Does the holiday traffic seem a little less hectic this season?
Thank a union member. Did the snow seem a little brighter on your way into work
this morning? The organizing power of organized labor may have helped with
that.
That’s right, Rhode Island. We cut their pensions and they repaid us by giving us a (so far) December-free of John DePetro! WPRO’s notoriously nasty shock jock has been in exile for 10 days and counting since a labor-led campaign put pressure on Alex and Ani to stop supporting his misogynistic shock jock schtick with advertising dollars.
This is a bi-partisan, ecumenical,
everyone-but-the-bean-counters-at-Cumulus can enjoy Christmas gift to the Ocean
State.
Corporate radio can bombard us with endless Christmas carols on loop instead of employing live disk jockeys, but this year at least it won’t be calling liberal women activists whores.
It’s not quite peace on earth and goodwill toward all people, but a December free of John DePetro is at the very least a step in the right direction.
Corporate radio can bombard us with endless Christmas carols on loop instead of employing live disk jockeys, but this year at least it won’t be calling liberal women activists whores.
It’s not quite peace on earth and goodwill toward all people, but a December free of John DePetro is at the very least a step in the right direction.
If you’d like 2014 to be more like December 2013, sign the petition here.
Consider it an economic referendum on what you want the marketplace of ideas to
look like.
Bob Plain is the editor/publisher of Rhode Island's Future. Previously,
he's worked as a reporter for several different news organizations both in
Rhode Island and across the country.
