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just posted my own comment:

>>Just remember, liberal talk hosts never lie, or do ad hominem attacks, and are always full of grace and decorum (Randy Rhodes, Mike Malloy, Ed Schultz)...Yes, that’s sarcasm.

Apparently he’s unaware that liberal views ARE heard all over the radio dial in Boston. There is WWZN 1510 which recently expanded its progressive talk. Some hosts on the powerful WBZ and WTKK lean to the left (the latter, whose studios are right next to the Globe, gladly welcomes the governor in for a monthly chat...the atty general, too).

Yes, the likes of HC (Howie Carr) on WRKO (the guy who writes for that other paper—Eye’ll think of the name!) get very high ratings. Because they offer an alternative. And they will allow callers with opposing views on. So you do get to hear everything. What’s the stifling of dissent? Of course be prepared to debate.

I remember once tuning in to conservative Laura Ingraham and she had someone from Lawyers Against the War on. Laura asked him nicely if it was a good thing that Saddam was out of power. He refused to answer, kept refusing, then hung up. Laura’s producer called him back to try to get him back on, and he swore at the producer. Great opportunity to express an opposing view...if you’re up to it.

another good tidbit from the comments section:

bflat879 wrote:
It’s easy to see, when someone is misinformed, how they could write something like this. In this case, I’d say Mr. Almond is either blind or uninformed. If anyone can see what this White House is trying to do to Fox News and believe the FCC, which they fill with appointees, would not use it’s power to do more, is just plain ignorant.

Putting the power in the hands of the FCC and Rahm Emanuel would be like taking the Constitution and flushing it down the toilet.

There is only one problem with Talk Radio and Fox News, they haven’t fallen in line with the rest of the media. Obama is incapable of handling criticism and tough questions, both of which are provided by one news outlet and talk radio. I will never trust this administration until I see Barack Obama willing to do an hour with Greta, Brit, Bret, or Major; just to choose a few I’d love to see asking him questions. If I were Fox it would be no teleprompter and no advanced list of questions, just topics. Let’s see how he can handle that. My guess is that, one hour later, you’d see why he wants a fairness doctrine.

Last thing, for Mr. Almond, liberal Democrats will not be in charge of the government forever. Do you really want this power in the hands of Sarah Palin and her appointees, after 2012? If this answer is yes, then perhaps I’m wrong.