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« Reply #15 on: December 08, 2007, 05:56:49 PM »

Thanks again Thaao. Will you be releasing the breaking news from "Tigga World"? Guess we will have to wait with "Baited Breath".

Wow, in control and no responsibility or recourse. Do they pay you as much as Guilden? Guess the new party or old party of the PLP will have a motto....Lions and Tigga's oh my, oh my.............don't forget the "Bear".....locals have to have it too.

Ps. Guilden thats an ole one and you know it. Wink
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« Reply #16 on: December 08, 2007, 06:31:48 PM »

Actually I was gonna bee ah goud lad ann nut respond anni mahore. But ya no ole rums......

"were not journalists"......................Yah gut det rite....................Yah "Dopragandists" Wookiepeedeah...."Doc-Ah-Propacedargandists.

Where the hell is the Kernal? Det buy saulvs arry prumlam.............

Like the bank......and Wall Street............."One earing at a time"..

Gotta run................frying fish in five minutes..................

Ps. Watch what I will be frying after the 18th Dec.2007......a day that will live in 'Brownassi'..

Good nite and may Dunkley bite.......................................... Wink
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« Reply #17 on: December 08, 2007, 06:56:54 PM »

I can't listen to anything from that station,not just bias,ignorant and racist rabble

hottfm was set up to dumb down the voting public, as rummy says ,keep em stooopid Wink

A classic quote from Homer Simpson:
"I didn't lie, I was writing fiction with my mouth."
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« Reply #18 on: December 08, 2007, 06:59:51 PM »

Reality - I'm not going to be so lenient. I warned Thao a long time ago about how important it is for him to be careful in how he uses his influence in such a small market.

A public radio station owned and run by a sitting PLP Government Minister pushing political opinion through the mouths of self proclaimed PLP advocates in a captive market during the run up to an election. Hmmmm... I don't think the regulatory board has any choice in the matter but to hand out punishments. Maybe Glenn & Thao can have the BHC cover the cash outlays for them. Wink

That was a pretty round about way of trying to explain yourself Greasy but it still doesn't mean you have any right to "continue" acting in the same manner. Maybe you need to get yourself a "satire sound button" for when you are deciding to be tongue in cheek on air. You clearly see yourself as being above the law. Was Colonel Burch on your show when he claimed no-one was above the law?

The only way I see this going is you deserve to be fined and you should also be laying out a huge apology to all your radio listeners for giving them the impression that it's OK to be above the law.

Oh and by the way - did all those tens of thousands of dollars and school supplies and food stuffs come out of yours and Glenn's pockets or was a large amount of that "raised" or "donated" by your listeners and advertisers?
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« Reply #19 on: December 08, 2007, 07:15:00 PM »

OOOOOOOh    AAAAAAAAAh.
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« Reply #20 on: December 08, 2007, 07:30:58 PM »

Thank you for the explanation Thaao. I have mixed feelings about that law... need to learn some more about it. I do think you did the right thing to speak out about it... that to me is the better way that you can effect change than by ignoring it. You are in the position of having the ear of some of the more senior decision makers in Bermuda and I think if you make enough noise they will listen.

Whether directly or by galvanising listeners, it would be unfair to deny that Thaao and his colleagues have done some good projects since they came on air. Lets not deny the good stuff while discussing what may be less to our satisfaction. Or maybe I'm just dumbed down by liking the music better.
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« Reply #21 on: December 08, 2007, 07:48:25 PM »

rummy - sometimes i pity you. other times i pity those who are forced to spend time with you: caseworkers, rehab counselors, that imaginary friend of yours. even that dude doesn't answer his cell phone anymore, even when you hold your fist, thumb and pinky akimbo, up to the side of your head hard enough to leave knuckleprints in your left cheek. thankfully, most of the time, you don't matter enough for any of that pity to be wasted. whew, huh?

bobo - i get the sneaking suspicion that you're far too old to be this immature, but far too young to be this senile. hm. in any event, i didn't do this to you. i didn't make you this way. she did. when she left you. for being so indescribably crappy. either key her car or up your meds, 'cause this mess here ain't doing it.

smokes - good call. you're right, our listeners are the reason we do everything and the only reason we're able to get anything done. thanks for helping me be clearer about that, i appreciate it. doesn't take away at all from what we've been able to accomplish as an entity, but it tightens up the attributive lines. well done on the matter of principle.

again. absolutely, glenn is my boss. he's the gm of the station, not the vp of programming. that's elroy. glenn doesn't have much if any interaction with programming on the station. only time he comes into the air studio is to laugh or yell at me for being too open about my ventures in college trying to reach salinger status by swallering down any number of hallucinogenics. so, he's not pushing any political opinion through me or my show directly or otherwise. i'd like to consider that done, but you're apparently pretty committed to the false concept, so i shan't expect you to try and be...well, a less dishonest person. no biggie, do your thingthing.

you really haven't commented on the law itself, or my perception of it. could you? i mean, despite being a bit of a dick, you're obviously a lateral thinker. would love to get your assessment of the regulations and whether you think they're a good look or not. however, your suggestion that there's a need for a satire sound button again suggest that the listeners are idiots. we don't think they are, which is why we don't treat 'em like babies who can't suss out when someone is kidding or being tongue in cheek or, most importantly, presenting their subjective opinion on issues, huge or miniscule. i mean, do you need to be pandered to just to get through the day? never took you for a gallagher-lover type, but i do get the feeling bill hicks would loathe you so, *shrugs*. this commitment to free speech is not a political thing, purely principle.

now. since you want to politicize this, if the opposition is so uncomfortable with how we handle the legislation, why was mrs. jackson comfortable sitting on the air for 90 minutes with us, loudly flouting the regulations herself on behalf of her party? after they've done called 2 press conferences fussing about what we're doing, then happily taking advantage of that same contravention, i mean...jesus christ, i know y'got your side picked, but if it's good enough for your party, shouldn't it be good enough for you? seriously, i'm really asking.

add that to us running 5 more spots per day than is currently legal on behalf of the UBP(that they booked) clearly demonstrates that this isn't a prop up the plp thing. it's a matter of principle. it's a foolish, muddleheaded law and needs to be demonstrably treated as such to reinforce why it must be changed.

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« Reply #22 on: December 08, 2007, 08:02:30 PM »

"specifically referring to the ubp chair's questioning of our licence"  Thaao... I don't think the UBP are going after your licence, they are NOT questioning your radio station license, per sec... they are questioning your behaviour on air (and some others) in light of the law!  IMO you have grown a little too big for your 24 year old britches!  YOU ARE WRONG when you readily admit you are breaking the law (are greasy), a law you apparently don't care for, a law instituted by your plp gu'mint (laughingly designed to silence potential UBP friendly radio personalities; what a paradox, eh?).  Thaao, slow down a little and THINK of what you are doing, and how much influence what you are doing has on your listeners.  Your rationalisation of your behaviour in your rambling first post does not cut it in my book!  You seem to have caught the same disease that many of our elected plp MPs have the "these laws don't apply to me" disease!  I am surprised that it has trickled down to you already, I thought that you were a straight up guy... next it will trickle down to your listeners and plp followers... and finally everybody... and then what will we have Thaao...??!!  What will we have if we all thought the way you do, Thaao??!!  ****http://www.bermudasucks.com/forum/index.php?action=postsettings;sa=censor#;ing Chaos, my friend!!!  Chaos!!  And Anarchy!  That is what you'll get when anyone who feels like it just breaks the law because they don't like it!  THINK Thaao... think...!!  Sad Roll Eyes Cool
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« Reply #23 on: December 08, 2007, 08:05:08 PM »

"despite being a bit of a dick" We do not call members "names" on this forum, Thaao.  Roll Eyes Cool
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« Reply #24 on: December 08, 2007, 08:08:36 PM »

Reality - I'm not knocking the outcome of their goodwill. I just don't think anyone should hide behind the old whoa is me the UBP want to challenge us for such a little thing as breaking the law but we are such wonderful people. Talk about dumbing down.

Every radio station under the sun does charity work. They have to. It just obliviates his credibilty that much more when he tries to hide accountability behind their generosity or good deeds.

But then again that seems to be the PLP way these days.

OK.... just went to post and Thao's on-line. I'll leave what's written and move on...

So Thao - you readily admit you are "breaking" the law? But you are doing so at a time that the "law" was created so that past indiscretions by the UBP could be avoided. Yet you say you don't agree with law. (Whether I agree with the law is neither here nor there at this time.) So let me ask you this - why did you not raise the issue a long time ago? It appears to me that the PLP has been on a stop-start mission to call an election for almost a year. Why all of a sudden during crunch time are you creating a fuss that the law is bogus instead of just going by the book and following the rules?

And as far as what goes on between you and Glenn - give me a little credit. Or just turn on the mic. Wink

Trust me - I have my issues with the UBP - and even if they win the election that doesn't mean I won't be raining on their parade every chance I get. In fact I've got a feeling we'll be seeing eye to eye on a lot more issues if they don't step up.
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« Reply #25 on: December 08, 2007, 08:11:20 PM »

Mysty - water off a dick's back - but thanks for the heads up. Wink
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« Reply #26 on: December 08, 2007, 08:24:51 PM »

now. since you want to politicize this, if the opposition is so uncomfortable with how we handle the legislation, why was mrs. jackson comfortable sitting on the air for 90 minutes with us, loudly flouting the regulations herself on behalf of her party?


Because she's not an employee of the station?  If she were

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"Paragraph 7 (1) of the Political Broadcasting Amendment Directions 2003 clearly states: 'No employee of an undertaking [ie a broadcasting organisation] shall take part in a political broadcast unless he is a member of the Legislature or a candidate and he takes part in a broadcast in that capacity'.


Thao, as an employee of the station I'd think you'd be aware of the law and at least make a pretense of obeying the law.  Or do you only obey laws you like?

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The amendments to the legislation passed in 2003 also stipulate that radio stations can run no more than one minute political adverts per-party per-day. But Hott staff ran six PLP advertisements between 1.55 p.m and 6.41 p.m. yesterday, and two UBP advertisements during the same period, a Royal Gazette study showed.

They also ran a number of ads for MP 'Glen Blakeney's birthday party' this Saturday at Ocean View Golf Club — an event where people are asked to donate $20 and is being billed as a "Hott 107.5 Fundraising Party for Glenn Blakeney" on the PLP website.


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« Reply #27 on: December 08, 2007, 08:25:47 PM »

I'm not following.

You disagree with the law, so... you just ignore it?

Convenient timing to start your "protest", isn't it?

Surely you know there are ways to fix this stuff, to get rid of unfair laws (that ironically were put in place by the administration you support). Surely you can see that just ignoring the law, then whingeing about being caught or punished, isn't the way to go.

I dunno. This just strikes me as a little self-serving and a bit... ok, a LOT... of a double-standard.
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« Reply #28 on: December 08, 2007, 08:27:21 PM »

"now. since you want to politicize this"

um... isn't this all about politics? How do you "politicize" something that is inherently already... politicized?
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« Reply #29 on: December 08, 2007, 08:52:15 PM »

WOW!!!

Thanks Thaao. I haven't felt this good in sooo long. I feel like I deserve the attention you have given me. I will sleep good tonight. I must have had some influence on you to designate a first portion of your post to me.

Oh the pity part? Don't worry, I think you'd rather be in my shoes than those that your wearing.

Don't worry friend.....you'll get yours.............because when your HOTT.....your HOTT....................350, medium well..................... Roll Eyes Tongue
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