Ho Hum
Indeed, of the big-time political talk-show hosts, approximately 75 to 80 percent are conservative, says Michael Harrison, editor of Talkers, a magazine devoted to talk shows. And a June 1 study from Washington, D.C-based Democracy Radio reported that national and local conservative programming totaled over 40,000 hours every week, while progressive, or liberal, programming totaled just over 3,000 hours.
-- Wall Street Journal, January 20, 2005
Now what's this Beerman was saying about universities having a higher liberal-to-conservative slant and that this was unacceptable?
He says, "Any profs who have not been indoctrinated into the anti-America, pro-communism radical left agenda are shut down if they voice their opinions."
Cannot the same thing be said about radio hosts?
"Any political radio hosts who have not been indoctrinated into the anti-America, pro-fascism radical right agenda are shut down if they voice their opinions."
But of course, it should be said that Air America's Ms. Rhodes is tied with Sean Hannity in the New York market, even after Hannity's book sales and his television show. And how many outside of the realm of Air America has ever heard of Ms. Rhodes before?
And, Air America is gaining ground. Its total for nationwide markets is forty-five, which is impressive after it was declared all but dead just a few months ago.
posted by Zachary @ 1:41 PM
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40 Comments:
You fucking pinko.
Who the fuck is Michael Harrison? No doubt some radical pinko leftist.
Anyway, what this NUTJOB failed to mention is that he defines "talk show" as any show where someone talks about current events intelligently.
No shit they are conserviate, you ass bagger.
Shows that promote ultra far left wing Marxist propaganda are called "News Programs" by the leftist faction in America.
You ass clown. Shut the fuck up until you figure out what the hell you are talking about. Nutmunch.
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Wow, someone got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Don't have anything intelligent to say, there Bowel Movement?
Hmm, let's go over the BM Defense Tactics for Liberals, shall we? How many did you ace?
1. Mock anyone who disagrees with their less than intelligent viewpoints."You fucking pinko." Check.
2. Twist the words and viewpoints of conservatives to suit their own radical agenda, totally distorting the original meaning."Shows that promote ultra far left wing Marxist propaganda are called "News Programs" by the leftist faction in America." Check.
3. Wage a war of personal attacks against conservative people, rather than against their positions."pinko" "radical pinko leftist" "NUTJOB" "ass bagger" "ass clown" "Nutmunch" Check.
4. Cast any conservative out of their social circles to avoid hearing any words of wisdom, so to speak.Whatever the fuck that means, I'm sure you did it.
5. Marginalize conservative opinions to make them seems as if they are on the fringe of society, when in actuality, they are the in the majority."Who the fuck is Michael Harrison? No doubt some radical pinko leftist." Check.
I think someone needs to put this PhD-toting boy to bed. He can dish it out but he sure can't take it.
Boohoo. Look at me. Instead of intelligently rebuffing the facts put forth in this post, I'll call the writer names. Waa Waa Waa.
Go home, little boy. This isn't the Kool-Aid cooler.
And "conserviate" is spelled conservative.
Sure you ass donkey,
Critisize my spelling cause you cant hide from the MOTHER FUCKING TRUTH.
Haha, look at that.
I made you my bitch.When you're ready to discuss the topic at hand using big-people voices, let me know. I think Ian offered you the same gratitude when you two were discussing the liberalism of university professors. Why are you so frightened about this fight? Could it be because you're afraid of my intellect and know it's a losing battle?
"Critisize my spelling cause you cant [sic] hide from the MOTHER FUCKING TRUTH."
Is that how you argued your dissertation? I can't see any other way that you would've been able to convince anyone of anything. You're rather unconvincing. And quite boring.
No, you fucking cum dumpster. I have told you the truth. You have failed to believe me. I have provided you solid arguments. Your only response is "not so". I am not going to keep telling you facts and having you say "not so" when you have no facts to refute mine. You have no evidence. You just spout communist propaganda in your dying effort to save your fucking ultra far left wing ass.
Now you little ass bagger drop to your knees and suck my big black conservative cock while I salute the flag if you want this dime bag.
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Zac, you might be interested in knowing that even Ragin Cajun at Unskilled Labor is starting to delete his comments. BeerMan had been taking his side on the abortion debate, but devolved there just as he did here. It's a shame, really.
[Edited for name error]
One more thing, Zac: please do not delete his comments or anyone else's. I like to see them.
Oh no, Ian. I would never delete anything Bowel Movement said. He's my bitch and I like to see him toe the brink of insanity. And I don't believe in censorship.
And to you, Beer Man, I never said "Not so" to your facts. I'm not refuting that more college professors are liberal-leaning. In fact, I explained why it is so. It is you, my dear boy, who refuses to accept that I believe you. I just don't see how complaining about it is going to solve anything.
I bring to you an article from the Wall Street Journal -- a liberal-stronghold, to be sure -- that gives facts on the conservative-bias of talk-radio. But, instead of telling me why I shouldn't be outraged by this, you enter some second-dimension of bad words and nonsense. You have yet to say one intelligent thing on the matter. And for that, you're still my bitch.
And actually, I'm starting to doubt your PhD. You give no proof that you even have one, and I don't think that you can deal with the stress that goes along with higher education. You certainly can't take the heat from a 22 year old who is obviously smarter than you. Must suck.
You're my hypocrite bitch. I can't wait to show you off at the next ACLU meeting!
Look
First of all most talk radio might have a slight majority of hosts leaning toward the conservative side.
However, most people who, you know, work for a living, drive to work. In the car they can listen to intelligent commentary about current events. Most of the retired population still prefers radio to crappy boob tubes. Hence, we have INTELLIGENT discussion on radio. Radio can provide more than just a cursory evaluation of current events, and we can spend more than 1 minute thrity seconds exploring a topic.
Most people who do not work for a living: elitist leftists billionaires, lazy sponges, and children tend to have a very short attention span. These people need TV. They cannot concentrate on ANYTHING long enough to listen to radio attentively for more than 2 minutes unless some hippie is trying to orgainize drug legalization, in which case they can concentrate for 3 entire minutes.
Hence, the entire TV news media is dominated by radical leftists spouting Neo-Marxist propaganda, which they get away with because they do not spend more than 2 minutes exploring a topic. Watching CNN today is exactly like watching Al Jazeera 5 years ago. Watching FOX News today is exactly like watching CNN 3 years ago. Dont get me started on ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, and the like.
The fact is, even at FOX News, a station WIDELY referred to as "conservative leaning", you have 1 true conservative host and a bunch of leftist extremists.
It is the very nature of radio, allowing us to explore ideas in more detail, which makes conservative (intelligent) commentators successful and Neo-Marxist liberals an abysmal failure. So, the liberal radical propaganda machine funnels billions of dollars into television in order to reach people with their Newsmercials for leftist anti-America, pro-ACLU, NeoCom (Neo Communist) causes.
p.s. I have not heard the phrase "NeoCom" before. I am formally trademarking it.
Here we go again. Allow me to respond since I'm obviously unemployed (and unemployable!) yet somehow still have access to a DSL line.
I agree that TV is all sound bites. But the time expansion allowed on radio doesn't bring with it an equivalent increase in quality. The vast majority of radio-show programming (especially in sports and politics) is generated by random callers whose opinions are not necessarily informed by annoying and bothersome facts. While intelligent commentary does indeed exist in radio, the truth is that radio is just as ratings-driven and ignorant as your average political TV show.
"Watching CNN today is exactly like watching Al Jazeera 5 years ago."
Wow, you watched al-Jazeera five years ago? You really were a visionary!
"p.s. I have not heard the phrase 'NeoCom' before."
That should tell you something.
Approximately 70-80% of radio talk show hosts are conservative. And to you, this constitutes a "slight majority." Wow. I think this reaffirms my belief that you never got your PhD. You can't even work with simple numbers.
But, my little bitch wants to play. That's okay with me. Let's play.
These 75-80% of radio hosts are right-wing propogandists about as much as Michael Moore is a left-wing propogandist. Is he any worse because more people enjoy him? Is he any worse because he chooses his medium to be movies instead of books or radio?
How does that whole aspect work in your philosophy? A movie is generally two hours long. How do you expect people to sit through an entire movie with the little attention spans you give them credit for. Wow. A two hour movie, as opposed to a ten-minute car ride to work?
And I think I am about as pro-Communist as you are pro-Fascist. But that title suits you, so maybe I'll use it.
You pro-Fascist, hypocrite bitch of mine.
You're still my bitch. And I love it.
the 70-80% figure is generated because the "conservative" term is benchmarked against a radical left NeoCom position. Compared to a "moderate" position, the figure would be MUCH lower.
Mike Moore is not the same as radio commentators. Please stop marginalizing intelligent conversation by comparing it to the radical films that this multi millionaire pinko commie makes.
his films are not commentary. they are strictly entertainment. he puts out a few facts and works his butt off to string a story though them that fits. His story is not true. He ignores anything that does not support his story. he misinterpruts people to make his stroy seem plausible when it is just phooey.
He talks and talks about how he grew up in Flint and how poor it is. In fact, he grew up in an affluent community that is about 30 mins from Flint. Just another example of NeoCom hypocricy, lies, and propaganda.
Really, my bitch, NeoCom isn't going to catch on. You can stop using it at any time now. It makes you look weak and not a little silly.
You mock the "radical films that this multi millionaire pinko commie [Michael Moore] makes" and yet you forget to include the radical books that the multi millionaire hick fascists Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh make. I'm sure they are all fact, no opinion, no fluff, and all cold-hard truth.
It's a shame that you revere Rush Limbaugh even when he calls himself an entertainer. Because that's what he attempts to do. Entertain the left with his hypocricy.
Pill-poppers are evil. Send them to jail! They are of the devil! Oops, I pop pills. Take pity on me.
Welfare is evil. Send all who are on welfare to jail. They are of the devil. Oops, I was on welfare earlier in my life. Take pity on me.
Whatever. You can't excuse that sort of stupidity away.
Please stop marginalizing intelligent conversation by comparing the left's literature to the radical books that this multi millionaire hack conservative makes. It only makes the rest of you look more and more like my bitch.
But you already are my bitch. I think I'll call you Frenchie French French. I like that name. And I do like you.
I'm dropping out of this thread. I just got promoted to second grade.
Seriously. You are falling apart. Your philosophy is falling apart. You call me you "bitch" because you have no intelligent response to my overwhelming intellect. That is okay. I am very smart. I have a PhD. You cannot be expected to rise to my level.
Just smoke ya self a fat ass J and back up off me.
Beer Man, you have not rebuffed any of my points, and so I'm going to assume that you cannot. I'm tired of waiting around for some intelligent discourse.
It's okay. If you have to make everyone believe that you're very smart, that's your prerogative. I don't buy it, and I don't buy that you have a PhD. In fact, a lot of people aren't believing you. It's okay. As long as you're good to go in your mind, that's all that matters.
And I don't smoke anything. By assuming you do, I'm not so confused by your disposition.
I have rebuffed ALL of your points and made several of my own, which you have entirely failed to respond to in any meaningful way.
BeerMan, calling someone a communist does not count as a rebuttal.
Okay, we'll do this slowly.
What is it you would like to accomplish by bringing up the fact that a majority of college professors are liberal? Here is your forum. Tell me. Do you want a law saying that colleges need to hire an equal amount of the two? Do you want a law keeping liberal professors away from conservative students?
What is it you're hoping to accomplish? What do you want the world to do to make you happier on this particular subject?
Or are you just complaining to hear yourself complain?
While true, the problem is not that an overwhelming majority of college professors are radical leftists.
One problem is that they use their classrooms as a soapbox to indoctrinate America's young into their anti-Semetic, anti-Israel, anti-America, pro-IslamoNazi NeoCom world view.
Conservative professors never do this kind of thing.
One problem is that these radical NeoComs do not allow thier propaganda to be challenged by informed young adults.
Conservative professors never do this kind of thing.
One problem is that these pinko leftist professors use classes in which they are supposed to be teaching subjects unrelated to politics, such as physics, chemistry, or mathematics, to promote their extremeist views.
Conservative professors never do this kind of thing.
One problem is that in classes that do deal with politics, students who write masterful essays from a conservative point of view almost always receive significantly lower marks than essays written by radical leftist hippie students who cannot string two sentences together.
Conservative professors never do this kind of thing.
The biggest problem is that in today's university system, students are forced by the leftist brainwash machine to write and speak in radical IslamoNazi Anti-American propaganda, virtually ad infinitum, in exchange for a degree, totally destroying the enviornment of academic freedom and academic exploration, which is the cornerstone of America's universities.
I am a big supporter of the Academic Bill of Rights. I think that we should all get behind this in order to improve our American universities.
Read a very brief article on this crucial topic:
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Content/read.asp?ID=50
Thanks, BeerMan, for the link to the Academic Bill of Rights. It is most enlightening! Let's look at its tenets:
"Hiring, firing, promoting or granting tenure shall be on the basis of performance - not on the basis of political or religious beliefs. An absolute must to protect academic freedom!
Tenure, search and hiring committee meetings will be recorded and available to duly authorized authorities empowered to inquire into the integrity of the process. Once again, political philosophy or religious beliefs may not enter into the picture.
Students will be graded on their work … not their political beliefs or religion."So let me get this straight...we're not supposed to let politics enter the picture, yet we're supposed to somehow get more conservatives out of this? How the hell does that work?
"Course content and reading lists in humanities and social sciences will reflect diverse concepts and viewpoints - not just the overwhelmingly leftist content that is being fed to our college students today.
Selection of speakers, allocation of funds for speaker activities and other student activities will observe the principles of academic freedom and promote intellectual balance. A CSPC review of major university commencement speakers revealed that 99 percent were self-identified Democrats or liberals.This is all great comedy, to be sure.
Academic institutions and professional societies should maintain a posture of organizational neutrality. By hiring conservatives, of course! Why do I somehow suppose that if 99 percent of college professors were conservative, you wouldn't have quite the same problem with it?
So, do you support the Academic Bill of Rights or not?
Of course I don't support that, just like I don't support the numerous feel-good conservative measures with benign names and language that are designed to do the exact opposite of what they claim.
So, you are against fairness.
That is good to know.
Also, it would seem that not only are you against fairness, you are also against freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
No Christians on college campuses! At least if you are a Christian, keep it in the damn closet! Don't ask. Don't tell. That is what you say!!!!!
You and your IslamoNazi brethren are destroying America!!!
No freedom of speech, unless it is anti-Semetic, anti-Israel, anti-American, pro-IslamoNazi speech. At least, if you are a peace loving patriotic American, keep it in the closet! That is what you say!!!
Deny the Academic Bill of Rights and you are denying the faculty and students of a university basic 1st ammendment rights. At a state funded school even!
Let shame be cast upon you.
Radical Leftism is destroying America.
It's always good to hear from a proud American who knows what patriotism is all about.
Thank you.
It makes me happy that I was able to convince you to stop supporting discriminatory anti-Semetic, leftist views and think for yourself, instead of allowing the radical leftist machine to think for you.
If you learn to do this on a multitude of issues, I am sure that you will find a home in conservatism.
Hey, there's something to be thankful about. He hasn't used the craptacular word NeoCom in five whole posts!
Jeez, Zac, this guy wouldn't know sarcasm if Bush indoctrinated it into him.
Did he leave? Aww. I was just starting to enjoy the massive smack down we were giving him. Damn. It's hard to find a conservative these days who can take a beating and keep on coming back for more.
If you two do not feel that the Academic Bill of Rights is a good thing, because you feel insecure about the validity of your radical leftist views then that is okay.
If you think that you need to strongarm the population into following radical leftist policies by brainwashing college students into believing in your radical NeoCom IslamoNazi propaganda, without giving people who speak in truth their opportunity to share common sense views, then that is okay.
Just tell it like it is. You are against the Academic Bill of Rights because you don't want college students to be exposed to a wide variety of ideas. You only want them to hear leftist ideas.
It's funny how conservatives shriek against Big Government until it comes to the bedroom, the war room or the classroom.
And now I think I see why you constantly argue that the opposite of your school of thought is extreme Communism--because your school of thought itself is so extreme as to be unpalatable.
Very nice. You marginalize my moderate/common sense/pro-America views by calling them "extreme" to make your ulta radical NeoCom views appear to be more reasonable.
If your views are so common-sensical, then why do you have to constantly justify yours by tearing mine down?
Not sure what you mean.
How is asking you to support academic freedom tearing your views down, unless you agree that they hold no merit?
Because your definition of "academic freedom" is "academic freedom for conservatives, not for those with whom I disagree and who probably have a larger presence in academia."
I think that academia is a perfect place for discussing leftist theories and their relevance or lack thereof to practical application in the real world.
However, I think it is crucial that we train our youth to critically evaluate the merit of leftist thought by exposing them to more moderate ideas and challenges/criticism of radical leftist ideals.
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