Yesterday I was driving and I had on the AM radio. What the hell happened to AM radio over the years? I used to listen to talk radio and they used to talk about many different topics; sometimes politics, sometimes sports, sometimes comedy. The callers were the main focus of discussion and the hosts just guided the show along. I'm going back to the mid-1970s when talk radio hosts included Bob Grant, Leon Lewis, Barry Gray, Barry Farber, Alan Colmes and Long John Nebel. And this was during the turbulent years of Watergate. Sure, some of the hosts were opinionated, but they didn't preach. The didn't sit on a throne and tell the listeners what to think and say.
I can only speak about the New York talk radio market. I do not profess to be an expert in radio markets throughout the United States. But I have been a fan of radio since the 1960s. These days, the entire radio day is filed with hate and propaganda, directed by the hosts. Nearly every caller is a clone of the host (or as Limbaugh fans are called "ditto heads.") The hosts are more than just the voice of the far right or far left, but they seem to actually run the party. Talking points made through the tongues of these hosts are then parroted by the politicians on the Sunday morning discussion shows.
I listened to some of the SS Stormtrooper, Glen Beck's show. That was followed by the Emperor himself, Rush Limbaugh. I noticed some things about these guys.
First of all, on this particular day, it was clear to me that the agenda of the day was to make the masses of sheep listeners vote for Bristol Paylin on "Dances With The Stars" just to send a message to America. (Thank God they were unsuccessful in their attempt). Really? It is that important to these brainwashers that they skew the results of a TV show to get their point across. They even admitted that Paylin wasn't as good as the others but the others "were professional entertainers" and didn't deserve to win.
Secondly, have you heard the commercials that play on these shows? I know it is very expensive to advertise on New York radio. So you have to assume that before a company drops a wad of money on a radio ad, they are going to do research to make sure their customers are listening. And who are the customers they are trying to attract with their ads? People who have failed to pay their taxes and are in trouble with the IRS. The ads proudly claim that they can get that $20,000 debt you owe to the IRS reduced to just $600. I thought the Republican party always claimed that they were the "law and order" party. That they were squeaky clean Americans. So I guess they also condone cheating the IRS. Friggin' two-faces assholes!
Then I hear an ad for one of those get rich quick schemes... you can work from home and earn thousands weekly. It reminded me of those ads that used to be in the back of the Enquirer stated how you can "get rich quick stuffing envelopes."
And I also noticed how the Emperor always referred to Obama as "the regime." I think the last time I heard that phrase was in reference to Idi Amin and his cronies in Uganda. It's a subtle point but if you say it every day, for hours at a time, the sheep are going to believe that Obama is truly a dictator. You know, if Obama came up with a cure for cancer, these assholes would be running around complaining how he put all these cancer clinics and researchers out of business. It sickens me.
How about just having a mind of your own? There are some things on the far right that I agree with and there are some things on the far left that I agree with. Just because the liberals say it's so doesn't necessarily mean that it is gospel. Just because the words came from Emperor Limbaugh's lips, doesn't necessarily mean it's true.
Can't we all just use common sense when it comes to our political views. Can't we stop being a bunch of cattle being led to slaughter by the hosts of talk radio.
It's all very sad.
