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

In the mind of Clear Channel, when Barack Obama stated that “the future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam” he must have inadvertently neglected to begin his statement with “starting today.” Now, after promoting the First Amendment’s freedom of speech and expression, the future of popular KSTE radio hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty is, well, not so clear …

By Cynthia Hubert, The Sacramento Bee – “Popular talk radio show hosts Armstrong & Getty were absent from Clear Channel’s live programming Tuesday amid controversy around one of the hosts’ on-air comments about Muslims.

KSTE (650 AM) aired a previously recorded ‘Best Of’ morning show on Tuesday instead of its regularly scheduled live program featuring Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty. Officials for the Sacramento station and its owner, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, offered no explanation for the change, sparking questions and heated comments among fans on the show’s Facebook page.

During an on-air discussion Monday, Armstrong criticized the United States for what he characterized as apologizing for a crude YouTube video that mocked the Prophet Muhammad and sparked anti-U.S. uprisings around the globe. He urged listeners to make their own ‘anti-Muhammad ads’ and post them to Al-Jazeera, the Arabic news network. ‘We need to bombard them with ads until they grow up,’ he said.

Armstrong did not return a phone message from The Bee on Tuesday, and Clear Channel spokesman Dave Milner said, ‘We do not have any information at this time’ about the hosts and their future at KSTE.

The program, which airs weekday mornings, features the hosts taking calls from the public and offering social commentary and humorous anecdotes about everything from celebrity sex to politics.

The show’s fans spoke out on Armstrong & Getty’s Facebook page Tuesday, questioning why they were absent from the live broadcast and accusing the channel of censorship.” Read more.

Tip of the hat to Kurt J. for the link …

No Future for ‘Those Who Slander the Prophet’? – “So, what are we to make of the President of the United States speaking before the United Nations and declaring: ‘The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam…’ What does it mean, ‘the future must not belong to’ a particular group? Does it mean these people won’t be around in the future? That in the future, their viewpoint will be marginalized? Out of style? Unpopular? Suppressed? That sometime between now and ‘the future,’ they will have changed their mind? That at some point in the future, no one will feel like slandering the prophet of Islam? Is the First Amendment still in effect in this envisioned future, or has it been rewritten or modified on this topic? How does ‘the future’ belong to one group instead of another?” Read more.

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  1. Unknown's avatar
    d.l. riales
    09/26/2012 at 1:51 PM
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    Where is the outrage over the new movie being made that portrays Jesus’ birth was due to Mary being raped. Maybe because people are more afraid of Muslums than Christians. Maybe they know Christians will not kill to show how peaceful religion they are.

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    Denise
    09/26/2012 at 3:25 PM
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    If the Romney campaign doesn’t use this quote over and over, then we can only conclude that they are in agreement with Obama’s assessment.

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    Kurt J.
    09/26/2012 at 6:12 PM
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    It will be interesting to see what Jack and Joe have to say, or are forced to say, when they come back on the radio. I listen to them every day and they hold no punches when it comes to Islam. An example: they will refer to the hijab/burka as “bee keeper outfits”.

    It is very important that we all impress on every one we can, especially politicians, our opposition to any curtailing of free speech rights. Whether anybody slanders God is their own business; they will have to deal with God. But that’s not how Muslims see it; they want to STOP you from saying anything negative about Allah and Mohammad. Quite a bit different.

    So as an act of defiance and standing for free speech, here is a cartoon drawing of Mohammad:

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    You have to use your imagination. That’s a keffiyeh on Mohammad’s head; he’s frowning (because he’s in HELL), and he has a goatee (I had to let him be a little bit fashionable, what with his difficult eternity ahead). And he’s laying down. Don’t know why.

    Say “no” to Islamic slavery.

    Also, support Jack and Joe; write on their facebook page, write a comment in support of them in the Sac Bee, write Clear Channel about your disappointment with their action.

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    Kurt J.
    09/27/2012 at 1:34 PM
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    A & G Muslim rant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsu-ZuJyVhc

    Listen to it while you’re doing something else. A & G are back on the air today, Thurs 9/27. More to come.

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    Kurt J.
    09/27/2012 at 1:58 PM
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    Here’s the A & G podcast site: http://www.kste.com/player/?station=KSTE-AM&program_name=podcast&program_id=armandgettypodcast.xml&mid=22481109

    You can listen to all 4 hours of their podcasts, 5 days a week, which I do while I work. They are not always talking about Muslims, and (warning) sometimes their topics are crude, but they are very entertaining, knowledgeable, funny and informative.

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