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Ya know, I saw bits and pieces of the Grammies last night and I guess you won't like Garrison Keilor or anything like that when you prefer flashing lights and smoke to hide the fact there is no talent present, men who don't know what shampoo is screaming and pounding on guitars, a guy in a tee-shirt wearing a lighted mouse head....now THAT'S entertainment!:rolle yes:
Limbaugh tells his followers to be annoyed, and they obey.
The whining of the extremists is just one more example of how they attempt to control what we see, do and hear ... to conform to their perception of live in America. Elect more of them and you'll get big government stepping on your throat. Of course, these critics are the same types who are pedophiles, whoremongers, adulterers ... when they think nobody is looking.
Ya know, I saw bits and pieces of the Grammies last night and I guess you won't like Garrison Keilor or anything like that when you prefer flashing lights and smoke to hide the fact there is no talent present, men who don't know what shampoo is screaming and pounding on guitars, a guy in a tee-shirt wearing a lighted mouse head....now THAT'S entertainment!:rolle yes:
That depends on the individuals opinion on talent and entertainment.
I'm not enthused about the bias inherent at either NPR or its local outlets, but I've learned to accept it in order to get the better stuff.
My local PBS station is WVIA in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. It got off to a good start largely because it supplanted a commercial classical-music staion (WYZZ-FM) which had become unsustainable.
PBS and its two radio networks (National Public Radio and American Public Media) taken together, offer a pretty wide rage of programming that can be tailored to fit lhe local tastes. Prairie Home Comapanion has been around long enough that it's going to be a staple as long as Keillor holds out (ditto Tom and Ray Magliozzi), but locally, we replaced "the cheesehead" with Jim Cullom's San Antonio-based Dixieland jazz several years ago.
About ten years ago, I spent a year in Nebraska; the local PBS stations didn't draw enough support for a lot of the high-profile American series, so they filled in with Canadian programming -- seems like a logical choice since Omaha, while no "Hillbilly Heaven", is nowhere near as diverse as the two coasts.
My personal favorite has to be "Jazz After Hours" --- twelve hours a week of every segment of the venue known to man, and hosted by a respected music educator. Jim Wilke does deal with people whose politics won't delight the conservatives - the late Red Rodney was an example - but he generally keeps his opinions private, and that's enough in my book.
Just for fun, let me add a link to one more "subversive activity" I discovered on NPR:
One would think that the right would love PHC, it's all about the Heartland™, cutesy family values, a constant homage to hard working immigrant European stock. How PHC companion can win the ire of conservatives is simply beyond me.
Confession, I secretly listen to PHC in my car with the windows rolled up.
The whining of the extremists is just one more example of how they attempt to control what we see, do and hear ... to conform to their perception of live in America. Elect more of them and you'll get big government stepping on your throat. Of course, these critics are the same types who are pedophiles, whoremongers, adulterers ... when they think nobody is looking.
And the Politically Correct aren't attempting to silence anyone right now, of course??
I like NPR's new programs and somewhat in-depth interviews and reports. Is there a left-leaning bias? I'd say a slight one. The majority of the stories I hear that have both a "left and right" POV, the left usually has a longer time frame and gets in the last commentary. Still, no where near as bad as BSNBC, and somewhat balanced.
Their news and financial reports I like. Too bad they have so much incredibly bad music programming. Classical and "folk" music like they play reminds me a lot of fingernails on chalkboards. All too often they do an interview/book promotion with a really dippy author. Most of those are terrible. I listen on my commute when they have a news story on...flip to local talk radio when the other comes on. We have a local "talk jock" out of Spokane that is fairly neutral and will allow both sides of an issue speak on the show.
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One would think that the right would love PHC, it's all about the Heartland™, cutesy family values, a constant homage to hard working immigrant European stock. How PHC companion can win the ire of conservatives is simply beyond me.
Confession, I secretly listen to PHC in my car with the windows rolled up.
I do that with classical music
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