I need to quit listening to so much talk radio.

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[bu9418]

I need to stop listening to so much Talk Radio

Don't get me wrong, I love listening to talk radio, but lately it is getting hard to take anyone seriously anymore. My day usually starts with Atlanta News Radio AM 750 WSB. I then turn to WOKV in Jacksonville, Florida and catch three hours of Neal Boortz, then 3 hours of Rush. I then catch Sean Hannity, either on WOKV or in my car on XM Radio. After that, it is the Larry Elder show.

[cripplecreek]

I haven't been listening to much of it myself lately. Everybody has their talking points or spin and I would rather make up my own mind.

[Jeffery T.]

Very perceptive article about the musings of those who make a living behind a microphone. I agree; talk radio is entertainment first, political pundancy second, but then again if it wasnt that way the listenership would probably decline. Personally, I figured it out a long time ago that how seriously can I take a man/woman who sits behind a microphone and spouts off for three hours a day and can afford his/her own airplane. Monday morning quarterbacking is a very lucrative business. It may seem as if I'm class envious, but I'm not; I just see things for what they are.

[cripplecreek]

Pundits are the movie critics of the political world. I'm not saying that I don't listen sometimes, only that I take breaks from listening to clear my head and look at things on my own.

[bu9418]

"Monday morning quarterbacking is a very lucrative business. It may seem as if I'm class envious, but I'm not; I just see things for what they are."

I don't see any envy in that statement. I say all the power to them. My point is that they have a lot of influence, but can't be taken at their word, at least not all the time.....

thanks,
markbureau

[ovrtaxt]

Good for this guy. He's picking out the subtleties of these issues so cleanly, that he's catching the mistakes of the guys who taught him!

I can't imagine being on the radio for 3 hours every day and not saying anything stupid.

[stuartcr]

They are entertainers...why would you take them any more seriously than someone from the movies or tv?

[Fintan]

 

I listen to this guy's music a lot in the car. You homies ought to check him out.

[BluH2o]

Listen to Tony Snow from time to time, try to catch the first hour of Rush over lunch. Rush's first hour is transmitted overseas on the armed forces network, you would think Rush would ramp it up a little as this is the only hour many service people hear. When Rush does show up, which is less and less frequently, he often gets off on some tangent that is boring as h***. Last week he spent the better part of his first hour on one show promoting his website that has a new iPod capability. Tony Snow is turning out to be the most informative and interesting of the two.

[bu9418]

I would also recommend Larry Elder. He comes on 6PM et on KABC radio out of LA.

[connell]

You're just listening to the wrong guys. Three words for ya:

Prager, Medved, Hewitt. They are the serious ones.

Oh, and if you need a break from the radio altogether, c'mon over and take a look at our new site, ModernConservative.com!

Oh man, I am shameless!

[buck61]

May I say, now, that is an approach i like.

[Jeffery T.]

I agree. Tony Snow and Brit Hume (no radio show yet) are two men that I respect and give a serious ear to. Rush is Rush. I can listen to him somedays and on others....well... I dont need pompousity with my news analysis; just give it to me straight.

[#1CTYankee]

We lost Hannity here in Connecticut, for this last week I just recite Sean's talking points repeatedly and then pretend I'm arguing with that guy from Kalifornia who drives the Prius.

It's less annoying since I don't have to put up with those long commercial breaks.

[buck61]

BOOK - MARKED FOR LATER.

[finnman69]

Turn off Hannity, you are not missing anything. He is a vapid mental midget, and is not an intellect.

Hannity is nowhere near the league of pundits like Rush Limbaugh, Hugh Hewitt and especially the ultimate Black Belt master of political oratory, William F. Buckley.

He serves a purpose, but there are a dozen others out there equal or better.

[jwalburg]

You can listen online to any number of good hosts, including Hannity. I discover more every day. I've got wireless headphones so I can listen and do laundry at the same time.

[jwalburg]

Does William Buckley have a radio show?

[jwalburg]

I'm liking Tony Snow more and more, too. He keeps thing interesting.

[FOG724]

I haven't listened to talk radio in years. Since before Rush lost his hearing.

[finnman69]

If he did it would be amazing.

[Tallguy]

Tony Snow is also better at dealing with contrarian points-of-view. Rush doesn't think on his feet as well as Tony. It wasn't always so. Either Rushbo's show prep is being curtailed or his hearing impairment is preventing that kind of give & take.

[#1CTYankee]

I only listened to him on my ride home, can't stream in the car and I'm too cheap (I mean thrifty) for satellite radio.

[BluH2o]

Turn off Hannity, you are not missing anything. He is a vapid mental midget, and is not an intellect.

Yeah ... hearing the overused "You're a great American man" & "Yeah and you're even a greater American" or "Liar, liar, your pants are on fire" ... your assessment, Shawn is a mental midget, trends toward understatement.

[bu9418]

"Yeah ... hearing the overused "You're a great American man" & "Yeah and you're even a greater American" or "Liar, liar, your pants are on fire" ... your assessment, Shawn is a mental midget, trends toward understatement." I believe he stole that line from another local talk show host (out of Cincinnati).

[Jeffery T.]

Whatever happened to the Able Danger guy? Did Hannity leave out in the cold? I remember for a while he was making his rounds on radio and tv, but now I dont hear anything about him.

[Cecily]

Nothing new. I gave up on Rush almost ten years ago when he got on his NFL football and then golfing kicks. Not what I want to hear during a current events/politics show. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

I listen to Bill Bennett and Laura Ingraham in the morning, and that's enough for me. I try to catch Hugh Hewitt when Mark Steyn and James Lileks are on, although I mostly only catch the transcripts here.

[Pippin]

You hit the nail right on the head in post #2, CC!