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Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
"David" wrote in message ... On 2 Feb 2006 08:06:07 -0800, "John S." wrote: All the newscasters and program moderators I've heard carry their own biases and beliefs into their presentations. We just have to realize that news and information no matter the source has been filtered in some way. Give us some examples, please. Pull your head out of your butt and look around. Lemmie guess, you think buzzflash and scoop are not biased? |
Why is 'NPR' So Conservative?
What more can I say? www.ddaymuseum.org
I can say much more,for instance,back in the early 1940's,when I was a kid in Carthage,Mississippi and I used to step into that feedstore and lay up on them big sacks of feed and go to sleep. cuhulin |
Why is 'NPR' So Conservative?
Got a flyer in my snail mail today,,, big new Home Depot store grand
opening at 5000 Hampstead Blvd in Clinton,Mississippi (Clinton,Mississippi doesn't have anything to do with them klintoons,y'all can believe that for sure!) Blueberry doggy had me out in the front yard.I was looking at the Home Deeeepot thingy,the 37 year old blonde Bell South technician woman next door (Julie) drove up next door.The 30 year old brunette woman (Vanessa) was in their back yard next door,fiddle f..tin around with her potted plants/flowers.I told them,y'all can pick some of the Dafodill flowers in my yard anytime y'all want to.The 37 year old tomboy Bell South woman next door,she isn't into flowers and stuff like that.She said the the other woman (Vanessa) she can have them! cuhulin |
Why is 'NPR' So Conservative?
IR wrote:
The left has gone right, and the true left is off the mainstream map. The true left is Radio Pacifica. I do ocassionally listen to it. If you get a chance, please do so (I'm guessing that it must be available over the web if not a local station to you.) The true right is the John Birch Society. The "republican right wing" has just a tiny bit in common with the John Birch Society. Less now than say in the Reagan years. Tim. |
Why is 'NPR' So Conservative?
I heard (somewhere) a very convincing program which was demonstrating
that NPR isn't really liberal, that if liberal, it is to the extreme right of that category. Not that it necessarily started out that way. I believe the program was based on an analysis of the amount of time given right or near right spokesmen versus the amount of time (and number) of left/liberal commentary. The left has gone right, and the true left is off the mainstream map. If NMPR is so successful, why is it that they need government funding for 100% of their operation? Contrast that to conservative talk radio, which barely has enough time to fit in all the interested advertisers. |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
John S. wrote:
running dogg wrote: John S. wrote: Torinda de Algodon wrote: wrote in news:12219-4379758A-1071@storefull- 3257.bay.webtv.net: www.humaneventsonline.com All of the talk radio shows around here are conservative. cuhulin Liberal mainstream media is dedicated to abortion, atheism, and sodomy. This results in a large audience of conservatives who want an alternative. Conservative talk radio fills that need while the liberals are content with the mass media fare and don't need an alternative such as Air America. Why is talk radio so conservative you ask? Well, maybe the conservatives are trying to play catchup with their wildly successful liberal competition on NPR. Conservatives have been unable to create a single network that can provide the quality of programming and informative news that is available on NPR. Indeed the polished presentation skills of NPR talk show hosts far outshines the usual strident delivery of most conservative talk show personalities. Consequently conservatives have decided to flood the AM airwaves with ranting personalities like Rush Limbaugh spouting extremist gibberish for hours on end. Touche! :) Besides, without large numbers of conservative talk show hosts, AM radio would have DIED an unholy death 20 years ago. All these extremist ranting far right talk show hosts have kept AM radio in the US from utter extinction. They're literally its bread and butter. The only other significant formats on AM are evangelical preaching and Spanish language formats meant for Mexicans who may not have cars with FM radios, or who may not be familiar with FM (FM's limited distance makes it impractical outside of major cities, and Latin America has a large amount of sparsely populated jungle and desert). In major cities AM also provides a home for other languages such as Asian tongues where there is a demand for native language programming but the community doesn't have a lot of money. AM provides cheap airtime. Outside of a) right wing ranters b) preachers and c) foreign languages there is NOTHING on AM. All the music is on FM, and satellite radio is just beginning to cut into FM listenership. So basically, if you buy an old radio on Ebay and it doesn't have FM and you need to test it out the right wing provides a way to do that. :) No doubt there is a preponderance of ranters and ravers on AM. But there is still some good stuff om AM too. I've got two DX oldies stations that pop into the east coast around 7:00PM. And the all news stations are always good for a quick update and traffic report. And to be honest I enjoy the mexican music when in California. It's anyones guess as to where standard AM and FM broadcasting are headed. If satellite radio takes off and one standard emerges then I suspect that more quality programming will shift to that medium, but how much is a guess. I think it will take a merger of the two satellite radio providers before that will happen. Well, here in Northern California the three formats I mentioned are the preponderance of AM. There is one all news station, KCBS in San Francisco, which only covers the Bay Area (of course, but useless if you're in Sacramento). There are no oldies stations left on AM. There used to be a big band station in Sacramento (KCTC, 1320) but they dumped their format after determining that their listeners were all dead. (They went to Air America, which probably caused some heart attacks among the remaining members of the greatest generation.) Most stations that advertise as being "oldies" in fact play a lot of hippie rock and 70s stuff, not Elvis era stuff. AM simply isn't commercially viable outside of a narrow range of listeners. Preachers like AM because it's cheap, for the same reason that most domestic SW in the US is religious (and a lot in Latin America too). Minority communities like AM because they can serve their communities easily and cheaply. The rest of the stations fight to survive by loading up on ranting Rushes. |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 12:49:36 -0600, "MnMikew"
wrote: "David" wrote in message .. . On 2 Feb 2006 08:06:07 -0800, "John S." wrote: All the newscasters and program moderators I've heard carry their own biases and beliefs into their presentations. We just have to realize that news and information no matter the source has been filtered in some way. Give us some examples, please. Pull your head out of your butt and look around. Lemmie guess, you think buzzflash and scoop are not biased? I already know how I think. I asked so I might figure out what you mean and whether there is a significant factual underpinning. Scoop? My fave these days is the right-wing www.antiwar.com |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
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Why is 'NPR' So Conservative?
On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 12:17:50 -0600, wrote:
NPR is as liberal as liberal can be! cuhulin Compared to what? Or is it absolute? |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 13:19:56 -0800, running dogg wrote:
John S. wrote: Well, here in Northern California the three formats I mentioned are the preponderance of AM. There is one all news station, KCBS in San Francisco, which only covers the Bay Area (of course, but useless if you're in Sacramento). There are no oldies stations left on AM. There used to be a big band station in Sacramento (KCTC, 1320) but they dumped their format after determining that their listeners were all dead. (They went to Air America, which probably caused some heart attacks among the remaining members of the greatest generation.) Most stations that advertise as being "oldies" in fact play a lot of hippie rock and 70s stuff, not Elvis era stuff. AM simply isn't commercially viable outside of a narrow range of listeners. Preachers like AM because it's cheap, for the same reason that most domestic SW in the US is religious (and a lot in Latin America too). Minority communities like AM because they can serve their communities easily and cheaply. The rest of the stations fight to survive by loading up on ranting Rushes. KCBS covers the Western third of North America at night. |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
David wrote:
On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 13:19:56 -0800, running dogg wrote: John S. wrote: Well, here in Northern California the three formats I mentioned are the preponderance of AM. There is one all news station, KCBS in San Francisco, which only covers the Bay Area (of course, but useless if you're in Sacramento). There are no oldies stations left on AM. There used to be a big band station in Sacramento (KCTC, 1320) but they dumped their format after determining that their listeners were all dead. (They went to Air America, which probably caused some heart attacks among the remaining members of the greatest generation.) Most stations that advertise as being "oldies" in fact play a lot of hippie rock and 70s stuff, not Elvis era stuff. AM simply isn't commercially viable outside of a narrow range of listeners. Preachers like AM because it's cheap, for the same reason that most domestic SW in the US is religious (and a lot in Latin America too). Minority communities like AM because they can serve their communities easily and cheaply. The rest of the stations fight to survive by loading up on ranting Rushes. KCBS covers the Western third of North America at night. I meant NEWS coverage. Traffic reports rarely touch on conditions on Central Valley freeways. Weather mostly covers SF and San Jose. News items focus on SF. KCBS is groundwave for the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto region, meaning that it can be easily received in the daytime here, so you'd think they could widen their focus a bit. |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
clifto wrote:
David wrote: On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:48:20 -0600, clifto wrote: John S. wrote: Well, maybe the conservatives are trying to play catchup with their wildly successful liberal competition on NPR. If NMPR is so successful, why is it that they need government funding for 100% of their operation? Contrast that to conservative talk radio, which barely has enough time to fit in all the interested advertisers. The government provides way less than half of NPR funding. The government provides way less than zero conservative talk radio funding. Negative funding? Are you talking about the taxes paid by the radio stations, the taxes paid by the ranters, something else? |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
David wrote:
On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 01:13:16 -0600, clifto wrote: David wrote: On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:48:20 -0600, clifto wrote: John S. wrote: Well, maybe the conservatives are trying to play catchup with their wildly successful liberal competition on NPR. If NMPR is so successful, why is it that they need government funding for 100% of their operation? Contrast that to conservative talk radio, which barely has enough time to fit in all the interested advertisers. The government provides way less than half of NPR funding. The government provides way less than zero conservative talk radio funding. That's not exactly true. Government largesse works in mysterious ways. Here's a civics lesson for you: Advertising supported media is not free to tell you what you need to hear. Too much conflict of interest. Besides, the vast majority of talk radio is considered entertainment. It's not considered news in any form. Even with the loose definition of "news" used by American media, it's not considered news. This provides a convenient smokescreen for the gabbers-every time somebody takes them a little too seriously, they say "hey, we're legally entertainment, we're not providing an actual news program, people should know that". That ignores the fact that many people get their information almost exclusively from talk radio. People think they're speaking the gospel truth, when in fact they can lie more than the current president under the cover of being entertainers. Every time somebody points out lies or errors in some pundit's crap, be he conservative or liberal (think Michael Moore), said pundit always pulls out his big ENTERTAINER shield and claims that he doesn't have to be held to the same standard as the nightly news. |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
I dont like or listen to news talk radio programs that are politically
biased one way or the other,the same goes for politically biased websites too.One of the worst is,,,, heck,I can't even recall his name just now,but he lives or broadcast out of Oregon and to him,bush can do no wrong! It isn't Roger Fedinburg,Roger is A OK. cuhulin |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
running dogg wrote:
clifto wrote: David wrote: On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:48:20 -0600, clifto wrote: John S. wrote: Well, maybe the conservatives are trying to play catchup with their wildly successful liberal competition on NPR. If NMPR is so successful, why is it that they need government funding for 100% of their operation? Contrast that to conservative talk radio, which barely has enough time to fit in all the interested advertisers. The government provides way less than half of NPR funding. The government provides way less than zero conservative talk radio funding. Negative funding? Are you talking about the taxes paid by the radio stations, the taxes paid by the ranters, something else? Yep, that and more. Not only doesn't government fund conservative talk radio, it leeches money from it. -- If John McCain gets the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination, my vote for President will be a write-in for Jiang Zemin. |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
junius wrote:
Right. Below is from http://www.npr.org/about/privatesupport.html : NPR supports its operations through a combination of membership dues and programming fees from over 780 independent radio stations, sponsorship from private foundations and corporations, and revenue from the sales of transcripts, books, CDs, and merchandise. A very small percentage -- between one percent to two percent of NPR's annual budget -- comes from competitive grants sought by NPR from federally funded organizations, such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Well, hell, then they can do without that one percent and finance themselves, can't they? They repeat the bulls*it claim that only one or two percent of their funding comes from Uncle Sam, but they scream like they've been tortured with underwear on their heads if anyone tries to touch that money, saying they can't live without it. That alone should tell even the weak-minded that they're lying. -- If John McCain gets the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination, my vote for President will be a write-in for Jiang Zemin. |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
David wrote: On 2 Feb 2006 08:06:07 -0800, "John S." wrote: All the newscasters and program moderators I've heard carry their own biases and beliefs into their presentations. We just have to realize that news and information no matter the source has been filtered in some way. Give us some examples, please. The list of examples would be each news reporter that has ever composed a story and every broadcaster that has ever announced a news cast. Inclusions and omissions of information, voice tone, raised eyebrows, giving an opinion, etc., are all ways of coloring and filtering the news. And there is not a person in the news business that isn't aware that it happens, no matter how they try to be "objective". |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
On 5 Feb 2006 08:42:19 -0800, "John S." wrote:
David wrote: On 2 Feb 2006 08:06:07 -0800, "John S." wrote: All the newscasters and program moderators I've heard carry their own biases and beliefs into their presentations. We just have to realize that news and information no matter the source has been filtered in some way. Give us some examples, please. The list of examples would be each news reporter that has ever composed a story and every broadcaster that has ever announced a news cast\0\0\0Inclusions and omissions of information, voice |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
U.S.fed govt does NOT!!! fund anything that is Conservative.
cuhulin |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
NPR has their mitts out on tv at least two times a year,wanting us to
send them our money.Well,they can go to H..l! cuhulin |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
If y'all want Real News,,, y'all have to go to furrin
Countries.U.S.Ministry Of Nazi Propaganda does NOT!!! give us Real News!!! cuhulin |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
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Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
Hmmm...David seems to be a bit tongue tied today. |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
On 6 Feb 2006 07:03:02 -0800, "John S." wrote:
Hmmm...David seems to be a bit tongue tied today. I replied. Apparently the NSA swallowed it up. One of the techniques used by the bad guys is the undermining confidence of the foundations of Democracy. A skeptical news media is essential to a healthy government. A news media in lock step with the entrenched power structure does not serve the people. Again, please give us some examples of ideology affecting the dissemination of factual information. Thank-you. |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
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David wrote: On 6 Feb 2006 07:03:02 -0800, "John S." wrote: Hmmm...David seems to be a bit tongue tied today. I replied. Apparently the NSA swallowed it up. One of the techniques used by the bad guys is the undermining confidence of the foundations of Democracy. A skeptical news media is essential to a healthy government. A news media in lock step with the entrenched power structure does not serve the people. "The duty of a newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable" -adage -- a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m Don't blame me. I voted for Gore. |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
David wrote: On 6 Feb 2006 07:03:02 -0800, "John S." wrote: Hmmm...David seems to be a bit tongue tied today. I replied. Apparently the NSA swallowed it up. One of the techniques used by the bad guys is the undermining confidence of the foundations of Democracy. Not sure if this could be replied to so I won't try. A skeptical news media is essential to a healthy government. A news media in lock step with the entrenched power structure does not serve the people. Yes, that's sounds pretty good to me. Again, please give us some examples of ideology affecting the dissemination of factual information. Thank-you. Common sense would tell you that the things we communicate to one another are by definition colored by our experiences, background and temperment. There is not a newsman who is 100% objective, as much as many of them try to be. |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
On 6 Feb 2006 10:52:29 -0500, (Al Dykes) wrote:
duty of a newspaper is to comfort the afflicted http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finley_Peter_Dunne |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
On 6 Feb 2006 08:00:14 -0800, "John S." wrote:
Common sense would tell you that the things we communicate to one another are by definition colored by our experiences, background and temperment. There is not a newsman who is 100% objective, as much as many of them try to be. As someone with a smattering of journalism training I can assure you that this is one of the first things discussed in school. Objectivity is a job skill in the journalistic profession. Story selection is way more biased than individual reporters' work. |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
David wrote: On 6 Feb 2006 08:00:14 -0800, "John S." wrote: Common sense would tell you that the things we communicate to one another are by definition colored by our experiences, background and temperment. There is not a newsman who is 100% objective, as much as many of them try to be. As someone with a smattering of journalism training I can assure you that this is one of the first things discussed in school. Objectivity is a job skill in the journalistic profession. Story selection is way more biased than individual reporters' work. Well, possibly you had not been smattered by exposure to the real world during and after your journalism training. Other than you there is not a person I'm aware of that would claim that their writings are free from bias. It just is not possible to be bias free in writing. It may not be conscious, but it is there. |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
On 6 Feb 2006 12:38:14 -0800, "John S." wrote:
David wrote: On 6 Feb 2006 08:00:14 -0800, "John S." wrote: Common sense would tell you that the things we communicate to one another are by definition colored by our experiences, background and temperment. There is not a newsman who is 100% objective, as much as many of them try to be. As someone with a smattering of journalism training I can assure you that this is one of the first things discussed in school. Objectivity is a job skill in the journalistic profession. Story selection is way more biased than individual reporters' work. Well, possibly you had not been smattered by exposure to the real world during and after your journalism training. Other than you there is not a person I'm aware of that would claim that their writings are free from bias. It just is not possible to be bias free in writing. It may not be conscious, but it is there. I say that is entirely wrong. A good reporter knows when he's spinning and know when he's not. Objectivity is part of being a professional. People who write slanted stories aren't real news people. |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
David wrote: On 6 Feb 2006 12:38:14 -0800, "John S." wrote: David wrote: On 6 Feb 2006 08:00:14 -0800, "John S." wrote: Common sense would tell you that the things we communicate to one another are by definition colored by our experiences, background and temperment. There is not a newsman who is 100% objective, as much as many of them try to be. As someone with a smattering of journalism training I can assure you that this is one of the first things discussed in school. Objectivity is a job skill in the journalistic profession. Story selection is way more biased than individual reporters' work. Well, possibly you had not been smattered by exposure to the real world during and after your journalism training. Other than you there is not a person I'm aware of that would claim that their writings are free from bias. It just is not possible to be bias free in writing. It may not be conscious, but it is there. I say that is entirely wrong. A good reporter knows when he's spinning and know when he's not. Objectivity is part of being a professional. People who write slanted stories aren't real news people. It isn't a case if intentionally spinning, lying or whatever. If you don't believe me then ask a reporter who has been in the business for a whil. Ask if people carry their own biases and beliefs into their work..... |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
On 6 Feb 2006 18:14:25 -0800, "John S." wrote:
It isn't a case if intentionally spinning, lying or whatever. If you don't believe me then ask a reporter who has been in the business for a whil. Ask if people carry their own biases and beliefs into their work..... But yet you can't give an example. Is Brian Williams a Republican or a Democrat? |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
John S. wrote:
David wrote: On 6 Feb 2006 08:00:14 -0800, "John S." wrote: Common sense would tell you that the things we communicate to one another are by definition colored by our experiences, background and temperment. There is not a newsman who is 100% objective, as much as many of them try to be. As someone with a smattering of journalism training I can assure you that this is one of the first things discussed in school. Objectivity is a job skill in the journalistic profession. Story selection is way more biased than individual reporters' work. Well, possibly you had not been smattered by exposure to the real world during and after your journalism training. Other than you there is not a person I'm aware of that would claim that their writings are free from bias. It just is not possible to be bias free in writing. It may not be conscious, but it is there. David claims to be objective! Now THAT is funny! |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:26:33 -0500, dxAce
wrote: That's a daily occurrence for you, isn't it, 'tard boy! Yes it is. Very similar to you getting your colostomy bag changed. |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative?
David wrote: On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:26:33 -0500, dxAce wrote: That's a daily occurrence for you, isn't it, 'tard boy! Yes it is. Very similar to you getting your colostomy bag changed. LMFAO at the mentally retarded Rickets, yet again! dxAce Michigan USA |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative ? - Because People Tune-In and Listen !
On 12 Feb 2006 00:07:27 -0800, "RHF"
wrote: DaviD - The simple logic of it all is : We are a Multi-Channel Information Society. * Dozens of TV Stations plus Cable and Satellite TV * Hundreds of Radio Stations plus Satellite Radio * The Internet / WWW People as Individuals can "Choose" what they want to Hear and Listen to - By the Minute ! - By the Hour ! - By the Day ! 1 - A Good Number of People "Choose" to Listen to Talk Radio. 2 - A Good Number of the People Who "Choose" to Listen to Talk Radio and "Choose" to Listen to Conservative Talk Radio. 3 - Most People "Choose" to Listen to things that they Like and are Comfortable with : Music, News, Sports and yes Talk Radio. 4 - Business Advertise with the Radio Programs that they feel attract the largest number of Listeners who may want, need and/or use their products and services. 5 - Successful Radio Programs Grow because of two Factors : Listeners and Sponsors. 6 - Conservative Radio Programs have both a High Percentage of Radio Listeners and Many Sponsors wanting to Advertise their Products and Services with them. 7 - People "Choose" Conservative Talk Radio because to some degree that is how deep inside them - that is how they 'feel' about many things in their Lives and the way Life Ought To Be. Feeling Are Facts [.] DaviD - Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative ? [ Because People Tune-In and Listen ! ] Because the station owners make more money when the voters support pro-business, anti little guy policies? |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative ? - Because People Tune-In andListen !
David wrote: On 12 Feb 2006 00:07:27 -0800, "RHF" wrote: DaviD - The simple logic of it all is : We are a Multi-Channel Information Society. * Dozens of TV Stations plus Cable and Satellite TV * Hundreds of Radio Stations plus Satellite Radio * The Internet / WWW People as Individuals can "Choose" what they want to Hear and Listen to - By the Minute ! - By the Hour ! - By the Day ! 1 - A Good Number of People "Choose" to Listen to Talk Radio. 2 - A Good Number of the People Who "Choose" to Listen to Talk Radio and "Choose" to Listen to Conservative Talk Radio. 3 - Most People "Choose" to Listen to things that they Like and are Comfortable with : Music, News, Sports and yes Talk Radio. 4 - Business Advertise with the Radio Programs that they feel attract the largest number of Listeners who may want, need and/or use their products and services. 5 - Successful Radio Programs Grow because of two Factors : Listeners and Sponsors. 6 - Conservative Radio Programs have both a High Percentage of Radio Listeners and Many Sponsors wanting to Advertise their Products and Services with them. 7 - People "Choose" Conservative Talk Radio because to some degree that is how deep inside them - that is how they 'feel' about many things in their Lives and the way Life Ought To Be. Feeling Are Facts [.] DaviD - Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative ? [ Because People Tune-In and Listen ! ] Because the station owners make more money when the voters support pro-business, anti little guy policies? The voters support anti 'tard boy policies! LMFAO at the dumbass Rickets, yet again. dxAce Michigan USA |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative ? - Because People Tune-In...
So,what's wrong with the station owners making some money? They have to
put food on the table and clothes on their kids and pay their bills too. cuhuliin |
Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative ? - Because People Tune-In...
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Why is 'Talk Radio' So Conservative ? - Because PeopleTune-In...
I cant get my beer with out money,of course I probally could get the 37
year old blonde Bell South woman next door to give me some of her home made Moonshine once in a while. cuhulin |
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