Hal- Your creditability as a Progressive who cares about people has become more & more clouded by your personal affairs & finances. Who is going to believe anything your hosts say, post your bumper sticker, or buy local advertising if you air scams & garbage on the weekends? (See the article pasted below.) Year after year convicted felon Kevin Trudeau continues to rank as one of the top marketers who have trouble with consumer agencies, the courts, & the law. Stop using your 10kw transmitter to “burn up the planet” airing his garbage. I'd rather you swallow your pride & ask for money like the other local station owner! The garbage you air on weekends just hurts the Progressive cause you profess to support! I like most of your national programming & most of your weekday local hosts. I hate that you now air a program in support of animalistic boxing whose ultimate goal is to produce a brain concussion in an athlete who typically has meager education & an "underclass" social background. And then there’s the twisted Bob Oliver. You are giving that man more airtime? I think you both need a psychiatrist more than a chiropractor. FYI, who is going to take you seriously when you preach about global warming once they hear of your monthly commute flight to Baltimore? I laugh every time I hear you tell us that “we” are burning up the planet. It’s sad you haven’t recognized that “you” typify the problem! Everyone has their excuses for not doing more to reduce their carbon footprint... me, my SUV driving neighbor, Hal, KRXA… even government & those big nasty corporations! I'm sure that many who "think for themselves" recognize that you have become hypocritical on several fronts. I hope you find your way again so I can ask for a bumper sticker & recommend your station. Top 10 Scams of 2009: Scam Artists Go Corporate By Mark Huffman, ConsumerAffairs.com http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/12/top_10_scams.html This year, our annual review of the Top 10 Scams finds more fast-buck artists functioning like legitimate businesses. The old tried-and-true scams -- advance-fee loans, phony lotteries, "free" cruises -- have by no means disappeared but in 2009, clever marketers added a few new twists. 1. "Free Trials" (Like the “free herbs & vitamins” advertised on weekends… Goggle your advertisers & read the complaints about shipments & charges that won’t stop.) 7. Kevin Trudeau Marketer Kevin Trudeau is always selling something, and in 2009, it was his book "Debt Cures They Don’t Want You To Know About", his follow-up to "Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About." Some who bought the book claim it has almost no usable information that can't be easily gleaned from other, free sources. But the overwhelming majority who have written to ConsumerAffairs.com complain about the aggressive sales tactics they encounter when buying the book over the phone. "I bought a Kevin Trudeau book from TV," Paula, of Susanville, Calif., said. "I am unemployed. He, and his group, keep sneaking $7-$40 charges on my unemployment debit card. I can't even figure where some of the charges are coming from. The phone numbers are not good, or are never answered! I have no grocery money now because of $70 in the last month!" The book costs $29.95 but Tom, of Butte, Mont., complains the shipping charges amounted to $33. He got off easy. Jacqueline, of York Springs, Pa., said she called to order the book but by the time she got off the phone had been charged $152.85. 83 pages of Kevin Trudeau consumer complaints here: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/health/trudeau.html Kevin Trudeau Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Trudeau (Hal Ginsberg & KRXA can get infamous mention here too with the next FTC or court action against Kevin Trudeau! Want to take bets how soon that will be?) (ConsumerAffairs.com is an independent Web-based consumer news and resource center. They are not a government agency, not affiliated with any other consumer organization and not affiliated with any of the corporations whose products are reviewed on their site. They do not receive any taxpayer funds and do not seek or accept contributions from foundations or corporate interests. The site is supported solely by advertising.)