Posted by
Angryfather on Saturday, December 08, 2007 2:36:04 AM
I usually listen to talk radio for news and information but in the past year or so I started to notice something. I had an old friend who worked for the government but I can't tell you what he did or does, sorry. He told me one thing I am reminded of everyday and that is don't believe what you see on t.v. or read in the newspaper because it isn't true. When I asked him what he meant by that he couldn't tell me. I used to listen to Rush every day on the radio and after my friend said that to me I started to pay close attention. I am as conservative as they come but I also have a libertarian streak left over from experiences in my life. I'll be damned if Rush wasn't making things up and I just stopped listening. I then started listening to Glenn Beck and dammit if he didn't turn me off after awhile. I think that was because he seemed a little naive. After Glenn I started listening to Bill O'riely and it didn't take me long to stop listening to him. Now that I think about it they all sounded the same and echoed each other word for word. The problem is that most of the things they said made no sense to me but the listeners worshiped them.
I would hate to put down fellow conservatives but are they? I still don't know what these guys stand for but I will tell you it isn't conservatism. So why are they followed by so many conservatives? Your guess is as good as mine. I'm serious here this isn't an attempt to smear anyone. I do happen to like two guys only one has been taken off the air where I live and they are Michael Savage and Jim Sumpter. Those two guys are real conservatives. I have seen many things that most people have not and those to guys are the only ones who know what's really going on. The others it seems to me are just making money and really don't care about anyone but themselves.
In this 2008 Presidential primary season these talkshow hosts can pick the Republican candidate themselves and all their listeners will follow suit I guarantee it. For example Michael Medved was talking non stop for two weeks about Mike Huckabee who had less than 100,000 in campaign funds and Huckabees numbers shot up sky high. Laura Ingram started preaching about him at the same time. I don't really think that was a coincidence but I could be wrong. I'm telling you it really scares me that a few people could make up the minds of millions and lead them down the wrong path. It's also funny how these guys symbolize Ronald Reagan when the only two people close to Reagan are Ron Paul and Romney's speech writer. The only time they talk about Paul is when they rip on him. I don't understand it at all.