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To me, he comes off as pompous, arrogant and condescending. Everyone around him is a mental midget in comparison, unworthy to even share the air he breathes. He doesn't bother to extend President Bush the accepted courtesy of calling him President Bush at first mention, and then in subsequent mentions referring to him as simply Bush - even the New York Times extends the man that much consideration. And there's no way that's accidental.

Reading this, I can just picture his show as three hours of screaming at and belittling the callers, telling them they're nothing more than stupid pom-pom wavers and George Bush kneepadders, broken up every now and then with updated Iraqi casualty counts, delivered with a barely concealed "I told you so" attitude, just as they are at CNN, ABC, NBC and CBS. If anyone who's listened to him has a different take, please share it - this is my impression based on nothing more than having read this piece.

I listen to him two or three times a week for one,two or three hours,depending on my schedule and his topic.I believe he comes across on the radio as somewhat pompous,well informed and intelligent.

I seldom agree with his opinions on local sports happenings. Most sports related events and items bore me and I only side with the underdogs anyway,so I don't have to listen. I'm gonna love the Cardinals and their owners and the Coyotes and whatever,no matter the facts. Charles seemed to think his insider information and facts should sway his listeners,well I am living testimony to the contrary. When it comes to sports I don't care what anyone says,I have made up my mind.

I think that's the way most people are these days about everything,politics,religion,philosophy,history,geography,you name it and no matter how important the subject is people are committed to their own "precious" opinion;sans facts.sans reality,sans sense.

That said, Charles Goyette is an excellent talk show host,does his homework and presents his position backed up with facts and often overlooked additional information. I don't agree with him on many issues (over and above the sports junk) but he draws his conclusions using good information and processing it logically and presenting articulately. I don't know if you have noticed but it seems that those things bring us to truth are the last things people want to listen to these days.On a grading system where Sean Hannity is a C,Rush a C+,Hugh Hewlitt and Dennis Prager B's,I'd give Goyette a B-,and the - is because he talks about sports too darn much.