The New Face of the PA "Conservatives"

[hcap]

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Ever since Obama announced his candidacy.


I would have used Limbaugh if I only I could have found a shot more absurd than that of Beck. :rolleyes:

[Snag]

I guess you were afraid to put up a picture of yourself so we could all see the face of an liberal.

[andymays]

Glen Beck is an entertainer and Television personality but Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank and the rest of the Faaaaarrrrrrrr Left are doing real damage on a daily basis!

Beck does report some good stuff though. He's got the Acorn crowd down! Just a little over the top at times.

I do enjoy it when Beck cries though! :D

[ArlJim78]

it's not only PA conservatives who are crying. people with buyers remorse are everywhere (except the PA liberals who will hang on to the bitter end and never admit a mistake). Independents have left Lord Obama in droves. republicans now have they're highest polling numbers in ages and are leading in all the upcoming major races.


Beck is crying all the way to the back by the way.

[prospector]

i feel pity for the fools that keep sending frank and pelosi back to congress..

[lamboguy]

Glen Beck is an entertainer and Television personality but Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank and the rest of the Faaaaarrrrrrrr Left are doing real damage on a daily basis!

Beck does report some good stuff though. He's got the Acorn crowd down! Just a little over the top at times.

I do enjoy it when Beck cries though! :Dbarnie frank had a "town hall meeting" about 45 minutes away from me the other night. i was thinking about either going to it and stand up to the man, or play mountaineer. i chose mountaineer because i know he wouldn't let me speak.

if i had been given the chance to speak i would have offered him my weight loss program free of charge because he actually needs it. explaining to him that my program would get more results the health care plan

[jballscalls]

Beck is crying all the way to the back by the way.

the back of what?? to the back of the sanity line?? I know he's in the front of the annoying line. He couldn't carry Billo's microphone! He is less annoying than Hannity though

[ArlJim78]

the back of what?? to the back of the sanity line?? I know he's in the front of the annoying line. He couldn't carry Billo's microphone! He is less annoying than Hannity though
shoot, I meant to say bank.

I don't watch Beck often, but he is annoying. According to my ratings, this is how I rank them.
Beck 30% annoying
Hannity 50% annoying
O'Reilly 70% annoying.

maybe we should have a poll?

[PaceAdvantage]

I find Hannity the most annoying myself....O'Reilly second and Beck third on that list of yours....a distant second and third by the way....

[jballscalls]

I find Hannity the most annoying myself....O'Reilly second and Beck third on that list of yours....a distant second and third by the way....

Yeah Hannity is the most annoying by far i think. I really do like Billo, beck i can actually take or leave.

I put hannity with Olbermann and jon stewart as my least favorites

[andymays]

I agree, MSNBC aside Hannity can be a little much. Beck is entertaining at times and actually breaks a lot of news on his show. The most entertaining of all is Michael Savage. There are times when he gets so pissed off he will say something outrageous that gets me laughing so hard it hurts. :D

[boxcar]

I find Hannity the most annoying myself....O'Reilly second and Beck third on that list of yours....a distant second and third by the way....

:eek: :eek: This is scary 'cause this is how I feel about these three also, although I would have put 0'Reilly first, Hannity second. And Beck a very distant third.

Boxcar

[ArlJim78]

I agree, MSNBC aside Hannity can be a little much. Beck is entertaining at times and actually breaks a lot of news on his show. The most entertaining of all is Michael Savage. There are times when he gets so pissed off he will say something outrageous that gets me laughing so hard it hurts. :D
i agree 100%, he's the most fun to listen to. I mean Rush can make me laugh a lot also, but there's nothing like some of Savages rants. I like when he starts shouting at a caller "Get off my radio show! And don't even listen because you will dumb down the level of my audience!"
Savage can be very funny. I remember one of his bits that kills me is when he talks about the sages who made up the proverbs, he says they were just bums who walked around with their little sayings hoping for a handout of a couple shekels. they way he tells it kills me, the shopkeepers would get annoyed by these bums walking around trying to impress everyone with their sayings, "okay, here's a few shekels, now get out of here you bum".

[boxcar]

Hey, 'cap, do us all a favor, will ya? Take a picture of your face after you eat this poll. I know you love polls, but I ain't so sure you're gonna like this one.
I bet the expression on your face would rival the Joker's evil mug.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090821/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_poll

Boxcar

[andymays]

i agree 100%, he's the most fun to listen to. I mean Rush can make me laugh a lot also, but there's nothing like some of Savages rants. I like when he starts shouting at a caller "Get off my radio show! And don't even listen because you will dumb down the level of my audience!"
Savage can be very funny. I remember one of his bits that kills me is when he talks about the sages who made up the proverbs, he says they were just bums who walked around with their little sayings hoping for a handout of a couple shekels. they way he tells it kills me, the shopkeepers would get annoyed by these bums walking around trying to impress everyone with their sayings, "okay, here's a few shekels, now get out of here you bum".

There's something about his way of putting things when the misery level is at it's highest.

You can't help but crack up! :lol:

[Black Ruby]

Hannity - double college dropout
Beck - college dropout, recovering alcoholic and addict. Was a terrible soft rock DJ in Louisville
O'Reilly - Masters in journalism and Masters in Public Administration, went to Fox from Inside Edition. Sex freak
Limbaugh - dropped out in less than a year of college, avoided draft by means of a cyst on his ass, kicked off ESPN for racist comments, got his housekeeper to get his hillbilly heroin for him, caught coming back into the US from Dominican Republic, known for it's underage sex trade, with Viagra

So why would anybody pay attention to what these guys have to say about politics? They're just tellin you what their fat cat corporate puppeteers tell them to.

[andymays]

Hannity - double college dropout
Beck - college dropout, recovering alcoholic and addict. Was a terrible soft rock DJ in Louisville
O'Reilly - Masters in journalism and Masters in Public Administration, went to Fox from Inside Edition. Sex freak
Limbaugh - dropped out in less than a year of college, avoided draft by means of a cyst on his ass, kicked off ESPN for racist comments, got his housekeeper to get his hillbilly heroin for him, caught coming back into the US from Dominican Republic, known for it's underage sex trade, with Viagra

So why would anybody pay attention to what these guys have to say about politics? They're just tellin you what their fat cat corporate puppeteers tell them to.


What's your opinion of Olbermann?

[Black Ruby]

Olbermann's just another talking head, I don't watch ANY of that crap from either side, it's all paid for by corporations that have as their agenda controlling more wealth. He's got a communications degree, means he's learned to speak in public, not that he's an expert on what he speaks about.

Olberman did have the funniest blooper I've ever seen when he was on ESPN though. He was talking about a baseball player named Hurst who had a back problem. He mistakenly said "Hurst, who's been suffering from a bulging dick.....er, disk. He turned 87 shades of red, they tried to switch to Berman, he was laughing too hard to talk, they tried to switch to a couple other people, they were all just cracking up, so they had to go to commercial.

[andymays]

Olbermann's just another talking head, I don't watch ANY of that crap from either side, it's all paid for by corporations that have as their agenda controlling more wealth. He's got a communications degree, means he's learned to speak in public, not that he's an expert on what he speaks about.

Olberman did have the funniest blooper I've ever seen when he was on ESPN though. He was talking about a baseball player named Hurst who had a back problem. He mistakenly said "Hurst, who's been suffering from a bulging dick.....er, disk. He turned 87 shades of red, they tried to switch to Berman, he was laughing too hard to talk, they tried to switch to a couple other people, they were all just cracking up, so they had to go to commercial.


:lol:

[Lefty]

blackruby, These guys tell us the truth about the dims. All the big media do not. that's why we listen. After seeing the country being ruined by college grads, I think we need common sense, not guys that have been brainwashed by communist professors.
Any proof corporations tell any of the guys what to do? Any proof O'Reilly is a sex freak?
Any proof that limbaugh caused that cyst to appear?
Just another attack by another lib. yawn...

[Black Ruby]

blackruby, These guys tell us the truth about the dims. All the big media do not. that's why we listen. After seeing the country being ruined by college grads, I think we need common sense, not guys that have been brainwashed by communist professors.
Any proof corporations tell any of the guys what to do? Any proof O'Reilly is a sex freak?
Any proof that limbaugh caused that cyst to appear?
Just another attack by another lib. yawn...


So how do you know it's the truth? Because Limbaugh tells you it's the truth and calls everybody but himself the "driveby media".
I've got a several degrees including a masters in engineering, I never had a communist professor at the 3 colleges I attended.
Would you pay those guys millions per year and let em say what they wanted?
Yeah, O'Reilly had to pay out for his actions a few years ago.
Never said that Limbaugh caused the cyst to appear, just that HE used it to dodge the draft. It's a common type of cyst for young men, but I know plenty of others who've had them and been in the military. And they don't sit around on the radio having used a cyst to dodge the draft and act proud of the military. Truth is Limbaugh's proud he dodged the draft.

Just more tripe from a dumb, old neo-con. yawn

[boxcar]

Hannity - double college dropout
Beck - college dropout, recovering alcoholic and addict. Was a terrible soft rock DJ in Louisville
O'Reilly - Masters in journalism and Masters in Public Administration, went to Fox from Inside Edition. Sex freak
Limbaugh - dropped out in less than a year of college, avoided draft by means of a cyst on his ass, kicked off ESPN for racist comments, got his housekeeper to get his hillbilly heroin for him, caught coming back into the US from Dominican Republic, known for it's underage sex trade, with Viagra

So why would anybody pay attention to what these guys have to say about politics? They're just tellin you what their fat cat corporate puppeteers tell them to.

So, pray tell: Just who do you listen to and trust for your information, and why? I'll be waiting with bated breath for your reply.

Boxcar

[lsbets]

So, pray tell: Just who do you listen to and trust for your information, and why? I'll be waiting with bated breath for your reply.

Boxcar

I'm sure he listens to no one and thinks for himself. I mean, he has three degrees.

I loved his rundown of the college educations of the three guys being talked about in here. I sure hope he doesn't own a Dell computer or anything from Microsoft - those guys were college dropouts!

[Marshall Bennett]

I find Hannity the most annoying myself....O'Reilly second and Beck third on that list of yours....a distant second and third by the way....
Hannity is annoying because he is so far right that he becomes a broken record . He's predictable to say the least . Strikes me as being a spoilded brat as well .

[Lefty]

BR, unlike liberal radio, Conservative radio competes in the free mkt. He has sponsors, and they depend on audience He delivers the audience, because he exposes the dims and big media for what they are. The audience is there so sponsors come. He wouldn't last long in the fre mkt if he let corps tell him what to do. BTW, he not onl;y criticizes dims, but he was critical of GW too, when he disagreed with him and he was mighty critical of Mcain.
I never heard him say he was proud he was kept from service. How is it Dodging the draft when they refuse to take you? BTW, he is an ardent supporter of the military? How many dims are?

[delayjf]

So why would anybody pay attention to what these guys have to say about politics?

Because the educated ones are mostly devoid of common sense. In order to validate their self preceived superior intellect they have to advocate and adopt philosophies not held by common every day people.

As Capt. Kirk said to Kahn - I'm laughing at your superior intellect. :D

[ddog]

I'm sure he listens to no one and thinks for himself. I mean, he has three degrees.

I loved his rundown of the college educations of the three guys being talked about in here. I sure hope he doesn't own a Dell computer or anything from Microsoft - those guys were college dropouts!


AND actually PRODUCED something besides NOISE and the 30 second "take" which to many it seems is enough for them to form opinions about any subject.
Just tell me what to think, PLEEZE! :D

As to annoying, none of them annoy me, one would need to care about what they say/do to become annoyed.

I actually like seeing Hannity as he is in the running with Jstewart and Scolbert for the best parody of a new/issue show!
:lol:

[boxcar]

BR, unlike liberal radio, Conservative radio competes in the free mkt. He has sponsors, and they depend on audience He delivers the audience, because he exposes the dims and big media for what they are. The audience is there so sponsors come. He wouldn't last long in the fre mkt if he let corps tell him what to do. BTW, he not onl;y criticizes dims, but he was critical of GW too, when he disagreed with him and he was mighty critical of Mcain.
I never heard him say he was proud he was kept from service. How is it Dodging the draft when they refuse to take you? BTW, he is an ardent supporter of the military? How many dims are?

Not only that..but even if we were to give BR his argument that Rush, Beck, etc. are only mouthpieces for corporate America, this would amount to a self-defeating argument for BR because those shows are extremely popular. People tune in and listen because this is what they want to hear. They connect with the messages being broadcasted, which is the exact opposite response to liberal talk shows! Most people don't connect with liberal drivel. It's too surreal. It's too other-worldly. And this indisputable fact sticks in the craw of the liberals in no small way, which is why the subject of the "fairness doctrine" is still being bandied around -- quietly in backrooms at the moment. Liberals cannot stand to have competing ideas in the media -- competing ideologies. It grates hard against their elitist mentality. It grates against their self-perceived superior intellect. Libs want to own the radio airwaves, just as they do with the rest of the media.

Boxcar

[46zilzal]

So, pray tell: Just who do you listen to and trust for your information, and why? I'll be waiting with bated breath for your reply.

A compilation of BBC, CBC, Aljazeera, Asian Times and any one of three Australian newspapers that Murdoch doesn't own, Reuters, and PBS thrown together

[boxcar]

A compilation of BBC, CBC, Aljazeera, Asian Times and any one of three Australian newspapers that Murdoch doesn't own, Reuters, and PBS thrown together

With this list, I'm not surprised you're hooked on the propaganda drug. You're quite the junkie.

Boxcar

[NJ Stinks]

IMO the difference between Olbermann and Hannity is Olbermann is smart and Hannity is Hannity. Having said that, Olbermann doesn't know when to stop. And that's not smart either.

My theory on the popularity of conservative talk radio vs. liberal talk radio is this. Most people who actually can tune into talk radio during the week are either retired or affluent. By affluent I mean they have a position that allows them to tune in rather than actually working at a job site where listening to a radio makes no sense (other than music in the background), is not available or even permitted.

Since older people tend to be more conservative and since affluent people have a primary interest in keeping what they've got, conservative talk radio has the "perfect storm" as far as an available audience goes.

[andymays]

IMO the difference between Olbermann and Hannity is Olbermann is smart and Hannity is Hannity. Having said that, Olbermann doesn't know when to stop. And that's not smart either.

My theory on the popularity of conservative talk radio vs. liberal talk radio is this. Most people who actually can tune into talk radio during the week are either retired or affluent. By affluent I mean they have a position that allows them to tune in rather than actually working at a job site where listening to a radio makes no sense (other than music in the background), is not available or even permitted.

Since older people tend to be more conservative and since affluent people have a primary interest in keeping what they've got, conservative talk radio has the "perfect storm" as far as an available audience goes.



Olbermann is educated and intelligent but not smart. There's a big difference in my opinion.

[boxcar]

IMO the difference between Olbermann and Hannity is Olbermann is smart and Hannity is Hannity. Having said that, Olbermann doesn't know when to stop. And that's not smart either.

My theory on the popularity of conservative talk radio vs. liberal talk radio is this. Most people who actually can tune into talk radio during the week are either retired or affluent. By affluent I mean they have a position that allows them to tune in rather than actually working at a job site where listening to a radio makes no sense (other than music in the background), is not available or even permitted.

Since older people tend to be more conservative and since affluent people have a primary interest in keeping what they've got, conservative talk radio has the "perfect storm" as far as an available audience goes.

Here's a clue for you: Lots of young and older people call in and listen to talk radio. And moreover, what about all the unemployed right now who have time on their hands to listen? And what about welfare recipients, and welfare mom who are almost always at home?

Therefore, your lame explanation still begs the question big time: If liberalism is so popular with the masses -- if it's so appealing to the masses, as liberals tell us, then why don't liberal talk show hosts fare nearly as well as conservative ones?

And moreover, your explanation doesn't explain the the popularity of FNC, does it? Fox owns cable news! Why is this? Fox has plenty of competition out there, but the comp pales by comparison. Again, the reason for this is that people don't want to listen to liberal drivel. People know that the other channels only spin the news in one direction, and they don't appreciate those networks trying to propagandize them along Democratic party lines. A lot of people can actually see through that crap.

Boxcar

[NJ Stinks]

Olbermann is educated and intelligent but not smart. There's a big difference in my opinion.

From the Free Dictionary by Farlex:

Intelligent usually implies the ability to cope with new problems and to use the power of reasoning and inference effectively: The intelligent math students excelled in calculus.

Smart refers to quick intelligence and often a ready capability for taking care of one's own interests: Smart lawyers can effectively manipulate juries.


A subtle difference that I may or may not be bright enough to absorb! :p :)

Bright implies quickness or ease in learning: The bright child learned the alphabet quickly.

[NJ Stinks]

Here's a clue for you: Lots of young and older people call in and listen to talk radio. And moreover, what about all the unemployed right now who have time on their hands to listen? And what about welfare recipients, and welfare mom who are almost always at home?

Therefore, your lame explanation still begs the question big time: If liberalism is so popular with the masses -- if it's so appealing to the masses, as liberals tell us, then why don't liberal talk show hosts fare nearly as well as conservative ones?

And moreover, your explanation doesn't explain the the popularity of FNC, does it? Fox owns cable news! Why is this? Fox has plenty of competition out there, but the comp pales by comparison. Again, the reason for this is that people don't want to listen to liberal drivel. People know that the other channels only spin the news in one direction, and they don't appreciate those networks trying to propagandize them along Democratic party lines. A lot of people can actually see through that crap.

Boxcar

Boxcar, the same people listening to conservative talk radio watch FOX News. You make it sound like FOX News has this incredibly large audience. It doesn't. Compared to CNN and MSNBC it has a large audience. That's it. (Think big fish in a small pond.)

As for welfare Mom's, the unemployed, and young people listening to conservative talk radio, if you choose to believe that be my guest.

I already explained why I think liberal talk shows are not as popular as conservative talk shows in Post #31.

[Lefty]

FOX couldn't get the ratings it does if only conservatives watched. Since they do present both sides, they have a diversified audience.

Hey, did you know that lots of truckers and military listen to Rush? Guess not.
And lets not forget Housewives.

[sandpit]

And moreover, what about all the unemployed right now who have time on their hands to listen?

Boxcar

I've unfortunately been unemployed for the better part of this summer, but taking several hours out of my day to listen to any of these windbags wouldn't be a very constructive use of my time. I can see housewives, college students, the retired, the affluent and various others taking the time to do so though.

In reality, all the talk show hosts are pushing their agenda; they all remind me of someone who interprets the Bible to fit their own religion. For the most part, the callers are there to be cheerleaders; I'm sure all the shows are carefully orchestrated to allow a very small percentage of callers with opposing views on-air, manipulated to further the host's viewpoint. I challenge anyone to say that any caller has ever affected/changed their position on any topic, even if they made sense.

Maybe a better use of time of everybody would be to tune in Dave Ramsey's show on occasion. Instead of purposefully angering a good portion of his listeners, he tries to help them using common sense. And the entire population could use a big dose of that.

[Lefty]

I listen to Dave Ramsey. He teaches financial commonsense. Rush teaches political commonsense. Sorry you are unemployed. But through my working lifetime I was unemployed many many many times. It's only the end of the world if you let it be.
I'm surprised that you're surprised that Rush or anyones else cheerleads their ideology. Obama and the dims cheerlead theirs, what's wrong with a differing opinion? People listen in because they like what they hear. If they didn't, Rush
and others would be gone. They operate in a free mkt; unlike Air America.
Obama and his followers blve Govt is the solution.
Rush and all conservatives believe the free mkt is the solution. Pick one. It's a free country. well, so far.

[boxcar]

Boxcar, the same people listening to conservative talk radio watch FOX News. You make it sound like FOX News has this incredibly large audience. It doesn't. Compared to CNN and MSNBC it has a large audience. That's it. (Think big fish in a small pond.)

As for welfare Mom's, the unemployed, and young people listening to conservative talk radio, if you choose to believe that be my guest.

I already explained why I think liberal talk shows are not as popular as conservative talk shows in Post #31.

All kinds of people listen to talk radio, including lots of folks born in the mid 40's - early 50's era when it was fashionable in the 60's and 70's to smoke dope, wear long hair and hang out with hippies. So...your argument is like hole-riddled bucket: It holds no water. Conversely, most people do not relate well with the message of liberalism, which accounts for the appreciably smaller audiences of liberal talk show hosts.

Boxcar

[toetoe]

I would have used Limbaugh if I only I could have found a shot more absurd than that of Beck. :rolleyes:

Why not just use your own avatar ?

[boxcar]

Why not just use your own avatar ?

The best solution to 'cap's problem was to have used a photo of his own mug.

Boxcar

[jballscalls]

FOX couldn't get the ratings it does if only conservatives watched. Since they do present both sides, they have a diversified audience.

Hey, did you know that lots of truckers and military listen to Rush? Guess not.
And lets not forget Housewives.

Howard Stern says he pretty much only watches Fox, and he's by no means a conservative LOL It's the most entertaining of the cable news channels

[GaryG]

Why not just use your own avatar ?toeman....allow me to answer for Hcap....STFU!!

[Tom]

I find Hannity the most annoying myself....O'Reilly second and Beck third on that list of yours....a distant second and third by the way....

Yup, do not watch Hannity or O'Reily - I am stuck with Beck because I get only one radio station at work - Lonesbury, Beck, Rush, home.

What I get a kick out of, is, no matter how much they whine about Rush and Beck, they cannot touch the back to back sound bytes each provides every day to show us what a lying bastard Sadam Hussein Obama really is. They take a page out of Saul's book - attack people, ridicule people, never engage in ideas or though processes. Make it personal and take it low. After reading that book, I have never been so aware of how the scumbags and what their agenda is. Is was an enlightening read. I see a need for our side to adopt many of the pricipals, which I have attempted to do this year, and with very satisfying results so far! :lol:

Threads like this are a Reader's Digest look at shallow people. All you need to do Mike, is put up a sign that says NO DIVING! This is the shallow end of the pool for sure. :lol: