done with extended definition essay on talk (hate) radio

[pstokely]

here's a preview

Talk Radio: A growing alternative to the traditional media
Talk radio has grown rapidly over the past 15 years. More American’s are beginning to rely on talk radio as their primary news source. Talk radio has revived the AM radio band. The influence of talk radio has grown. Talk radio is credited with helping the Republican party take control of congress in 1994 for the first time in 40 years. National syndicated talk radio hosts include Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, Howard Stren, Bill O’Reily, and Dr. Laura.
Most talk radio hosts are unapologetic conservatives. They complain about bias in the media (other than talk radio) and the “elites” who run it. They complain about Hollywood and liberal celebrities and call them (or anyone else who does not agree with them) traitors, America haters, or un-American. They call civil liberties groups like the ACLU un-American. Not a day goes by where they will not blame former President Bill Clinton or his wife New York Senator Hillary Clinton for something. Most talk radio hosts have call screeners to insure only callers agreeing with them will get on the air. They claim they allow opposing views to be heard on their shows though many callers with opposing views have reporting being muted after only a few seconds on the air. In November of 2002, A caller to Rush Limbaugh’s talk show after getting past his call screeners reported being muted after confronting Limbaugh about him dodging the Vietnam draft after.

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[delete_bush]

1. I agree with you about the growing influence

of this crap. Limbaugh and O'Reily don't bother me as much as Insanity and the Savage Wiener. These guys are smug, arrogant and hate-filled yet because of their personalities get by with it. Limbaugh is boring and O'Really is so full of himself that it should be painfully obvious to anyone listening. He also allows opposing viewpoints from time to time.

When they talk about the "liberal" media they are referring to the legitimate news sources such as network TV and the major newspapers and magazines. If any of these so called liberal outlets were to engage in even a smattering of what happens daily on AM radio they would be taken to task not only by conservatives but by most of their listeners/readers as well.

The advantage these AM clowns have is that they are not accountable for what they say, no one is transcribing their daily rants to catch them later with their lies and hypocrisies. Even if one were to do so, there's no where to go to refute these scumbags.

By the way, the link doesn't work on the forum page but for some reason works on the message reply page. ???

I look forward to the rest of the story.

[theorist]

2. Do you mention how much these guys make?

Radio is an advertising medium, and these guys control the air waves during the second half of each work day.

[corporatewhore]

3. talk radio is all bill and hillary clintons fault

well maybe now that i think about it what would their sexually retarded listeners pay attention to if it not for bills penis