Nate Silver suggests talk radio killed conservatism.
Backstory: The “Obama voters are stoopid!” vid making the rounds amongst the wingers now was produced by a guy named John Ziegler - former right-wing radio talk-show host who now runs a Web site and is making a movie about how Obama voters know nuthin’. As part of his […]

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Excellent piece by a guy who worked as a program manager inside right-wing talk radio for eight years, in Milwaukee, with several right-wing hosts. The revelations are hardly groundbreaking, but it is interesting to hear it coming from an industry insider, instead of wee evil lib’rulz:
To begin with, talk show hosts such as Charlie Sykes […]

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Because Oprah, you know, is just so unfair.
Once she brings Obama on and opens the door to political people [on her show], it’s only fair to bring both Republicans and Democrats on,” she added.
Since WHP radio devotes so much time to conservative talk radio, it’s only fair to bring both liberals and conservatives on.
Chaffins said […]

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This one’s rich. On the front page of yesterday’s Lancaster New Era is a McClatchy-Tribune story about a looming battle over “fairness” in talk radio, the possible revival of the “Fairness Doctrine.”
“Fairness” in talk radio would, of course, muzzle conservatives like Limbaugh and Hannity, Savage and all of the other tinpot local yokels on the […]

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