REPORT: The Right Wing Domination Of Talk Radio And How To End It
REPORT: The Right Wing Domination Of Talk Radio And How To End It
The Center for American Progress and Free Press today released the first-of-its-kind statistical analysis of the political make-up of talk radio in the United States. It confirms that talk radio, one of the most widely used media formats in America, is dominated almost exclusively by conservatives.
The new report — entitled “The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio” — raises serious questions about whether the companies licensed to broadcast over the public radio airwaves are serving the listening needs of all Americans.
While progressive talk is making inroads on commercial stations, right-wing talk reigns supreme on America’s airwaves. Some key findings:
– In the spring of 2007, of the 257 news/talk stations owned by the top five commercial station owners, 91 percent of the total weekday talk radio programming was conservative, and only 9 percent was progressive.
– Each weekday, 2,570 hours and 15 minutes of conservative talk are broadcast on these stations compared to 254 hours of progressive talk — 10 times as much conservative talk as progressive talk.
– 76 percent of the news/talk programming in the top 10 radio markets is conservative, while 24 percent is progressive.
Two common myths are frequently offered to explain the imbalance of talk radio: 1) the 1987 repeal of the Fairness Doctrine (which required broadcasters to devote airtime to contrasting views), and 2) simple consumer demand. Each of these fails to adequately explain the root cause of the problem. The report explains:
Our conclusion is that the gap between conservative and progressive talk radio is the result of multiple structural problems in the U.S. regulatory system, particularly the complete breakdown of the public trustee concept of broadcast, the elimination of clear public interest requirements for broadcasting, and the relaxation of ownership rules including the requirement of local participation in management. […]
Ultimately, these results suggest that increasing ownership diversity, both in terms of the race/ethnicity and gender of owners, as well as the number of independent local owners, will lead to more diverse programming, more choices for listeners, and more owners who are responsive to their local communities and serve the public interest.
Along with other ideas, the report recommends that national radio ownership not be allowed to exceed 5 percent of the total number of AM and FM broadcast stations, and local ownership should not exceed more than 10 percent of the total commercial radio stations in a given market.
Read the full report here.
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“Our conclusion is that the gap between conservative and progressive talk radio is the result of multiple structural problems in the U.S. regulatory system, etc.”
In other words, it’s a rigged game.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:13 pmAnnouncing The Acronym For The New American Century: PALDTNTBCOAFTESR
June 20th, 2007 at 2:14 pm(”Politicians Are Like Diapers. They Need To Be Changed Often And For The Exact Same Reason”) Link to an excellent speech by RFK jr. on the privatization of our government through the illegal deregulation of our media.
there’s no conspiracy at work here. programmers would put on a talking fish if they thought it would get ratings. talk radio listeners want to hear conservative talkers. how do we know this? they get ratings, liberals don’t.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:16 pmWell, duh…
June 20th, 2007 at 2:16 pmAlong with other ideas, the report recommends that national radio ownership not be allowed to exceed 5 percent of the total number of AM and FM broadcast stations, and local ownership should not exceed more than 10 percent of the total commercial radio stations in a given market.
So what about the other 85% of the market? Dead air?
June 20th, 2007 at 2:17 pmIf you sell the FCC to your friends, then you get what you pay for! We can see with this and other graphic representations how to explain even the most complicated issue to america’s heartland. with the farm report, but forget the tornado warning. no longer required by law. no requirement of having an EWS to let folks know that trouble is coming. You can’t warn a pre recorded show about something happening now, it would throw off the timing of the show and the advertisers would get upset. that’s why it is canned.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:17 pmI would like to quote from Dan Hicks:
“Canned Music, Canned Music, playing on the radio
Canned Music, Canned music, without a dime it doesn’t go….
and so it goes
the best way to end it is a completely different path - close the FCC!!
All it does is make it so difficult and so expensive to broadcast that the only ones who can afford to do it are the mega-corporations.
Sound familiar?
Since the FCC started “regulating” we’ve only had the media consolidated more and more every single year.
Working great, isn’t it….
The solution is not more power, but rather, more freedom.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:18 pm“How to Make People More Responsible”
http://www.populistamerica.com/ how_to_make_people_more_responsible
Can’t compete in the market so you want the government to force your views to people. Nice.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:20 pmthere’s no conspiracy at work here. programmers would put on a talking fish if they thought it would get ratings. talk radio listeners want to hear conservative talkers. how do we know this? they get ratings, liberals don’t.
Comment by Noahm — June 20, 2007 @ 2:16 pm
Wrong, Noahm. That’s a popular “common sense” misconception that doesn’t always hold true in the real world. There are many examples all across the country of liberal talk programs and/or whole station formats that did well with advertisers and got very good ratings, but were dumped in favor of lesser-performing formats, often into the face of direct competition in the markets.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:22 pmDoes anyone really believe liberals would even entertain this renewed passion for the fairness doctrine if talk radio were overwhelmingly liberal? It just strikes me as so transparently opportunistic and unprincipled. If a conservative were to argue that the state should get involved in making Hollywood, or the biggest newspapers, or the broadcast news networks, or leading museums, publishing houses, or universities less liberal, liberals would justifiably scream bloody murder about censorship and propaganda.
So, linking to a Jonah Goldberg post demonstrates the “myth” of the effects of the demise of the Fairness Doctrine? Weak, Faiz. Now I know why TP never endorses a renewed Fairness Doctrine - it conflicts with TP’s agenda.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:22 pmCan’t compete in the market so you want the government to force your views to people. Nice.
Comment by Kevin — June 20, 2007 @ 2:20 pm
Remember that the next time you want to bitch about the “liberal media”, Kevin.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:23 pmtalk radio listeners want to hear conservative talkers. how do we know this? they get ratings, liberals don’t.
Comment by Noahm
Please don’t tell me you sincerely believe that big a % of the country actually wants to listen to a shrill sociopath like Michael Weiner over and over again.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:23 pmCan’t compete in the market so you want the government to force your views to people. Nice.
Comment by Kevin
No, it’s called airing dissenting points of view - something Righties are terrified of!
June 20th, 2007 at 2:24 pmRemember that the next time you want to bitch about the “liberal mediaâ€, Kevin.
Comment by mikey r — June 20, 2007 @ 2:23 pm
I don’t need to wine to the government about it. The market takes care of it. That’s why Fox has the best ratings.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:26 pmthere’s no conspiracy at work here. programmers would put on a talking fish if they thought it would get ratings. talk radio listeners want to hear conservative talkers. how do we know this? they get ratings, liberals don’t.
Comment by Noahm — June 20, 2007 @ 2:16 pm
And the fact that you think this is about ratings is your first problem.
Real news doesn’t make money. Therefore ratings do not matter one iota. You would know that if you work with newspapers, magazines, radio and TV like I do.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:27 pmI don’t need to wine to the government about it. The market takes care of it. That’s why Fox has the best ratings.
Comment by Kevin — June 20, 2007 @ 2:26 pm
Real news doesn’t make money, so ratings don’t matter.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:28 pmCan’t compete in the market so you want the government to force your views to people. Nice.
Comment by Kevin — June 20, 2007 @ 2:20 pm
They are called PUBLIC AIRWAVES for a reason dumb fu*k.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:29 pmWho wants to listen to “America Sucks” all day? Liberals are shrill, weak minded and predictable. That makes them death on radio.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:29 pmSo what about the other 85% of the market? Dead air?
Comment by squegeebooo — June 20, 2007 @ 2:17 pm
No, other owners. Come on, you aren’t that stupid.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:29 pmLiberals are on the radio, its called NPR.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:30 pmCan we finally stop whining about the ‘liberal’ media?
June 20th, 2007 at 2:30 pmRethugs are likely to see this as interference with free enterprise. Don’t let them forget who owns the airwaves and grants the license for their use. They, of course, will claim “entitlement”. Freekin’ Welfare Queens.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:31 pmRamboTroll reports:
Thinkprogress.org needs “diversity” to be 90% “progressive” views and the other 10% being highly-regulated, “non-insensitive” conservative views.
Our records indicate the Demogarza party needing a full ouster before that one constitutional amendment is politicized any further.
It’s the “Rainbow-Push” coalition, only this time a push on Amendment #2.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:31 pmWho wants to listen to “America Sucks†all day? Liberals are shrill, weak minded and predictable. That makes them death on radio.
Comment by Frank J — June 20, 2007 @ 2:29 pm
And who wants to listen to a bunch of gas bags talk abotu attacking other countries, but won’t go fight themselves? A bunch of 28%ers. Who all listen to the same exact thing. You are a bunch of brain washed zombies who think you are bad asses, but in reality are a bunch of blubbering pussies. Pussy.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:31 pmLiberals are on the radio, its called NPR.
Comment by Frank J — June 20, 2007 @ 2:30 pm
Wrong, NPR has been conservatized under Bush also. Get you fu*king facts straight.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:32 pmComment by RamboTroll — June 20, 2007 @ 2:31 pm
Did this idiot post anything in English?
June 20th, 2007 at 2:34 pmRoboTroll further reports:
Point in case: Airhead America’s demise is a strong indicator that the left-ings don’t have much of an economic clout in the radio industry.
Principals of Economics…*Liberal stomach churns*
June 20th, 2007 at 2:36 pmAirAmerica tried to push lefty views on radio. It failed because radio isn’t a good means of talking a message based on feelings and emotions. Logic and Common Sense play better on the radio which means conservative views win. TV does a way better job for the lefties as idea’s based 100% on emotions play better.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:36 pmBreak UP Big Media
Democracy requires de-centralized information sources.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:37 pm.
Comment by RamboTroll — June 20, 2007 @ 2:36 pm
Does dumb fu*k know that the word demise means dead. I listen to Air America every morning, so it can’t be dead. Dumb fu*king idiot trolls just make sh!t up.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:38 pmThis message has been brought to you as a public service by the good people at NeoFacistica. We don’t think America sucks, but we want to destroy it anyway. Urging you to say one thing, but do the opposite.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:38 pmSpudge_Boy
No, other owners. Come on, you aren’t that stupid.
What other owners?
National Broadcast companies can only own 5%
Local broadcast companies can only own 10%
That leaves a gap of quite a bit, even if there’s a legal difference between regional companies and national, or regional and local (not sure which they would be closer too) So it seems to me they are arguing for public broadcast companies to get a large % of the airways, or for those sections to go silent.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:39 pmIt is widely known that the MSM is liberal biased, and talk radio is conservative biased. I dont understand why the liberal want to remove the ability for conservatives to gather and talk via the airwaves… it is not like the MSM outlets would EVER consider giving non-biased reports or equal airtime to both sides of an issue… not with the 20 second spots that give you the “headlines”. Instead of a Fascist movement hell bent on shutting the opposition up, let’s let sleeping dogs lie… if Air America wants more airtime, broadcast to where the liberals are listening, i.e. the MUSIC CHANNELS.
Oh, and Spudge Boy… why resort to name calling. Very basic conversation ability is all that you are showing. One step above grunting and scratching yourself are comments like “…dumb fu*k”. Let’s keep it both positive and intelligent.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:39 pmThese people really influence the outcome of votes in some cases.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:39 pmI just want one liberal voice.
We’re all assuming people like to listen to radio they agree with. Maybe I’m the exception, but I enjoy radio that is extreme, the polar opposite to my views, and largely a caricature of the opinions it puts forth - which is to say, I listen to conservative talk radio.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:41 pmLogic and Common Sense play better on the radio which means conservative views win.
Name one logical conservative or one that has common sense.
Here I will give you an example:
Common sense told anybody, with common sense, that served in the military before March of 2003 that sending 145,000 troops to do what 600,000 troops could do in 1991 was a bad idea. All of the conservative radio show talking heads thought it would be a great idea and some of them still think it was a good idea.
Now you tell me who has common sense.
Nevermind I know your answer, idiot.
Your problem is that you have no common sense, so you don’t have any idea what the fu*k it is.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:42 pmThat leaves a gap of quite a bit, even if there’s a legal difference between regional companies and national, or regional and local (not sure which they would be closer too) So it seems to me they are arguing for public broadcast companies to get a large % of the airways, or for those sections to go silent.
Comment by squegeebooo — June 20, 2007 @ 2:39 pm
No they aren’t and I am not going to argue your baseless blather.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:43 pmRamboTroll updates:
Our records indicate that the word ‘diversity’ by the left has been long exposed as a sham-word for ‘complete takeover’ and ‘total elimination.’
RamboTroll Reporting Section ™. Remaining Lefties Preserved.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:44 pmSpudge… clean up tha language… or get back into the cave, man! What happened to intelligent dialogue?
June 20th, 2007 at 2:44 pmI’m on board with whoever it was that said it earlier: Something has got the Neocon Rethugs really scared. Must be indictments coming down, or something similar. Guess they’re trying to do with numbers what they couldn’t acheive with their propaganda/pseudoideology. These guys are coming out of the woodwork. Better call Tom Delay or Dale Gribble.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:44 pmOh please, we Liberals need to stop crying about this. We control television media, the BBC just came out with a self-report to see if their news was biased and they came to the conclusion that it was, that it was biased towards the Liberals. As they put it, the fault is do to the fact that in the BBC there is a group think mentality since everyone that works there is a Liberal.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/ 1/ shared/ bsp/ hi/ pdfs/ 18_06_07impartialitybbc.pdf
stop you whinning and crying. I tried to blame Al Gore’s Presidential loss on Limbaugh and it didn’t work.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:44 pmSpudge… clean up tha language…
Go ahead and tell that to your kids. The sh!t that comes out of the right wigers is just as offensive as cuss words are to you. So, you make them stop first and I would be happy to. But, since that won’t happen, fu*k them and the horses they road in on.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:46 pmYou folks aren’t big on ‘free speech’ or ‘free-markets’ are you?
Sad little socialists.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:46 pmRamboTroll reports:
(Correction: Air America is circling the drain, but is on life support. It was bought some time by a couple of limosine liberals. Its remaining viewership includes ‘Spudge Boy’ and a few other tye-dye maggots.)
June 20th, 2007 at 2:48 pmComment by President Clinton — June 20, 2007 @ 2:44 pm
We won’t stop until the propaganda machine is dismantled once and for all. And there is nothing you can do or say to stop the will of the people. The 72% of Americans that want America to remain the best country in the world will stop you and the rest of you NeoCons.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:49 pm(Correction: Air America is circling the drain, but is on life support. It was bought some time by a couple of limosine liberals. Its remaining viewership includes ‘Spudge Boy’ and a few other tye-dye maggots.)
Comment by RamboTroll — June 20, 2007 @ 2:48 pm
Correction: Air America was bought by a right wing real estate mogul who is turning it right wing as well. Get you facts straight moron.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:50 pmLiberals suck face the facts
June 20th, 2007 at 2:51 pmNoahm said: “talk radio listeners want to hear conservative talkers. how do we know this? they get ratings, liberals don’t.”
And they get really good rating when no listener has a choice! Funny thing our local Air-America station is extemely popular. First time in my 50 years that i’ve ever even listened to AM radio. If programmers would really put on a fish if it got ratings then how do you explain Glenn Beck? I know he’s cable and the topic here is talk radio, but i think his situation is a perfect example of programmres putting on conservatives no matter how badly they suck at ratings.
I think if they put a camera on Randy Rhodes for an hour a night instead of Beck their ratings would more than double. But we all know that would never happen even as an experiment. A week of Randy is just too scary. What if she was so bold as to say some GOPer candidate didn’t smell delicious, or is it smell manly, or whatever sort of scent you GOPer guys really like to smell in a male presidential candidate. I guess the number of male-scent-fetish listeners might drop off a bit. But that would be more than compensated for by the number of listeners that want to hear about what liberals consider more important issues — you know those things FOX hates to talk about like Iraq, health care, the shrinking middle class.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:51 pmSpudge -
there is a difference between opposing view (which only a fascist would find so offensive so as to demand it’s halting), and blatantly offensive and vulgar language.
The fact that you resort to blatantly offensive language, and upon confrontation it gets worse, I have to surmise that you are an uneducated individual with little or no place in a civilized conversation. Your opinion means absolutely nothing at this point, as you show no level of intelligence.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:51 pm71% of the Country doesn’t like you Leftists neither!
June 20th, 2007 at 2:52 pmLet’s try Air America II for the 40 or so morons here at TP.
Remember the “New Mainstream” are anything but mainstream.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:52 pmRamboTroll reports:
Scaredom is not pertinent to the side with the listeners and business saavy, Mr. Smafdy. You must be truly scared in order to have to resort to your biggy government to have your unpopular proganda forced on the majority of those who don’t want to hear it.
RamboTroll News Section ™. We are so scuurd.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:52 pmComment by Steven M Nielson — June 20, 2007 @ 2:51 pm
Go fu*k yourself concern troll.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:53 pmRegulating free radio seems like fodder for conservatives to call liberals a bunch of communists.
Yeah, conservative radio is dominating the mainstream, but it does not affect the political process. Otherwise President Bush wouldn’t have a minus 250% approval rating, and the Dems wouldn’t be controlling both houses.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:53 pmLiberals suck face the facts
Comment by Chris — June 20, 2007 @ 2:51 pm
And since 72% of Americans that live in the United Staes of America agree with us, then you must be talking about South Americans.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:54 pmHey you guys have all the media on your side. Just ask Bill Moyers the antichrist
June 20th, 2007 at 2:54 pmWhy am I forced to help pay for Lefty NPR?
…How would you patchouli skunks feel if your taxes helped to pay Rush Limbaugh?
June 20th, 2007 at 2:54 pmLet’s try Air America II for the 40 or so morons here at TP.
Remember the “New Mainstream†are anything but mainstream.
Comment by Flaco — June 20, 2007 @ 2:52 pm
Read the posts Air America II is already in full swing. You will like it. It is going conservative, now that it is owned by a conservative.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:55 pmComment by Spudge_Boy
RamboTroll wasn’t made aware that Hugo Chavez blogged here at TP.
If you impose government-demographical control of the media, you lose the listening base. Simple as that.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:56 pmthere is a difference between opposing view (which only a fascist would find so offensive so as to demand it’s halting), and blatantly offensive and vulgar language.
Oh yeah concern troll, I never said it could be stopped. I said you go ahead and make them and I will. But, using common sense, you would know that they will never stop, so it is an empty request from me. You want to be a facist and make people halt, you go right ahead and while they aren’t stopping. I will respond however the fu*k I want. Got it?
June 20th, 2007 at 2:57 pmSpudge_Boy,
Read This you 24%.
Congressional Job Approval Dips Again This Month
According to the June 11-14, 2007, survey, 24% of Americans approve and 71% disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job.
http://galluppoll.com/content/?ci=27937
June 20th, 2007 at 2:57 pmI am not even vaguely embarassed to admit that I am a liberal. I have listened to the attempts to establish a counter to right wing talk radio and find it really unappealing. I believe that unlike our conservative bretheren I would prefer to listen to primary sources such as CSPAN than be told what to think. It would appear that I lack the “follow the leader” gene that seems to infect most right wingers.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:58 pmGo fu*k yourself concern troll.
And since 72% of Americans that live in the United Staes of America agree with us, then you must be talking about South Americans.
Comment by Spudge_Boy — June 20, 2007 @ 2:53 pm
**Spudge - your facts are flawed, and you are retarded. 72% of America disagrees with Bush (including me), but 78% disagree with the LIBERAL CONTROLLED CONGRESS… I think that the nearly 80% of Americans agree that AMERICA IS SCREWED UP, by BOTH PARTIES. The problem is corruption at the highest level, not JUST BUSH… open your mind, brotha!
June 20th, 2007 at 2:58 pmIf you impose government-demographical control of the media, you lose the listening base. Simple as that.
Comment by RamboTroll — June 20, 2007 @ 2:56 pm
Good you people need less programming in your brainwashing.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:58 pmDid you mean to say, “Liberals suck face: the facts.”
here’s one: neocons suck Dick is my witness.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:58 pmSpudge_Boy,
June 20th, 2007 at 2:59 pmBoth The Republicans and Democrats are dislike by the american people.
We’re tired of clowns like you and Bush serving yopur Islamic overlorfds.
We want a Free America!
Bloomberg 2008!
RamboTroll inquires:
“And since 72% of Americans that live in the United States of America agree with us……”
And from what poll would that figure be tallied?
June 20th, 2007 at 2:59 pmsmafdy,
June 20th, 2007 at 2:59 pmHow does it feel to be a 24%?
open your mind, brotha!
Comment by Steven M Nielson — June 20, 2007 @ 2:58 pm
My mind is open. If you thin that I support the democrats, you need to come here more often. I have been posting here for years, not minutes like you. The biggest problem for Democrats in Washington IS THE DEMOCRATS IN WASHINGTON.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:00 pmsmafdy,
How does it feel to be a 24%?
Comment by The Joker — June 20, 2007 @ 2:59 pm
You tell us. You are a 28%er.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:00 pmRamboTroll ,
June 20th, 2007 at 3:00 pmThe Democrats only have 24% support.
Notice the Islamic loving Leftists are ignoring this!
“And since 72% of Americans that live in the United States of America agree with us……â€
And from what poll would that figure be tallied?
Comment by RamboTroll — June 20, 2007 @ 2:59 pm
Yeah, now that was THE stupidest question I have seen on these blogs in years.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:01 pmSpudge - you are an idiot. I never said that I am halting free speech… just requesting that you clean up your ignorant language…
June 20th, 2007 at 3:01 pmSteven M Nielson,
June 20th, 2007 at 3:01 pmYou’re a real Patriot!
Americans are sick of bothe parties!
Bloomberg 2008!
Why am I forced to help pay for Lefty NPR?
…How would you patchouli skunks feel if your taxes helped to pay Rush Limbaugh?
Comment by Ringo — June 20, 2007 @ 2:54 pm
NPR hasn’t been lefty in about 4 years. Take a listen, you’ll love it.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:02 pm“Liberals suck face the facts…”
In the context of sucking face, aka passionately kissing, the facts:
I receive this as a compliment.
Neo-cons blow the farts.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:02 pmSpudge_Boy,
June 20th, 2007 at 3:02 pmHey what about the 71% that is against Congress?
Hmm?
Why’re you avoiding this?
Hmmm?
mafdy,
How does it feel to be a 24%?
Comment by The Joker — June 20, 2007 @ 2:59 pm
Pretty good! And you?
June 20th, 2007 at 3:02 pmSpudge_Boy,
Both The Republicans and Democrats are dislike by the american people.
We’re tired of clowns like you and Bush serving yopur Islamic overlorfds.
We want a Free America!
Bloomberg 2008!
Comment by The Joker — June 20, 2007 @ 2:59 pm
I don’t serve any religion. Religion was made up to keep crazies and retards entertained and out of trouble.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:03 pmThere are some right-leaning sources of information such as the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Times, and the average American.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:04 pmSpudge - congratulations… so this is my first time on THIS site, but that in no way diminishes the fact that I TOO have been blogging for some time. I happened upon this site via another blog…
Just because you have been here longer does not mean that you have ANY bit of knowledge on anything…
most Americans agree taht both parties are screwed up… if you would open your little mind, you may see that it is bigger than JUST a screwed up president.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:04 pmRamboTroll ,
The Democrats only have 24% support.
Notice the Islamic loving Leftists are ignoring this!
Comment by The Joker — June 20, 2007 @ 3:00 pm
Congress has that rating. Because the Democrats can’t get anything done with the Republicans blocking everything. Just wait. You think America is filled with idiot, but it isn’t. They will remember come 2008.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:05 pm“It is widely known that the MSM is liberal biased”
Read much? Start with What Liberal Media? and go from there. Also, it’s apparent you don’t watch TV either. The right wing bias is breathtaking and hard to miss.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:05 pmSpudge - congratulations… so this is my first time on THIS site, but that in no way diminishes the fact that I TOO have been blogging for some time. I happened upon this site via another blog…
And what does this have to do with you knowing anything about me?
June 20th, 2007 at 3:05 pmSpudge_Boy,
June 20th, 2007 at 3:06 pmYes you do.
Are a blind Muslim loving Democratic hack.
You ignore the fact the Democrats are unpopular too!
You are part of the 24% of Blind Leftards.
You’re no different than the 28% of blind Bushbots!
Liberal bias of the mainstream media dates back to the Revolutionary War when the papers claimed the conflict was all about oil.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:06 pmKiki,
June 20th, 2007 at 3:06 pmThe Media is Pro-Muslim.
What world are you on!
most Americans agree taht both parties are screwed up… if you would open your little mind, you may see that it is bigger than JUST a screwed up president.
Comment by Steven M Nielson — June 20, 2007 @ 3:04 pm
ANd when I said I posted here for a long time it was so that you would know that I have made my stance very clear and you would know that if you were a regular.
My stance is and has bee for longer than blogs have been around that Washington isn’t made up of Blue Dems and Red Repubs. It is all an ugly purpleish color of Republocrats.
Now get off your high horse.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:07 pmJoker - Thanks! But I am voting for a change in the party before I abandon… after the primaries, we will see… I am considering cancelling my party affiliation if my party dogs me in the primaries!
June 20th, 2007 at 3:08 pmSpudge_Boy,
“Congress has that rating. Because the Democrats can’t get anything done with the Republicans blocking everything. Just wait. You think America is filled with idiot, but it isn’t. They will remember come 2008.”
Yes in 2008 They will vote against both parties!
June 20th, 2007 at 3:08 pmYour a blind loyal Dhimmicrat hack!
24%!
“talk radio listeners want to hear conservative talkers. how do we know this? they get ratings, liberals don’t.”
Not exactly. In most regions where Air America Radio broadcasts, they either beat the local conservative hosts or are pretty close in ratings. The problems with progressive talk on the radio is not listeners, it is advertisers. And who are most of the advertisers on radio? Corporations, of course. And who are most corporations owned by? Conservatives, of course. Now, where do you suppose they spend their money?
If there were enough corporations willing to advertise on progressive radio (a situation I suspect will change radically when the Democratic President takes office in 2009), and when there are an equal number of progressive stations, then and only then will you be able to say “people don’t want to listen to Progressive talk radio”. Right now you can’t say that because, if there is not a progressive radio station to tune in to, then I guess people won’t be listening, will they!
June 20th, 2007 at 3:08 pmIn cable news, CNN is left leaning while FOX News is right leaning. The leanings of MSNBC is unknown since no one watches it.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:08 pmYou ignore the fact the Democrats are unpopular too!
You are part of the 24% of Blind Leftards.
You’re no different than the 28% of blind Bushbots!
Comment by The Joker — June 20, 2007 @ 3:06 pm
Here, I will repeat what I posted in #82 for you, since you can’t seem to read.
Congress has that rating. Because the Democrats can’t get anything done with the Republicans blocking everything. Just wait. You think America is filled with idiot, but it isn’t. They will remember come 2008.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:09 pmThen why did Err America go bankrupt?
June 20th, 2007 at 3:09 pmI am on no high horse… just trying to have an intelligent debate about this issue.
High horses aside, the problem lies in both camps, left and right, and this country is being torn abpart by one side or the other pulling for absolute power.
THAT is the problem… and vulgar language! :)
June 20th, 2007 at 3:09 pmIn Missoula Montana Air America had an affiliate that was stomping the conservative talkers. It was one of three stations that was sold to a company from Utah. The station changed formats and doesn’t boast nearly the market share that it had with AAR. It keeps changing it’s format trying to find something that works. It would seem that the format change had nothing to do with finding an audience.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:10 pmSteven M Nielson,
June 20th, 2007 at 3:10 pmI abondoned my party after I discovered Foreigners took control.
It’s over man.
Both Republicans and Democrats are controlled by Foreign interests that I will not name.
I belive that those on the Right should vote Libertarian and those on the Left should vote Green.
Let’s have a real Center-Right, Center-Left alternative!
In cable news, CNN is left leaning while FOX News is right leaning. The leanings of MSNBC is unknown since no one watches it.
Comment by Frank J — June 20, 2007 @ 3:08 pm
So, you think Glenn Beck is left leaning? You are a moron. CNN hasn’t been left leaning in a long time. That is why Ted Turner said selling CNN was the biggest mistake he made in his entire life.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:10 pmComment by President Clinton — June 20, 2007 @ 2:44 pm
We won’t stop until the propaganda machine is dismantled once and for all. And there is nothing you can do or say to stop the will of the people. The 72% of Americans that want America to remain the best country in the world will stop you and the rest of you NeoCons.
Comment by Spudge_Boy — June 20, 2007 @ 2:49 pm
Nice, you want to silence anyone that disagrees with you. Nice nazi tactics buddy.
Why don’t you create radio stations of your own, with liberal ideology and have them compete in the arean of ideas, in the free market.
Oh wait….that’s right, we did that, Air America and it failed miserably!!!
So, you fail in the radio markert, people are not tunning in, and then what you want to do is not keep on competing, but rather silence anyone that you disagree with.
nice, but we all know that we Liberals are not about diversity, about being open minded, about being tolerant, about accepting and listening to those we disagree with. We are all about ramming down the throat of everyone our ideology and what we believe is right.
Spudge_Boy and Smufdady, you both love to ignore the fact that the Democreatic Led Congress has a lower approval rating than our President.
typical intellectual dishonesty. Ignore the facts that prove you wrong.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:12 pmAnd who are most of the advertisers on radio? Corporations, of course. And who are most corporations owned by? Conservatives, of course. Now, where do you suppose they spend their money?
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So, tell the lefties to either (a) start advertising - there ARE leftist companies!, or (b) get off welfare, start a corporation, and advertise…
June 20th, 2007 at 3:12 pmThen why did Err America go bankrupt?
Comment by Frank J — June 20, 2007 @ 3:09 pm
They didn’t go bankrupt. They filed Chapter 11 and were pulled out by aright wing real estate mogul in Chicago. Catch up.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:12 pmSteven M Nielson sez:
Well, SMN, you forfeited your right to request “intelligent debate” when you tried to sell the old “liberal media” canard.
Sorry…
June 20th, 2007 at 3:13 pmSpudge_Boy,
June 20th, 2007 at 3:13 pmYou are blinded by loyalty to your corrupt Party.
Like a true Cultist you don’t see the truth.
Keep drinkling Kool Aid!
In 2008 Both Parties will be swept out!
CNN hasn’t been left leaning since this morning.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:14 pm“Nice, you want to silence anyone that disagrees with you. Nice nazi tactics buddy.”
I didn’t say silence anybody, you did. I said stop your propaganda machine. So I guess you like propaganda.
“Spudge_Boy and Smufdady, you both love to ignore the fact that the Democreatic Led Congress has a lower approval rating than our President.”
Thanks to the Republicans.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:14 pmThe base of the Democratic party is thought to be angry, drunken dwarves, but they may in fact be gnomes.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:14 pmSpudge_Boy,
You are blinded by loyalty to your corrupt Party.
Like a true Cultist you don’t see the truth.
Keep drinkling Kool Aid!
In 2008 Both Parties will be swept out!
Comment by The Joker — June 20, 2007 @ 3:13 pm
I don’t have a praty.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:14 pmSupdge_Boy,
71% of the Country doesn’t want you Socilaist state either!
June 20th, 2007 at 3:15 pmThey want Freedom.
Your party is bankrupt and is for loser just like the neocon.
You are no different than Neo-Cons!
You are Blind and dumb!
High horses aside, the problem lies in both camps, left and right, and this country is being torn abpart by one side or the other pulling for absolute power.
THAT is the problem… and vulgar language! :)
Comment by Steven M Nielson — June 20, 2007 @ 3:09 pm
Look we have the same take on Washington. If you don’t like my cussing, well, sorry. I will not change. “I am mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore.”
June 20th, 2007 at 3:15 pmREPORT: The Right Wing Domination Of Talk Radio And How To End It
**sniff-sniff**The wafting odor of progressive cens*rship permeates the air. Face it - if conservative radio was as as bad as “progressive” talk, conservative radio would be broke and down the tubes, too. Whatever happened to Jim Hightower, Mario Cuomo, etc. - you remember those folks who were going to show conservative media to the woodshed? Note to Progs: IF people want to listen to you - they can….But what is it about ProgRadio that they cannot get and keep advertisers (you know, those frivolous people who pay the bills and want the “rubes” to buy their stuff?)
Seriously, what do you think we do, rig car radios so the channel can’t be changed and threaten bodily harm if our “minions” don’t listen. If you live in an area that is dominated by “revolting” righties on the radio, step up to a radio with more than one band width and tune in to Oldies, Heavy Metal, Hip-Hop….whatever. Maybe you think we shut down the opposition - ooops(!!) that’s something Leftard Hugo Chavez does.
Hint to Prog programming “gurus” - shrill, whiny progressivism doesn’t sell. Ever listen to Democracy NOW! or another popular snoozecast, Pacifica Radio???
June 20th, 2007 at 3:16 pmAny Republican, idiotic (oops, just repeated myself) trolls who argue that radio should be treated as a “free market” have no idea about bandwidth limitations and the fact that the U.S. airwaves are considered a public resource. There is no free market when the government controls the rights to use the resource.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:16 pmMonkey -
No… the MSM is overwhelmingly left… read the above link to the BBC where they did a self audit and determined that they were left…
Anyone want to debate this?
June 20th, 2007 at 3:16 pmMany Democrats intensely hate Bush because it’s easier than confronting the irrelevancy of their ideas. It’s funny to dump a bucket of cold water on them and hear them blame Haliburton.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:16 pmTo me this problem could be solved with some common sense. Right-wingers: quit lying on our public-owned airwaves. If you make a statement that is patently false, make a correction within 72 hours and you’re off the hook. If no correction is made, then you get a $200,000 fine per lie told.
Likewise, progressive radio would be held to this same standard. What are you afraid of right-wingers?
- Tom
June 20th, 2007 at 3:16 pmIn cable news, CNN is left leaning while FOX News is right leaning. The leanings of MSNBC is unknown since no one watches it.
Comment by Frank J — June 20, 2007 @ 3:08 pm
So, you think Glenn Beck is left leaning? You are a moron. CNN hasn’t been left leaning in a long time. That is why Ted Turner said selling CNN was the biggest mistake he made in his entire life.
Comment by Spudge_Boy — June 20, 2007 @ 3:10 pm
are you kidding me? they have one host that is a right winger, and he doesn’t even come out on CNN, but the less watched Headlines CNN, and you claim CNN is not Liberal?
HAHAHAHAHA!!!! my friend, your brain is pure and utter shit.
here is a clue for you, CNN is Liberal, too bad you love denying the facts.
typical liberal wacko.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:16 pmRamboTroll responds to ‘The Joker’:
Liberals and their “world poverty” stance. Here’s how it works: are the tents which terrorists sleep in sturdy enough? Enough rations and sharp pencils to map out the next attack? They must have the proper nutrition to keep their brain juices flowing.
Oh, and did we mention ‘Diversity?’ Diversity. Diversity. Diversity. Diversity. That word now is officially contaminated.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:17 pm“Can’t compete in the market so you want the government to force your views to people. Nice.
Comment by Kevin ”
So, Kevin, please tell me how progressives are supposed to “compete in the market” when 90% of our radio stations are owned by large corporations like Clear Channel and those stations refuse to run Progressive talk radio. What are we supposed to do, start our own renegade 10 watt radio stations?
If there was an equal opportunity to have progressive or conservative talk shows in all markets, then and only then could you say whether or not progressive talk radio can compete. But, you also have to throw the advertisers into the mix. At this time they don’t want to advertise on progressive talk radio because they are corporations and don’t view progressives as sympathetic to their corporate greed. But I do think that will change when the Democrats take over the government in 2009. The corporations will go where the power is. They are not stupid.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:17 pm“71% of the Country doesn’t want you Socilaist state either!”
One more thing that America agrees with me on. No SOcialist, no Fascists, no Democrats and no Republicans. Our current governmetn as it stands is totally corrupt. Everything revolves around money and not what is best for the country and it’s people. Welcome to my side of the arguement.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:17 pmLiberals and their “world poverty†stance. Here’s how it works: are the tents which terrorists sleep in sturdy enough? Enough rations and sharp pencils to map out the next attack? They must have the proper nutrition to keep their brain juices flowing.
Oh, and did we mention ‘Diversity?’ Diversity. Diversity. Diversity. Diversity. That word now is officially contaminated.
Comment by RamboTroll — June 20, 2007 @ 3:17 pm
Dumb fu*k, it is Bush that is arming the insuregents, not the “liberals.” as you would like to pretend.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:18 pmSpudge_Boy,
You are blinded by loyalty to your corrupt Party.
Like a true Cultist you don’t see the truth.
Keep drinkling Kool Aid!
In 2008 Both Parties will be swept out!
Comment by The Joker — June 20, 2007 @ 3:13 pm
I don’t have a praty.
Comment by Spudge_Boy — June 20, 2007 @ 3:14 pm
yes, I use to say the same thing, then I ran for the nomination of the Presidency as a Democrat.
retard, dumb ass, you are but a simple tool of mine, a blind Democratic voter. You do have a party, you are just too stupid to realize it, my tool.
I love tools like you.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:18 pm#111 Then what airlines do you want to put out of business too?
June 20th, 2007 at 3:19 pm“Can’t compete in the market so you want the government to force your views to people. Nice.
Comment by Kevin — June 20, 2007 @ 2:20 pm”
RIGHT!!!!
That’s like creating a new OS for a computer and failing because MS has all of the market and applies pressure on their customers to use their product and not yours….
So you are a failure because YOU cannot compete in the market…….
Here is a better example:
You decide that you no longer want to shop at store X because they provide crappy service to you. You start looking around for another store that is not related to store X, but after searching for months you only find 2 out of hundreds. Unfortunately YOU cannot shop at these other stores because they are not in your area.
Now is it right that YOU are forced to shop at a store that you don’t want to??? Is it fair that this is the ONLY store that provides the things you actually need? The only reason that this is the case is because THEY bought all the other stores out so that they could controll the market……
Now is this what YOU consider “free market”????
This is what RADIO has become…… Large funded Republican parties buy up these stations and DICTATE what we have to listen to, even though they are suppose to be there for the PUBLIC!!!!!
June 20th, 2007 at 3:19 pmThank you Center for American Progress. You have nailed another important subject once again. You are great and this is why I contrrbute to your cause
June 20th, 2007 at 3:20 pm#114 Let’s apply that to Think Progress as well and it will be out of business before Saturday.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:20 pmEmpty-headed, Conservative radio is only popular because the audience is made up of people who have time to listen to the radio all day, namely:
* truckers
June 20th, 2007 at 3:20 pm* the unemployed
* retired people living in trailer homes
* hillbillies
To me this problem could be solved with some common sense. Right-wingers: quit lying on our public-owned airwaves. If you make a statement that is patently false, make a correction within 72 hours and you’re off the hook. If no correction is made, then you get a $200,000 fine per lie told.
Likewise, progressive radio would be held to this same standard. What are you afraid of right-wingers?
- Tom
Comment by TomR — June 20, 2007 @ 3:16 pm
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And WHO, by tell, is going to determine what is a lie or what is truth… the radio talk shows are OPINIONS… if you want to talk about lies, talk to Murtha on the issue of the Marines at Haditha. Turns out he told a LOT of lies! (Murtha - DEMOCRAT)
June 20th, 2007 at 3:21 pmAs a casual observation… from a broadcast professional… the domination of right wing talk radio is not because of any background deals, it’s not because left wing voices are being silenced (witness Err America) it’s because the American people simply don’t want to listen to it. They don’t buy what the leftists are selling. It’s really just that simple. All the “reports” in the world are going to change that one fact.
It seems the only way that you can get people to listen to you, is to force them to. Which is what this is all about, here.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:21 pmCleveland had a liberal talk station for about 6 months before it went off the air for yet another damn sports talk station, 4 in this market of that sort. I sorely miss the liberal talk.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:22 pmI think part of the problem is human nature. It is easier for conservatives, they are intolerant and hate filled and sadly one thing that is very clear is that pandering to the darkest of human natures almost always wins. We need only look at the sucess of republican’s and christian right to see that.
It’s a lot easier to say I hate “insert anything here” i am against it than to say I might not like it but it’s a free country go for it.
Democrats will often visit maternity wards and shake their fists angrily at all those who escaped the wrath of choice.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:22 pmNo Pardon -
and the reason that no one listens to Liberal Radio is because the welfare food stamps don’t cover radio purchases?
don’t paint conservatives as redneck hicks… that is just ignorant!
June 20th, 2007 at 3:23 pm“Then why did Err America go bankrupt?
Comment by Frank J”
Go back and read my prior post Frankie. You might learn something. Air America went bankrupt because they were having problems finding advertisers. Most corporations don’t want to advertise on progressive radio because they know that the progressives are not sympathetic to their corporate greed. But that will change after the 2008 election.
But, I do find it amusing that a lot of conservatives are advertising on progressive radio these days. Recently Glenn Beck ran ads on Air America and some right wing website was also running ads. Don’t think they had much success with their ads, though.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:23 pmhere is a clue for you, CNN is Liberal, too bad you love denying the facts.
typical liberal wacko.
Comment by President Clinton — June 20, 2007 @ 3:16 pm
Here is more of the failed common sense of you people.
If I am a liberal and I don’t think CNN is liberal, then how are as a conservative going to tell me CNN is liberal?
If CNN covers nothing from a liberal point of view and none of the liberals watch it, then how can it be liberal?
Explain those two things.
Really, you want to have a discussion, let’s do it.
Answer the question of how you think you know what is liberal and are going to tell a liberal what his favorite liberal programs should be.
That is like me telling you what your favorite color is or what your favorite food is.
You can’t just point at something and say “That is liberal” while the liberals are saying “That is not liberal”
It makes CNN a nothing station that will go by the wayside, because the conservatives think it is liberal and the liberals know it is not.
Bye bye CNN.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:23 pmKatie,
But I do think that will change when the Democrats take over the Government in 2009. The corporations will go where the power is. They are not stupid.
I hate top break it to you but.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:23 pmNeither Republicans or Democrats will win in 2008!
Independents of both the Right and Left will win!
Bloomberg will win it all.
America will be free then Bush, Clinton, Pelosi and Reid will go on trail for treachery to America!
Liberals simply need to catch up. One thing I would like to see is a radio show, and/or a website that is strictly dedicated to catching Republicans lying on the radio. There is loads of content out there every day, and to have a single source where the rest of us could go to see these lies debunked would be awesome.
Anybody want to finance me?
Phylo out.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:24 pmDemocrats will often visit maternity wards and shake their fists angrily at all those who escaped the wrath of choice.
Comment by Frank J — June 20, 2007 @ 3:22 pm
How would you know with all of the time you devote to playing red rocket with your dog.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:24 pm“Then what airlines do you want to put out of business too?
Comment by Frank J — June 20, 2007 @ 3:19 pm”
What in GOD’s name does that have to do with RADIO????
Do they have a LICENSE hanging in the cockpit??? Do they have to provide DETAILED reports to the govt. about WHAT PUBLIC SERVICE they have done and how????? Do they have to have their license renewed every 4 or so years??????
The only thing in common is the fact that Pilots and DJ’s MUST have a license…..
But that is where the similarities end….
June 20th, 2007 at 3:24 pmSpudge_Boy,
June 20th, 2007 at 3:24 pmCNN is Pro-Muslims.
Katie - Liberals have $$$ too… have Gore, or Clintons Millions, or someone fund the station… I KNOW that Heinz would love to advertise…
June 20th, 2007 at 3:24 pmRamboTroll responds:
Comment by No Pardon for Treason #124
We consider that to be typical hate-speech. And good of you to bash truckers, since they deliver the goods you eventually consume for your own survival.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:25 pm#91 - “In most regions where Air America Radio broadcasts, they either beat the local conservative hosts or are pretty close in ratings.”
Comment by K*ty
Are you always so whiny?? You don’t host a Progtard radio program do you?
“Beat the local conservative hosts…“??? How does ErrAmerica do against syndicated national hosts?? BTW - Corporations are usually owned by their stockholders. Here’s a thought - buy a few shares of stock and form a coalition of Progtard influence. Psssst…..You’ve heard of Progressive Insurance? (Peter Lewis doesn’t vote Repub.) Ask yourself why Left Corporations advertise “with the enemy”. (Hint: they know where the listeners are and want to sell their insurance or movies…. or whatever.) All those Leftard companies that advertise in the vast right wing media are YOUR problem……that - and finding decent programming……
June 20th, 2007 at 3:25 pmLiberals hate people who are not open minded. Open minded is defined as thinking just like they think (otherwise you’re evil).
June 20th, 2007 at 3:26 pmit’s because the American people simply don’t want to listen to it. They don’t buy what the leftists are selling.
Too bad, 3500 soldiers would still be alive if Americans “bought what lefties are selling”
June 20th, 2007 at 3:26 pmNice, you want to silence anyone that disagrees with you. Nice nazi tactics buddy.â€
I didn’t say silence anybody, you did. I said stop your propaganda machine. So I guess you like propaganda.
“Spudge_Boy and Smufdady, you both love to ignore the fact that the Democreatic Led Congress has a lower approval rating than our President.â€
Thanks to the Republicans.
Comment by Spudge_Boy — June 20, 2007 @ 3:14 pm
Thanks to the Republicans? Good Liberal, you have been taught well, and you follow instructions well.
Don’t take responsability for your actions, blame others.
the Democrats are in the tanks, along with the Republicans in approval ratings because neither party is listening to their base, and to the American people as a whole.
I said it, it would be terrible for the Democrats to win in 2006, why? because now they own the Iraq War as much as President Bush. it might not be the real picture, but it is what people perceived, what the American people see.
Now both Republicans and Democrats own the Iraq War and anything bad that is perceived by the American people.
this should make for very interesting elections in 2008.
Anyway Spudge_boy, stop being my tool, and learn to take responsability for your actions.
Democrats have a lower approval rating than Bush thanks to them and not to the Republicans.
stop being a blind partisan hack.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:26 pm#129. No, it’s true. On average, Liberals are more highly educated than Conservatives. Simple fact. That’s why you guys don’t care about science or facts, just fart jokes from Larry the Cable Guy.
Same reason the “red states” get more money from the government than they pay in. See how simple it is? Liberals actually contribute to the growth of the United States; Conservatives drag it down.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:27 pmI’m surprised the California would have such an imblance, especially San Francisco.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:27 pmIt’s funny how these Free speech Leftist want to ban Talk Radio.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:27 pmHow about let’s ban this website, and Dailikos?
If you want to go regulating speech, you’re Fascist.
You guys are Fascists!
Spudge_Boy,
CNN is Pro-Muslims.
Comment by The Joker — June 20, 2007 @ 3:24 pm
And I hate CNN and never watch it, so I don’t care if they support the Moonies.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:28 pmLiberals love to spend other people’s money. If you see a liberal, it’s okay to take his money because it probably wasn’t his anyway.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:28 pmGood luck with the debate… look slike you guys won’t get anywhere with it… when it comes down to it, both parties are corrupt, power corrupts, and the removal of free speech is fascist… everything else is opinion on here…
back to my day… have a good one!
June 20th, 2007 at 3:29 pmNo Pardon for Treason.,
June 20th, 2007 at 3:29 pmIf that’s the case why do you guys complain about tax cuts and claim you support working people when you’re a bunch of Rich clowns?
It’s funny how these Free speech Leftist want to ban Talk Radio.
Nobody ever said that. You made it up in your dried out little brainwashed head.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:29 pmLiberals hate people who are not open minded. Open minded is defined as thinking just like they think (otherwise you’re evil).
Comment by Frank J — June 20, 2007 @ 3:26 pm
how very true. open minded for a liberal is anyone and everyone that agrees with them. If you don’t agree with a Liberal, you are a closed minded fool.
and diversity for a Liberal is a White male, White female, Latino, Latina, Black female, Black male, Asian male, Asian female, etc, etc, etc who are all Liberal.
this is diversity for us Liberals.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:29 pm#149. I don’t know why it’s the case the Conservatives don’t contribute more than they receive from the Government. You tell me — you’re the one draining the coffers.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:30 pmRight wing radio is a menace to our society. The hosts of the various talk shows are, with a few exceptions, engaging in daily demagogy and deception. They tell their listeners that the new bill is an amnesty when it is no such thing. They tell their audiences that lowering taxes for the rich is good for the poor. They also tell their audiences that the poor are getting the vast majority of the tax cuts. They tell their audiences that there really were ties between Iraq and al Queda and that we actually found the WMDs. They tell their audiences that Valerie Plame was not covert despite the fact that several people have testified under oath that she was. They tell their audiences that Joe Wilson is a liar when there is no evidence of any lie. They tell their audience that Libby should go free because there was “no underlying crime”. (What part of “obstruction of justice” do these people not understand?) They tell their audience that gas prices are spiking because the environmentalists won’t let the oil companies build new refineries despite the fact that the oil companies themselves have been mothballing refineries. They tell their audiences it’s okay for the President to wiretap the phones of American citizens without warrants despite the fact that there is a specific law on the books saying that he can’t. They tell their audiences that the liberals are weak on terror because they don’t think the president should be breaking the law. They tell their audiences that America has always been hated around the world (We’ve always been at war with East Asia) when the fact is, our popularity is about half of what it was before Bush took office. They also tell their audiences that this lack of popularity is actually a good thing; it’s a sign of our nobility; it’s good to have other countries fear us.
And then there’s what they don’t tell their audiences. Talk radio audiences don’t know that Alberto Gonzales has been turning the justice system into a branch of the Republican party. They don’t know that the White House has been circumventing laws about e-mail record keeping. They don’t know that Republican congressmen are waaaay more corrupt then Democratic congressmen. They don’t know that Valerie Plame was working undercover for a company called Brewster Jennings and had been overseas several times between 2002 and 2003. I could go on but I think you get the point.
Phylo out.
June 20th, 2007 at 3:30 pmoh, and “No pardon”… you are an idiot. Conservatives are not rednecks. I am a highly educated conservative, a scientist, and conservationist.
That is like me saying that all liberals are impovershed welfare babies with no hope but for the mone