Why is Liberal Radio Such a Flop?

[NoTeaPartyPleez]

Liberals are idealists, they don't want to hear the facts, they just want to simplify the issues down to right or wrong according to their ideology. Thus, the need to fully understand an issue is irrelevant, they just operate like the ***** brigade and have knee jerk reactions.

And what does the right want to hear? Whatever Darrell Issa and Rush tell them? Yup.

Did you hear Rush LimpBalls trying to defend Donald Sterling? Said it was all that woman's fault. Hilarious. And his lapdog audience just ate it up. You lap out of the same foul bowl?

 

[kaz]

We're not much for propaganda.

True. You all have the same, correct position on every issue and you all justify it with the same, correct arguments and your media present that one correct view and only that correct view for every issue. You don't need to be bothered with looking at multiple sides or challenging your beliefs. Fox News in their overt bias allows liberals on to speak for themselves. Oly propagandists go around presenting multiple sides of an issue, I see what you mean...

 

[bedowin62]

Liberals are idealists, they don't want to hear the facts, they just want to simplify the issues down to right or wrong according to their ideology. Thus, the need to fully understand an issue is irrelevant, they just operate like the ***** brigade and have knee jerk reactions.

And what does the right want to hear? Whatever Darrell Issa and Rush tell them? Yup.

Did you hear Rush LimpBalls trying to defend Donald Sterling? Said it was all that woman's fault. Hilarious. And his lapdog audience just ate it up. You lap out of the same foul bowl?

george soros told you to say that

what an idiot you are

 

[bedowin62]

i dont need Issa or Rush to know obama is a failure leftard; the record welfare and food stamps speak for themselves

 

[SAYIT]

There's certainly enough Libs in America to support liberal talk radio but it never seems to succeed. I'm not extolling the virtues of Con radio because it nuts but at least it's entertaining.
I'm guessing it is because once Libs hear themselves and each other speak they are embarrassed by their silliness.
Any other logical reasons?

Actually the better question is why right wing radio is so successful. And the question and answer is: Who spends the most time in their cars (trucks?). Truckers, Bible salesmen, carnival workers, delivery workers, and other unskilled, high school educated laborers.
The other segment of those radio listeners are over 65, retired, white and watching Fox when they aren't listening to Rush.

Liberals use their iPhone to read the WSJ online, and get the latest on the NYT app.

This thread isn't about news sources but rather the utter failure of Lib talk radio.

 

[buckeye45_73]

There's certainly enough Libs in America to support liberal talk radio but it never seems to succeed. I'm not extolling the virtues of Con radio because it nuts but at least it's entertaining.
I'm guessing it is because once Libs hear themselves and each other speak they are embarrassed by their silliness.
Any other logical reasons?

becaus3 people see how crazy they are. They cant just play gotcha with words, they have to articulate a position amd they cant do that well.

 

[kaz]

Liberals are idealists, they don't want to hear the facts, they just want to simplify the issues down to right or wrong according to their ideology. Thus, the need to fully understand an issue is irrelevant, they just operate like the ***** brigade and have knee jerk reactions.

And what does the right want to hear? Whatever Darrell Issa and Rush tell them? Yup.

Did you hear Rush LimpBalls trying to defend Donald Sterling? Said it was all that woman's fault. Hilarious. And his lapdog audience just ate it up. You lap out of the same foul bowl?

Of course, liberals, people who think and don't just accept what they are told, agree on every issue. On the other hand, neocons, socons, fiscal conservatives, libertarians, RINOs and establishment Republicans, we all take marching orders from Rush. It's genius, isn't it? How he gets us all to disagree and yet parrot what he's saying? Pure, evil genius.

 

[bedowin62]

you call record welfare and food stamps, and the lowest rate of participation in the labor market in 40 years....................."forward progress"


you have no business speaking on lapping up talking points

what an idiot you are

 

[Pennywise]

Even liberals can't stand listening to people whining that "It's not fair"

Yeah-huh.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! : NPR

You linked to quite possibly the most perfect example of why liberal radio sucks monkey ass. That show is the worst hunk of pretentious bullshit I have ever heard, anywhere.

NPR is really about as bad as it gets. All their self-produced programming comes off like a College Radio station. A bad college radio station.

 

[SAYIT]

We're not much for propaganda.

C'mon, Boop. There hasta be something real in a POV that gets about 50% of America's candidates elected. Doesn't there?

Beats me. I don't do talk radio, and apparently most liberals don't.

I suspect most Cons don't either.

 

[Skull Pilot]

Even liberals can't stand listening to people whining that "It's not fair"

Yeah-huh.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! : NPR

You couldn't pay me to listen to NPR.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Lib radio is like a 3 hour long 2 minute hate. It's shrill, pointless and just not fun.

I listened to Randi Rhodes when she was on in NY like 10 years ago and imagine Rdean or FranCoWTf with a microphone

 

[GHook93]

There's certainly enough Libs in America to support liberal talk radio but it never seems to succeed. I'm not extolling the virtues of Con radio because it nuts but at least it's entertaining.
I'm guessing it is because once Libs hear themselves and each other speak they are embarrassed by their silliness.
Any other logical reasons?

It's very simple. It's the same reason liberal cable news like cnn and MSNBC is a flop. Liberals, the base of the Democratic party, are the willfully uninformed voter. They rather not watch the news and instead watch so-called reality TV. They get their news from Jon Stewart or the Jersey Shore.

With radio they would rather listen to music than talk radio.

Conservatives on the other hand rather stay informed and be mindful of what is going on in the world. Therefore they watch news at home and listen to talk radio in the car!

 

[buckeye45_73]

Bombastic and conspiratorial deliveries such as those offered up by Rush "pass the oxycodone" Limbaugh and Glenn "the sky is falling" Beck do not appeal to anyone who thinks. We Liberals seem to prefer National Public Radio where the news is filled with facts, not editorializations, the programs are fun and informative rather than alarms about conspiracies and the conversation is multisyllabic and stimulating.

Ever notice how Right Wing radio plays on themes of militarization and violence? Rush broadcasts from his "Southern Command". A local host claims he is broadcasting from "The War Room". Makes me wonder if any other theme could possibly appeal to the modern Conservative.

You mean when obama bragged about his kill list and killing osma or when the movie war room about carville and begala?

 

[NoTeaPartyPleez]

you mean watching martin bashir fantasize of sh*thing in Palin's mouth doesnt do it for you for entertainment?

or is that serious news to an idiot like you?

That wasn't exactly what he said or did, but then again you probably got the twisted story on.....right wing radio.

you're right dork; i'm sure he didnt really mean he wanted to take a dump in her mouth; it just came out wrong!1

or out of context huh?


what an idiot you are

Maybe, but at least I can remember things correctly so what does that make you?

From the transcript:

BASHIR: """It’lll be like slavery. Given her well-established reputation as a world class idiot, it’s hardly surprising that she should choose to mention slavery in a way that is abominable to anyone who knows anything about its barbaric history. So here’s an example.

One of the most comprehensive first-person accounts of slavery comes from the personal diary of a man called Thomas Thistlewood, who kept copious notes for 39 years. Thistlewood was the son of a tenant farmer who arrived on the island of Jamaica in April 1750, and assumed the position of overseer at a major plantation. What is most shocking about Thistlewood’s diary is not simply the fact that he assumes the right to own and possess other human beings, but is the sheer cruelty and brutality of his regime.

In 1756, he records that “A slave named Darby catched eating canes; had him well flogged and pickled, then made Hector, another slave, s-h-i-t in his mouth.” This became known as Darby’s dose, a punishment invented by Thistlewood that spoke only of the slave owners savagery and inhumanity.

And he mentions a similar incident again in 1756, this time in relation to a man he refers to as Punch. “Flogged Punch well, and then washed and rubbed salt pickle, lime juice and bird pepper; made Negro Joe piss in his eyes and mouth.” I could go on, but you get the point.

When Mrs. Palin invoked slavery, she doesn’t just prove her rank ignorance. She confirms that if anyone truly qualified for a dose of discipline from Thomas Thistlewood, then she would be the outstanding candidate."""

http://www.politicususa.com/2013/12/04/hold-up-martin-bashir-defecate-sarah-palins-mouth.html




So, BedWetter, want to try again?

 

[ogibillm]

Even liberals can't stand listening to people whining that "It's not fair"

Yeah-huh.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! : NPR

You couldn't pay me to listen to NPR.

"wait wait don't tell me" is pretty good.
i enjoy 'radiolab' and 'bob edward's weekend'

 

[SAYIT]

I don't know why you say that liberalism in radio is a failure. Liberalism is a failure and so the radio programs simply follow that trend. You could say that liberal radio is a success because it perfectly mimics the ideology.

Dude, half of our elected officials are of the liberal variety. There must be something interesting in their POV.

Why?

This does not pertain to JUST liberals, but why would you say that? Today's successful Politician (success is defined as actually getting elected, nothing more) is successful because they simply give away free shit, or promise to do so if elected.

Woo. That's distressing. Where do I sign up?

 

[Nutz]

Liberals are idealists, they don't want to hear the facts, they just want to simplify the issues down to right or wrong according to their ideology. Thus, the need to fully understand an issue is irrelevant, they just operate like the ***** brigade and have knee jerk reactions.

And what does the right want to hear? Whatever Darrell Issa and Rush tell them? Yup.

Did you hear Rush LimpBalls trying to defend Donald Sterling? Said it was all that woman's fault. Hilarious. And his lapdog audience just ate it up. You lap out of the same foul bowl?

LOL...I don't listen to el rushbo, I think for myself. You are right, conservative radio can be boorish...and those who listen for talking points are lemmings. But, with that said, there are many who listen to talk radio to learn more about a particular topic. Regretfully, liberals don't need to know facts beyond what they already believe and know.

From what I see among liberals and conservatives...a conservative is more likely to disagree with a fellow conservative than a liberal is to disagree with a fellow liberal. That, IMO, is the result of getting all of the facts and making independent decisions as opposed to blindly following an ideology.

 

[aaronleland]

I don't listen to talk radio to inform me. I listen to it for entertainment. I find conservative radio hosts more entertaining. Most of them are full of shit too, but at least they keep we awake.

So are there no entertaining libs or is the ideology just boring?

There are entertaining liberals in media, but certainly not in talk radio, in my opinion. I had listened to Air America a couple times. It bored me to tears.

 

[SAYIT]

Liberals are idealists, they don't want to hear the facts, they just want to simplify the issues down to right or wrong according to their ideology. Thus, the need to fully understand an issue is irrelevant, they just operate like the ***** brigade and have knee jerk reactions.

And what does the right want to hear? Whatever Darrell Issa and Rush tell them? Yup.

Did you hear Rush LimpBalls trying to defend Donald Sterling? Said it was all that woman's fault. Hilarious. And his lapdog audience just ate it up. You lap out of the same foul bowl?

But if it was just about Rush and what he says, Con radio would be a failure just like Lib radio. This thread isn't about his success but rather Lib talk radio failure.