Ron Bennington: Corporate Shill???

[Crispy123]

Ron's remarks regarding XM and the companies that sell their service show that he is a company man. I've always thought that Ron was above it all and anti-authority. Am I dont get the bit guy or is Ron bowing down to corporate America and becoming the very thing he speaks out against???

[mikeyboy]

Ron's remarks regarding XM and the companies that sell their service show that he is a company man. I've always thought that Ron was above it all and anti-authority. Am I dont get the bit guy or is Ron bowing down to corporate America and becoming the very thing he speaks out against???

You're making something out of nothing. In radio, you don't trash the sponsors. Ron just makes a joke out of it.

[Hottub]

Download the I-57 spots from the file library. Ron is always messing around.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

Ron was stopping Dave from getting trouble, his rant on Best buy was going south

why fuck with Best Buy, they are not a sponsor of the show, they sell the unit which help pay their salary

[tommyzman]

It's a simple matter of "don't bite the hand that feeds you."

[Ogre]

IF you have a job then you have a boss. That boss works for somebody that works for somebody that works for somebody and so on and so on and so on. blasey blasey blah blah blah. Ron needs no defending, he is def his own man. What you do not seem to understand is SOMETIMES the help steps on thier own dick. Sometimes maybe just sometimes they need someone with Ron's clout to smooth things over with nice things to say about THE COMPANY THAT SHARES BUISINESS INTERESTS WITH THE COMPANY THAT PAYS THIER BILLS. I do not mean to CAPS LOCK SCREAM...............but jeez sometimes.:furious:

[SyndicateParish]

I've always thought that Ron was above it all and anti-authority.

To the dismay of generations of anti-authoritarian empowered youth, the encroaching realization that we all eventually have a 'man' to answer to, is the baptism of adulthood.

[Melissa the Accountant]

Download the I-57 spots from the file library. Ron is always messing around.

That was the FIRST thing that came to my mind! Those are the best live reads I've ever heard. They are the complete opposite of selling out. In fact, I found them so moving that I want Fez to come to my funeral someday and announce that it was ALL NATURAL CHA DE BUGRE that killed me. Especially if I died from something totally unrelated, like a gunshot wound.

Sometimes my boyfriend and I play the I-57 Ignite spots on repeat at night when we cook dinner. Huh. It sounds a little weird when I put that in words.

To address the original topic, I agree with the last person who posted and said that it's just a fact of life that at some point you have to accept that you are answerable to others to some degree. One of my favorite things about Ron is that I think he is one of those people who is able to take things seriously enough while not taking things too seriously at all. If that makes sense.

So no, I don't really think that his (totally hilarious) advocacy of corporate sponsors makes him a corporate shill.

[Crispy123]

Ron Bennington completely ducked the issue of the XM Sirius merger today, blatantly towing the corporate line by focusing the entire show once again on Fez and his issues (like an upset tummy). Ron is slowly losing the God like status for me on his political action and his pandering to the day time, soap opera, housewife crowd!
:furious::wallbash::huh:

[dino_electropolis]

Ron Bennington completely ducked the issue of the XM Sirius merger today, blatantly towing the corporate line by focusing the entire show once again on Fez and his issues (like an upset tummy). Ron is slowly losing the God like status for me on his political action and his pandering to the day time, soap opera, housewife crowd!
:furious::wallbash::huh:

I'm sure ron will be ashamed and sad to know that you know longer regard him as a god.

[Knowledged_one]

Ron Bennington completely ducked the issue of the XM Sirius merger today, blatantly towing the corporate line by focusing the entire show once again on Fez and his issues (like an upset tummy). Ron is slowly losing the God like status for me on his political action and his pandering to the day time, soap opera, housewife crowd!
:furious::wallbash::huh:

You view another man as godlike? That is truly sad

[mendyweiss]

Don't Ever Sell THe Housewife Crowd Short

[underdog]

You view another man as godlike? That is truly sad

He wrote "Ron Bennington Rules" on all of his school books.

[AKA]

http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/500075.jpg

[dino_electropolis]

You view another man as godlike? That is truly sad

well, come now....i'm sure it just a figure of speech, and not that he worships him as a diety.

Cut him some slack....i've defintetly used the phrase "ron is god" or some derivative thereof in several posts....

[Kris10]

Don't Ever Sell THe Housewife Crowd Short

Are you Fat_Sunny?

[ChrisTheCop]

Yeah, he didnt talk about the Red Sox winning this morning either.

I'm mad at him too!


Seriously, Crispy, if that IS your real name.... you either get it or you dont. Move along.

[mikeyboy]

Ron Bennington completely ducked the issue of the XM Sirius merger today, blatantly towing the corporate line by focusing the entire show once again on Fez and his issues (like an upset tummy). Ron is slowly losing the God like status for me on his political action and his pandering to the day time, soap opera, housewife crowd!
:furious::wallbash::huh:

This may be the stupidest thing I've seen posted all week. He didn't talk about what you wanted him to talk about, so he's pandering? Talking about Fez returning, which is probably more of concern to the regular listening audience, is some pandering to the day time, soap opera, housewife crowd? How do you figure that? Somehow, talking about the merger is more dangerous radio? Oooooh.

Maybe it's not as interesting to everyone as you think it is right now. The merger has been discussed to death as it is. Furthermore, although the merger is getting closer, but it still isn't a done deal. Even when it does come to fruition, it will likely be a while before it's effective, Ron likely doesn't know how it's going to shake out internally because, I'm sure, fairly few have a good idea on that. To the extent he does know what's going to happen internally, he probably isn't allowed to talk about it.

There's also the possibility that XM doesn't want them to talk about the merger. If that's the case, guess what? They can't talk about it. It's called staying employed. I guarantee that every radio station they've ever worked for has put some kind of content restrictions on them. I'm not saying this is the case, because I have no idea if XM is restricting whether they talk about the merger, but if it is the case, Ron is no longer your hero because he won't do something to get himself fired? Grow up.

[AKA]

Cut him some slack....

http://www.ronfez.net/gallery//watermark.php?file=3934

[AKA]

This may be the stupidest thing I've seen posted all week.

You did see my Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith thread, right?

http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/2547772.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF1934A2752006EF5F0EDC1FD4BB440776871 5A5397277B4DC33E

[ChrisTheCop]

This may be the stupidest thing I've seen posted all week.

Yeah but you tend to shy away from FM Jeff's posts.

[TheMojoPin]

This may be the stupidest thing I've seen posted all week. He didn't talk about what you wanted him to talk about, so he's pandering? Talking about Fez returning, which is probably more of concern to the regular listening audience, is some pandering to the day time, soap opera, housewife crowd? How do you figure that? Somehow, talking about the merger is more dangerous radio? Oooooh.

Maybe it's not as interesting to everyone as you think it is right now. The merger has been discussed to death as it is. Furthermore, although the merger is getting closer, but it still isn't a done deal. Even when it does come to fruition, it will likely be a while before it's effective, Ron likely doesn't know how it's going to shake out internally because, I'm sure, fairly few have a good idea on that. To the extent he does know what's going to happen internally, he probably isn't allowed to talk about it.

There's also the possibility that XM doesn't want them to talk about the merger. If that's the case, guess what? They can't talk about it. It's called staying employed. I guarantee that every radio station they've ever worked for has put some kind of content restrictions on them. I'm not saying this is the case, because I have no idea if XM is restricting whether they talk about the merger, but if it is the case, Ron is no longer your hero because he won't do something to get himself fired? Grow up.

This may be the most perfect rebuttal ever!!!

:clap::clap::clap:

Righteously owned.

[ChrisTheCop]

Righteously owned.

Assisly kissed.

[TheMojoPin]

Assisly kissed.

You know it. I know which side my bread is buttered on, or something similarly sexy.

[ChrisTheCop]

You know it. I know which side my bread is buttered on, or something similarly sexy.

You are no longer a god to me.

[TheMojoPin]

I'm just a man. A sexy, sexy man.

[chubbyknuckles]

Just go back from that "Long dark and twisted road" you came from. Douche.

[Knowledged_one]

You are no longer a god to me.

TheMartyrPin?

[Gvac]

Ron Bennington completely ducked the issue of the XM Sirius merger today, blatantly towing the corporate line by focusing the entire show once again on Fez and his issues (like an upset tummy). Ron is slowly losing the God like status for me on his political action and his pandering to the day time, soap opera, housewife crowd!
:furious::wallbash::huh:

You should have read my "Ron Bennington Is Not God (www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=67347&highlight=Ron+Bennington)" thread.

[Kris10]

You should have read my "Ron Bennington Is Not God" thread.

Then again, you couldn't have.

Some twit with the reading comprehension of a 2nd grader deleted it.

Hence the mod quote??

[Gvac]

Rouski...stop putting words in my mouth!

[The Majik Man]

Ron is simply Majikal and this is coming from the most majikal of all

[CaptClown]

Rouski...stop putting words in my mouth!

What would you have her put in your mouth?

[Doctor Manhattan]

Ron Bennington completely ducked the issue of the XM Sirius merger today...

I am so sick of the merger. I don't want to hear anything else about it. It's been going on forever.

[mikeyboy]

You should have read my "Ron Bennington Is Not God (www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=67347&highlight=Ron+Bennington)" thread.

For what it's worth, it wasn't ever deleted. (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=67347&highlight=bennington) I know I had problem finding it at first because I was looking for threads with "God" in the title. Stupid search won't recognize a three letter search term.

[Gvac]

For what it's worth, it wasn't ever deleted. (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=67347&highlight=bennington) I know I had problem finding it at first because I was looking for threads with "God" in the title. Stupid search won't recognize a three letter search term.

I never said it was mikeyboy! That was just Rouski having some fun! I linked it in my post too...you're the best.

[Kris10]

Rouski...stop putting words in my mouth!

You didn't like when I put....

.... nevermind.

[Kris10]

What would you have her put in your mouth?

EXACTLY!!! Thanks Capt. Do tell GVAC!

[epo]

I never said it was mikeyboy! That was just Rouski having some fun! I linked it in my post too...you're the best.

Brown noser.

[Knowledged_one]

Brown noser.

Finally James Brown's eyes wont follow me from place to place

[jauble]

You did see my Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith thread, right?

http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/2547772.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF1934A2752006EF5F0EDC1FD4BB440776871 5A5397277B4DC33E

that really made me laugh

[EliSnow]

For what it's worth, it wasn't ever deleted. (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=67347&highlight=bennington) I know I had problem finding it at first because I was looking for threads with "God" in the title. Stupid search won't recognize a three letter search term.

That explains why I can't my search for "PGA" never came up with anything.

[patrick187]

Ron's remarks regarding XM and the companies that sell their service show that he is a company man. I've always thought that Ron was above it all and anti-authority. Am I dont get the bit guy or is Ron bowing down to corporate America and becoming the very thing he speaks out against???

Hey, some people think cucumbers taste better pickled. If Ron Bennington is wrong, R-Kelly can fart in my dinner tonight!

[Ogre]

You know it. I know which side my bread is buttered on, or something similarly sexy.

MMMMMmmmm. Butter.

[ChrisTheCop]

For what it's worth, it wasn't ever deleted. (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=67347&highlight=bennington) I know I had problem finding it at first because I was looking for threads with "God" in the title. Stupid search won't recognize a three letter search term.

Did this guy help you find it then?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/87/Sybok.jpg/250px-Sybok.jpg

[mikeyboy]

Did this guy help you find it then?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/87/Sybok.jpg/250px-Sybok.jpg

That's a nerd reference, right? No hablo

[ChrisTheCop]

That's a nerd reference, right? No hablo

Caue youre not a nerd, right?

:lol:

[TheMojoPin]

Caue youre not a nerd, right?

:lol:

Of course not. As painful as it no doubt is for you, look at his long, luxurious mane of hair.

[ChrisTheCop]

huh?

http://www.mlhh.org/photos/esdi.jpg
http://www.mlhh.org/photos/neil.jpg
http://www.danacarvey.net/images/garth.gif

[KnoxHarrington]

The merger's not actually done yet: the FCC has to weigh in. So discussing it too much at this point is still fraught with danger, and I see why Ronnie wouldn't want to talk about it too much. I mean, he says the wrong thing, he's fired, and he's forced to smoke cheap-ass Puerto Rican cigars. And that would truly be a fate worse than death.

[EliSnow]

Caue youre not a nerd, right?

:lol:

Chris, your "Remote Linking Forbidden" pics is too big for a sig pic.

:tongue:

[ChrisTheCop]

does it really say that? looks fine to me.


oh. ya made me look. i'm a chump.

[EliSnow]

does it really say that? looks fine to me.


oh. ya made me look. i'm a chump.

that's what I see.

[A.J.]

that's what I see.

Me too.

[TheMojoPin]

huh?

http://www.mlhh.org/photos/esdi.jpg
http://www.mlhh.org/photos/neil.jpg
http://www.danacarvey.net/images/garth.gif

http://www.adam-amy.com/blog/media/1/20070217-bald-britney.jpg

http://www.mrbill.net/bald.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/art/dollmemories/images/CPK_Bald_Boy_1.jpg

[Corey From Campbell]

Ron did the bit on the merger already the first time it was announced. Anyone remember all the spy reports about E-Lo, Wiki, and others stepping down. Maybe he just didn't want to rehash that bit.

[ChrisTheCop]

http://www.adam-amy.com/blog/media/1/20070217-bald-britney.jpg

http://www.mrbill.net/bald.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/art/dollmemories/images/CPK_Bald_Boy_1.jpg

OHHHHhhhhh... it was a bald joke!

Phew, I couldnt get my head around the fact that you thought only cool people had long hair.

Uhh.... I still dont get it. Whats me being bald have to do with MikeyBoy not being a nerd?
Although I do appreciate youre taking the high road and attacking my personal appearance.

If I must retort, I must:

http://celebrityhookups.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/bruce.jpg
http://www.usmagazine.com/files/ving_blog.jpg
http://janetcharltonshollywood.com/upload/2007/08/shield-mikechick.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Yul_Brynner_in_Anastasia_trailer.jpg/200px-Yul_Brynner_in_Anastasia_trailer.jpg

[TheMojoPin]

Phew, I couldnt get my head around the fact that you thought only cool people had long hair.

Uhh.... I still dont get it. Whats me being bald have to do with MikeyBoy not being a nerd?
Although I do appreciate youre taking the high road and attacking my personal appearance.

Dear Lord, you're making this complicated.

You said Mikey was a nerd.

I joked that anyone with hair as majestic as his couldn't be a nerd, and that for you to look upon such hair would no doubt be a little painful....har-har.

[ChrisTheCop]

...and thats why i posted pics of nerds with "majestic" hair.

We're on track. Dont worry.

[Knowledged_one]

Dear Lord, you're making this complicated.

You said Mikey was a nerd.

I joked that anyone with hair as majestic as his couldn't be a nerd, and that for you to look upon such hair would no doubt be a little painful....har-har.

It loses the funny when you have to explain it

Cops are such rubes



































Just kidding Chris

[Recyclerz]

All I know is if Ron Bennington is shilling something, I'm buying.


Anybody want some expired I-57 or some dead ProFlowers?

[ChrisTheCop]

Since when is this thread about Ron Bennington???!!!

[TheMojoPin]

YEAH.

Punks.

[Recyclerz]

Since when is this thread about Ron Bennington???!!!

Chris the Cop = one, at most 2 degrees of separation from the Ron & Fez Show. It's within the bell curve.

The MojoPin? These days, oof, I think I'm going to need some exponents. :wink:

[Crispy123]

Ron Benningtons cigar smoking, bigger than life, radio show host life is a sham. Today his defence of the service industry and Mcdonalds specifically proves that he does in fact tap dance for the man.

:laugh::down::help:

[Melissa the Accountant]

Ron Benningtons cigar smoking, bigger than life, radio show host life is a sham. Today his defence of the service industry and Mcdonalds specifically proves that he does in fact tap dance for the man.

I don't see Ron as a tap dancer. Running Man, all the way.

[AnnoyedGrunt]

Didn't Ron say that the midget at McDonalds was treated poorly and Dave was the one saying the corporation was in the right?

[Fez4PrezN2008]

You view another man as godlike? That is truly sad
don't mention that to marc with a c...

10 GO TO 20
20 if Bennington>Crispy then 30
30 true, else 40
40 if Bennington>=God then 50
50 true, goto 60
60 del Crispy