tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post8254903454015705836..comments2023-11-03T06:35:48.003-05:00Comments on Shark and Shepherd: Greetings from the DistrictRick Esenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-44708212608423562552008-11-21T11:39:00.000-06:002008-11-21T11:39:00.000-06:00Anon 6:41: The Milwaukee Magazine article did.Anon 6:41: The Milwaukee Magazine article did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-20744776079339265862008-11-21T06:41:00.000-06:002008-11-21T06:41:00.000-06:00anon 8:22#1 he never mentioned Wagner#2 this post ...anon 8:22<BR/><BR/>#1 he never mentioned Wagner<BR/><BR/>#2 this post is not biased. Rick gives validity to both sides. Von is a liberal. Rick has been on Von's show and has a great deal of respect for him because he is fair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-37105692932306065512008-11-20T13:49:00.000-06:002008-11-20T13:49:00.000-06:00I guess I'd need particular examples of the hyperv...I guess I'd need particular examples of the hyperventilation, except for in the commentary the article engendered (of which Sykes' was among the more hyperventilating...). <BR/><BR/>Bias is a fact, indeed, and the article described, in part, how that bias is implemented -- how it goes into determining what gets on the air -- which is also just a fact. Describing how media is shaped is a useful and interesting contribution; it seems to have been a pretty interesting one, at least, from the number of people angrily denying it or congratulating themselves on having known it all along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-30137544802263886502008-11-20T13:17:00.000-06:002008-11-20T13:17:00.000-06:00Talk radio has every right to exist in whatever fo...Talk radio has every right to exist in whatever form it wants, from intellectual debate to kool-aid soaked fundamentalism.<BR/><BR/>I for one just don't understand why people listen to it. It's the same freaking thing, every single time. I could listen to Hannity tonight and hear all the same themes and hell the same exact dialogue I've heard six months or 2 years ago.<BR/><BR/>I could turn on Rush and hear the same excuses and revisionist history I heard when Clinton got elected, or again the same exact statements and catchphrases as any previous show.<BR/><BR/>Belling is entertaining, especially on sports. Plus he always rips his producer. Next to Hannity, Jay Weber has to be the whiniest little tool in the box. The tone of his voice makes it sound like his wife must have chewed him last night and this morning for something he thinks wasn't his fault. Every. Single. Morning. If I didn't manage to hit the commercial break on 1250 every. single. morning. I could spare myself the trouble.<BR/><BR/>I don't know, I guess talk radio is like church. You can pretty much get the message in the first hour, making repeated visits highly redundant.AnotherTosaVoterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530969681712342705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-50251158575141144132008-11-20T10:58:00.000-06:002008-11-20T10:58:00.000-06:00While I do not listen to talk radio very much, I t...While I do not listen to talk radio very much, I think it is critical to the political process in our country. You always come away with something if you agree or not. <BR/><BR/>I could not imagine being completely depended on the mainstream media, Oprah and the Hollywood crowd as are the left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-59566089746984401022008-11-20T09:18:00.000-06:002008-11-20T09:18:00.000-06:00What?GRAY hats?Not Black or White Hats?How can we ...What?<BR/><BR/>GRAY hats?<BR/><BR/>Not Black or White Hats?<BR/><BR/>How can we handle THAT?Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-61536078562914074452008-11-20T08:22:00.000-06:002008-11-20T08:22:00.000-06:00It strikes you as "hyperventilation" because you'r...It strikes you as "hyperventilation" because you're a "fan" of both Sykes and Wagner. Nice way of "dialing it down".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com