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Do You Listen To Political Talk Radio?

Do You Listen To Political Talk Radio?

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Cardinal said:
I'm actually surprised by that. Having someone call in with a dissenting opinion in order for the host to "thrash" that person tends to be the bread and butter of those programs. That must have been a particularly insecure talk show host.
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You would think so, but on the rare occasions that I listened to an extreme partisan show I almost never hear dissenting opinion or even legitimate adult discussion. It's almost always an "I love you and agree with you you are so right" love fest.

Right side does seem to be worst at this, but left side isn't immune.
 
radcen said:
You would think so, but on the rare occasions that I listened to an extreme partisan show I almost never hear dissenting opinion or even legitimate adult discussion. It's almost always an "I love you and agree with you you are so right" love fest.

Right side does seem to be worst at this, but left side isn't immune.
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Possibly. One of those programs had the host paraphrasing (badly) the logic of atheists, and not one atheist called in to set him straight despite the show being aired in Southern California. Makes you think.
 
From the age of 11, when I started becoming interested in politics, until now, many decades later... I have listened to probably 30 episodes of talk radio, total. I think it is poisonous. It manipulates the ignorant and/or lazy thinkers. They are prone to manipulation, and if they are going to be manipulated, then it should be responsible people doing it.
 
Gipper said:
Michael Savage and Al Franken should both be locked in a room with knives and have a "last man standing" contest. It's the only positive contribution either could make to society.
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Make it a phone booth, and tell them the fight lasts until only one of them lives. When the fight's over... fill it with cement.
 
Cardinal said:
Possibly. One of those programs had the host paraphrasing (badly) the logic of atheists, and not one atheist called in to set him straight despite the show being aired in Southern California. Makes you think.
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I would think one of two possibilities...

1) No athiests were listening, or

2) They tried but the screener didn't let them through.
 
radcen said:
I would think one of two possibilities...

1) No athiests were listening, or

2) They tried but the screener didn't let them through.
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I'm going to pick door #2. I couldn't be the only atheist in all of Southern California that was forced to sit in traffic with only that one talk show getting reception.
 
Cardinal said:
"Revenue" is right. I was driving last week and once again was in a giant dead zone for NPR, so WRightWingRage it was. As if it wasn't bad enough that I decided to tune to that station, 3/4 of the entire two hour trip was commercials.

One of the funniest commentators (don't know who, they all sound the same to me) was actually supporting some local Muslim's complaint that a church was being held as the venue for his son's school's Easter egg hunt. So far so good. The talk show host went on to say, "It's perfectly reasonable, after all. If my son's school decided to hold an event for Allah, or...or...Hitler...I'd have a problem with that too."

Que Commercial

Talk show host comes back on air: "You people, you people need to relax, I wasn't equating Islam with Hitler, I have friends who are Muslim...there are too many sensitive people out there!" though that was stretched out for a couple minutes at least.

Good stuff.
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He was equating religion and Nazis, however.

Heh.
 
Yes I listen to talk radio a good bit.

mostly all right talk radio and then i listen to some left talk radio on SIRRIUS.

I love it, its great entertainment and comedy and thats all one should ever consider it.
 
AGENT J said:
Yes I listen to talk radio a good bit.

mostly all right talk radio and then i listen to some left talk radio on SIRRIUS.

I love it, its great entertainment and comedy and thats all one should ever consider it.
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Even as entertainment, I don't know how you do it.
 
Cardinal said:
Even as entertainment, I don't know how you do it.
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Ha!
I don't know I guess im just light hearted. Ive just never taken them seriously and they never should be. They are shock jocks, comedians, entertainment pundits and nothign more.

Now dont get me wrong i know people that take them seriously. But those people make me laugh even harder sometimes because i know they are eating it up and going to be regurgitating that stuff word for word when i talk to them and it makes it that much more funny.
 
Cardinal said:
I'm actually surprised by that. Having someone call in with a dissenting opinion in order for the host to "thrash" that person tends to be the bread and butter of those programs. That must have been a particularly insecure talk show host.
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I think those people who call in to disagree with the host are POEs or plants by the show so that fans of the show can hear their favorite hosts trashing the opposition. I can't imagine someone who regularly listens to talk show host whose opinion differs than theirs calling in just to get trashed on air.
 
jamesrage said:
I think those people who call in to disagree with the host are POEs or plants by the show so that fans of the show can hear their favorite hosts trashing the opposition. I can't imagine someone who regularly listens to talk show host whose opinion differs than theirs calling in just to get trashed on air.
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I can imagine though someone calling in only to discover that their debate skills don't work very well out loud and in public. Oratory is a huge skill and is why those talk show hosts are paid as well as they are.
 
Cardinal said:
I can imagine though someone calling in only to discover that their debate skills don't work very well out loud and in public. Oratory is a huge skill and is why those talk show hosts are paid as well as they are.
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Not all of them have debate skills. Some are just able to attract listeners by pushing the right buttons, and do great when delivering what is essentially a long-winded monologue, but shrink when having to actually debate someone. These people usually are quick to cut off a caller as soon as the caller becomes too inconvenient. I have seen this happen over and over with some hosts. Almost never with other hosts. How often a host is apt to cut a caller off is a great indicator how competent a debater they are.
 
radcen said:
Not all of them have debate skills. Some are just able to attract listeners by pushing the right buttons, and do great when delivering what is essentially a long-winded monologue, but shrink when having to actually debate someone. These people usually are quick to cut off a caller as soon as the caller becomes too inconvenient. I have seen this happen over and over with some hosts. Almost never with other hosts. How often a host is apt to cut a caller off is a great indicator how competent a debater they are.
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Well, I didn't say that they were all Cicero clones, or that they were even particularly good debaters, only that presenting yourself verbally is an exclusive skill set that most people are not prepared to acknowledge until they suddenly find themselves in front of an audience for the first time. That's why so many people call in to the radio station prepared to set the talk show host straight because it sounded so good in their heads, only to open their mouths and unleash confused rambling, stuttering and an infinite armory of "ums" and "uhs." Of course these poor saps are going to find themselves at the mercy of idiots whose only advantage is that they can communicate their points halfway competently on a microphone.
 
Cardinal said:
Well, I didn't say that they were all Cicero clones, or that they were even particularly good debaters, only that presenting yourself verbally is an exclusive skill set that most people are not prepared to acknowledge until they suddenly find themselves in front of an audience for the first time. That's why so many people call in to the radio station prepared to set the talk show host straight because it sounded so good in their heads, only to open their mouths and unleash confused rambling, stuttering and an infinite armory of "ums" and "uhs." Of course these poor saps are going to find themselves at the mercy of idiots whose only advantage is that they can communicate their points halfway competently on a microphone.
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There is a special skill to it, yes. My point is that the skills vary from host to host. I couldn't do any of it, I don't think. I don't feel that my mind is quick enough to come up with answers and thoughts and retorts off-the-cuff like they do. When I write here I have the luxury of time to think about what I'm going to say before I type it in.

And I agree that too many callers to any show come off as inarticulate, at best. Occasionally I have even changed stations for awhile because a caller was insufferable.
 
radcen said:
There is a special skill to it, yes. My point is that the skills vary from host to host. I couldn't do any of it, I don't think. I don't feel that my mind is quick enough to come up with answers and thoughts and retorts off-the-cuff like they do. When I write here I have the luxury of time to think about what I'm going to say before I type it in.

And I agree that too many callers to any show come off as inarticulate, at best. Occasionally I have even changed stations for awhile because a caller was insufferable.
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I already know my public speaking skills are less than stellar (and I've had a LOT of opportunities to find out). Fortunately I didn't have to learn the way this guy did.

 
Your Star said:
Nope. In fact, I never listen to the radio; I prefer to listen to music I pick than music someone else picks.
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That's why my car has a CD player. ;)
 
Cardinal said:
I already know my public speaking skills are less than stellar (and I've had a LOT of opportunities to find out). Fortunately I didn't have to learn the way this guy did.
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That poor bastard. I remember when that happened; it hit youtube within a day or two. Oh, man.
 
Cardinal said:
A cd player? How quaint!
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I hope that doesn't excite you too much; there's times I actually prefer quiet; that's even more quaint. :lol:
 
Kobie said:
That poor bastard. I remember when that happened; it hit youtube within a day or two. Oh, man.
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Easily the longest three minutes and fifty four seconds of his life.
 
Bob N said:
I hope that doesn't excite you too much; there's times I actually prefer quiet; that's even more quaint. :lol:
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I regularly drive with a contingent of monks in my backseat so I can listen to Gregorian Chant as it was meant to be heard.
 
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