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	<title>Comments on: Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio?</title>
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		<title>By: Shamalama</title>
		<link>http://www.commonfolkusingcommonsense.com/2007/06/22/structural-imbalance-of-political-talk-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-28788</link>
		<dc:creator>Shamalama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ricki, you&#039;re not very bright, are you?

Your IP shows you as coming from the United States Army Medical Information Technology Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, so I would expect you to be an intelligent person.  But since you&#039;re serving this great country in such a capacity I&#039;ll type slowly for you.

1. I&#039;m not a wingnut.  I&#039;m just one guy with one opinion.  The fact that it is different from yours which then makes you generalize and revert to childish name-calling is your problem to work on, not mine.  I&#039;m sure Wellbutrin XR will help you with this.

2. There IS a distinct liberal bias in the major media outlets both here in the US as well as across the globe.

3. This bias has been shown over and over through examples here and other alternative media sites, as well as quite a few university studies, so it is a real phenomenon.

4. The free market is clearly working just fine today, both in radio as well as &#039;TeeVee&#039;.  The Fox News Channel is setting new viewer records nearly every ratings period since its inception, while all the other major news outlets in the US (ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC) are suffering with less and less viewers per identical ratings periods.  

5. Any discrimination comes from a handful of media elites in New York City commanding nearly all media outlets in this country.  Now that the score is 4 against 1, and that 1 is still beating the socks off the other 4, is a welcome breath of fresh air.  Yes, the free market, once given a chance, is working just fine.  And if the market continues in this fashion we just might see one of the other media outlets begin providing more Conservative balance in their news reporting - once the current &quot;old guard&quot; are retired and/or exposed (think Couric and Rather).

6. I have never, even once, asked the federal government to step in and force any media outlet to do anything, in direct opposition to the proposed (and mis-named) Fairness Doctrine.  That is usually a hallmark fundamental philosophical difference between Conservatives and Liberals: we want less government intrusion into our personal lives while Liberals want more.  Liberals now seem less interested in challenging Conservative talk radio in the marketplace than in strangling it with government regulation. And that presents a much greater threat than another misguided attempt to find the Liberal Limbaugh.  Governmental regulation of what the populace can (or must) hear is a major tenet of Socialism.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ricki, you&#8217;re not very bright, are you?</p>
<p>Your IP shows you as coming from the United States Army Medical Information Technology Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, so I would expect you to be an intelligent person.  But since you&#8217;re serving this great country in such a capacity I&#8217;ll type slowly for you.</p>
<p>1. I&#8217;m not a wingnut.  I&#8217;m just one guy with one opinion.  The fact that it is different from yours which then makes you generalize and revert to childish name-calling is your problem to work on, not mine.  I&#8217;m sure Wellbutrin XR will help you with this.</p>
<p>2. There IS a distinct liberal bias in the major media outlets both here in the US as well as across the globe.</p>
<p>3. This bias has been shown over and over through examples here and other alternative media sites, as well as quite a few university studies, so it is a real phenomenon.</p>
<p>4. The free market is clearly working just fine today, both in radio as well as &#8216;TeeVee&#8217;.  The Fox News Channel is setting new viewer records nearly every ratings period since its inception, while all the other major news outlets in the US (ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC) are suffering with less and less viewers per identical ratings periods.  </p>
<p>5. Any discrimination comes from a handful of media elites in New York City commanding nearly all media outlets in this country.  Now that the score is 4 against 1, and that 1 is still beating the socks off the other 4, is a welcome breath of fresh air.  Yes, the free market, once given a chance, is working just fine.  And if the market continues in this fashion we just might see one of the other media outlets begin providing more Conservative balance in their news reporting &#8211; once the current &#8220;old guard&#8221; are retired and/or exposed (think Couric and Rather).</p>
<p>6. I have never, even once, asked the federal government to step in and force any media outlet to do anything, in direct opposition to the proposed (and mis-named) Fairness Doctrine.  That is usually a hallmark fundamental philosophical difference between Conservatives and Liberals: we want less government intrusion into our personal lives while Liberals want more.  Liberals now seem less interested in challenging Conservative talk radio in the marketplace than in strangling it with government regulation. And that presents a much greater threat than another misguided attempt to find the Liberal Limbaugh.  Governmental regulation of what the populace can (or must) hear is a major tenet of Socialism.</p>
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		<title>By: Ricki</title>
		<link>http://www.commonfolkusingcommonsense.com/2007/06/22/structural-imbalance-of-political-talk-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-28786</link>
		<dc:creator>Ricki</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hmmmm. Next you time you wingnuts complain about the unfairness of the &quot;liberal bias&quot; on the Teevee and how you poor conservatives are discriminated against, I&#039;ll remember that the &quot;free market&quot; only applies to radio. Hypocrisy anyone?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hmmmm. Next you time you wingnuts complain about the unfairness of the &#8220;liberal bias&#8221; on the Teevee and how you poor conservatives are discriminated against, I&#8217;ll remember that the &#8220;free market&#8221; only applies to radio. Hypocrisy anyone?</p>
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		<title>By: Crazy Politico</title>
		<link>http://www.commonfolkusingcommonsense.com/2007/06/22/structural-imbalance-of-political-talk-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-28782</link>
		<dc:creator>Crazy Politico</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The standard left mantra,if you can&#039;t beat  them, regulate them to death.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The standard left mantra,if you can&#8217;t beat  them, regulate them to death.</p>
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