What killed the liberal radio star?

NY Daily News ^ | 12/26/13 | Errol Louis

[oblomov]

You said that there never has been a liberal radio star, and I pointed out that there was one.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

That was before the days of TV, so EVERYBODY, right or left, was on the radio.

Now that there is TV all the low-information people go there.

[oblomov]

Agreed; however, I also think that most Americans were more trusting of state power at that time. It amazes me what the American people tolerated from FDR and Wilson. These men were effectively left-wing dictators.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

My Dad was fourteen in 1941. He remembers the Pearl Harbor attack being announced by FDR over the radio. He was only 14 but, he remembers distinctly thinking that it was a setup.

I think FDR knew about the attack long before it happened. He didn't do anything because he wanted the US to get into the war.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Another theory behind the collapse of commercial liberal talk radio is that it has gone mainstream. Some of the most popular personalities from the now-defunct liberal Air America radio network — Rachel Maddow and Ed Schultz — now command much larger audiences on MSNBC every night, as does the Rev. Al Sharpton, who is syndicated on dozens of black talk radio stations. Air America’s biggest star, Al Franken, is now a U.S. senator.

My experience with liberal talk is they simply repeat the top-of-the-hour news; to wit, they simply echo the MSM employees' feelings. The only challenge was what names to call conservatives.

Conservatives speak for those of us who challenge the MSM employees' views.

I recall the early days of modern talk radio -- late '80s and early '90s -- the most oft-heard caller comment was "I didn't know others believed as I do!"

I recall decades of electronic medium when one hour a week of Buckley's Firing Line was "all the fairness conservatives needed."

[Texas Eagle]

It’s all talk. Mostly Conservative.

[lavaroise]

As the article states, latino. mexican radio replaced them in revenue, not conservatives. Liberals are idiots.

Right now powers on TV are telling them to accept illegals, but if they knew the truth or were not such cowards behind this “do not hate, do not criticize” bull sht,, liberals would lead the charge in placing latinos in horrible detention.

[lavaroise]

Liberals have no intellectual, scientific or open mindedness honor. They always come from a hidden agenda (shuting people up and reducing vocabulary to their level), while they will accuse others of the same intention and of doing politics.

Just like the pedophiles of Soddom accused Lot, they think Jesus is a homoerotic thing for christians. They are completely blinded by attrotious lusts and satanic tyrannies. They are dangerous backstabbers. Psychologists are doing a bad job of warning us.

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

Liberal’s tried to “do” talk radio due to the success of Conservative talk radio. They copied what Conservatives did and failed at it.

Similarly, Liberals tried to “do” the “Coffee Party” in response to the popular “TEA Party.” They failed at this as well.

Liberals have no originality because they have no genuine ideas, at least none that are palatable.

[raccoonradio]

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