THE GREATEST RADIO HOST IN THE WORLD, and the BIGGEST MORONS I EVER HEARD OF

[Cinnamon Girl]

The most brilliant, the most eloquent, the most entertaining talk show host on the air today, Michael Medved, has had his show spiked like a so-called meat burger in a middle school cafeteria dumpster. Apparently, his so-called home station in Seattle decided that Michael needed to be replaced by the Sean Hannity show.

I guess it shouldn't matter to me as long as I can still hear Michael every day, but after hearing his inspirational, and astounding holiday special today about "G-d's Hand in American History," I can't imagine that any station manager with a brain in his head would want to give this guy up.

[RWG]

You're right about the diferences. I used to listen to Hannity until he had a few callers with whom he simply could not debate an issue and just said something stupid like I can't talk to someone so ignorant today, maybe some other time I can take the time to set him straight but I can't take him today. It was such a pathetic performance I have not listened since.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Medved

[Gumlegs]

You mean is was his brother who wrote The Golden Turkey Awards??!?

[soccermom]

What in your post refutes my claim? I am well aware that Sean Hannity is on Rush's flagship station. Hannity has not been a guest host for Limbaugh since he went national --neither has Medved.

[Inspector Harry Callahan]

Our local station dumped Medved in favor of Hannity fairly recently also. Actually, I don't remember much public outcry (if any at all). I think Hannity's ratings are better, and that's what station managers have to look at. Selling ads to ears. The more ears, the more dollars. Regards.

[soccermom]

"I got it! You are a spurned caller mad at Rush because of the constant rejections by his call screener." Yawnnnn.....Wrong again. The two times I was actually able to get through, I was put on the air. The first time was in the early nineties and I asked him why Ted Turner would be contributing to Buchanan's campaign. The other time was in the late nineties, when I reminded him of how Clinton overrode his own weapons ban to allow a campaign contributor to import assualt weapons. He applauded me on remembering what he had forgotten. "I also think you are angry over his well-deserved trashing of soccer moms." Once again, you are wrong --- and also lack reading comprehension. I've already addressed that. I first heard the term from Rush. Even though the term was coined by Time Magazine, Rush made it famous. I adopted the term because I thought it was cute and because, in the literal sense, I am a soccer mom. "You also do not understand Rush's sense of humor." I have a sense of humor and I am secure in myself. That's why I can use the handle "soccermom" and laugh while people like you get your panties in a wad, over a tongue-in-cheek handle. "What you see as insecurity, long time LISTENERS know as his tongue-in-cheek bluster. " I've been listening to Rush since 1991 -- even though you won't admit it, I'll bet that is longer than you have been listening. I am capable of distinguishing his humor -- "feminazis", "tell you what to think" etc. His call-screening line is no joke. He is insecure and your desperate attempts to "spin" why I would have the audacity to say such things exposes your own insecurity.

[harpo11]

KSFO 560 San Francisco, only gives us loyal listeners one hour of Hannity. The producers even slighted us on the day last week that Sean brought his Let Freedom Ring Tour to KSFO and played only one hour. Bummer!@ I'd rather listen to Hannity than Dr. Laura which begins for 3 hours of massive misery and stupidity not from her but her dreadful callers. although Dr. Laura's voice is not particularly easy on the ears. This is when I dial out.

Dr. Laura dominates the early afternoon hours of at least 4 local stations. What a bore.

Michael Medved is ok but he doesn't stir up my enthusiasm. I hope your local station will continue to play Medved's show, but perhaps his program is not bringing in the profitlike Hannity's surely has proven to do, plus increased listenership.

Thank God, Michael Savage hits the airwaves at 4:00 p.m. He really is inspirational and revs up social and political hot talk like no one can on the radio in the afternoon!!! Actually, some days listening to the first opening minutes of the Savage Nation is like drinking an entire bottle of Tobasco Sauce in one gulp with a Tequila chaser!

Radio listening life would be absolutely sensationally perfect from KSFO 560 AM all day and evening if they would just remove Dr. Laura's Show or at least reschedule to very late night, IMHO.

[Cinnamon Girl]

Please re-read what I wrote. I am not calling Sean Hannity a moron at all. I was referring to the program director or general manager at Medved's home station who canned him. I like Sean Hannity. I just like to listen to Medved's show much more.

[Publius6961]

DNC?

[restornu]

Did you stop to think he has to prepare for his show. When he used to do Rush there were re-shovelling of others. Sean would do Noon to 4 PM and than other would fill in. Since Sean went National he is busy with his own pre for the Nation it not just local and these other people are local.

He always praises Rush, Rush even offer his plane for Sean trips. You just don't like Rush so we get all these sour notes:)

[restornu]

I just like to listen to Medved's show much more.

I understand:)

[Psycho_Bunny]

If KKOL would only replace the Dolans with Medved.

I have a lot of respect for them, and I sometimes find them informative but, their presentation style annoys the hell out of me. I just turn off the radio when Hugh's show is over.

[soccermom]

Oh puhleeze! Do you lack reading comprehension as well? I said, very clearly, Medved WANTED to continue filling in for Rush. He wasn't dropped because he didn't have time or because of any scheduling conflicts. Local radio show hosts fill in for Rush all the time...and still manage to do their local shows. I made an honest observation that Rush is insecure, given his policy of not allowing national hosts to fill-in for him, and you guys get your panties in a bunch and start jumping to conclusions. I dare say I've been listening to Rush longer than you have been. My kids have Ditto-and-Dad ties. (You probably don't even know what those are because you're a Johnny-come-lately to his show.) If it's still in the archives, you can even find my posts about going to see Rush when he attended our state's GOP picnic in 2000. You people really need to expand your minds a bit and realize that the slightest criticism of a person does not mean one is the enemy. Following your logic, Rush hates GW. Grow up.

[soccermom]

It is obvious that restornu doesn't take the time to read in the full context. He/She just also assumed my comments about Medved as a fill-in host were about Hannity.

[bankwalker]

Thoughts?

Medved is great, and so is the great Bob Grant. Nobody else quite makes it to the standard they have set for mental preparedness IMHO.

[soccermom]

Look, this whole digression about Rush was borne of an innocuous statement. Someone said they handn't heard of Medved and I said he used to fill in for Rush. That is the ONLY relevance Rush even has to this thread. There is no doubt that Rush gave both Hannity and Medved their big breaks. If it hadn't been for Rush, there would be no Medved or Hannity shows over which to argue. I'm sure both are grateful for the opportunity Rush gave them.

[soccermom]

hadn't

[Captainpaintball]

You ARE a typical soccer mom. You know NOTHING about the radio industry, and its mind-numbing contractual complexities. You also have no comprehension of the business side of industry (this is the behind-the-scenes part you DON'T hear)

Instead,like a typical soccer mom, your blind emotion (which gets worse certain times of the month) and personal dislike for someone trump all logic. "I know what I know, I know I'm right, and that's FINAL!"

It's so bad, you have no idea that you contradicted yourself in posts #12 and #22. In post #12, you claim Rush is insecure of Medved, Hannity, and the rest. Where did you get this inside information? Or, like most rabidly emotional women in an argument, do you just "know" this?

In post #22. you say the opposite: "It is understandable that a host wouldn't want to promote potential "competition." So either you called someone insecure, and you support Rush's "insecurity", or you confused yourself somewhere along your insane rants.

I'll say it one more time, there is NO need for someone to continue filling in for someone else after getting a nationally syndicated program of their own. Fill-in slots are opportunities for up and coming hosts to show their stuff. Right now, Walter Williams doesn't want it, so Roger Hedgecock is the guy. If Roger gets a big radio deal, someone else will take his place, and the whole process starts over again. What don't you understand about this?

It's not about anyone's insecurity. Except perhaps your own.You can have the last word, because I know you wouldn't have it any other way.

[colorado tanker]

We get Medved here on tape delay. Hannity is on here opposite Rush, so's I usually don't hear him. I like Medved, particularly on social issues and the Mideast. He can be an acquired taste, however, because he likes to give AT to liberals and debate them. It's really worth listening to because he gets many of them to say the dumbest things. Oh well, guess talk radio is a rough and tumble biz.

[soccermom]

You are the one using emotion and jumping to conclusions -- not me. I stated a FACT. Medved WANTED to continue filling in for Rush and Rush didn't want him to. There were NO contractual limitations. You are the one who is guessing. Furthermore, there is no contradiction in stating that Limbaugh is insecure and that that is understandable. I don't have to "support" his insecurity to understand it. You, once again, JUMPED to conclusions. No one would want to promote the competition, so it is LOGICAL that he would be insecure about having a competitor host his show. "I'll say it one more time, there is NO need for someone to continue filling in for someone else after getting a nationally syndicated program of their own.....What don't you understand about this?" Whether or not you think there is a need, is IRRELEVANT to the whole point of the discussion. You are coming up with all the reasons why a national host wouldn't want to fill in for Rush -- prep time, contracts etc. I'm telling you the FACTS. And the fact is he DID want to fill in for Rush, even after he had a national show. I find it amusing that you would accuse me of being "rabidly emtional" and making "insane rants", when all I did was say Medved used to fill in for Rush and that Rush dropped him when he went national. You, illogically, assume I have a "personal dislike" for Rush. You got into hysterics defending Rush over a thread that isn't even about him. Take a chill pill. Take off the tinfoil hat and relax. Sheesh!