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Bernie Sanders: “But I am suggesting that it is not the market. The people in this country want a variety of viewpoints. Talk radio is…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2002
But I am suggesting that it is not the market. The people in this country want a variety of viewpoints. Talk radio is predominantly extreme right wing. It is extreme right wing because the stations are owned by conservative multinational corporations.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Discussing the lack of diverse viewpoints in talk radio.

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