Posted on 08/29/2002 5:47:00 PM PDT by Arch-Conservative
I have noticed the broad spectrum of "conservative" opinions that emerge from the threads on this website. There is a similar diversity of "conservative" thought in talk radio, and I was wondering which of the preeminent talk hosts you identify most with - and, of course, why you choose that particular spokesman over the others.
I never thought of him as pompous at all.
Agree 100%. There are a lot of Americans who feel the way Savage does. Until he came along, we really didn't have a voice. And 300 stations, with over 60% of them being in medium to major markets, not bad for an "angry white male".
He regularly debates liberal guests such as Noam Chomsky and handles himself admirably.
Rush has been on my dirty list ever since he took a series of cheap shots at Dubya as a ratings-raising stunt during the last ratings sweeps period.
Rush. I listen if I'm on the road between 9 and noon, and occasionally to the "Rush replay" on KFBK Sacramento from 10pm to midnight. He's not as funny as he used to be, and he does talk about golf too much, but his recovery from hearing loss is a remarkable thing. If he was a liberal, Oprah etc. would be gushing about how brave and wonderful he is.
Dr. Bill Wattenburg. He's not a conservative in the standard sense, but he is death on environmentalists, and his knowledge and arguments are solid. He's one of the few people I know who loathes greens as much as I do. (Hi there, Grampa Dave.) He's got a wealth of scientific and practical knowledge that makes him perhaps the best informational broadcaster I have ever heard. He's on KGO San Francisco, but the hours are irregular - lately he's been filling in for the aforementioned Gene Burns. If you want to know more about him, there's a fan website at http://www.pushback.com/Wattenburg. It amazes me that he emanates from a sick sick sleazeville like Sin Freaksicko.
Dennis Prager. The best of the socially and morally-oriented talkers. Some of you are of course more tuned in to economics and national defence, but there aren't enough articulate family values conservatives out there. BTW, although this guy is so polite and nice he can remind you of the Stuart Smalley character on SNL, he drives immoralist liberals into apoplexy. He's got his own website too, at http://www.dennisprager.com.
Dr. Laura. I used to be very down on her, and her voice is hardly ideal for radio. Then I worked for a couple of weeks with a group of women in an office who listened to her every afternoon. I changed my mind. Laura is great because 1. she insists on putting the interests of children first, which of course enrages single mothers and casual divorcees 2. she understands that "blended families" are a bad idea, and that fairy tales aren't full of evil step-parents for nothing 3. she understands that a lot of "therapy" is either useless or positively harmful 4. she understands that making everything a question of mental illness that can be treated both destroys moral reality and increases the income of therapists and finally 5. she never bashes men as a class, and expects men to act and feel like men and women to act and feel like women. All that said, I don't actually listen to her that often on my own initiative :-) . John Carlson. If the reception is good enough or I'm close enough to Seattle, I check out John. He's articulate and classy, and so not often flustered by the liberal callers that the area unfortunately has no shortage of.
From his website:
"Mark Scott" interviews the newsmakers. Mark Scott is a newsmaker. Dynamic, provocative, spontaneous… Mark explores the hottest news topics and issues of the day with the names in and behind the headlines. He tackles some of the toughest subjects with some of the brightest minds in the country… public officials, media mavens, tough minded individuals… from business entrepreneur to journalists and famous authors… including sexologists, warriors and porn stars.
There are no sacred cows in his arena, as Mark explores popular and unpopular points of view, from all sides of the issue.
Noted for his incisive interviewing technique, Mark brings to his talk show experience as a news anchor, investigative reporter and news analyst. He is a lightning rod that sparks controversy.
And in the game of cat and mouse he's not intimidated by his guests…
In Martial Arts, Mr. Scott holds a Nidan ranking in Judo, Ju Jitsu and Kempo Karate and currently trains in Pentjak Silat and Kali.
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Mark Scott literally kicks liberal @ss!
I don't agree 100% with everything he says (he's pro-abortion, for one thing) but he is very intelligent and is a very logical thinker.
They seem to be just two ordinary guys who called regular talk radio, and got tired of being cut-off whenever they raised particularly controversial points--so they got together and started their own show.
The astounding thing is how good their show is despite their being amateurs--and I think it's so good precisely because there's no censorship of ideas--and no censorship of emotion--it's genuine and not an act.
Where else can you hear a certain Cuban dictator called a bearded-cigar-chewing-maggot and a certain middle aged singer called "that anus with a nose"--all said in the most delightful blue collar down-to-earth NYC accents.
And they really don't care much for the "Stinkin' French!"
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