Maybe We Can Find A Cure For Talk Radio

SilverEagle · May 8, 2009

I totally agree with this guy.

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/columnis...nedy/index.html

SUMG · May 8, 2009

If all of these incidents really happened...how come he doesn't name names? I'd like to know the names of these hosts that said this. (He attributes only one of the incidents to anyone by name---Michael Savage).

I suspect that Kennedy didn't hear these things first hand....and got them from someone who supposedly heard them. That's why he can't name the hosts who supposedly said these things.

It's kind of like that crap you libs spread about how people were yelling out "Kill Obama" at McCain rallies last year. The only thing is.....The Secret Service, says that those incidents never happened.

Edited May 8, 2009 by SUMG

UNTflyer · May 8, 2009

"it’s not safe to eat pork or go to Mexican restaurants or even to talk to Mexican people"

Whatever. Can I get a source on this alleged quote?

And to hold up Michael Savage as an example of talk radio is like pointing to Michael Vick as a typical NFL quarterback.

untbowler · May 8, 2009

typical report that blasts talk radio because nobody cares to listen to the lefties on radio, so what do they do they get the Feds to fund Air America, which again failed, while hating the talk shows that are successful.

Fairness my "___"

SilverEagle · May 8, 2009

Ok, here's an article listing several names of conservative commentators who are fanning the hate/paranoid flames.

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/1176621.html

Here is an excerpt.

Take the conjured link between the virus and Mexican immigrants. This one proved too easy a lure for the usual suspects with a penchant for blaming every social ill on immigrants. Commentators Glenn Beck, Michael Savage and Neal Boortz leapt at the non-opportunity.

They took the news of the flu cases in Mexico and blended it with their own twisted takes on whom to blame for what may prove to be a virus that incubated in many portions of the world. At first, the takes were innocuous enough, more like bad comedy. There were jokes to rename the already inaccurately labeled swine flu the “fajita flu.”

But then the possibility of a pandemic was called “the latest border crisis.” Calls were made to close the U.S./Mexican border. And fear-stoking diatribes soon followed that illegal immigrants would be the “perfect mules” to bring a bioterrorist attack into the U.S.

All the blather negated the work of epidemiologists who were tracking the germs, noting that the evidence has been that U.S. residents returning from Mexico seem to be the carriers, not immigrants heading north.

By Friday, the virus had spread to New Zealand, Israel, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. None of these countries is considered a destination for poor Mexicans seeking work.

Don’t expect breathless commentary about dangerous sunburned tourists fresh from their southern vacations spreading deadly germs.

Lou Dobbs once even tried to blame leprosy on immigrants. When countered by health experts, he simply blew harder that he was right.

In recent months, advocacy groups have tried to stick a pin in the anti-immigrant pronouncements of Dobbs and his like-minded cohorts on cable television and radio. Such efforts won’t get too far. The entertainment factor drives too much of their ratings.

The base problem is that far too many people agree with a message and disregard whether it’s accurate. The two don’t always coincide.

untbowler · May 8, 2009

Ok, here's an article listing several names of conservative commentators who are fanning the hate/paranoid flames.
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/1176621.html
Here is an excerpt.
Take the conjured link between the virus and Mexican immigrants. This one proved too easy a lure for the usual suspects with a penchant for blaming every social ill on immigrants. Commentators Glenn Beck, Michael Savage and Neal Boortz leapt at the non-opportunity.
They took the news of the flu cases in Mexico and blended it with their own twisted takes on whom to blame for what may prove to be a virus that incubated in many portions of the world. At first, the takes were innocuous enough, more like bad comedy. There were jokes to rename the already inaccurately labeled swine flu the “fajita flu.”
But then the possibility of a pandemic was called “the latest border crisis.” Calls were made to close the U.S./Mexican border. And fear-stoking diatribes soon followed that illegal immigrants would be the “perfect mules” to bring a bioterrorist attack into the U.S.
All the blather negated the work of epidemiologists who were tracking the germs, noting that the evidence has been that U.S. residents returning from Mexico seem to be the carriers, not immigrants heading north.
By Friday, the virus had spread to New Zealand, Israel, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. None of these countries is considered a destination for poor Mexicans seeking work.
Don’t expect breathless commentary about dangerous sunburned tourists fresh from their southern vacations spreading deadly germs.
Lou Dobbs once even tried to blame leprosy on immigrants. When countered by health experts, he simply blew harder that he was right.
In recent months, advocacy groups have tried to stick a pin in the anti-immigrant pronouncements of Dobbs and his like-minded cohorts on cable television and radio. Such efforts won’t get too far. The entertainment factor drives too much of their ratings.
The base problem is that far too many people agree with a message and disregard whether it’s accurate. The two don’t always coincide.

Oh so you mean the same way that the Gov't recently branded Vets "extrememists" and the Tea-Party attendees White Red-neck racists?

Yeah that is certainly not fanning the flames.

Edited May 8, 2009 by untbowler

SUMG · May 8, 2009

Ok, here's an article listing several names of conservative commentators who are fanning the hate/paranoid flames.
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/1176621.html
Here is an excerpt.
Take the conjured link between the virus and Mexican immigrants. This one proved too easy a lure for the usual suspects with a penchant for blaming every social ill on immigrants. Commentators Glenn Beck, Michael Savage and Neal Boortz leapt at the non-opportunity.
They took the news of the flu cases in Mexico and blended it with their own twisted takes on whom to blame for what may prove to be a virus that incubated in many portions of the world. At first, the takes were innocuous enough, more like bad comedy. There were jokes to rename the already inaccurately labeled swine flu the “fajita flu.”
But then the possibility of a pandemic was called “the latest border crisis.” Calls were made to close the U.S./Mexican border. And fear-stoking diatribes soon followed that illegal immigrants would be the “perfect mules” to bring a bioterrorist attack into the U.S.
All the blather negated the work of epidemiologists who were tracking the germs, noting that the evidence has been that U.S. residents returning from Mexico seem to be the carriers, not immigrants heading north.
By Friday, the virus had spread to New Zealand, Israel, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. None of these countries is considered a destination for poor Mexicans seeking work.
Don’t expect breathless commentary about dangerous sunburned tourists fresh from their southern vacations spreading deadly germs.
Lou Dobbs once even tried to blame leprosy on immigrants. When countered by health experts, he simply blew harder that he was right.
In recent months, advocacy groups have tried to stick a pin in the anti-immigrant pronouncements of Dobbs and his like-minded cohorts on cable television and radio. Such efforts won’t get too far. The entertainment factor drives too much of their ratings.
The base problem is that far too many people agree with a message and disregard whether it’s accurate. The two don’t always coincide.

Why don't you produce something....that has actual quotes in it? I mean this one does name some more names.....but there are no quotes attributed to any of them. Even the Lou Dobbs thing isn't a quote.

Just more conjecture from a liberal columnist.

Facts are to a liberal what kryptonite is to Superman.

Nice try though, SE. (At least we both like beer and the Mean Green).

Edited May 8, 2009 by SUMG

EagleD · May 8, 2009

Oh so you mean the same way that the Gov't recently branded Vets "extrememists" and the Tea-Party attendees White Red-neck racists?
Yeah that is certainly not fanning the flames.

The whole government did this?

KRAM1 · May 8, 2009

Saw a great line attributed to today's democrat party...TRICKLE DOWN CORRUPTION! That pretty much hits the nail on the head! Names mentioned were such prominent folks as William Jefferson, William Spitzer, Charles Rangel, Christopher Dodd, Jack Murtha, John Edwards, Jesse Jackson, Jr. and Steven Rattner. The piece is in today's Dallas Morning News if you care to give it a read. It's by Jonah Goldberg. He says "Trickle Down Corruption" is the democrat's governing philosophy. Seems fairly appropriate to me. Interesting read...and, yes, Republicans have not shown themselves to be blameless when it comes to "corruption". Just doesn't seem to be the guiding philosohpy of the party as is indicated it is for the democrats by Mr. Goldberg.

UNTflyer · May 8, 2009

"Lou Dobbs once even tried to blame leprosy on immigrants. When countered by health experts, he simply blew harder that he was right."

Lou Dobbs was right. For 40 years, the U.S. had a total of 900 cases of leprosy. Between 2004 and 2007, it jumped to 7,000. At the same time, ICE showed a sharp increase in immigrants from Southeast Asia. More than 70% of the U.S. cases of leprosy recorded between 2004 and 2007 were Asian immigrants.

Why are people afraid of facts? I'm not saying you should board up your windows and doors, but you shouldn't let just any stranger into your house.

Censored by Laurie · May 8, 2009

"Lou Dobbs once even tried to blame leprosy on immigrants. When countered by health experts, he simply blew harder that he was right."
Lou Dobbs was right. For 40 years, the U.S. had a total of 900 cases of leprosy. Between 2004 and 2007, it jumped to 7,000. At the same time, ICE showed a sharp increase in immigrants from Southeast Asia. More than 70% of the U.S. cases of leprosy recorded between 2004 and 2007 were Asian immigrants.
Why are people afraid of facts? I'm not saying you should board up your windows and doors, but you shouldn't let just any stranger into your house.

Starbucks grew exponentially between 2004 and 2007. 98% of leprosy patients drink coffee.

eulesseagle · May 9, 2009

Both sides have proganda mediums. To ferret the truth from both sides may be enigmatical to some simple minded people but the truth is there if you listen and read what both sides are saying. Some of the soothing catch phrases that the liberal side has means just the opposite of their intent. Is this something new in the political arena?? heck no. Tell me a time when it did not occur. Look at names of legislation and you tell me if the "intent" of that legislation is clear without reading the "fine print." Socially enginered legislation are hid behind obscured names to decieve the true intent of its purpose. One only has to read the names of all these "protection" legislative measures. Who do they protect and who do they prosecute? Who do they prosecute is a more accurate name of the socially enginered legislation instead of who do they prosecute. Since some of you will disagree with me and have me give you examples....all i can say is google it yourselves instead of being "spoon fed" through your own blinders. Spend a couple of hours "lurking" through the plethora of world wide web material instead of spending that time "lurking" for hours on this board. Who knows, you might accidently learn something.

The good thing about the conservative and liberal media ..... and i do at times listen to Air America .... is their sometimes agreeable and sometimes disagreeable viewpoints. Do I agree with all the conservative media masters the majority of the time? heck no. Do I agree with some of the stuff that Air America says? yes.

Write down your core beliefs and then find out who supports them and who opposes them. Never take things as 100% truth from some columnist, talk show host, commentator or blogger until you look it up.

>>>If you want to be taxed at the current rate and a much higher projected rate to support every social program in this country and around the world then that is fine.

>>>If you want a much lower tax rate so you can pick and choose what social projects are more important to you then that is cool too.

>>>If you do not want to displace animals because their habitat sits on trillions of gallons of oil and gas and you don't mind paying $4.00 + per gallon of gas...that is your decision.

>>>If you want to "drill....drill....drill" and try to protect as much of the flora and fauna as possible with our new and ever expanding technology to give the USA engergy independance and $2.00/gal or possilby less then that is cool.

>>>If you want a bigger and ever increasing government state because you think the government has all the cures for all our ills and pay for that right by taxing everyone in the country....then that is your decision.

>>>If you want a smaller government because you feel that you have the natural right and ability to make it on your own...suceed or fail...and make as much money as possible then that is cool.

All I ask you to do is write down what you "truely" believe. The world wide web has so much information that you do not have to go the library anymore and plow through all the Dewey Decimal Cards and walk through all the stacks to find out what you were really looking for was in another section.

Edited May 9, 2009 by eulesseagle