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Topic: Killing Conservative Talk Radio, One Market at a Time |
Killing Conservative Talk Radio, One Market at a Time
American Thinker, by Daren Jonescu
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Posted By:John c, 1/22/2013 6:13:36 PM
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| "First they came for the local radio hosts...." If you want a glimpse into the real, practical mechanisms whereby unprincipled political power diminishes and silences opposing voices, look not to the nationally-publicized attacks on Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck. Look to what happens at the local level, to people who do not have a national microphone and millions of defenders. Consider the example of Brainerd, Minnesota´s (population 13,613) local conservative radio show.
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Comments: Boston is down from 3 talk stations to one. A team of liberal talkers have found a home on the local NPR outlet, the good conservative talkers are looking for work. Long article but with the 1.6 Billion kitty that was posted last week, I don´t doubt it is the plan.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Muncssister, 1/22/2013 6:29:01 PM (No. 9133094)
WBT 1110 in Charlotte used to be a great, big conservative station. But they have fired all of the conservative local hosts and now have the snotty liberal duo Brad and Britt in the afternoon drivetime slot. Only Rush remains but I choose to listen to him online. After WBT fired their fabulous conservative host Tara Servatius in 2010, I was so furious I quit listening.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Tangles, 1/22/2013 6:44:14 PM (No. 9133116)
Ask Algore and Okra how it works when no one listens.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
richwill, 1/22/2013 6:47:50 PM (No. 9133120)
A must read. The left is excellent at silencing its opponents. Ask Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
wsdiego, 1/22/2013 7:07:27 PM (No. 9133141)
Liberal views are so weak they can´t stand rebuttal!
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
janylou, 1/22/2013 7:11:23 PM (No. 9133145)
Liberals can´t compete on talk radio so rather than being satisfied with the LSM on the boob tube, they have to start buying up radio stations to silence our side. So much for equal time!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Coy860, 1/22/2013 7:24:15 PM (No. 9133158)
Live stream ! Boortz/Cain/Beck 9-12 12-3 Rush 3-6 Hannity 6-9 Mark Levin
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
FenwayFrank, 1/22/2013 7:33:07 PM (No. 9133167)
This is the same ´chilling effect´ that liberal journalists wet their britches about when someone calls them out in a libel or defamation case.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
WAN2, 1/22/2013 8:01:07 PM (No. 9133192)
Busting Britches, Kemo Sabe!!! Just wait until they dust off the fairness doctrine! The stars align. He´s gonna go for broke. Were I Rush with his bundle I´d move to Costa Rica and ignore the quagmire of takers. He has done all he can. Now it´s just gonna eat him up alive.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
MaMe2, 1/22/2013 8:52:33 PM (No. 9133244)
Snap out of it and stop whining. We´re Americans , not the French. Do you think that history began the day you were born?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
ruready?, 1/22/2013 8:57:36 PM (No. 9133251)
Would like for Rush to be more practical and less pie in the sky. Optimism is a hallmark of conservatism, but the hard reality is our country is gone. I have come to terms with that. However, I will not abide being subject to liberalism. Maybe it´s too much to ask, but I would love to hear some discussion from Rush on actionable ideas to secure our freedoms.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
columba, 1/22/2013 9:00:30 PM (No. 9133255)
Liberals win by silencing the opposition and then lulling the voter into a free give-away
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
King of all trolls, 1/22/2013 9:01:56 PM (No. 9133259)
Shutting down these oafs would be very good for the GOP. These people are very entertaining yet they´ve already cost us 5 Senate seats and they kneecapped Romney straight out of the gate. Their ratings soar as America circles the toilet bowl. Conservatism needs more rationalism, less hysterical demagoguery.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
bifgroovey, 1/22/2013 9:02:13 PM (No. 9133261)
Air America was funded privately and still didn´t work because 1. Shrill mob anger isn´t entertaining 2. Hosts enducated in public schools aren´t thoughtful 3. Conservatives listen to Rush while out in car doing work (something Obama doesn´t require). 4. Communists are untalented
But here is Obamination fact: 1. America´s credit has been downgraded 2. We borrow money to pay Obamas bills (tell your grandkids) 3. Unemployment among black Americans in 35+%
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Judith, 1/22/2013 9:11:26 PM (No. 9133272)
Starting in August of this year, here in MA, we have lost the ability to listen to at least 10 conservative talk-show hosts(esses also). And as far as I can see, no one seems to want to talk about it. If the idiot in the whitehouse goes after the remaining talk show hosts (Limbaugh, Levin and Savage)that will finish it here in MA. And we will silently submit.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Me?Opinionated?Nah!, 1/22/2013 10:06:42 PM (No. 9133316)
This is an excellently presented article. Here’s its money quote:
“Having learned the hard way that liberal talk radio cannot compete for listeners with conservative hosts -- the reason is obvious, and explains the "need" for NPR: extended political discussion, in order to be engaging, requires rational arguments and supporting facts, which leftists cannot provide.”
The major difference between conservatives and liberals is that conservatives think for themselves while liberals have others do their thinking for them.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
revdeppisch316, 1/22/2013 10:37:20 PM (No. 9133352)
I was ousted from talk radio thanks to "consultants" who said there is no place for God, Guns or (anti) Gay talk on the airwaves.
Owning a market in ratings and revenue is no guarantee of keeping your job.
Political Correctness is killing radio and PC is a lie straight from the pit of HELL.
Now I am a preacher-- and I still slip in some of my talk radio digs during my sermons. Not sure how long that will last!
Macy in the Morning
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
ivehadit, 1/22/2013 10:52:14 PM (No. 9133370)
Yes, Rush needs to offer up answers or discussion. Imho, he´s playing into the alinsky hands now. It´s time for some ElRushbo community organizing!!
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Blackeagle, 1/22/2013 11:29:32 PM (No. 9133408)
Left wingers are very good at intimidating potential advertisers. Their favorite tactic is to classify every conservative position as ´´hate speech´´. I don´t care how good your ratings are - if you can´t sell ad space you can´t stay in business. (That was the likely reason Beck had to leave Fox - only niche businesses like gold salesmen were willing to buy air time with him.)
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
bob913, 1/22/2013 11:35:55 PM (No. 9133412)
Actually they are doing very well but.... for me what is killing conservative radio is:
Hearing Rush under cutting republicans and too much whining then slipping in a commercial during the talking and Sean Hannity reading his talking points loudly and often and Mark Levine speaking normally then yelling or the drip drip of condescension from Michael Medved or the Heidi Harris, Brian Whitman and Ben Shapiro show. I can listen Ben & Heidi but the liberal Brian has got to go. Stop pretending liberals are equal. Their ideas are bad. See evidence around the world.
Here in LA we have morning shows 640 KFI Bill Handle (vote obama liberal who can´t hold a coherent thought very long) and Kabc 790 Doug McIntyre who is on just long enough to tell you part of a story then another commercial comes on and repeat. I think it takes him 1 hour to tell a 3 min story.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
rocket scientist, 1/23/2013 12:03:14 AM (No. 9133424)
Conservative talk radio seems to be in fine shape here in the Southeast near Savannah, GA. We have a good local Conservative talk show host Bill Edwards in the mornings from 6 to 9 AM on 1290 WTKS. Rush can be heard on at least 6 different stations up and down the dial in the afternoons. We have Glenn Beck twice a day, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, Mark Levin, Laura Ingraham and a few others weekdays. Conservative Radio Heaven down here.
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