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Radio Listeners Have Most Extreme Political Views, Newspaper Readers Least
Pew Research Center for the People and the (Print) Press ^
| June 27, 2005
| Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Posted on 06/27/2005 6:01:16 PM PDT by rface
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CONCLUSION: Radio listeners - especially Limbaugh listeners - are bad extreemists, while newspaper readers are reasonable people that like to get along with others.
This study was paid for by the powers behind thew "Main-Stream-Media"
what a bunch of horse shit
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posted on
06/27/2005 6:01:16 PM PDT
by
rface
To: rface
To paraphrase my favorite conservative of the last century-
"Polarization, in the defense of liberty, is not a vice".
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posted on
06/27/2005 6:03:29 PM PDT
by
RedStateRocker
(Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6)
To: rface
Conservative listeners have their ideals reinforced by the shows, which ultimately lead to even more extreme views, What a load of crap.
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posted on
06/27/2005 6:04:17 PM PDT
by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along.)
To: rface
I believe Pew is the same group that ginned up that phony groundswell support for "Campaign Finance Reform" that resulted in the McCain-Feingold Act.
With this, are they trying to open the door for a revival of the Fairness Doctrine?
To: rface
Conservative listeners have their ideals reinforced by the shows, which ultimately lead to even more extreme views, Wanta said.The horrors.
The use of an unscientific term like "extreme" renders this entire study worth less than a festering bowl of dog snot.
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posted on
06/27/2005 6:04:50 PM PDT
by
Maceman
(The Qur'an is Qur'ap.)
To: rface
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posted on
06/27/2005 6:04:57 PM PDT
by
Mike Bates
(Irish Alzheimer's victim: I only remember the grudges.)
To: rface
"I am a radio listeners. I would like lower taxes" <-- Extremist
"I read newspapers. I support partial birth abortion, homosexual marriage, and government ownership of the means of production." <-- Moderate.
To: rface
"Overall, our findings point to radio as a reason for the increasing polarization of the U.S. public" That's right, it's all about Rush. The Left's descent into complete insanity has nothing to do with it.
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posted on
06/27/2005 6:06:05 PM PDT
by
JennysCool
(In a perfect world, where everything is equal, I own the film rights and am working on the sequel)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
With this, are they trying to open the door for a revival of the Fairness Doctrine?My thoughts exactly. Gin up some phony stats for dems to clutch in their hands while they rant from the podium.
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posted on
06/27/2005 6:06:38 PM PDT
by
randog
(What the....?!)
To: rface
"Overall, our findings point to radio as a reason for the increasing polarization of the U.S. public"Ok. I'll bite. The good people are just saying "No" to liberalism because the liberal news papers can't fool them anymore.
So what's the problem? It sounds like good news to me!
To: rightwingintelligentsia
perhaps we should reimpose a modified version of the "Fairness Doctrine" --- and that it apply ONLY to tax-payer funded broadcasts... ie. NPR and PBS.
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posted on
06/27/2005 6:09:30 PM PDT
by
rface
("...the most schizoid freeper I've ever seen" - New Bloomfield, Missouri)
To: Rodney King
TRANSLATION" "It is bad to have strong opinions. It is bad to have strong opinions. Sleep...sleep...zzzzzzz."
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posted on
06/27/2005 6:09:54 PM PDT
by
50sDad
( ST3d - Star Trek Tri-D Chess! http://my.oh.voyager.net/~abartmes)
To: rface
I read the entire newspaper before going to work each day as well as listening to the radio, which includes about 30-40 minutes of Rush most days.
This probably explains the schizophrenia.
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posted on
06/27/2005 6:10:35 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: rightwingintelligentsia
I have told people that among Hillary's first executive orders during her presidency would be to shut down talk radio. She would do it. Don't doubt it.
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posted on
06/27/2005 6:13:00 PM PDT
by
doug from upland
(MOCKING DEMOCRATS 24/7 --- www.rightwingparodies.com)
To: rface
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posted on
06/27/2005 6:13:02 PM PDT
by
mmercier
(the prince and the discourse)
I also noticed that radio listeners are only Conservative Extremist in this study ---- I work with a couple of NPR Extremists .... and they both have mental problems. (Extreme Liberalism is a Mental Disorder)
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posted on
06/27/2005 6:13:13 PM PDT
by
rface
("...the most schizoid freeper I've ever seen" - New Bloomfield, Missouri)
To: rface
You forgot: The only extremists are on the right.
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posted on
06/27/2005 6:15:04 PM PDT
by
stands2reason
(GINOBILI and HORRY are my MVPS!!!)
To: rface
leave it to the puke research center to come up with a high school sophomoric scam.
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posted on
06/27/2005 6:15:06 PM PDT
by
ken21
(it takes a village to steal your child + to steal your property! /s)
To: rface
Gee Rush, after all these years, they are STILL blaming you for influencing your audience. I can remember when the libs thought you weren't relevent, LOL.
To: rface
Snoozepapers.......*YAWN*
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posted on
06/27/2005 6:15:52 PM PDT
by
Viking2002
(I'm the white Christian that Howeird Dean warned you about.)
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