Farewell, Mr. Boortz

Townhall.com ^ | January 10, 2013 | Matt Towery

[doodad]

Correction: Punkin BAILED out.... cuz Boo got shot.

[sheikdetailfeather]

Boortz is saying what he really thinks these last few days on his radio program. He said today that he thinks this country is done. He said “there is a small glimmer of hope in the mid term elections but if the Republicans lose or just squesk by, it is time to look for another country to live in. The fact that Obama got voted in twice means they are voting for him to take your money and redistribute it and it should not take a baseball bat alongside our heads to see the handwriting on the wall.”

[Vinnie]

I didn’t agree with Boortz’s stands on homosexuality, abortion, and a number of other subjects, but he did represent the only real, logical alternative to conservatism:

When he got going on those subjects I turned to another station. But loved listening to him otherwise.
He could dismember a liberal, hates Obama, pro-guns.
He may be libertarian but parts with them over foreign policy.

Gonna miss him.

[Fido969]

“razor sharp mind”?

Please. The guy was as bright as a bag of hammers.

It’s like Sean Hannity. A reliable conservative, but not the brightest bulb on the tree.

[upchuck]

I’ve listened to Bortz off and on down through the years. Disagree with a lot of his stands.

But two things he did made me change the station every time:

1. Repeat a point three or four times. It was as if he did not believe his audience was smart enough to get it after the second explanation.

2. His frequent five second mid-sentence pauses. It was like something else caught his attention. Maybe it did but your don’t do that as a radio host. Makes you sound stupid and disconnected.

Welcome Herman Cain.

[Arm_Bears]

Reading this thread has lifted my spirits—I thought I was the only one who found the guy to be an anti-Christian bigot.

[KarlInOhio]

Just announced on Hannity that during tomorrow's third hour he will be replaying the Georgia Cat Chase bit he did on his previous station. Toss a cat out of a plane followed by some parachutists and the one who lands with the cat wins. And people actually believed it was real rather than a radio bit with lots of fun sound effects.

[Tolkien]

Not farewell.

Good Riddance.

He is an anti-God, pro-abortion Narcissist.

[Scoutmaster]

I'm sorry to see Boortz go. When he launched into Obama or a low information voter he didn't leave the kid gloves on. He said things that others didn't dare say.

Farewell to one of the best.

[TBP]

Like many retired broadcasters, I suspect we hve not heard the last of Boortz.

[jwalsh07]

Yes, absolutely. Libertarians whose prime directive is non aggression supporting the mass killing of those least able to defend against an aggressor are morally bankrupt.

[jacknhoo]

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

[Future Snake Eater]

Agreed, no real loss here.

[Kaslin]

I have never listened to him. Was you forced to listen to him?

[higgmeister]

1. Repeat a point three or four times. It was as if he did not believe his audience was smart enough to get it after the second explanation.

It's Radio! He repeated things every few minutes because he got new listeners every few minutes. Hugh numbers of commuters locked their car doors and went into their businesses while large numbers left their house to start their morning drive.

[DeaconRed]

"Home Schooling" was only done by the snake handler types.

That was one of the things I liked about Neal. He would change his mind when he felt he was wrong about a topic.