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Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-10-29 11:42:55 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Thereâs this conservative mantra thatâs being jammed down the throats of the American people, and the other side of the story is not being told."

What is this numbskull talking about? The other side IS being told. The American public sees it in all those Democratic debates, public statements by Democrats (like Mr. Chappaquiddick, Howard Dean, and Gen. Clark, to name a few) and in all these "protests" by leftist groups. Quite frankly, it's an ugly message.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-29 11:49:45 AM|| 2003-10-29 11:49:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 so this will be like NPR-2?

Posted by Frank G 2003-10-29 11:55:37 AM|| 2003-10-29 11:55:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 so this will be like NPR-2?
Right on, Frank, but without even the tiny portion of entertainment that NPR provides. Watch the trajectory - straight up, straight down. Wonder how long it'll have to burn before the Dummycheats pull the plug.

The "other" party in this country gets loonier and farther from our founding principles every day. Pretty soon, they're going to find themselves so looney, so far left, that even the Commies won't have anything to do with them.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-10-29 12:11:54 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-10-29 12:11:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm surprised that anyone is surprised. These are the folks that have revised history, made victimhood the norm of social discourse, and defined anyone who has structured their life to acquire resources as "the richest 5% of Americans". They simply have no world view that doesn't require Government to act to rectify the wrongs that they have defined. Don't be surprised when listening to this new point of view is mandated in classrooms.

Posted by Highlander 2003-10-29 12:16:27 PM|| 2003-10-29 12:16:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I remeber listening to Alan Combs on the radio a few years ago. Don't know if he is still on the dial. He was like in a war zone most of the time as he couldn't buy many friendly callers and it was pretty comical. Seattle has a guy named Dave Ross, who is pretty level and has been going national with some canned, one minute, comments. He does tend to call conservative type reasoning hipocritcal. Which is pretty easy to do when one tries to defend the Ideal vs Real.

Posted by Lucky 2003-10-29 12:16:42 PM|| 2003-10-29 12:16:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Mario Cuomo tried this, too. He failed, Big Time. This won't be any different except for the over / under (six weeks, let's get this added to the WOT Futures, too.)

Posted by Raj 2003-10-29 12:17:02 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2003-10-29 12:17:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 "Ed Schultz is known around the country, even though heâs basically in a small market, one thatâs off the beaten path. That says a lot for the guy."
You mean, THE Ed Schultz?!
Sorry. I must've missed the Ed Schultz bandwagon when it rolled through town.
Who the f**k is Ed Schultz?

Posted by tu3031 2003-10-29 12:17:57 PM|| 2003-10-29 12:17:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 What idiots.How many times have they tried this?

Posted by Rex Mundi 2003-10-29 12:18:45 PM|| 2003-10-29 12:18:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Mario was one, Hightower was another....

Unless Ed goes by the nickname "Dutch" or "Sargeant", then I don't have a frigging clue who he is

Posted by Frank G 2003-10-29 12:41:59 PM|| 2003-10-29 12:41:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 There's just nowhere to get good liberal news anymore - except for ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, CNN, NPR, BBC, NYTimes, LATimes, WAPost...

And no spokesmen, except for Donahue, Bill Moyers, Michael Moore, Al Franken, anyone with an acting career, anyone working for the aforementioned news companies...

What's a bleeding heart to do ?

Posted by eyeyeye 2003-10-29 12:44:18 PM|| 2003-10-29 12:44:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 If this guy is as tactless and vicious as Limbaugh(who has been known to make people from the Religious Right feel sorry for left-wing extremists) then the show's going to get low ratings, radio stations will pull the plug, and the Donks will whine about censorship.

Posted by Atrus 2003-10-29 12:47:46 PM|| 2003-10-29 12:47:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 If this guy is as tactless and vicious as Limbaugh...

I don't listen to Limbaugh. I don't listen to anybody on radio or television, and believe only a portion of what I read on the Internet. The only people I've ever heard speak about Limbaugh in these terms, however, have been the whiners on the other side of the debate. It's only "tactless and vicious" when you point out the GAPING flaws in their lunatic thought and expression. Sorry, TRUTH is seldom 'caring' or 'nurturing' or 'compassionate'. Frequently it rips out your throat and takes a big hunk of the rest of your anatomy as well - just ask any guy who has ever been shot at...

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-10-29 1:04:23 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-10-29 1:04:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Well gang if this fails look for the Liberals to insists on the 'fairness doctrine.' This will requires stations to give equal time to opposing viewpoints. Like that will last.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-10-29 2:46:56 PM|| 2003-10-29 2:46:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 I thoroughly support this effort by the national Democratic establishment to make their big media debut (I mean, c'mon, as if Hollywood, NPR, and broadcast news are enough of an outlet).

Not only will it drain the financial resources of the Dems in a misguided effort to push their party line but I predict that it will also have to run to the left to attract the hardcore listeners that are the mainstay of the Dem voters (e.g. those that have nothing better to do between 2 and 5, like work).

This will be the Indymedia of the radio!

Posted by mjh 2003-10-29 2:49:34 PM|| 2003-10-29 2:49:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 But wouldnât the left howl if Senate Republicans had a direct role in choosing a Limbaugh or Hannity for a Republican radio Project?

I believe it's an article of faith on the left that Limbaugh WAS chosen by the Republican party.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-10-29 3:13:26 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2003-10-29 3:13:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Colmes is still on the radio, he does a fairly good job. Of course he's liberal but not insanely so. He's learned to pick his battles, something that has the far left angry with him a lot of the time. I agree with Hannity more often but think Colmes is far more persuasive on the issues I'm undecided on.

Lately the far left has chosen attacks and emotional knee-jerk responses in replace of arguements. If this guy doesn't have something a little more than that he's not going to last long.

Posted by Yank 2003-10-29 3:59:15 PM|| 2003-10-29 3:59:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Before someone claims I'm hypocritical I don't think of Colmes as being of the far left. His often logical debating tactics, willingness to disassociate himself from the rapid left, and ability to stake out a position seperate from the Democratic talking points seperate him from the run of the mill leftist.

On the other hand I can determien Hannity's position before he states it. He's consistant if nothing else, but his positions tend to line up with the Republican talking points 99% of the time.

Posted by Yank 2003-10-29 4:01:49 PM|| 2003-10-29 4:01:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 but his positions tend to line up with the Republican talking points 99% of the time.

...so, how bad can that be? ;o)

Posted by badanov 2003-10-29 6:21:56 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2003-10-29 6:21:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 That makes it, like, authentic, y'know?

Ya betcha'

Hey, is there anyone, who's actually heard THE Ed Schulz's program? What's he like?

If everyone's heard of him, why hasn't he got a gig in a bigger city?

Posted by Jabba the Nutt 2003-10-29 7:59:42 PM|| 2003-10-29 7:59:42 PM|| Front Page Top

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