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Postby The_Noble_Cause » Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:48 am

conversationpc wrote:Just wanted to let you know that Glenn railed against big corporations again on his TV show last night. He said something about getting away from what some of these big corporations are doing by seeing everyone as just a market. :lol:


Oh yeah?
Did he utilize his "eyeball cam" again, so the American people can look straight into his soul?

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Heading into the election, Beck saw the writing on the wall and ratcheted up the faux Lou Dobbs populist shtick to 11.
Nobody's buying it.
He is, and always will be, a corporate ass jockey.
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Postby The_Noble_Cause » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:01 am

Fact Finder wrote:Say what you want about idealology but Rush Limbaugh is more important to this Country right now than Obama is. $40 Million is just his salary, and probably $17 million of that goes to taxes. Think of all the low level off mic staff who man radio stations all over the country to make his show work.


I have no idea what this means...
At most, you're talking about ONE engineer per station to make sure local promos/ads sync up with Rush's syndicated broadcast.
There's no staff for piped-in crap.
Live local content, on the other hand, would emply many more (producers, writers/researchers, engineers, on-air talent).

Fact Finder wrote:The salesmen. (Offfff SALESMEN!) It's all done because alot of people want to listen. When they listen they might buy products advertised on the show.


That's a truism about radio in general.
Has nothing to do with anything.
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Postby conversationpc » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:03 am

The_Noble_Cause wrote:Uh, no, sorry.
Renewal of stations' licenses was always predicated upon meeting the "public interest, convenience, and necessity."
That was a precedent established right here in the US of A, not some Communist Central American backwater
Proving once more, how utterly ill-equpped you and hoagiepete are to enter the fray.
You're just demagoguing the issue.


I never said that's not how it was done in the past you brain dead zombie. That may be the way it has been but that doesn't mean that's the way it SHOULD be. Think outside the box for once, will ya? :roll:
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Postby conversationpc » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:10 am

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conversationpc wrote:Just wanted to let you know that Glenn railed against big corporations again on his TV show last night. He said something about getting away from what some of these big corporations are doing by seeing everyone as just a market. :lol:


Oh yeah?
Did he utilize his "eyeball cam" again, so the American people can look straight into his soul?


You're just pissed because you were wrong...yet again. :lol:

Heading into the election, Beck saw the writing on the wall and ratcheted up the faux Lou Dobbs populist shtick to 11.
Nobody's buying it.
He is, and always will be, a corporate ass jockey.


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You liberals and your conspiracy theories...Beck has been on that horse for at least the last couple of years, if not longer. Anyone who really listened to his show and isn't just reading from the liberal handbook would have realized that. Try again, please. Your record so far today isn't good.

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Postby Deb » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:20 am

Have to say for probably the first time, I think I'm happy with both leaders. :lol:

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Postby The_Noble_Cause » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:25 am

Fact Finder wrote:TNC, I know exactly what I am talking about. Freedom to listen to the radio shows of my choice, not yours. You however, are insisting that I be forced to hear what you want me to hear, wether I like it or not. You can put Jerry Springer on Air America all day long and I ain't listening.


Fairness Doctrine never enforced 50/50 content.
The paradigm through which you view this issue has been toxically distorted by the same right wing freaks who were set loose by de-regulation mania.

Fact Finder wrote:I do not want to pay taxes to fund the bile that's spewed on Lib talk. It makes it on it's own dime or not at all.


You really think Rush and Sean would be where they are today if Clinton didn't raise the ownership cap on radio oligarchs like Clear Channel?
In the 90's they went from owning 40 stations to over 1000.
There's also the fact that starting out, the syndication rights to Rush's show were given out for free.
Your argument can be parsed down to the same cult of personality that runs endemic throughout the worst of Obama's following.
All you know is you love Rush Limbaugh and that's that.
History, facts, all that is immaterial.

Fact Finder wrote:Here's the deal, you have the Right to Free Speech....You do not have a Right to be heard.


Doesn't sound very democratic to me.
The public airwaves should allow the people a right of reply.

Fact Finder wrote:BTW, the NYTimes is a piece of shit rag who's stock price is now worth less than a Sunday Paper. Your lib icons are failing because of their bias, and that is why Fox and Rush are soaring....buy a clue.


Good...can't wait for Murdoch to buy it out as he's planning to do.
Just one less "liberal" scapegoat for the party of responsibility to cuntwhine about.
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Postby conversationpc » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:30 am

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Fact Finder wrote:TNC, I know exactly what I am talking about. Freedom to listen to the radio shows of my choice, not yours. You however, are insisting that I be forced to hear what you want me to hear, wether I like it or not. You can put Jerry Springer on Air America all day long and I ain't listening.


Fairness Doctrine never enforced 50/50 content.
The paradigm through which you view this issue has been toxically distorted by the same right wing freaks who were set loose by de-regulation mania.


Yet you said not too many months ago that you'd like to see Beck forced off the air. Please decide which way you want it.
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Postby The_Noble_Cause » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:35 am

conversationpc wrote:
The_Noble_Cause wrote:
conversationpc wrote:Just wanted to let you know that Glenn railed against big corporations again on his TV show last night. He said something about getting away from what some of these big corporations are doing by seeing everyone as just a market. :lol:


Oh yeah?
Did he utilize his "eyeball cam" again, so the American people can look straight into his soul?


You're just pissed because you were wrong...yet again. :lol:

Heading into the election, Beck saw the writing on the wall and ratcheted up the faux Lou Dobbs populist shtick to 11.
Nobody's buying it.
He is, and always will be, a corporate ass jockey.


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You liberals and your conspiracy theories...Beck has been on that horse for at least the last couple of years, if not longer. Anyone who really listened to his show and isn't just reading from the liberal handbook would have realized that. Try again, please. Your record so far today isn't good.

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You're a liar.
The promos for his FOX show even feature Beck apolitically talking about the "donkey" and the "elephant", as if he weren't actively rooting for a dog in the race.
I'll be the first to admit I don't listen to him every morning anymore, but I do routinely catch him.
When he doesn't break down and cry about his daughter or his mormon cult, he just extols the virtues of free market fundamentalism at 40 minute stretches.
Much like O'Reilly, looking out for the "little guy" is little more than a convenient focus group marketing ploy.
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Postby The_Noble_Cause » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:37 am

conversationpc wrote:
The_Noble_Cause wrote:
Fact Finder wrote:TNC, I know exactly what I am talking about. Freedom to listen to the radio shows of my choice, not yours. You however, are insisting that I be forced to hear what you want me to hear, wether I like it or not. You can put Jerry Springer on Air America all day long and I ain't listening.


Fairness Doctrine never enforced 50/50 content.
The paradigm through which you view this issue has been toxically distorted by the same right wing freaks who were set loose by de-regulation mania.


Yet you said not too many months ago that you'd like to see Beck forced off the air. Please decide which way you want it.


What does that have to do with the Fairness Doctrine?
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Postby hoagiepete » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:52 am

After reflecting for a moment on the Fairness Doctrine...I have a couple additional thoughts. The regulations put in place concerning the "public" airwaves were done so at a time when they were the ONLY way to communicate live to the people...unless you are going to holler at them at the town square. Now there is cable, satellite, and internet. Unless our infrastructure is completly destroyed...I don't see this as being the issue it once was.

Look what has happened to the liberal media...they are in trouble because a large percentage of their viewers, readers and listeners got tired of their biased reporting and quit tuning in. Sorry Katie. It comes back to the market driven economy.

Why is the conglomo business model failing? I'm actually glad to see it...mainly because they seem to be out of touch with the listeners. At least Wal Mart gives their customers what they want...which is why they are successful.

Again...I'm missing a point somewhere. Conglomos don't run conservative programming on their stations to advance their cause, they do it because it makes them money. Am I wrong? Is there some conspiracy that conservatives have formed these broadcasting companies for the sole purpose of lying to the people...profits be damned?

The way I enter the "fray" is mostly with questions. Never claimed to be an expert, do have opinions...but that's ok...that's America...I think.

Last parting question...someone tell me how jobs will be created, pensions funded, and investment opportunities offered if the corporations that continue to be bagged on close up shop?? ...which they will do if they can't make a profit.

I've said it before...I sit on union pension and H&W trust funds and it cracks me up to hear the bitchin' about "the man" and evil corporations....and then...the same morning hear the bitchin because the funds' stocks are performing so poorly. Can't have it both ways people.
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Postby The_Noble_Cause » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:05 am

shitsandwichpete wrote:After reflecting for a moment on the Fairness Doctrine...I have a couple additional thoughts. The regulations put in place concerning the "public" airwaves were done so at a time when they were the ONLY way to communicate live to the people...unless you are going to holler at them at the town square. Now there is cable, satellite, and internet. Unless our infrastructure is completly destroyed...I don't see this as being the issue it once was.


So because there are more mediums, truth is no longer the coin of the realm?
Just last week FOX News got busted reading an RNC press release verbatim.
Maybe expanding the Doctrine to include cable isn’t such a bad idea....

shitsandwichpete wrote:Look what has happened to the liberal media...they are in trouble because a large percentage of their viewers, readers and listeners got tired of their biased reporting and quit tuning in. Sorry Katie. It comes back to the market driven economy.


You mean the same Katie Couric who gave Rush Limbaugh his own segment on her inaugural broadcast week?
Why, how brazenly liberal of her! :roll:

shitsandwichpete wrote:Why is the conglomo business model failing? I'm actually glad to see it...mainly because they seem to be out of touch with the listeners. At least Wal Mart gives their customers what they want...which is why they are successful.


Ahh, another self-styled Conservative that is proud to support spiral to the bottom economics and blow money on cheap Chinese shit.
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Postby Arianddu » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:31 am

I don't normally post on American political threads because I feel unqualified to for the most part, but this caught my eye:

hoagiepete wrote:Look what has happened to the liberal media...they are in trouble because a large percentage of their viewers, readers and listeners got tired of their biased reporting and quit tuning in. Sorry Katie. It comes back to the market driven economy.


Australia has a very conservative media, ranging mostly from centre line to right wing. Newspapers, radio and television are all losing circulation/ratings, because so many people are switching to the internet for news and entertainment. Nothing to do with perceived bias and everything to do with changes in peoples communication and entertainment behaviour. In fact, newspaper and radio all over the world are suffering losses of reader/listener numbers because the equivalents on the internet are 'stealing' their audience. I'd be very surprised if the decline in those markets in the USA had anything to do with perceived media bias and everything to do with the world wide shift to the internet.
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Postby hoagiepete » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:38 am

The_Noble_Cause wrote:
shitsandwichpete wrote:After reflecting for a moment on the Fairness Doctrine...I have a couple additional thoughts. The regulations put in place concerning the "public" airwaves were done so at a time when they were the ONLY way to communicate live to the people...unless you are going to holler at them at the town square. Now there is cable, satellite, and internet. Unless our infrastructure is completly destroyed...I don't see this as being the issue it once was.


So because there are more mediums, truth is no longer the coin of the realm?
Just last week FOX News got busted reading an RNC press release verbatim.
Maybe expanding the Doctrine to include cable isn’t such a bad idea....

shitsandwichpete wrote:Look what has happened to the liberal media...they are in trouble because a large percentage of their viewers, readers and listeners got tired of their biased reporting and quit tuning in. Sorry Katie. It comes back to the market driven economy.


You mean the same Katie Couric who gave Rush Limbaugh his own segment on her inaugural broadcast week?
Why, how brazenly liberal of her! :roll:

shitsandwichpete wrote:Why is the conglomo business model failing? I'm actually glad to see it...mainly because they seem to be out of touch with the listeners. At least Wal Mart gives their customers what they want...which is why they are successful.


Ahh, another self-styled Conservative that is proud to support spiral to the bottom economics and blow money on cheap Chinese shit.
Barry Goldwater wouldn’t shit on you hacks.


Ok...you're good at editing posts, juvenile name calling, avoiding the questions you can't provide a reasonable answer to, and taking most every thing that is said out of context. I asked several questions that might actually be answered since there is such a deep well of knowledge on this site. Guess I was wrong again. You live up to the hate mongering stereotype branded on liberals. Congrats.

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Postby RossValoryRocks » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:08 am

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090220/ap_ ... ama_mayors

Good for the President.

I really want to see where the money goes, and I hope he is sincere in his rhetoric and calls out anyone who wastes this money.
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Postby Blueskies » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:15 am

RossValoryRocks wrote:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090220/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_mayors

Good for the President.

I really want to see where the money goes, and I hope he is sincere in his rhetoric and calls out anyone who wastes this money.
I hope so too. About time politicians are held accountable and made to do whats right for all and not just themselves and a few.
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Postby The_Noble_Cause » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:24 am

hoagiepete wrote:Ok...you're good at editing posts, juvenile name calling, avoiding the questions you can't provide a reasonable answer to,..


The remainder of your post I had already answered and then some.
As far as going down the primrose path of shit slinging, wasn't it you just a page back who called me "ye who knoweth everything", "great one", and "boy that got the shit kicked out of him," among other pleasantries?
Or was that some sublime form of Swiftian satire that I'm too obtuse to recognize?
Sorta like when Rush mocks Parkinsons sufferers, or plays "Barak the Magic Negro."

hoagiepete wrote:…and taking most every thing that is said out of context.


Yea, just like Palin was deceptively ensnared in a liberal media foxtrap when she couldn’t come up with a single periodical aside from Cricket magazine. :roll:
Quit whining, you sniveling dittohead cocksucker.

hoagiepete wrote:You live up to the hate mongering stereotype branded on liberals. Congrats.


You're kidding, right?
The four horseman of calumny are literally the standardbearers of the modern GOP.
Coulter, Savage, Limbaugh have made hate a full capacity, mass production industry

hoagiepete wrote:Going back to try to make a payroll.


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Any luck getting those “To Catch a Predator” charges dropped from a felony to a misdemeanor yet?
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Postby The_Noble_Cause » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:30 am

RossValoryRocks wrote:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090220/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_mayors

Good for the President.

I really want to see where the money goes, and I hope he is sincere in his rhetoric and calls out anyone who wastes this money.


Agreed.
Good on you Stu.
You are a great American.
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Postby RossValoryRocks » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:32 am

I want as much as anyone for the President to be successful. I disagreed with this bail out package, but what's done is done, and now it is time to make sure the money is put to good use. It is of no use crying over spilled milk.

So far the President has had a few gaffs and some missteps, but I believe he is doing what he believes is best for the American people.

I am cautiously optomistic that he is going to do the right thing more than he does the wrong thing.

I think the tax breaks, while not as large as I would have liked, are a good step. I think that if he is as smart as he seems to be, he will ensure this money isn't wasted. Though I think the amount of pork in this bailout is horrendous, I agree with the President assesment that we cannot just sit back and do nothing.

The bill is past, but the money isn't actually spent yet, perhaps we the people can direct a little thought and energy and keep it from being spent out of control in an effort by the politicians to buy votes. Notice I said politicians, because I think wasteful spending is a halmark of BOTH Dems and Reps.
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Postby hoagiepete » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:37 am

The_Noble_Cause wrote:
hoagiepete wrote:Ok...you're good at editing posts, juvenile name calling, avoiding the questions you can't provide a reasonable answer to,..


The remainder of your post I had already answered and then some.
As far as going down the primrose path of shit slinging, wasn't it you just a page back who called me "ye who knoweth everything", "great one", and "boy that got the shit kicked out of him," among other pleasantries?
Or was that some sublime form of Swiftian satire that I'm too obtuse to recognize?
Sorta like when Rush mocks Parkinsons sufferers, or plays "Barak the Magic Negro."

hoagiepete wrote:…and taking most every thing that is said out of context.


Yea, just like Palin was deceptively ensnared in a liberal media foxtrap when she couldn’t come up with a single periodical aside from Cricket magazine. :roll:
Quit whining, you sniveling dittohead cocksucker.

hoagiepete wrote:You live up to the hate mongering stereotype branded on liberals. Congrats.


You're kidding, right?
The four horseman of calumny are literally the standardbearers of the modern GOP.
Coulter, Savage, Limbaugh have made hate a full capacity, mass production industry

hoagiepete wrote:Going back to try to make a payroll.


Yup, life’s sure hard out there for the sneeze guard wiper at the local Western Sizzlin.
Any luck getting those “To Catch a Predator” charges dropped from a felony to a misdemeanor yet?


Thanks. You just reinforced most of what I said.

I did digress for a moment with my comments. They were pretty strong words and I apologize.
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Postby Blueskies » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:47 am

I like how RVR and Dave aren't stuck so much in their party affiliation that they can't keep an open mind and are more concerned for the welfare of their country.

TNC...always entertaining...you should have your own radio show.

Sorry for the interruption. Carry on. 8)
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Postby conversationpc » Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:02 am

The_Noble_Cause wrote:You're a liar.


Typical liberal fallback. Beck said something to the effect of "I'm not anti-corporation but we've got to get away from these huge corporations who only view people as markets". He said this in reference to mom & pop type stores going out of business and those in big business who are only concerned about their bottom line. I may be a lot of things but a liar is not one of them.

The promos for his FOX show even feature Beck apolitically talking about the "donkey" and the "elephant", as if he weren't actively rooting for a dog in the race.


Once again, you're jumping to conclusions that aren't there or simply seeing it the way your liberal-colored glasses want to see it. I hope you have a rope to grab onto. Anyway, Beck has never pretended to not favor one side over the other. However, he hits both Republicans and Democrats harder than most other talk show hosts out there.

When he doesn't break down and cry about his daughter or his mormon cult...


Boy, it's just a bad thing for someone to be passionate about something, isn't it? :roll:

...he just extols the virtues of free market fundamentalism at 40 minute stretches.


Yep...I would hope everyone who believes in true freedom would do so. :)
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Postby conversationpc » Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:04 am

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RossValoryRocks wrote:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090220/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_mayors

Good for the President.

I really want to see where the money goes, and I hope he is sincere in his rhetoric and calls out anyone who wastes this money.


Agreed.
Good on you Stu.
You are a great American.


Jim Brainard, the mayor of Carmel, Indiana was at that meeting. Carmel is right next door to Noblesville, where I live. I'm not a big fan of Brainard but I do hope, despite my opposition to the "stimulus" bill, that they at least use the money appropriately.
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Postby The_Noble_Cause » Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:17 am

conversationpc wrote:Typical liberal fallback. Beck said something to the effect of "I'm not anti-corporation but we've got to get away from these huge corporations who only view people as markets". He said this in reference to mom & pop type stores going out of business and those in big business who are only concerned about their bottom line. I may be a lot of things but a liar is not one of them.


Uh-huh.
Damn my lying ears then, I guess. :roll:
I know who Beck is, and you're not going to convince me otherwise.
About the only thing I can reccomend about his show is moron football - a relic from his morning zoo DJ days.

conversationpc wrote:Once again, you're jumping to conclusions that aren't there or simply seeing it the way your liberal-colored glasses want to see it. I hope you have a rope to grab onto. Anyway, Beck has never pretended to not favor one side over the other. However, he hits both Republicans and Democrats harder than most other talk show hosts out there.


I stand by what I said.
As the election loomed closer, he changed his tune.
Also, since sales of his book "The Christmas Sweater" took off, he has taken on a wierd quasi-messianic bent that is downright scary.
Have you "faced your storm yet", Dave? :roll: :lol:

conversationpc wrote:Boy, it's just a bad thing for someone to be passionate about something, isn't it? :roll:


But it happens with growing frequency.
How many times did he break down live on the air during the first week of his new FOX show?
His politics notwithstanding, the dude is a headcase.
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Postby hoagiepete » Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:30 am

It's Friday and I am looking for diversions.

For the record...

I too wish the president well.
I do not listen to Rush or Hannity or the others listed. I do listen to O'Reilly on the drive home from work on occasion. I'm not thrilled with the extreme views on either side. Yes there are nasty ones on both sides.
While I admit to be more of a conservative, I have no strong allegience to the Republican Party. The party is in turmoil and lacks leadership.
Some of my best friends are libs.
I now understand why the Jerry Springers of the world are so successful.
I do not support the WalMart. Earlier I was just stating an observation. I refuse to step foot in one actually, unless I have to (like to by a new CD). Not because of their philosophies, but because they never have what I am there for and I have to walk a mile to get from item a to b.
I hate conglomo radio. Radio is dead as far as I am concerned. I was not a fan of satellite radio until they took away all the local radio talent. Now all I listen to is satellite.
I do not have time to reach for the thesaurus when I jump in this board to try to impress anyone.
Is there something wrong with wiping sneeze guards? Someone has to do it.
And...I admit that I tend to not care for those that think they know everything and are quite obnoxious about it. I guess that is fault of mine that I'll try to improve on.

And...I know...nobody really gives a shit. :)

Sucks when I can't get my entertainment from Deano and the gang. That's my normal quick fix away from reality. Get something going guys away from the depressing economy and politics. Tapegate, drugs, asshole musicians, gay rumors, something. PLEASE.

My diversion is done.
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Postby conversationpc » Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:54 am

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conversationpc wrote:Typical liberal fallback. Beck said something to the effect of "I'm not anti-corporation but we've got to get away from these huge corporations who only view people as markets". He said this in reference to mom & pop type stores going out of business and those in big business who are only concerned about their bottom line. I may be a lot of things but a liar is not one of them.


Uh-huh.
Damn my lying ears then, I guess. :roll:
I know who Beck is, and you're not going to convince me otherwise.


I heard it myself...If you're going to call me a liar, it's on you to prove otherwise. Regardless, you know what they say about deaf, dumb, and blind...

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About the only thing I can reccomend about his show is moron football - a relic from his morning zoo DJ days.


Moron trivia...Still does it every Friday during the NFL season & playoffs.

Also, since sales of his book "The Christmas Sweater" took off, he has taken on a wierd quasi-messianic bent that is downright scary.
Have you "faced your storm yet", Dave? :roll: :lol:


My wife and I are currently IN the "storm" and have been for the better part of the last four years but even moreso lately. It's serious business and certainly nothing to laugh about (though it shouldn't really surprise me that you do). All it means is that everyone goes through tough times and you need face it and come through it as a better person for it.

But it happens with growing frequency.
How many times did he break down live on the air during the first week of his new FOX show?
His politics notwithstanding, the dude is a headcase.


He's no headcase. Glenn and I are very similar personalities in this way. I'm very passionate about just about everything and get choked up just like he does. There's nothing wrong with me mentally. Funny how guys who cry are sometimes looked on like something is wrong with them. No, there's nothing wrong. He's just able to actually express his emotions in a way that some weaker men aren't.
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Postby 7 Wishes » Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:32 am

I love how the same neo-cons who said NOTHING about Bush's package are crying over Obama's, even though the President's is going to actually put money in the hands of people, not banks. Convenient.
But around town, it was well known...when they got home at night
Their fat and psychopathic wives
Would thrash them within inches of their lives!
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Postby conversationpc » Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:48 pm

7 Wishes wrote:I love how the same neo-cons who said NOTHING about Bush's package are crying over Obama's, even though the President's is going to actually put money in the hands of people, not banks. Convenient.


Most of us spoke out against Bush's "bailout" bill also. I called my representative, Dan Burton, and urged him to vote against it. Thankfully, he did. Regardless, I don't remember any of the other "neocons" in here, and not that many in general, being all that happy about it.
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Postby The_Noble_Cause » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:14 pm

conversationpc wrote:I heard it myself...If you're going to call me a liar, it's on you to prove otherwise. Regardless, you know what they say about deaf, dumb, and blind...


So you heard one sentence relating to corporate corruption out of what?
A THREE hour show on FIVE days a week.
Whoop-dee-fucking-dee.
On the whole, Beck is a bought and paid for shill.
Next you'll be telling me he mailed those bulk shipments of plastic bags to San Francisco because he is secretly an environmentalist. :roll:

conversationpc wrote:
About the only thing I can reccomend about his show is moron football - a relic from his morning zoo DJ days.


Moron trivia...Still does it every Friday during the NFL season & playoffs.

Yes I listen to the show. I don't need you to tell me

Also, since sales of his book "The Christmas Sweater" took off, he has taken on a wierd quasi-messianic bent that is downright scary.
Have you "faced your storm yet", Dave? :roll: :lol:


My wife and I are currently IN the "storm" and have been for the better part of the last four years but even moreso lately. It's serious business and certainly nothing to laugh about (though it shouldn't really surprise me that you do). All it means is that everyone goes through tough times and you need face it and come through it as a better person for it.

But it happens with growing frequency.
How many times did he break down live on the air during the first week of his new FOX show?
His politics notwithstanding, the dude is a headcase.


He's no headcase. Glenn and I are very similar personalities in this way. I'm very passionate about just about everything and get choked up just like he does. There's nothing wrong with me mentally. Funny how guys who cry are sometimes looked on like something is wrong with them. No, there's nothing wrong. He's just able to actually express his emotions in a way that some weaker men aren't.


Blah, blah, blah.
I'll let this do the talking.
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colber ... om-the-gut
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Postby The_Noble_Cause » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:42 pm

hoagiepete wrote:I do not have time to reach for the thesaurus when I jump in this board to try to impress anyone.


No dogeared copy of Rogets to be found here, I'm afraid.
I am sorry you are such an uneducated cocksucker.

hoagiepete wrote:And...I admit that I tend to not care for those that think they know everything and are quite obnoxious about it. I guess that is fault of mine that I'll try to improve on.


Don't know everything...
For example, you'll never catch me giving my views on climate change.
You, on the other hand, chose to comment on something (i.e. Fairness Doctrine) that you obviously didn't do so much as a cursory Google run on.
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Postby Eric » Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:29 am

7 Wishes wrote:I love how the same neo-cons who said NOTHING about Bush's package are crying over Obama's, even though the President's is going to actually put money in the hands of people, not banks. Convenient.


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