“This report complained that there was too much conservative talk on the radio because of “the absence of localism in American radio markets” “
So some conservative jujitsu is in order. The task will be to demonstrate that Obama and the Democratic Party are disingenuous in this “localism” concept, since they actually are fighting very hard for the NATIONALIZATION” of every program and covering every issue.
Obama wants the NATIONALIZATION of education, our young people, health-care, energy, and everything else. Therefore their “localization” argument doesn't wash at all.
The Democratic Party wants nothing at all monitored, directed or controlled by local citizens. Imagine if local citizens were allowed the prerogative to determine if local residence are worthy of welfare benefits, just for example. !! Well, it might go their way in inner cities, but almost nowhere else.
The conservative talk show hosts on both local and national level should band together NOW to fight this. And I for one will support and fight with them.
Localism is a WONDERFUL thing! Look at the election map when it is broken down by county. Red everywhere.
We can fight this law and we should, because it violates the First Amendment. But if we lose that fight, we have not lost the war, not at all. It may actually put us in a terrific position to dominate in nearly every local market in the nation.
In fact, I think we should start right now by supporting local conservatives on our local stations. Don’t just listen to the big national talkers. Listen to your local talkers. Let the station know how much you like them and appreciate them. Remember, too, local talkers can network. I’m sure most of them read plenty of conservative websites and blogs and can get information from them.
Look for some of them to move from radio to politics. They will have sharpened their debating skills from their radio experience debating on the air. They will have heard it all, the kooks of every stripe, the liars, the spinners, everything.