Thu 28 Jul 2005
From Ann Driscoll’s Diary:
I called WLW and Mike McConnell put me on air. I was on for maybe two minutes. I complained about his questioning of Paul Hackett’s military service. McConnell basically made a ridiculous point that because of the time change, Paul Hackett was sleeping not fighting while Jean Schmidt was at the Bengal’s Game (receiving gifts from lobbyists). My point was: sleeping or fighting, Hackett was still over there in harm’s way. Then he said that afterall, his comments were all in jest, whatever that means. I said that something to the effect of “how can you joke about that?” McConnell also said that life in Fallujah was “business as usual.” I replied that people are getting their limbs blown off, and how can he say that? But then he got me off-message with irrelevant questions, and I became inarticulate. These guys know how to dominate the conversation. They’re bullies and they’re rhetorically gifted. Don’t give up calling WLW (513-749-7000) though with complaints.
Nice job! I heard you and don’t you just think this Minamyering of Hackett’s service is just pathetic! They are sick, I mean they are really sick. They tell us to support our troops and then they flush their sacrifice to our nation because of their slimy politics.
Everytime I hear the Reds commercials come on I think of how their radio station is putting down Paul Hackett’s service to our country!
Call Carl Lindner… owner of the Reds and Chiquita in Cincinnati and tell him to tell WLW to knock it off!
Carl’s phone number… 513-784-8000
Carl has sold his Chiquita but he owns American Financial and you can contact him at 513-579-2121.