Posted on 02/23/2008 10:24:32 PM PST by raccoonradio
Howie Carr live thread
Howie’s Sunday Herald column
McCain scandal is as silly as a blonde joke
By Howie Carr | Sunday, February 24, 2008 | http://www.bostonherald.com
Vicki Iseman looks like a younger version of Cindy McCain.
That’s the bottom line of this whole John McCain non-scandal.
Forget the facts, or lack thereof. They can never admit it, but this is what The New York Times [NYT] is hanging its hat on: John McCain’s first wife was a blonde, his second wife is a blonde, and Vicki Iseman is a blonde.
Case closed. John McCain must be guilty, that horny old goat.
The reality is that guys, like racehorses, generally run true to form. When they ditch one woman, they usually hook up with one that matches up pretty well with the earlier model, only younger. Key word: younger.
Any port in a storm, obviously, and everyone knows the dames all look better at closing time. But over the long haul, most guys have a preference.
John Wayne had a thing for Latinas. John Kerry likes ’em very old and very, very rich. And John McCain, like so many gentlemen, prefers blondes.
A slender reed on which to hang a front-page “expose,” but the Times in recent years has become a disreputable left-wing rag. And it has become clear that its particular obsession is pillorying heterosexual white males in uniform (even if it’s only the uniform of the Duke lacrosse team).
Forget “All the News That’s Fit to Print.” The Times’ new motto is “Never Let the Facts Get in the Way of a Good Story.” You know, there are some stories that are just too darned good to check out. Just ask Jason Blair. As we used to say at the old Channel 7, “If it’s news to you, it’s news to us.”
When the news breaks, the Times fixes it.
But even the Times, in its current debased state, might have balked at running this trash-for-cash, as they used to call the tabloids’ anti-Clinton sex stories. This rampant sexual McCarthyism, to dust off another of the Sulzbergers’ favorite phrases from a decade ago, would never have passed muster if it hadn’t been for the guys-always-go-for-the-same-type angle. You know this was the newsroom argument that took two months to resolve.
Editor: “This story is crap. You have nothing here.”
Reporter: “What are you talking about? Look at the photos, dammit! She’s the spitting image of Cindy!”
This phenomenon is seldom discussed in polite company. The first place I ever saw it mentioned in print was by Dan Jenkins in “Semi-Tough,” a novel I’m pretty sure Pinch Sulzberger and Frank Rich never read, because why would they? “Semi-Tough” isn’t about Broadway show tunes, it’s about pro football.
Women, too, run to types. To put it in terms the Times editorial board might better understand, consider Judy Garland. What kind of guys did she marry? And guess what: Her daughter Liza Minnelli went exactly the same way. That David Guest was a real he-man type, wasn’t he?
This pinnacle of the double standard is almost enough to make you feel sorry for John McCain. Almost. What the hell was he thinking of, going out to dinner with a broad who looked like his wife, only 15 years younger? Did he think people were going to think he was dining with . . . his niece?
There’s an old political saying that John McCain must have heard somewhere along the line:
“If they see you twice with a drink, you’re a drunk. If they see twice with a girl, you’re (expletive) her. If they see twice with a guy, you’re gay.”
McCain claims his aides never discussed this “appearance of impropriety” with him, but if they didn’t, they should have. Especially given the fact that in his younger days, he touched everything but the third rail. I don’t care what Cindy said in Toledo last week, you can bet that the senator is happy to be on the campaign trail, because back at home, the only dinner Cindy’d be serving him right now is hot tongue and cold shoulder.
But there is a bright side, beyond uniting the conservative base of the GOP. McAmnesty won’t have to make himself the butt of any more jokes on MTV about being “older than dirt,” at least for a while.
And Viagra probably won’t be asking him to do any spots with Bob Dole. At least until after November.
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1075577
Oh man! Howie is the best.
As always, thanks for the ping.
Yo Howie, what's wrong with this sentence....grammatical errors, was it you or the newspaper that screwed up?
Howie nails it every time! Pretty soon he'll be the only LIVE talent on RKO.......wonder how long it will be before some producer tells Howie it's his last show??
Hard to say. “Jason” should be “Jayson”, iirc.
A good comment by “NHRadioFan” on SaveWRKO.com about what the firing of weekend guy Moe Lauzier means. AND I quote:
“Honestly folks, is anyone really surprised by this turn of events? WRKO’s “management” has established a track record of ham-fisted thuggery and incompetence. Why would it surprise anyone? The “management” have, through their very poor programming choices (see: The Felon, Reese Hopkins, et al.), caused the very issue to arise that they are using to get rid of Moe. Does anyone else hear the rising number of PSA’s running throughout the day, even during Rush Limbaugh’s timeslot?
“How many times do we have to hear Ashley Judd tell us about fire safety? This is done because there are unsold commercial spots that must be filled. There are unsold commercial spots because area businesses know that WRKO is going downhill and choose to spend their advertising dollars elsewhere. This forces WRKO “management” to cut costs and look for other revenue sources - like the onslaught of infomercials that will replace Moe’s show. That’s great. I need more information about the 20 pounds of waste material lining the walls of my intestines or the benefits of herbal remedies or how to write covered calls and make a fortune as a day trader, even in a “down” market. I’ll be sure to set my alarm clock and get up extra early on a Saturday morning for a heaping helping of THAT crap.
Once again, I ask the eternal question of SaveWRKO.com : How are the idiots running WRKO able to keep their jobs?”
I guess the question is whether AM can survive the onslaught of non-local, non-stop infomercials instead of locally produced relevant shows.
Monday ping
Is it possible that Kahn & Wolfe were given the mission of killing RKO? They have opportunity, now what's the motive? Who benefits from silencing local talk radio? They are certainly many in MA that can benefit from silence. There must be something gained elsewhere. Why else would you run a station like RKO into the ground?
Posted by: bjd at February 25, 2008 12:45 PM
how ya doin? Lainie’s oscar mocking thread last night rocked!!!
I missed the thread last night. In fact, I didn't even remember the Oscars were on last night until I had occasion to hit IMDB for something. They had a running list of awards.
I had occasion to change my firewall, and the tv portion of the video card is having fits with the supplied sw. Winamp will work, but I got used to the convenience of the tv application itself. No more ATI cards...
Say, has Howie mention the "aspiring" "inspiring" rapper that walked into a train while talking on his cellphone? The train was was going 80mph at the time, btw.
One more breakfast made safe from humanity!!
I came in a little late. missed the first 10 or15 minuites.
He doesn't come on the air until 4PM here.
I wonder if McGrevey has a steady diet of “FAIRY CAKES”?
Yeah, Howie was talking about how this yr’s show was the
lowest rated ever, perhaps—movies people didn’t watch,
Bush-bashing, etc.
http://wrko.com/Howie-Carr-Death-Pool-2008/1641558
Maybe there should be a WRKO death pool page/site Smiley
“Who did you think will be shown the door next?”
—Tom Finneran
—Reese Hopkins
—Rush Limbaugh
—Howie Carr
—Michael Savage
—The Whole Station. Format change Smiley
etc.
I wonder how Fidel felt about Chia Pet’s hitting a bunch of holes-in-one the first time he ever played the game?
OMG! Did you hear that??? I was rotflmao,,,,,what a freakin’ riot,,,I bet they’d be a best seller down in Provincetown MA, a well known gay community. I bet Barney Frank owns stock in the company!
Get drunk, and you choke on a fairy (cake)!
I’m about half suprised Fidel didin’t have him rubbed out!
I’m thinking a clean sweep, if they don’t get rid of hopkins first
That is just priceless, imagine the fodder that will go on about fairy cakes.....very entertaining indeed! Here’s the question class,,,,please use fairy cakes in a sentence!! OMG!
after they fought the Court battle to make him stay?
Well, haven't heard Reese Hopkins, and Finneran only once. So I'll go with Reese by default
Is Hopkins that bad? What does or doesn’t he do?
My guess is that at the time, Fidel didn’t want to tip off, or alienate, depending on the situation at the time, Che.
here's the story link about the rapper that got hit by the trainwhile on the cellphone.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/F-news/1976076/posts
He’s on for two hours, the man needs to lay off the caffeine,,,some days he’s good, other days, well, he’s a yawn fest. He spews a lot of personal stuff,,,,the other day he announced that a divorce was coming, his son was moving in with him here in Boston, he kinda reminds me of Jeff Katz back in the day, he used to bring a lot of personal stuff to the airways,,,,,,Reese (”it’s all about the Reese”)is indecisive, he was all gung ho for huckabee for about 24 hours then turned on a dime and is now supporting mccain.....he’s off the wall!
Those that don't put out, get loaned out. - David O. Selznick
The not renewing limbaugh rumors have been around for a couple of months, but have been fueled by a firing of a long time Saturday morning host, Moe Lauzier (25 years) over the weekend. Rumor has it Moe’s three hour program will be replaced with three hours of infomercials...we figure all day Saturday will become one big infomercial and eventually rko will just be dead air.......
It's either SW or one FM music station that I tune in.
Yes the rumors stem from the fact that Clear Channel has been
rumored to be starting a conservative talk station on WKOX
AM 1200—which had been Air America till Dec of ‘06 then
switched to rumor. They’ve been working on boosting their
signal by moving it closer to Boston; anyway, Clear Channel
is associated with Premiere Radio, which syndicates Rush,
Glenn Beck, Coast to Coast, and they used to do Drudge.
It was felt Clear Channel might want to take Rush off WRKO
and put him there.
They DID just that in Prov., pulling Rush off Citadel’s
WPRO 630 and putting it on their own WHJJ 920 (another
station that was part of the failed Air America
experiment). Rush also runs on Clear Channel’s
WTAG 580 in Worcester and their WGIR “Network” in
New Hampshire (610 Manchester, 930 Rochester,
1540 Exeter) so there’s a precedent for Clear Channel
airing Rush.
oops, should say changed to RUMBA! :)
I was almost going to post that but I think he finished talking on the phone just before he was hit. “Can you
hear me n—(THUD)”
Tue show ping
Didn’t they get rid of Moe once before — and put that liberal on? Apparently didn’t work, because after a few months, Moe was back.
Hmmmmmm, I don’t remember if they actually got rid of Moe altogether before, I know he used to be on with zoppo on Sundays and they got rid of him then, but he still had his Saturday show,,,they have also cut back his Saturday hours over the years and then gave them back because the program they were pushing didn’t work....they cut his hours I think last year, back to three and more recently they cut an hour out of ellen o’brien’s show. Maybe someone else can enlighten us as to if or when they’ve cut Moe before......anyone???? Bueller? Anyone????
I don't know how avid a gardener you are, but my sister was livid when they dropped Paul Parent's Sunday garden show. Well, they didn't really drop him, they made him an offer he found offensive enough to leave. He got in on three or four small stations, and my sister bought a better radio to track him wherever he went. (She is an avid gardener!)
Yes I also remember Paul Parent, I loved listening to him, he's so informative,,,I found him on another station awhile ago by accident but I don't remember what station (I'm at THAT age!!) while Jim is informative, he's too stiff for me, doesn't speak in layman terms, seems robotic, I remember when that program first came on he was paired up with some woman, can't remember her name but what a twit she was, I'm glad they got rid of her, BUT, this past weekend I tuned in and he's again paired up with some woman, I don't understand this at all, they finally get a somewhat decent program with zoppo and lauzier paired up, then they cut Moe and then they cut zoppo's hours, now they've added some woman who drones on......good grief........
OMG, lmao, listening to Howie rant on about the broken light bulbs,,,,,,what a hoot!
I stopped listening to the Moe/Zoppo replacement when it became clear that Zoppo was swallowing whole the global warming c**p!
Paul Parent stations -- apparently they're all Sunday 6:00-10:00 a.m.
Don’t the freaks have the choice of what kinda light bulb that they stick up their butts?
The station manager said at the time that Rush's revenue was subsidizing other programming. They changed call letters to WVAA, iirc, and did block programming of country music. Also carried Nascar for some races.
I really don't know what they're up to now.
I wonder how many of Duvall’s hacks that it took to screw in the lightbulbs?
"There's a stupid taxpayer, let's SCREW'EM!!!
Well, you just know Jim McGreevey approves!!!
1390 was Air America for awhile, then they flipped it with
1070 (daytime only) and now they are ESPN as WCAT. I liked
the classic country when they had it (would listen when
I visited the area).
Ugh! The spackle and paste ad just came on WRKO again.
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