C&Lers Tony and Karen emailed me this tidbit and I thought I would share.
Please take a look at the RNC website - http://www.rnc.org/ On the right hand side is a link that goes to a list of all of the right wing radio shows, along with a plea to promote the RNC.
The Bush administration was constantly denying that talk radio was just another arm of their party. The RNC seems to have given up this pretense. It was blatant government propaganda for eight years. Sickening!
Is there any doubt that Rush Limbaugh rules the GOP? Michael Steele has to beg for help from wingnut talk radio. How embarrassing.
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Ooh ooh ooh
just reading that list of names was making me gag! I'm thinking that if I added up the IQ's of just those folks whose names I'm familiar with (about 17) it wouldn't be more than 900 total.
I apologize for being nit-picky, but I think you might have inadvertantly added an extra zero when you stated "900 total". I think what you meant to say was "90 total". That would make more sense...
One of the reasond that there is so much right wing radeo is that the radeo stations are owned by far right GOP supporters. Clear Channel can put on Limpdick all accross the country and not even have to have anybody at that station where they are broadcasting from. It is all automation. The right wing know there is a huge disparity in equal time and that is why they are so scared of action to force equal time.
I don't know why there are not more liberal personalities. Air America blundered a little. Mike Malloy is a a few stations. Ed Schulz (I know, I know) is constantly trying to stay where he has exposure but is is a constant battle. I sure wish there was more progressive radio.
The only reason there is so many right wing radio stations is THAT THEY MAKE MONEY.
Well Randi Rhodes has beat out the right wing talking head in a particular time slot. Ed Schultz beats right wing talking heads all the time. Yes the right wing radio stations make money but there are other factors involved. If it is the ONLY thing on they will make money. There are a lot of areas where there are only a couple stations on the air so there is no competition. There's much more to it than making money. Why do they make money should be looked at.
They are subsidized by corporations is why they exist
Just like the Moony Times.
Station ownership is the main reason.
Bill Clinton's signature on the Telecom Act secured the current right-wing ownership stranglehold on FCC licensing. This enables right-wing corporate control freaks to flank markets with right-wing professional liars on multiple stations in the same market.
NO THEY DON'T!
They are just owned by Corporate-Fascist America, who is more than willing to spend billions on propaganda, instead of paying taxes for the commongood! Get a clue!
It's ALL about having a monopolistic propaganda machine, no matter what the cost!
I can make bear-like noises, but that's the extent of it...
Just for the record I agree with you. He is no Mike Malloy, but at the same time he is not Limbaugh or Hannity either. His point of view is accepted by the center much more than some Air America people. It would be nice to have much more Thom Hartmann on the radio for three hours in as many markets as Limpdick and O'Shithead. The tide would soon turn.
the man is a knee jerk reactionary
calling people "pigs" does not a liberal make
"Liberal" doesn't necessarily mean "of the left". A liberal is simply one who is willing to deviate from the accepted course, whether that deviation is to the left or right. Stupor Mundi had a very liberal p.o.v. when it came to finding a casus belli for invading Iraq.
What Schultz is, imo, is a very cautious liberal, just barely leaning to the left.
Very funny!
Regarding Mr. Steele, I remember watching the debate when he was trying to run against Mr. Cardin for a senate seat from Maryland. His speech and debate points were so barren of ideas or even the hint of substance, I was amazed that he was allowed to be on that stage at all.
Of course, he was exclusively regurgitating Bush talking points, but even doing so he was unable to even provide a cogent point of propaganda to support them. It was embarassing, given the fact that Cardin was also sticking to talking points which were themselves divorced from reality.
It seemed that Steele was a Bush wannabe without any brains or speaking ability and Cardin was a Likudnik who wishes he could have been a member of the Kennesset. Overall, it was a grim snapshot of American politics in the 21st century.
It's ALWAYS bothered me that the right has so many radio airheads and we have so few. They use it as a sign that conservatism is alive and well and liberalism is dead.
I have a two part question for anyone who may have the wisdom or knowledge to help me understand: 1) Besides Air America and NPR, what/who do we have to listen to? And 2) Why is there so much right-wing radio interest/bias and so little liberal radio?
I mean, it's painfully obvious how ridiculously slanted it is. Is it that we (liberals) don't listen to radio as much? Really, what's the reason? I don't get it. I'd think it'd be more balanced than it is.
There are college stations that have real programming. Some of the liberal hosts that were dismissed from commercial stations over the past few years have ended up there or on independent radio.
http://www.pacifica.org/
Here in So. Cali we have KPFK.
I support them because they are not afraid to broadcast commies, gays, prisoners, and rock 'n roll.
Radio is owned by ultra conservative corporations, who support right wing wack jobs for propaganda reasons. They would rather spend billions on sociopathic liars, than pay taxes for the common-good. They are pigs!
the most successful station in america
i believe that they carry only one syndicated program
the rest of the lineup is local on air talent
and a mix of conservative, moderate and liberal voices
the bills which allowed ownership of multiple stations in a market is what allowed for the spread of conservative talk
here in los angeles, there are 2 right wing talk stations that get miniscule ratings...i can reach more people by yelling out my window
they survive because they dont have to pay for talent...and because they are a part of a larger corporate structure
trust me...break up the monopolies and overnight, you would see a change in the programming
Shouldn't the market decide who fails or succeeds? Hasn't that been the message they've been hammering for years?
that ponzi schemes and capitalism are essentially the same thing.
That only applies to Repugs not Democrats.
I am glad its being exposed here but is anybody with half a brain really surprised at the GOP's devotion to talk radio?
1. Gordon Liddy - the Repugnikans want people to listen to a convicted terrorist?
2. Dr. Laura - I've seen the nude pictures of her that Bill Ballance took; they were pretty good. However, I tried googling for them, and came up empty-handed. Anybody know where they are?
3. Ollie North - Sold weapons to Iran.
... and he'll get them up on his site in short time. Or give you a link where you can see them.
Considering who Dr. Laura is, the thought of her nekkid is pretty terrifying.
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It's an old quote by A. J. Liebling but still applies today.
Broadcast channels belong to the people.
They should not therefore be the personal property of the interests with the most money.
It would be as if the oceans were privately held, and the owners restricted the number and quality of people allowed to =swin therein...
may belong to the people. You can own all the airwaves you want, but without the infrastructure to broadcast over them, they're not going to do you (or the rest of the public) much good.
Little is known about the propaganda campaign waged by the Bush administration in which information and disinformation was fed to selective media outlets. We know about military analysts who were paid to disseminate propaganda and journalists who were paid in exchange for pushing rightwing talking points. It would not surprise me if the Rush's and Hannity's were similarly paid for their services. It's called Payola.
The only was to find out and expose this tactic is to hold Congressional Hearings on Propaganda. Subpoena people (i.e. Limbaugh, Hannity et al) and have them tesify, under oath. They cannot hide behind journalistic immunity and it's not a free speech issue.
This issue cannot be resolved by debating these people or calling them out on blogs (although that certainly helps) or by implementing a "fairness" doctrine.
I wonder if the fair and balanced Bill O'Reilly has agreed to let his name be used to generate funds for the RNC?
when he puts up a blog-post...
How hard can it be???
That said:
The number of nationally-syndicated left/progressive radio-talkers can be counted on the fingers of an Appalachian banjo-picker (11, max): Amy Goodman, Laura Flanders, (for the sake of numbers, only) Ed Schulz, Thom Hartmann, Randi, "Leon," Mike Malloy (sort of, where you can find him), Stephanie Miller...well, that's 8. Got any more?
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we're still two pundits shy of a throw-back...
Nice rack, too...
I have the whole gallery up on my blog.
Get out the weed whacker, lol
Thom Hartman has an incitefull radio show out of portland,or. and will use real truth (you know,factual history) to make valid points. intelligent debate will never go out of fashion. again, thanks to you John and all the rest for all you do ! dont stop the dance !
Now please do a journalism piece on Post-op Transexual Ann Coulter.
Obviously, this information has been limited to the 'Google' crowd,
Here is one of hundreds of related articles on the internet;
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Arthur Coltrane of Pickens County, Georgia, former scion, before his sex-change operation, of an old Southern hog-farming family.
deal is a fake.
Subsidized by Corporate Murica to utilize the low hanging fruit to vote against their own interests and make it look like there is a horse race where there isn't one.
That's where the vote rigging kicks in.
It's been that way for at least 30 years now.
The End
In 2004, five corporations -- Time Warner, Disney, Murdoch's News Corporation, Bertelsmann of Germany, and Viacom (formerly CBS) --controlled most of the media industry in the United States. General Electric's NBC was a close sixth.
Those were the "good old days." It's been downhill ever since.
I thought she slithered under her rock in Agoura Hills, never to be heard from again?
rusty hump
I didn't see it on the list, but seems apparent to me that the right-wingers also flood C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" with calls on a daily basis. The usual idiot talking points.
It's fuckin' scary out there...and with a reengineered "stimulus" package that is guaranteed to fail, it's going to get a lot scarier.
Isn't there some grounds for an FCC complaint here? The airwaves belong to the public and are only licensed to private operators. If the stations actively promote one political party over another, to the point of participating in fundraising, isn't that a blatant conflict with the public purpose of diverse, democratic broadcasting?
Obvious point, I know, but why is this sort of thing allowed? How can a political party colonize and co-opt the public airwaves and not suffer any consequences?
Let's not forget that former Pres. Fredo twice met privately with many of the major right-wing gasbags.
I love that Dr. Laura's show is on that list. We all know that she's a right-wing lunatic, but her show is officially an advice show and supposedly has nothing to do with politics or current events.
Following the links, I ended up at the George W Bush store, which features commemorative whiskey glasses, decanters and ice buckets.
And that site links to "The Spalding Group" who say "We elect Republicans exclusively.
Sometimes the jokes just write themselves.
No golden coke straws?
The idea of freedom of speech was not ment for this. I agree with what some of you guys are saying ... Limbaugh and his type need to be eradicated, exterminated, and wiped off this planet for once and for all. He thinks and says the wrong thoughts and is a danger to us all. People who don't agree nor think as they should NEED to have the freedom of speech taken away till they are able to think properly. If that doesn't stop them then there is always the final solution.
The mainstream news media except Fox News is extremely pro democratic party
so why can't the conservatives have the talk radio. You guys are making fun
of these radio hosts but what about the people on MSNBC, I tried to sit through a hour of Rachel Meddow, i had to change the station after 10 minutes, i can't believe how clueless she is. Besides neither Bush or McCain is conservatives, both are way to democratic minded. Its good we have conservative like Michael Steels to be chairman of the RNC.
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