In Canada I never hear a thing from American right wing politically oriented talk radio personalities.
But driving a rent-a-car in the States, they are unavoidable.
Pandering to racism, misogyny, and homophobia is profitable in the USA.
Seems to me these rogue commentators, getting away with things not allowed on TV, will say whatever brings in the ratings. Talk radio is all about the money.
Don Imus I did not know until his recent and ridiculous scandalous dismissal. (He’ll be back bigger than ever, no doubt. Perhaps on satellite.)
Sounds like Imus was probably best of breed of rabid radio shock jocks. He garnered some praise from some pretty credible people.
Rush Limbaugh, of course, the Big Fat Idiot, has some folksy charm. I’ve never heard him less intelligible on this last trip. Is Rush “losing it”?
I had never actually heard Sean Hannity. I knew he was widely ridiculed by Jon Stewart and others.
Then I happened to see him debate the Mayor of Salt Lake City on TV. Hannity came off second best. Unprepared, disorganized and … as a good looking idiot.
Bill O’Reilly I have to spare because he inspires Stephen Colbert’s great comedy.
The first one I’d push off a cliff is still … Dr. Laura.
She’s a dangerous hypocrite.
Image from Dr. Laura Naked.
Rick McCharles 
Living in the US gives you a different perspective, i suppose, and one that isn’t always good. You almost get innured to it… it becomes part of the tapestry of noise around you, so to speak, and from there, it isn’t long until it becomes acceptable; people adapt and move on, and it starts to take a REAL controversy to get people to actually care enough to say something. I’m pretty sure that societal apathy is a real symptom of this trend, and not just in this one small arena either. For all of the blessings of the USA (and there are many!) sometimes I miss being someplace where people care about what happens in the world around them, not just the part that affects them directly… I miss where people care enough to take up a cause, not just jump on the most “fad” bandwagon. Who said that we can fix almost any ill if people would care enough to take up a cause and make it theirs?
It seems that many are all for it, as long as it doesn’t interfere with their schedule.
Has our culture really evolved to one where personal convenience rules over virtually all else?
Right.
I’m hoping this blog thing is where people will rally to correct injustice. Put feet to the fire on corrupt politicians and unethical behaviour.
It may instead happen on Facebook or Twitter though.