Support David Mack and Progressive Radio!

Lowcountry Democrats and Progressives often complain about the vicious conservatism of local talk radio. Now they can pick up a phone on Monday evenings from 6 to 8 and do something about it by calling Rep. David Mack’s new show on WLTQ AM 730 at 843-225-7307.

The callers on WTMA have become so extreme an ugly continent of fear, prejudice and anger can now be seen to the right of Rush Limbaugh and Fox. It’s a landscape no decent person would want to visit, often frankly racist. It’s no longer recognizable as the lively community forum station I grew up listening to and whose studios I sometimes visited to go on air. That’s OK, WTMA has the right to broadcast what they like. What we end up hearing says more about our community than the station. That terrifying noise is coming from people who are really out there. We need to make sure that other people are heard.

David Mack, pictured left, (a member of the SC State Legislature) and Claudia Collins like taking calls, but their first few shows have required them to fill up a lot of air time between when the phones are ringing. They do a commendable job talking about local and national issues and supporting community initiatives, however the progressive, liberal and Democratic Lowcountry is not fully utilizing the opportunity to connect and be heard. Now that the holidays are over, it is time to make those phones ring.

If we want social justice, decency, fairness and understanding on the air in the Lowcountry, this show needs our support starting next week. Call in for yourself, your candidate or your cause. If you are a candidate, make a call yourself. It’s unreasonable to expect people to staff phone banks for you if you won’t call in for yourself.

Call David Mack's Radio Show Mondays 6-8 pm

In your call bring a few facts, some current gossip or some lively speculation. Disagree about Obama? That’s OK. It’s already a theme of the show. The show claims a broader variety of views in its calls than right wing radio.

David and Claudia do all the hard work. They’ve mastered the complex business of putting phone calls in the radio, which I’ve done myself. It is more complicated than you think. All you have to do is pick up your phone or flip open your cell phone and call 843-225-7307. How many things can you do for a more just society in South Carolina which work from your sofa at home and cost nothing?

The goal of the right wing sledgehammer which pounds us daily in local media is to obtain silence from the left. This is what DeMint is talking about when he talks about "breaking" Obama. It isn’t "Waterloo" that the right wants. It is the surrender which follows.

We need to support this show through it’s developmental period with tweets, emails and facebook activity. We need to talk it up to friends and at events. Once we get the chatter started, it won’t stop David is on Facebook and if you "friend" him, he will update you on the show. If you have friends out of state that are active on our issues, invite them to call in as well. The station doesn’t have an internet signal yet, but the calls can still contribute to the discussion.

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David Mack and Claudia Collins have an excellent time slot, positioned at 6-8 pm Monday evening when we can discuss, preview and pick apart all the political activity ahead for that week, including meetings, projects, the state legislatures activities and city politics. This will work well if we use it and we need to start using it next Monday evening.

Get out your cell phone now and put in an appointment to call in next Monday to 843-225-7307 between 6 and 8 pm. Be heard. Make a difference by helping reclaim local talk radio for peace, justice and decency.