November
22nd 2008
Posted under Academia & Conservatism & Politics
UC Irvine professor stands up to the PC police on campus.
Is talk radio killing conservatism? Read this article and see if you agree and ask yourself this question: When was the last time anybody, politicians, pundit, media person etc., ever persuaded you to change your mind?
Out with the Texas, in with the Californians. Henry Waxman’s dethroning of John Dingell for the Chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee now means a handful of leftist California Democrats now basically run the House.
So which for of suicide do you prefer, hemlock or cyanide?
And finally, VADRE.com had interesting article about Israeli organized crime and its ethnic make-up.
Chris Hewlett on 22 Nov 2008 at 2:40 pm #
The article would make sense if it were true that people change their minds instantaneously. Instead, it takes years to change minds and a change in opinion is due to a conglomeration of various factors. These factors might include talk radio, a religious epiphany, a conversation with your wife or a hundred conversations with your wife. Who knows what causes people to change their minds. Talk radio is just a factor out there. Certainly, none of us have exactly the same opinions that we did twenty-five years ago – do we? I know I don’t. I listen to Rush Limbaugh on the radio but I agree with him less than I did fifteen years ago. Something has caused me to change my mind about several things.
Weaver on 22 Nov 2008 at 3:19 pm #
Talk radio certainly influences people.
Most people in general do not think clearly* and so are easily influenced.
And many Americans do not have a guiding center, and so roll around like a tumbleweed rather than remaining rooted like an Acacia tree. They’ve simply never been taught morality.
*due to apathy, lack of discipline, sometimes lack of ability I’m sure, etc.
David Allyn on 22 Nov 2008 at 5:16 pm #
If there will be anything good about the misnamed Fairness Doctrine, it will be the disappearance of Hush Bimbo, Sean Vannity and Laura Ingrasham and a host of other neo-cons. But the idea is clearly communistic in its origins and the very antithesis of our republic.
roho on 23 Nov 2008 at 4:45 pm #
The Neocon agenda is soooooooooooooo easy to cloak in patriotism, with a limited amount of info, and sale to the ignorant while waving the flag. I understand far more about Pre WWII Germany now, than I ever did prior to the last 8 years.
As for talk radio, Neal Bortz stated that the reason that there has never been a successful liberal talk radio format is that noone can defend the liberal ideology day in and out, without resorting to name calling and loss of credability in front of the viewers.
However, I believe “Paleo Radio” could be huge?(Converting paleos that think that they are neocons is a simple education process, and I still believe that there are many paleos that “Don’t Know” they are paleos, swimming in a sewer aimlessly with neocons!)
Weaver on 24 Nov 2008 at 1:15 pm #
Roho,
the Germans didn’t have Faux News TV.
RonL on 09 Dec 2008 at 6:12 am #
Radio may be more of a thinking medium than television, but it does not lend itself to full debate. Still, it would be nice to see someone break away from the death hold of Clear Channel and Fox. Perhaps, we could have Firing Line like debate show between conservatives?