I've listened to some Air America programs (limited, admittedly),
hoping for a demonstrably solid front to to counteract the blatant
follishnes sof the Limbaughs out there. I tend to the left of center,
but I am not truly a "leftie" on average...I want to hear some common
sense and rational approaches to problems that this nation faces that
the conservative cuckoobirds cannot even begin to fathom in their
jingoism. After reading some of Al Franken and simply seeing the
pathetic showing of the Right's arguably elected leader, I was hoping
AA would get to it.

I was disappointed, that's all. They're too far left to be believable,
even when they are correct. Their socialistic tendencies cloud the
issues. They even advertised themselves as being "red" (in the
communist sense) for God's sake - who is going to buy that?

If you want to bring a nation together in a state of rationality, you
don't find ways to tear it farther apart, even when you tell the hard
truth - the Americans obviously don't really want to hear it, or else
cannot fathom it because it is beyond them. You offer simple realistic
solutions that appeal to the middle-class, sometimes compassionate,
sometimes tough, but always smart and sober, that middle America can
get into. *Nobody* is doing that.

I haven't listened to any of those guys on either side for awhile out
of disgust - maybe it has changed, I don't know. I do know that
something needs to close the rift in the USA, and crackpot radio isn't
going to do it.

Bruce Jensen

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I haven't listened to any of those guys on either side for awhile out
of disgust - maybe it has changed, I don't know. I do know that
something needs to close the rift in the USA, and crackpot radio isn't
going to do it.


You need to start listening to stations to the left of 92.0 FM if you expect
to hear factual discussions of issues.

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public interest anymore, will never do any programs that they don't feel
will sell regardless of how important the issues are to their community or
how well documented the content.

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"bpnjensen" wrote in message
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I've listened to some Air America programs (limited, admittedly),
hoping for a demonstrably solid front to to counteract the blatant
follishnes sof the Limbaughs out there. I tend to the left of center,
but I am not truly a "leftie" on average...I want to hear some common
sense and rational approaches to problems that this nation faces that
the conservative cuckoobirds cannot even begin to fathom in their
jingoism. After reading some of Al Franken and simply seeing the
pathetic showing of the Right's arguably elected leader, I was hoping
AA would get to it.

I was disappointed, that's all. They're too far left to be believable,
even when they are correct. Their socialistic tendencies cloud the
issues.

Have you ever lived in a socialist country? Have you ever spent time in one?
There is no similarity between AA and a socialist regime.

On 14 Dec 2004 15:14:03 -0800, "bpnjensen"
wrote:

I haven't listened to any of those guys on either side for awhile out
of disgust - maybe it has changed, I don't know. I do know that
something needs to close the rift in the USA, and crackpot radio isn't
going to do it.

Crackpot radio isn't going to have any effect at all. Radio is not
where people form their political or social opinions. At his highest
point, Talk Radio's most listened to personality had a 4 rating
(percentage of population). Simple aritmetic tells us that 96% of the
population was doing something else. Most of that 4% were listening
because he used to be funny or to reinforce what they already
believed.

I really wish Talk Radio had that kind of influence. I simply doesn't.
The only influence it's had on you is to make you turn it off. It's
intended at entertainment. If you make your voting decisions by
listening to Sean Hannity, you'd probably be willing to allow a
proctologist to perform brain surgery on you. A proctologist would be
the only practitioner able to locate your brain.

If it had no effect on you, I wouldn't worry about the efffect it has
on others.

Rich

Right Wing Radio is a very important piece of the Republican Noise
Machine. They use it to program automatons and Zombies who then
dominate the days water cooler conversations.

I just think it's creepy the way the same talking points make the
rounds and get repeated all day long.

I find Air America relies more on actual facts and humor than the
Wingers, who tend to work fear and half-truths to anger people. I'd
rather laugh than be ****ed-off all the time.

We will bury you. Eat the rich (they're well marbled).

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 07:46:04 -0500, Rich Wood
wrote:

On 14 Dec 2004 15:14:03 -0800, "bpnjensen"
wrote:

I haven't listened to any of those guys on either side for awhile out
of disgust - maybe it has changed, I don't know. I do know that
something needs to close the rift in the USA, and crackpot radio isn't
going to do it.

Crackpot radio isn't going to have any effect at all. Radio is not
where people form their political or social opinions. At his highest
point, Talk Radio's most listened to personality had a 4 rating
(percentage of population). Simple aritmetic tells us that 96% of the
population was doing something else. Most of that 4% were listening
because he used to be funny or to reinforce what they already
believed.

I really wish Talk Radio had that kind of influence. I simply doesn't.
The only influence it's had on you is to make you turn it off. It's
intended at entertainment. If you make your voting decisions by
listening to Sean Hannity, you'd probably be willing to allow a
proctologist to perform brain surgery on you. A proctologist would be
the only practitioner able to locate your brain.

If it had no effect on you, I wouldn't worry about the efffect it has
on others.

Rich