In January, Radio Sputnik, a propaganda arm of the Russian government, started broadcasting on three Kansas City-area radio stations during prime drive times, even sharing one frequency with a station rooted in the city’s historic jazz district.
Neil MacFarquhar. NYT.
In the heartland bobolinks
sing along with Russian finks.
Stations greedy for some cash
air a bunch of Moscow trash --
Putin is a nifty guy;
he would never use a spy.
All the Russians are our friends;
and this hogwash never ends.
Talking heads trash Uncle Sam,
and they never give a damn
that such turncoat sophistry
tarnishes democracy.
Sputnik pays a handsome chunk
to the stations (nickname: Skunk.)
Money talks, and it says "Da!"
"We will air your phony blah."
It's free speech, I guess you'd say.
Still, to have the Ruskies pay
Americans to reprimand
sears them with the Quisling brand.
I suppose that Fu Manchu
stands next in this broadcasting queue.
And so our airwaves soon will throb
with a Chinese hatchet job!
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