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Archaea · 10-05-2006, 05:05 PM

What is his current audience?

At first, when he was on TV, he had some humorous jabs at the Clintons, but after a while, his routine grew stale.

He was a great baseball announcer for the Royals for a while, as his voice is entertaining.

Do people still listen much to him?

MikeWaters · 10-05-2006, 05:09 PM

from what I can tell listening to him the other day, his audience is folks who think they are brighter than they really are, and enjoy railing on the "hit and run mainstream media."

There is no critical thinking.

Archaea · 10-05-2006, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

from what I can tell listening to him the other day, his audience is folks who think they are brighter than they really are, and enjoy railing on the "hit and run mainstream media."

There is no critical thinking.

Has "talk radio" or "talk tv" ever been equated with critical thinking? You were expecting the Easter Bunny as well?

MikeWaters · 10-05-2006, 05:30 PM

that's why I stopped listening to AM radio.

I mainly listen to NPR. Yes it probably has some liberal bias. But I hear all sorts of interesting things that have nothing to do with politics.

I've had numerous conversations where a topic from NPR came up.

Detroitdad · 10-05-2006, 05:50 PM

NPR is the best thing on television, radio, or print.

AS for Rush, he is just helping the Republicans hurt themselves. If Hastert were smart he would immediately tell all that he knew, apologize, and move on. He is only going down if he can't change the subject.

Heard a great line about Hastert by Craig Crawford. When asked if Hastert would be thrown under the bus, Crawford said, "If so it better have a high clearance." Mocking the physical characteristics of an elected representative is always a recipe for hilarity, IMO.

il Padrino Ute · 10-05-2006, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Archaea

What is his current audience?

At first, when he was on TV, he had some humorous jabs at the Clintons, but after a while, his routine grew stale.

He was a great baseball announcer for the Royals for a while, as his voice is entertaining.

Do people still listen much to him?

My understanding is that he is still the most listened to talk show on the radio. Not sure who is number 2 (my guess would be Howard Stern if he's still on) and Glenn Beck is 3rd.

I listen to sports radio only.

Frank Ryan · 10-05-2006, 06:16 PM

2, I believe

il Padrino Ute · 10-05-2006, 06:23 PM

That makes more sense.

non sequitur · 10-05-2006, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

I love the Republican talking point: "the Democrats are playing politics. The timing is very suspicious." LOL. Actually, a significant number of Americans are stupid enough for this to work.

I wonder if Rush is suspicious about the timing of falling gas prices. My guess is that he isn't.

UtahDan · 10-05-2006, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Archaea

What is his current audience?

At first, when he was on TV, he had some humorous jabs at the Clintons, but after a while, his routine grew stale.

He was a great baseball announcer for the Royals for a while, as his voice is entertaining.

Do people still listen much to him?

I have not listened to him in years and have never been on board with his brand of conservatism.

That said, the guy is funny and in many cases insightful. He is entertaining and often self-depricating. No real mystery to me why he is popular. You don't have to like his politics to be entertained by him. I think he also has a particularly loyal following of conservatives who first became fans when he was the only person anywhere in the media expressing a conservative view point.

Living in the age of Fox it is easy to forget that when he came to prominence in the early 90s he was unique. There was zero conservative commentary in the media and lots of conservative, not all of them just like him, gravitated to him.

I think that those with an agenda to discredit him and the political movement that he is some ways represents will continue to scratch their heads over his popularity and assert that it is the stupidity of his unthinking fan base. I'm pretty sure that that is naive and also overlooks that he is popular for the same reason anyone in the media is: he entertains.

10-05-2006, 05:05 PM	#11
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	What is his current audience? At first, when he was on TV, he had some humorous jabs at the Clintons, but after a while, his routine grew stale. He was a great baseball announcer for the Royals for a while, as his voice is entertaining. Do people still listen much to him? __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

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Frank Ryan Formerly Mastershake Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 707	Hannity is number 2, I believe

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il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	That makes more sense. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

10-05-2006, 05:09 PM	#12
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	from what I can tell listening to him the other day, his audience is folks who think they are brighter than they really are, and enjoy railing on the "hit and run mainstream media." There is no critical thinking.

10-05-2006, 05:30 PM	#14
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	that's why I stopped listening to AM radio. I mainly listen to NPR. Yes it probably has some liberal bias. But I hear all sorts of interesting things that have nothing to do with politics. I've had numerous conversations where a topic from NPR came up.

10-05-2006, 05:50 PM	#15
Detroitdad Resident Jackass Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Roswell, New Mexico Posts: 1,846	NPR is the best thing on television, radio, or print. AS for Rush, he is just helping the Republicans hurt themselves. If Hastert were smart he would immediately tell all that he knew, apologize, and move on. He is only going down if he can't change the subject. Heard a great line about Hastert by Craig Crawford. When asked if Hastert would be thrown under the bus, Crawford said, "If so it better have a high clearance." Mocking the physical characteristics of an elected representative is always a recipe for hilarity, IMO.