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There are some distortions on the comments here. Goyette might not be a "conservative," but after listening to him for a few years I know that he is NOT a "liberal" on ECONOMICAL issues that have to do with concepts of limited government, the constitution, liberty in individualism, etc. I have heard him talk about how we should get rid of the minimal wage, eliminate welfare, cut taxation, cut government, cut regulation, and on and on. That does not parallel what liberalism is.

For ratings on KFYI, I don't have all the records to look back to see ratings, however, those that I have seen were actually good. He did not have bad ratings. If he did, then he would NOT have lasted 3.5 years on KFYI and they would NOT have extended his contract in the lead up to the war with a good increase in his salary. According to Goyette, he was moved to 7-10PM after he declined to change his view on the war with Iraq. With this said, they paid him a ratings performance bonus during this move (in accordance with his contract)! That alone proves that his ratings were not that bad after all. Goyette has admitted on his show a couple of times on KFNX that he finds it acceptable in a free-market place that he was fired on KFYI for his views, but that it was false to say that it was do to ratings. KFYI and its other hosts actively kicked down Goyette. KFYI moving to #1 overall does not give a complete picture from time frame to time frame.

Goyette was not fired on KFNX; he quit KFNX because he believes that KXXT will place him in a sold lineup reflecting a backlash against Bush's fiscal irresponsibly & problems with the war on terror, just like talk radio became a hit as a backlash against Clinton. I personally disagree with his move because I believe it will reflect badly on him, but that is his choice and I wish him luck.

Just make no mistake about it that Goyette is not a liberal. I just hope that he does not pander to them on KXXT, but so far so good because he was speaking against socialism.

They move Goyette from the pm drivetime slot... and move to 1st in ratings.

Goyette cries over sour grapes. Stop talking about how great his ratings were - he was never #1 except in the minds eye of the New Times before they had that mental midget Mike Newcomb to tonguebathe.

As time has gone on, he's gotten nuttier. On 1100, I heard him promulgating the theory that the 9/11 attack on the pentagon never happened.

I heard him on KXXT the other morning praising Al Franken and Scott Ritter. He lionized Ritter, a pedophile. Both guests made many, many factual errors which even the average Freeper could have pointed to articles disproving. He let it ALL go.

Call in listeners called Charles "progressive." He never challened this assertation.

I have 0 respect for the man, now. I doubt he'll be espousing libertarian economic principles on KXXT - just angling to be the Art Bell of politics and land a national Herr America show.

That said, I once enjoyed his show. Since the Iraq war, he's become more and more unlistenable.