Posted on 10/19/2009 1:05:24 PM PDT by kingattax
CNN’s Carol Costello began a new series on political talk radio on Monday’s American Morning, suggesting it was unfairly dominated by conservatives, and brought on a liberal psychiatrist who theorized that Rush Limbaugh has an audience because he’s “operating like the bully, and if you’re on the playground...you want to be...under the bully’s wing and go along with him and get...some power by proxy.”
The correspondent’s report, which aired just before the bottom of the 7 am Eastern hour, was the first installment in a “special series on talk radio,” according to anchor John Roberts.
Costello zeroed in on the listeners and why the format “can capture people for such long periods of time.” A graphic on the screen during her report heralded “anger on the air: what listeners don’t know about talk radio.”
Towards the end of her report, the CNN correspondent played a sound bite from radical left-wing host Randi Rhodes, who speculated that “the reason they don’t passionately listen to liberal talk radio is access” (Costello outrageously downplayed Rhodes’s political leanings by describing her as someone whom “many consider a liberal talker”).
The “liberal talker” noted that apparently, “ninety-one percent of talk radio is conservative.” Costello continued that “according to Talkers magazine, liberal talkers fill just nine percent of the nation’s news talk radio on the commercial dial.
Change that, Rhodes says, and liberal listeners would listen just as much.”
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These idiots are so far out of touch with people who believe in the America that was founded by our forefathers and the Constitution they framed and our Creator, that they are blinded to the TRUTH.
They think the game is still in effect.
It’s over. The left’s attempt to label the opposition only works if the opposition allows it. Sorry, game over.
Leftys of all striped are simply irrelevant.
How about a psychoanalysis of Olberman viewers, or are repeated references to tossing feces and mastrubation too much even for CNN?
If anyone is interested, the following links lead to articles written by a psychologist totally destroying ‘studies’ performed by liberal pyschiatrists/psychologists which then a appear in pop media and the MSN uses to ‘prove’ that being conservative is a psychological illness.
1. “A Methodological Critique in Defense of those Wascally Wepublicans”
http://www.ironshrink.com/articles.php?artID=070116_jost_conservative_study_methodology
2. “Dial M for Misinterpretation: Psychology’s Latest Assault on Conservatives (Sort Of)”
http://www.ironshrink.com/articles.php?artID=070923_conservative_neuroscience_study
And leftist drivel media is what? The sick serfs are trying to destroy the thing they claim to revere, free speech. How screwed up is that, and who is the real bully?
Furthermore, there is no more egalitarian a a venue than talk radio. ( The Australians, with a neat turn of phrase, call it "talkback radio," and that describes it to a "tee.")
Love it?
Hate it?
Agree?
Disagree?
All you have to do is pick up the phone and call 'em up.
How much fairer can you get? You sure can't do that with the opinionators in print or the chatterers on TV...
MrB! That is the best comparison of a ‘progressive’s’ view of reality that I’ve ever read!
Good job! It made my day!
Almost as good as Paul Krugman saying yesterday that the Obama administration cannot identify the ‘magical’ (or was the word ‘mystical’?) force keeping us from an economic recovery.
Come to Santa Cruz. HERE you can get all the liberal talk radio you want. I have listened to a Wiccan ‘panel’ discussion and a variety of conspiracy theories delivered in hushed tones. Gee....I wonder how much advertising those particular stations get? Hmmm...no...I don’t remember any commercials at all.....it must be a conspiracy. The liberal town must be conspiring against it’s liberal wiccan and consipracy radio stations.......
I like Rush but am not a dittohead. I listen to Rush to hear him direct the Liberals/Progressives daily lives.
His accuracy rating is over 99%.
Question:
Why do the liberals/progressives always do what Rush predicts?
What is this, the latest demonization tactic? Paint conservatives as suffering from mental illness, so they can round us up and institutionalize us “for our own and the nation’s good”?
Isn't this why Rahm joined up with the rest of the Chicago Thug Wing of the Dems?
Ditto! Rush says better what we think!
Why didn’t CNN offer to have Rush give the rebuttal?
DAMN RIGHT! I’m 61 years old and I’ve heard and saw far too much of the Leftards since the 1960s...I wonder if we could exile the traitors to Canada? It worked wonderfully well in 1783 when we called them, “Tories.”
DAMN RIGHT! I’m 61 years old and I’ve heard and saw far too much of the Leftards since the 1960s...I wonder if we could exile the traitors to Canada? It worked wonderfully well in 1783 when we called them, “Tories.”
DAMN RIGHT! I’m 61 years old and I’ve heard and saw far too much of the Leftards since the 1960s...I wonder if we could exile the traitors to Canada? It worked wonderfully well in 1783 when we called them, “Tories.”
They are talking about 0 here, right? He has more media coverage then all conservative talk show hosts put together.
He's just not as popular so he has to play dirty like any good bully. This is why they want everything done on a fast track, so we won't know what hit us.
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