Posted on 06/05/2002 10:58:07 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
Basic indisputable truth follows. Leftists don't like talk radio. They don't just dislike talk radio a little – they hate it. Left-wingers hate talk radio with a blue-steam, Grade A, unadulterated blinding passion. They know without a doubt that their loss of control in Washington in 1994 was due generally to talk radio and specifically to the influence of The Godfather, Rush Limbaugh.
Why do leftist hate talk radio so? Because they're so damned bad at it, that's why. There is not ONE successful, money-making, listened-to talk radio show in the entire nation that is hosted by a leftist. Not one. I've gone into the reasons for the leftist failure at talk radio before – and I'm not here to completely rehash that question now. Suffice it to say that leftists wilt in the face of fact and logic … and talk radio callers kill them with it.
So, why bring it up? Well, if you're a talk radio fan you need to know just how the left intends to destroy their nemesis. They can't succeed in the talk radio arena, so it must be destroyed. Basically, they have two game plans. Plan A is to use the regulatory police power of government to harass talk radio into submission. Plan B is to attack on the basis of political correctness.
To learn more about Plan A, just go to my "Democrats' Secret Plan for America" essay at http://www.boortz.com/demsecrets.htm (linked at the top of this page).
But what about Plan B? Here's where we encounter the leftist phrase "hate radio." Liberals know that that confrontation with conservative and libertarian talk show hosts on the actual issues is a no-win situation. The solution? Ignore the factual and logical basis behind the opinions expressed by these talk show hosts and attack those opinions as expressions of hate.
Liberals know that most people, conservatives and liberals alike, don't like people who hate. Hate is a negative emotion, one to be avoided. If you can take the argumentative points made by your political opponent and successfully brand them as expressions of hate, then you have won the argument. You win not by presenting a better, more rational argument. Nor do you win by pointing out factual errors. You win by turning our natural aversion to the emotion of hate against your opponent.
Over the past months I guess I've read a dozen or more articles about the evil of right-wing "hate radio." There is one common thread that runs through all of these articles. Not one of them – not one – actually sets forth an opinion expressed by one libertarian or conservative talk show host to show just how that specific opinion constitutes "hate speech." The issue is ignored. Facts are ignored. No counterpoints are offered.
One tactic – one tactic only. The conservative talk show host is spouting hate speech and should, on that basis and that basis alone, be discredited and ignored.
There are now leftist websites dedicated to fighting "hate radio." One such website calls it "hatecasting." Pretty catchy, huh?
There are organized campaigns to convince advertisers that they don't really want their advertisements running next to a hate-filled diatribe from some hate-filled talk show host on some hate radio station, do they now?
Leftists are determined to regain the total domination and control that they believe is their birthright in Washington. They can't sit back and watch the fascist-socialist movement they believe in die just because some libertarians and conservatives are allowed to freely express opinions on the nation's federally controlled airwaves.
A few races going the wrong way this fall could give them the chance they're dying for – the chance to destroy talk radio.
Freudian Slip?
Absolutely true! Your post may sound harsh to most people, but it sums up the reality quite soundly.
IMHO. ;^)
hehe...they are listening, but they aren't laughing. It's the liberals who like to get angry, their natural state. Nothing makes them madder than talk radio:)
Do any posters track the Democrat websites? (I cannot tolerate to read them) What is the status of the campaign? I presume that they will become more aggressive as election day approaches.
Quite so, in the wake of his latest contract. But I'm fairly certain you meant principle.
So many have started to enjoy his show lately. I stop at a red light and the car next to me has Rush on too! It's so cool.
And rubber tires and a steering wheel, too. Totally rad.
My husband just turned his boss on to Rush, so now the whole office hears it. It's great!
Sometimes, it's hopeless...
Bwahaha... I listen to the local country-western morning crew who mostly just bullsh!t about local stuff but once in a while they'll let loose with some pro-Bush anti-dem rant... It's great stuff...
Don't get too hung up on pieces of paper. There are plenty of so called "qualified licensed psychologists" out there without a brain in their head. You have a mind, use it to determine if you think someone is worth listening to or not. Don't rely on others to tell you what to think.
I'd like to discuss the bias of print media, movies, and broadcast TV. But, heck, AOL Time Warner/Disney are destructing of their own volition.
LOL.....too funny but so true!
Whenever the liberals run out of arguments (just about all the time), they resort to calling their conservative opponents 'haters.' I personally have been called a hateful bigot for not wanting an openly homosexual scoutmaster for my sons' Boy Scout troop. Other examples where the 'hate' word is used by liberals include: those who are opposed to bilingual education (must hate immigrants), those who are opposed to spending even more on poor schools (must hate school kids), those who oppose ethinic and racial quotas (racist haters), those who oppose abortion (women haters) and so forth. But I think that tactic is running to the end of its rope. Most normal, thoughtful, and compassionate people know that when they are called haters, it is the name caller who is doing the hating. And you know, when a compassionate, caring person is called hateful, they get angry (not hateful). A backlash is developing against this tactic, and it won't be pretty for the liberals.
He wasn't called up. Either his draft # was high or it was physical but he didn't do anything actively to get out of the military. Rush was born in 1951. The Draft lottery kicked in in 1969 when he was 18. Think about it.
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