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I live in a conservative area that always votes Republican and it's not at all unusual to walk into a business, professional office or restaurant where they have the radio set on Rush or Beck for their employees and customers to listen to. I told our dentist once that it was nice that he'd built his business up so well that he could afford to lose half is patients by making them listen to Rush while getting their teeth drilled. He switched the channel and has been playing 'elevator music' every since.
If it's a conservative area that always votes republican, I wonder why you'd suspect he might lose half his customers.
But I'm sure your comment made him do a complete paradigm shift... at least until you and your wallet leave.
Personally I mostly read local papers, watch local tv news at 6, and occasionally watch the network news at 6:30.
However, we here in Boston have three local conservative radio personalities in Michael Graham, Jay Severin, and Howie Carr so we don't have to listen to the national ones you mentioned above.
Just curious, do you believe that conservatism began when Fox and Rush took to the airwaves?
Actually, no. I think a certain brand of far right conservatism took off when talk radio came out, but I always thought modern conservatism began with Goldwater's campaign in 1964 and got even stronger during Reagan's presidency.
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Originally Posted by roysoldboy
I didn't know there were any conservative areas in any of the Upper US.
West Michigan is a VERY Republican area. I grew up in Kalamazoo, about an hour south of Grand Rapids, and there are plenty of evangelicals and GOP'ers in the region--especially around Grand Rapids and Holland. I like the evangelical part, at least. I can tolerate the Republican part.
I listen to conservative talk radio and I whistle while I work. My work day starts out with Glenn Beck, followed by Rush Limbough, Mike Medved, Dave Bose and Sean Hanity. All great American patriots. They are not 'entertainers', they speak the truth. They encourage me to accomplish great things at work. Got any questions ????? Mike Medved is on right now so excuse me.
If I were to listen to any of them it would be Beck, then Limbaugh followed by Hannity and it would be late enough to get to sports. I can only get two stations, one east of me and one west of me that have these people. The west one has Beck then Limabaugh and then Hannity. The one to the east that I listen to most often has Beck, then my favorite one Neal Boortz, and then Limbaugh. That one has a couple more that I would like to get but since it is 150 miles away it is impossible to hear at night.
People listen to be entertained or validated.
The right-wing talkers are variously:
A) Preachers - taking a cue from religious TV evangelists who tweak emotions for personal gain. This is why Beck, blackboard in tow, rambles on and on - he knows that media stars can attain wealth.
B) Well-paid propagandists, hired by upper-crust special interests and tasked with convincing the "great unwashed" to embrace oligarchy. Fox contributors.
C) People who desire a career in radio, and may or may not be sincere (Limbaugh, who wanted to be a sports announcer, found himself typecast).
D) Disgruntled curmudgeons, constantly exhibiting low opinions of humanity (and possibly themselves). Levin & Savage.
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Kind of a spinoff from the Ronald Reagan thread, but didn't want to hijack that one. I just curious how many self proclaimed right wingers regularly listen to some right wing talk radio.
I'm not a conservative, but personally I don't listen because I'm at work during the day. But on summer break, (I'm a high school teacher) I will occasionally tune in to Rush Limbaugh when I'm in my car running errands, but I don't go out of my way to listen to him or any others. Hannity's too dumb to be worth listening to, and Glenn Beck's crazy.
So here are my questions:
1. Which host(s) do you listen to?
2. Do you take them seriously, or are they "entertainers" to you?
3. How much news do you get from Fox as opposed to other sources?
Thanks!
mackinac81
I listen to Neal Boortz and Michael Savage on a daily basis. I also listen to Dave Ramsey, but his show is not political.
I take them seriously.
I only listen to the news that is on the radio and that which I read online. I don't really pay attention to the sources. All of the news is the same anyway, sanitized by API and Reuters, so it doesn't really make any difference where you get it.
No talk radio. Not enough time. Plus it's a whole lot of bullsh*t even if I did have the time.
I do watch the Fox News Channel in the evenings occasionally (The Factor, Hannity, On the Record), read Fox News online sometimes, and have the Fox News Iphone app.
Just because I watch Fox doesn't mean I agree with what everyone on there has to say.
I watch Fox News during the day; Megyn Kelly, Shep and Cavuto.
I usually watch O'Reily. It's a show I DVR and watch the parts I wanna
see in about 20 minutes. In spite of the fact that I think there's nobody
on TV more full of himself, he gets the best guests and I never miss
Wednesday when he has Dennis Miller.
I also watch CNN occasionally. Sometimes I peek at MSNBC, like
somebody might peek at a post from somebody you have on ignore.
I don't listen to radio, but I never miss Rush on the "DittoCam."
He's a great entertainer and he often agrees with me.
When I have time, I listen to Fox News during mid-days. At night to assist my tinnitis, on my smart phone, I may listen to Coast to Coast (when it's not political), something with a Christian lesson or theme, classic country or rock music or maybe even watch an old 1950s or early 1960s sci-fi movie.
I've spent more time on C-D this week than I have listening to conservative talk radio in the past ten years. I was a conservative a long time before Rush Limbaugh. I consider cable news and C-D to be entertainment but feel I can sometimes offer information of assistance to someone (not in POC).
I get most of my news probably from the internet and from the scroll line at Fox News. I watch CNN only when they host a GOP debate. I haven't watched ABC, CBS, or NBC news in more years than many C-Der's have been alive.
The only talk radio I listen to is some sports talk
Any other audio would be my iPod (all Hendrix, Beck, Zep, Stones, Jeff Beck, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Blues, etc)
The only Fox I watch is the NFL on Sunday (and occasionally a Family Guy or American Dad)
I actually watch 50% local news and 50% Morning Joe on MSNBC in the mornings when getting ready for work (but that's just because I find that Mika lady very attractive )
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