[bigbob]

Anyone who looks to radio talk shows as a source of information is an idiot.

[Mr. Douglas]

Anyone who looks to radio talk shows as a source of information is an idiot.

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So true. I can enjoy it from time to time, but it’s to see what people say about this or that issue, and when I’m stuck in my car or listening while building a deck or shed or something.

And the only people I’m hearing is the host and a few callers, so it’s a bit like putting a hidden mic near a water cooler.

Not exactly the pulse of the nation...

Disclaimer: I used to be a talk radio junkie.

[Dr. Sivana]

Anyone who looks to radio talk shows as a source of information is an idiot.

Like FR itself, talk radio is one of the barometers of what is being discussed. It is also a jumping off point for doing more research at times. Some talk shows (Vicki McKenna, WIBA, WISN, Wisconsin) can be very informative with hard news and commentary.

[Osage Orange]

Well bigbob....I’ve learned more from talk radio than I have from you.

[mass55th]

"Anyone who looks to radio talk shows as a source of information is an idiot."

Amen. The writer is a typical liberal who assumes Conservatives aren't smart enough to have an original thought, form our own opinions, or know what's going on in the world without it being spoon-fed to us.

I first started listening to Rush during Operation Desert Shield. Over the years I listened to him most often while I was at work. When I retired in 2003, my listening opportunities dwindled, so that I usually only get to listen to him while I'm in my car...and it isn't every day. I still enjoy his show when I have the opportunity. And the only two subs I ever enjoyed listening to are Mark Steyn and Walter Williams, and I haven't heard either of them in quite a while. If someone other than those two are hosting, I turn it off.

[BwanaNdege]

Anyone who looks to radio talk shows as a source of information is an idiot.

As one 'idiot' who needs information, I ask you to please enlighten me, oh Learned One.

Where should we of the hoi polloi seek information?

NPR
CBS/NBC/ABC/MSNBC
'BBC
Washington Post
Agence France-Presse
RT
CNN
The Guardian
The Times (London/NY/LA/India)
The Enquirer
The Nation
The Daily Worker
Investors Business Daily
World Net Daily
The Drudge Report

Inquiring 'Idiots' want to know!

(BTW, the operative phrase is "a source of information", not "their ONLY source of information")

[CodeToad]

“Anyone who looks to radio talk shows as a source of information is an idiot.”

Anyone who doesn’t know the important history of Rush’s show that got out vital information throughout the Clinton years is a liberal troll.

If it weren’t for Rush there most likely would never have been a conservative movement the size it is today.