[BC] Talk Radio losing influence?

[Robert Meuser]

That is exactly the problem. There are no political philosophies anymore 
just demigods. Barry Goldwater is remembered as Mr. Conservative. I am 
sure many of you saw the documentary. Barry Goldwater today would be 
painted as an ultra left winger by people like Karl Rove. Exactly what 
can we call a person today who believes in - Financial responsibility, 
treating individuals fairly, giving the average person a chance, wants 
to live in a country of healthy and educated citizens, keeping jobs at 
home,leaving states to govern themselves as much as reasonable and still 
believes in the Constitution?


Donna Halper wrote:
> At 08:33 AM 1/31/2008, Mike wrote:
> 
>> Many talk shows might be conservative Donna, but the media in general 
>> is more liberally biased than many people conclude.  It's a background 
>> thing.  One would not think NPR as being liberal until you actually 
>> listen to the overall product they produce.  When you look over their 
>> raised noses and stuffed shirt delivery,  the content is wildly 
>> liberal disguised as high brow seemingly conservative discourse.
> 
> 
> I guess my problem is with what it means to be "liberal" or 
> "conservative" these days.  I mean, there are righties who oppose the 
> war, and lefties who support it-- you just can't generalise anymore, it 
> seems to me.  Some supposedly liberal talk hosts are quite conservative 
> on certain issues, and I've heard a few conservative talkers expressing 
> views I'd classify as liberal.  I think there has been a shift in the 
> culture on a number of issues, so I am not sure what a "liberal bias" 
> is.  I believe, as I have said before, that the mainstream media are not 
> really rightie or leftie-- they are CORPORATE and promote a pro-big 
> business point of view.  Just sayin'...