ABC Radio goes Gestapo

ABC Radio recently ordered a liberal blogging site shut down, ostensibly due to its "use of copyrighted sound clips" of local radio hosts on the ABC Radio-owned KSFO, a conservative (duh!) network.

It seems, however, that a letter-writing campaign started by this blogger caused some sponsors to disagree with some of the things the station's hosts were saying enough to pull their advertising from the station. This should have shown ABC Radio that its sponsors don't want to be associated with the violence these hosts spew on their shows. Perhaps ABC Radio should reprimand the hosts; perhaps, even, try to clean up its act.

Instead, kill the messenger.

Sounds just like the Bush administration. No surprise there.