[EveningStar]

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[colorado tanker]

I would put Hugh Hewitt on your "insight" list.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

No question no doubt Michael Medved is the Best.

[llevrok]

Laura Ingraham, Michael Medved. Two of the best.

[Righty_McRight]

I listen to Rush during the week, and Matt Drudge on Sunday night.

[over3Owithabrain]

Rush - the big Kahuna

Boortz - very entertaining and excellent at explaining himself

Hugh Hewitt - perhaps the most underrated

Hannity - on the right side but completely derivative and shallow

Beck - annoying

Savage - all over the place

JMO

[beyond the sea]

Jim Quinn # 1.

Everyone else in second place.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Bill O'Reilly fits in the second category. Michael Savage fits into a "rambling lot of nonsense" category. He cannot stay on subject more than 2 minutes before he's diverted himself onto a completely irrelevant tangent.

[Spok]

Glenn Beck for humor/satire.

[Rummyfan]

I rank Laura higher than that - she's actually an attorney anclerked for Justice Thomas, so she knows what she's talking about wrt the law. Her show also covers a wide range of issues, from straight politics to pop culture.

I would also rank John Batchelor very highly. He covers issues in depth yet across a very wide range. My complaint about him would be that he tries to play it down the middle - politically I mean.

[doug from upland]

Icon - Limbaugh
Pumping up the base - Hannity
Political insight - Hewitt
History - Medved
Force for good - Prager
In the leftists' faces - Ingraham
Logic in shutting down the enemy - Rantel
Skewing their arguments - Elder

[Theresawithanh]

Good afternoon, Evening!

I like Rush, but seldom get to listen to him as I am usually at work. I also like Hannity, though not as well, as I think he has interesting guests on his radio show.

Someone whose views I like but whose show I can't really abide is Dr. Laura, she's too preachy sometimes, and her guests seem to be sooooo dumb sometimes, too.

For local, I like KSFO A.M. with Melanie Morgan, Lee (can't remember his last name) and officer Vic. They make my drive in to work go smoothly.

[EveningStar]

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[ladtx]

Bill Bennett should be at the top of the list. IMHO.

[BigSkyFreeper]

There's a lesser known talker that I have just begun to listen to the last few weeks, Jerry Doyle. He fits into the "deep thinker" category.

[rface]

Limbaugh
Laura Ingraham
Bortz
Hannity

I like to listen to Drudge on Sunday nights....

Once a month I might listen to Savage - but his constant anger tires me

[cyncooper]

Hugh Hewitt

And he has Mark Steyn on once a week. Also K Lo from National Review Online, plus other guests in addition to his own excellent observations and commentary.

[CyberAnt]

They all have their appeal to a different audience. I do believe that is important. Not everyone marches to the same drummer.

I'm a Rush fan and I primarily listen to him, but not everybody likes Rush's style - while they may agree with his message.

Some of these talk people LOVE to argue - and some people enjoy that - I don't. But who am I to say that the people who like to listen to it are somewhat lesser or better. To each his own.

The basic message is the same - conservatism - and exposing the left for what it really is - a criminal enterprise.

[Just A Nobody]

Actually I am new to radio programs, however, in the last 5 months, they are on constantly. I must agree with you...Rush is by far the greatest in terms of providing insight on all things political. I suffered Rush withdrawal last week when he was in Afghanistan. Would that be called PTRW; Post Traumatic Rush Withdrawal?

Anyway, I basically can no longer stomach Sean on radio or TV. If I wanted to hear all the lib junk, I would watch TV. I have been unable to find Laura or Larry, however, I have listened to Michael Medved & until today, I rather liked him. While I was in the Savannah area I found Ben Bennett to be wonderful. He is only on in that area however. Neal Boortz was okay until last week, now...??

[Emmett McCarthy]

There's one thing I surely don't envy any of these folks about: having to say pretty much the same things over and over - pounding the message. It's necessary, I know, and part of the process of educating new listeners, but it would drive me crazy. It's like a singer who has to spend years doing the same songs over and over and over.... I'd have to crank my drinking up several notches.