Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. (for dumba*s) Chafee issued a directive stating he will no longer participate in interviews over talk radio because of its “ratings-driven, for-profit programming.”
Rhode Island’s top administrator says he will only to talk to news reporters from local radio stations and the local NPR affiliate. What’s more, Chafee’s Banana-Republic directive prohibits state employees from talking on talk radio.
“[T]alk radio would be an ideal outlet for Governor Chafee because it’s a great way for him to speak directly to the people. It’s also one of the few places where he can have a back-and-forth with the state’s citizens.”—Bill George, WHJJ Program Director
Chafee either doesn’t know or has forgotten that “most media outlets, whether news or opinion, are profit-making entities.” By appearing only on state-controlled NPR or favored media outlets, the poster boy for the completely clueless hopes to avoid the unscripted questions, probing interviews, and embarrassing moments that he would likely engender over talk radio.
Four years ago Rhode Islanders tossed the missing Linc from the U.S. Senate, but now they’ve made this pivot man of the cluster f**k head of state. Soon they will reap what they have sown and will justly deserve the government they get.
I.M. Kane
For more on the story, see No talk radio for Chafee, and on-duty state workers, too.