I don't usually like posting pointless videos, but this one's worth a look for anyone fed up with the typical one-sided cable news talking monkeys. And hey, it's Friday.
As you guys know, I'm not particularly fond of conservative talkers like Sean Hannity (a great American whom I'd love to meet in a dark alley), Bill O'Reilly, Michael Savage and the like. Listening to them continually spew one-sided and borderline racist sentiments on the daily is good entertainment (which is why I still tune in anyway... Air America Radio sucks! Sorry.) and enlightening (cause lots of folks do indeed think just like this), but ultimately bad for your blood pressure. You know, kinda like watching 106th and Park everyday.
[Editor's Note: With a lull in campaign activity, I'll be taking yet another self-imposed hiatus from Politricks as Usual next week. Expect some Hollyweird, Crap Music, Guest Posts, and TeeVee Sux in the interim. Sorry folks, but I have to do this periodically to keep my sanity.]
Fox News' Chris Wallace goes head to head with his own colleagues on their biased coverage and distortions of a recent Obama radio interview. It's the kinda exchange that those of us who watch such channels and listen to conservative radio could only dream of pulling off.
Ethered! Sonned! Pwned! Cold Carried! Whatever you call it in your hood'.[1]
Of course, this only works because Wallace is white and collects a check from the station. Any other guest would have been shouted off the air and probably had his mic unplugged O'Reilly Factor style.
Still, give the guy props for having the cajones to call out B.S. where he sees it.
Now, if we could only get Juan Williams to grow a pair.
Question: Do you listen to conservative talk radio or watch channels like Fox News? Why?
Dissension Arises at Fox News Over Treatment of Obama [NYTimes]
[1] Or burb, barrio, cul de sac, ranch, whatever's clever.
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I will have to try to watch this later in the day once home. I watch 'The McLaughin Group' and 'To the Contrary'- both on PBS weekly when able. I listen because most of their commentators have been around for a while, especially within the political arena. However, I must admit I read some words recently voiced by Pat Buchannen(?)- that seemed extreme, even for him. I may have my personal boycott this weekend of the show, but that just lessens my anxiety. It does nothing for the many Americans out their who feel the same yet don't have the avenues to express their sentiments outloud..
rarely. On occasion I flip Rush on, mostly because his political instincts are extremely sharp. It's easy to seperate the wheat from the chaff, but I rarely put up with more than 15 minutes or so.
I listen to NPR, because I seem to have a perverse need to scream at my radio and NPR's bias often gives me that opportunity. Also, they break up the otherwise monotonous the leftwing slant with excellent stories.
I don't have cable, so CNN, FOX, etc are unavailable. The rest of my news I get from my RSS feed. :)
No, don't listen to conservative radio. No need for me to get any angrier over foolish ppl.
I used to watch C-SPAN's Washington Journal religiously, but I had to stop as I couldn't take the nonsense from the undereducated callers.
I don't have to purposely step in dog poop to know that it stinks and is a disgusting chore to remove from my shoe.
I also don't listen to Taylor Marsh.
Listening to NPR is quite enough to raise my blood pressure.
No I don't listen to conservative talk radio because for the most part, I can't take talking heads who don't too confined in one way of thinking.
I saw a clip of what Chris Wallace did on one of last Sunday morning's political shows and I can say to Chris Wallace is Bravo!
I use to listen to conservative talk radio, and I still due to a large extent. The reason I listen is to shoot holes in there thinking they all have the same talking point, and yes most of the time it's half truths and out right lies. I really enjoy the people who call in agreeing with the host. Most of them are stupid enought to think that the host is not talking about them. I live in the South and we had Air America for about a week before it was pulled.
At my day job, FOX news is constantly on. By the end of my day, between lunch, breaks, and workouts, I've had my fill of FOX and its biased reporting. But I do agree that it gives me an idea of how MANY people think....but I do hold my tongue (and fist) many a day when watching these shows with the coworkers.
Question: Do you listen to conservative talk radio or watch channels like Fox News? Why?
I used to, but not anymore. When Rush Limbaugh attacked a politician's wife for being a politician's wife, I dumped him.
When Fox News and other cable news stations ran, almost non-stop, edited clips of Rev. Wright's sermons, I dumped them.
Now, I'm detoxing. I wish there was a Betty Ford Center for those of us experiencing cable news withdrawals.
Yet, I refuse to go back to Not Fair and Not Balanced cable news; they're all hauling an agenda that would break the axle on a semi.
@shinola black;
I too need media detox. I try to advoid listening, viewing, or responding on the internet...but sometimes I go through awful withdrawal symptoms....and I have to have an immediate refill!
I listen to conservative talk radio on the work commute. I started listening because politically, I'm very moderate. Sometimes I get just as annoyed with liberal bias as I do with conservatives, and I like hearing different points of view on certain issues.
Probably what keeps me on middle ground is the very thinly veiled code language against people of color used in these conservative programs.
I am a regular listener of conservative radio and you are not lying that they are losing their minds.
The worse is Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity. Talk about two people that are full os sh$%. Everyday that same Obama bashing.
Limbaugh was the same way (though admittedly he just wants to get Hillary on the ticket), so instead of propping up his candidate that he doesn't like, he tries to ruin the Democrat.
Surprisingly, Bill O'reilly, I think, has done the best job at not acting like he's developed male-PMS and at least doesn't call people names, etc.
This morning on talk radio in St. Louis, on of the DJ's called Michelle Obama a "privledged ingrate" and railed against her for about 20 minutes.
I'm particularly conservative, but there is a reason why I am hesistant to join the Republicans. They are trying to reach out to Latino voters, but I don't know how they will accomplish this shen they are so obviously scared of "the other".
Oh, and I've posted this comment elsewhere, but yeah...
"You know what is hilarious? How they were trying to give historical context for why Senator Obama’s grandmother may have been afraid of black men. She is a product of her time. I love how they said basically “You didn’t hear EVERYTHING we had to say and made an opinion based on a minute here and a minute there.”
Because didn’t Obama say Rev. Wright is a product of the era he grew up in? Didn’t Obama say you can’t persecute a person based on snippets of what they’ve said? I’m just saying…"
should have said "when".
PS. I'm detoxing next week also. BookTV is on CSPAN, so I'll get my intellectual fill there. :)
@cinco and wanda:
I'm shinola black and I'm a mediaholic.
I've been sober, off the media juice, for five days, 6 hours, thirty minutes, and 20 seconds.
My head is exploding, my nerves are wracked, but, happily, I can draw courage and support from other mediaholics swearing off the juice.
Stay strong my brother and sister.
I listen to NPR for my news now. No news is toatally objective, but NPR is a lot better than CNN, FOX or MSNBC combined!
I listen to NPR for my news now. No news is toatally objective, but NPR is a lot better than CNN, FOX or MSNBC combined!
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