Just when I think right wing radio hosts can't get any dumber...

[dflprincess]

they surprise me. Either that or they're deliberatly spreading misinformation (which is just as possible).

Yesterday there was a satirical thread here about Paul Newman suing the department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for copyright infringement. (see: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=6671&mesg_id=6671 )

So, I'm just letting the radio scan while I was driving to work this morning and I let it stop on the local right wing station because they were discussing Al Franken. When they had finished with Al, the DJ said "And, according the New York Times, Paul Newman is suing HUD." They read from the article referenced in the above forum and NEVER, NOT ONCE, mentioned this was satire. It was discussed as a fact. They finished by slamming Paul Newman for being a liberal nut and said he should go back to making salad dressing.

I should have listened longer to see how many callers they let through that were buying this story but I just couldn't stand it.

[ewagner]

1. Idiots

I can't believe that even the most basic rw talk show host wouldn't check his sources.

[FlaGranny]

2. They don't care about facts.

Even you spread absolute falsehoods, there are people who will believe it forever. Mission acomplished. Sometime, somewhere, some nut will bring this up as truth in a conversation you have one day.

[Skittles]

3. HA HA, HA HA HA HA

they don't HAVE "sources" - they make sh** up. Who is gonna question them? Certainly not their stupid fans.

[wryter2000]

4. Oh, Lordy

I wonder what else we could get them to believe. What am I saying? They believe that Faux is fair and balanced. They'll believe anything.

[GAspnes]

5. You didn't hear the guest on Hugh Hewitt yesterday

Frank Pastore was hosting (Hewitt's off for his Dad's funeral), and the guest was asked "What would you do to solve the problems in the Middle East?"

The response:

"Kill all 6,000 members of the Saudi Royal family and have Israel attack and kill every member of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the PLO, may the war start tomorrow."

Dumbfounded, Pastore asked the same question, "But what would you do, really?" and got the same answer.

Completely nuts. Off the chart insane-o.

[Richardo]

8. RW Moran suggested bombing the Kaaba in Mecca, then salting the site

...with radioactive waste.

Said this would prevent Mulims from making their pilgrimage and therefore prevent them from entering heaven. Likened it to a beehive ("they git real mad and swarm, but then they just disperse." He volunteered no comment as to where 1 billion Muslims would "disperse" to.)

This guy was completely serious. And unlike Pastore, the host (Mike Richards) did not even challenge the guy. At all.

Such is life in the 9th circle we call Houston.

[suegeo]

11. Let me guess

AM 1280 The Fascist?

[GAspnes]

12. you got it. Lileks is hosting Friday's Hewitt show

I might call in and give him some local color. Perhaps blue.

[dflprincess]

15. Even worse

KSTP 1500

[HootieMcBoob]

6. dumber than

a hammered sheep.

[LuCifer]

7. Hey dflprincess, wanna really have some phun???

Send this guy some stories from THE ONION!!!!!!! Of course, ya know, ya edit out the stuff that says it's from The Onion, and BINGO! Betcha anything the dumbass will read it like it's gospel.

OH YOU RIGHTWING MORON S-FOR-BRAINS TROLLS (sorry to be redundant) NEED TO TAKE A LONG WALK OFF OF A VERY SHORT PEAR. NOOOOOW!!!! Before they do ANOTHER round of tax cuts, wars, terror attacks, etc etc etc. Sick of this S.

Lu Cifer

[dflprincess]

18. What a great idea!

You ARE Satan. This made me think of an on going argument from the Reader's Digest (my uncle gave me a subscription) a couple years ago.

Month 1 - RD publishes an article about J.K. Rowling

Month 2 - Some woman writes in saying that the Harry Potter books have turned 40,000 children to Satan

Month 3 - Some guy writes in saying the woman from month 2 is nuts.

Month 4 - The woman writes back saying she had found an article on internet that reported the fact of all these children becoming Satanists. She even supplies the website: www.theonion.com
Note from the editors explaining The Onion is a satrical publication.

[MarianJack]

9. My 100th post...

and I get to nail right wing nut radio "hosts". These people will spread any amount of BS to their "ditto heads". I say we expose these morons with their own words and let their own words hang them.

Any D over any r in '04!:bounce:

[Richardo]

10. The century mark - congrats!

:toast:

[coda]

13. LOL! There's nothing quite like failure to recognize satire

for inducing someone to show their ass.

Speaking from experience, of course. ;-)

Thanks dflprincess. :hi: You "made my day" w/o me even having to "ask" .

[Adjoran]

14. A friend told me he heard Glen Beck a couple of days ago

and the guy refused to believe that Warren Buffett was a recognized investment guru, because he is Jimmy Buffett's cousin!

My friend said at least 6 people called in to correct the guy, but he would not believe them.

[Iluvleiberman]

17. Why was he listening to THATidiot?

I can't believe he is on the air. He spouts mindless drivel.

[Spirochete]

16. LOL. That reminds me

of the time someone from here cut-and-pasted a Bob Boudelang diatribe as a post on FreakRepublic, and they thought it was for real, till some of them read a post on here where everyone was laughing about it.

[karlschneider]

19. Wow, you just energized a few of my synapses. But not quite enough to

remember the details. :-(

Dammit. Tell me again, what's this flat thing with all the letters and numbers on it...?

:crazy: