tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18505394.post3224259909553737375..comments2023-10-16T05:49:08.865-04:00Comments on Wessays ™: 656 Hot Air AmericaWessays (tm)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18293360412624189347noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18505394.post-1161248732507967112010-01-29T22:33:04.966-05:002010-01-29T22:33:04.966-05:00I'm convinced it's pointless to leave a co...I'm convinced it's pointless to leave a comment, but...<br /><br />The half of America who leans conservative felt that the major TV networks were too left-leaning in their editorial stances. We also felt that the news was being packaged and presented to push this liberal point of view. This lead to a resurgence of radio (a dying medium) as an alternative to the preeminent media.<br /><br />Now we have more diverse choices for our news-media consumption. We have Fox News on the right, MSNBC on the left, and CNN is trying to move towards a more centrist presentation.<br /><br />If the media was predominantly right-leaning in it's editorial positions, I'm sure that Air America would have done a bit better.Joe Hurleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18505394.post-92162766836805832912010-01-29T17:01:47.610-05:002010-01-29T17:01:47.610-05:00"Liberals can't be herded, and think inde..."Liberals can't be herded, and think independently."<br /><br />To which I can only chant, "Yes we can."<br /><br />"Public radio is as close to neutral as one can get. Think about the supporters: WT Grant, ExxonMobil, etc. This is not what you would call "liberal." "<br /><br />You make a compelling argument.<br /><br />I guess that means all those Democrats, including our president, who received thousands in campaign contributions from the evil, capitalist, Wall Street financial institutions they're now demonizing aren't liberal either. <br /><br />Thanks for clearing that up.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18505394.post-3547392213778946762010-01-29T10:05:37.144-05:002010-01-29T10:05:37.144-05:00"Liberals can't be herded, and think inde..."Liberals can't be herded, and think independently."<br /><br />Now that's funny! <br /><br />Perhaps you should have been on Air America yourself?<br /><br />JJMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18505394.post-9835609222861977642010-01-29T01:01:39.043-05:002010-01-29T01:01:39.043-05:00"Everyone has an opinion about why it failed,..."Everyone has an opinion about why it failed, and they're all different and they're all right."<br />We're all right! I'm right and you're right! Yippeee! NPR is centrist and Exxon is evil! It's all good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18505394.post-43539160881101559942010-01-28T19:58:34.503-05:002010-01-28T19:58:34.503-05:00Ted: That's utter nonsense and you know it.
N...Ted: That's utter nonsense and you know it.<br /><br />NPR and its clones are often accused of "liberalism." That is absolute nonsense. Public radio is as close to neutral as one can get. Think about the supporters: WT Grant, ExxonMobil, etc. This is not what you would call "liberal." To the credit of the so-called public broadcasters, they remain independent.<br /><br />If the Ted Foundation gave some bucks, do you think anyone would balk?Wessays (tm)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18293360412624189347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18505394.post-63427661015460223152010-01-28T19:55:05.322-05:002010-01-28T19:55:05.322-05:00Yes, you are correct on the Constitution. I still...Yes, you are correct on the Constitution. I still favor Morse code over speechesWessays (tm)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18293360412624189347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18505394.post-5844064477221706212010-01-28T19:54:10.839-05:002010-01-28T19:54:10.839-05:00A. Nony Mouse: I don't blame them for listeni...A. Nony Mouse: I don't blame them for listening to their iPods over conservative talk radio. But I have a problem with people who get their news from Worldnet and Jay LenoWessays (tm)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18293360412624189347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18505394.post-48977098274225886602010-01-28T19:52:11.191-05:002010-01-28T19:52:11.191-05:00Paul H: Climate change is fact. Why the climate c...Paul H: Climate change is fact. Why the climate changes is not. I'm inclined to believe that most of it is nature. But to characterize it as "hysteria" is to mischaracterize it.Wessays (tm)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18293360412624189347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18505394.post-84278473820758795882010-01-28T19:48:44.677-05:002010-01-28T19:48:44.677-05:00Why there is not much liberal talk radio was expla...Why there is not much liberal talk radio was explained long ago by Ann Coulter. There are two reasons: <br /><br />1) Talk radio's prime time is during the rush hour commute. Since most liberals don't have real jobs to commute to, there is no natural market for talk radio for them. <br /><br />2) To the extent liberals want to hear talk radio, the taxpayers already buy them an all-you-can-eat buffet at National Public Radio (not to mention the established liberal oligopolies of network news, newspapers, weekly news magazines, academia, cinema, television, etc., etc.), so with all that supply of liberal media, there's not much leftover demand for liberal talk radio. As with anything else, when the government forces taxpayers to buy you something for free, it destroys the case for private investment. Of course liberals never understand this. That is part of why they are liberals in the first place.Ted S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18505394.post-66509763270803297862010-01-28T17:50:55.355-05:002010-01-28T17:50:55.355-05:00Just for the record, annual reporting is not a con...Just for the record, annual reporting is not a constitutional requirement. Here's what it says.<br /><br />"He shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union,.."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18505394.post-48322429312518166132010-01-28T13:04:46.828-05:002010-01-28T13:04:46.828-05:00Reason #1A
Liberals/Progressives would rather lis...Reason #1A<br /><br />Liberals/Progressives would rather listen to their IpodsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18505394.post-86039033228495322222010-01-28T12:22:34.206-05:002010-01-28T12:22:34.206-05:00"Liberals can't be herded, and think inde..."Liberals can't be herded, and think independently."?!<br /><br />Yet somehow the Global Warming Hysteria (TM) continues on...Paul Huedepohlnoreply@blogger.com