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Published: Thursday, Nov. 12 2009 12:05 a.m. MST

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It's about money

Trash sells ads better than truth. That's all you need to know.

You're absolutely right

But there's one major flaw in your thinking.

Since ALL of Beck's, Limbaugh's, and Hannity's critics rarely, if ever, actually listen to them, what makes you think they know how to listen to you?

You can make all the most reasonable, well-supported, easily-proven, factual comments in the world, but all the unteachable left is going to hear is "blah blah I'm a neocon, blah blah,I'm wealthy, blah I'm conservative, blah, I'm racist, blah, I'm in Utah, blah blah, I'm Mormon.

And then they'll start insulting you along with the great speakers you defend.

Trash sells

KSL needs advertisers to fund its operation, and the trash Limbaugh spews provides those dollars. 'Nuf said.

dave

I would say that most of the detractors of these shows ARE right wing people. People like me that are embarrased at the discourse that is spewed forth from these entertainers. I am absolutly baffled that anyone can take these guys seriously... They are laughing all the way to the bank.

Dixie Dan

If Mitt Romney makes another run for the Presidency, Glenn Beck will be a dagger in his back.

Doug G

In answer to your question: Trash.

RedShirt

To "Trash sells | 6:08 a.m. " you have just proved the letter writer correct. FYI, Limbaugh is on KNRS not KSL. So, if the LDS church unplugged KSL, people would still be able to listen to Limbaugh.

FSM

Count me as one liberal who fully supports keeping those three spouting their brand of 'truth' (I use the term loosely). I hope blech gets what he wants, complete destruction of the GOP. He certainly will never get the idiotic idea of utopia he has conjured up in his simple mind, where there are no taxes and everything is bubble gum and fluffy clouds. Where if you cant afford health insurance, you die quietly. The magical wonderland where if you lose your job its because you didnt work hard enough.
Understand that although he has listeners, they are just the same small disenfranchised and increasingly uninformed group that listens to rush et al. Real Americans with brains are not rushing over to their pathetic world view of a commie around every corner and never will.

FYI

Hannity is the only one of the three that is on KSL.

Beck and Limbaugh are broadcast on KNRS.

Just FYI.

Anonymous

Give me the the phone number. Do you honestly think Beck will answer the phone during his show? It is a gimmick. He won't answer it even when not on the phone. It is not an honest debate. As for KSL and the Church, they are self identifying with conservative commentators if they are without having shows on the other side of the spectrum. Is it ideology or money driving the ship?

Ultra Bob

The people who like the talk radio pundits often sat that we who don’t like the talk radio pundits don’t listen to them.

As I have found, if I listen to any one of them for a few moments, I gather all the information that all of them are talking about. The seem to all be on the same script.

I have to admit, if I listen for more that a few moments, I get so incensed I would like to go out and start a war.

Bro Chuck's Rant n Rave's

@ RedShirt | 8:03 a.m. Nov. 12, 2009






Say it in English; I don't speak Whinese.

Anonymous

The popularity of scapegoating hate-mongers like Hannity, Beck and Limbaugh proves that fascism is on the rise in America.

"When fascism comes to America it will be a cross wrapped in a flag." - Sinclair Lewis, "It can't happen here?" 1931

Dr. Adrenaline

There is such a thing as adrenaline junkies.

Adrenaline makes you feel
Alert,
awakened,
attentive,
focuses,
inspired,
and causes you to forget your less pressing and mundane problems,

and after the threat subsides
it laeves on with a sense of calm and euphoria.

Fear causes the body to naturally release adrenaline into the blood to prep and ready the body for Action!

People become addicted to adrenaline.
Extreme sports, sky-diving, dancing, a running or jogging, etc.

Just like a pep-rally, or religous revival they all release adrenaline.

The Nazi's and Hitler in particular mastered this whipping up the masses, winding them into a frenzy, calling people into action, and sending folks home feeling good.

It seems the same thing happens when some listen to AM radios talk shows. They become addicted.

And just like then need their daily fix.
And don't you even dare threaten to take it away!!!

....

Demo Dave

I get my political commentary from MSNBC. Sure they have an admitted liberal bias, but they don't deliberately distort the truth, and they correct themselves when they make a mistake - something the Rush O'Hannity's of the world never do.

Honest Conservatives should be embarrassed to listen to the hate-mongering lies of Hannity and Company.

re:Bro Chuck's | 10:31

Whinese....hahaha!

Loved it, thanks!

Hannity

So why is ever one avoiding the fact that Hannity was caught showing false footage and lying on his show about last Thursdays protest in DC? He even admited it last night at the very end of his show on fox after his lie was exposed.

RedShirt

To "Bro Chuck's Rant n Rave's | 10:31 a.m." I am so glad that we have fine upstanding liberals like you out there to show us undeserving conservatives just how loving and accepting you really are.

You have shown me the errors of my ways, based on your simple and love filled post. You should spread your message of love around the world.

FYI, that was purely sarcastic.

RedShirt

TO "Dr. Adrenaline | 11:10 a.m." but Obama, Pelosi, and Reid all use the same tactic. Did you forget that in February Obama said that every day that the Stimulus bill wasn't passed, it meant that there were thousands of jobs being lost? What about the health care bill that just passed the House. 1900 pages and 2 days to read it, sure sounds like Pelosi and Reid are "whipping up the masses, winding them into a frenzy, calling people into action, and sending folks home feeling good."

RedShirt

To "Anonymous | 10:57 a.m." who have been scapegoats for Rush, Hannity, and Beck? From what I have seen, if they blame a person for something, usually that person was directly involved in the problem.

Please give some examples of people they have scapegoated. Van Jones is not a scapegoat of Beck's because Beck only used quotes by Van Jones to show that he was not somebody who should be a special advisor.

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