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Originally Posted by dculkin
That appears to be the case. Why is that? How is it that people like Limbaugh, O'Reilly, and Hannity make millions of dollars when their commentary is of such poor quality? Limbaugh is illogical and dishonest. O'Reilly is a buffoon. Hannity is dishonest and mean-spirited, although he does have an impressive natural ability to advocate for his position. I disagree with 99.99% of what he says, but I would hate to be on camera trying to debate him.
Back to the point, though, what does it say about our country that such mediocre talent is rewarded so generously? Does quality mean nothing?
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You got me there, I don't know. I've tried wholeheartedly to distance myself from the political scene with relative success. I know the stereotypical talk radio "hate" talk is often mentioned, but there is (was) a lot of positive, pro-self sufficiency and independence talk that I think resonates with a lot of people.
On the other side of it (and I can only generalize because I didn't have nearly the listening investment and as a result resort to the very stereotypical examples often applied to the left
) was a lot of negative and anti-X talk. CT, as well as most of the northeast, is a liberal bastion. Democrats outnumber Republicans 2:1 yet Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage bring in the ratings and money while those on the left aren't able to and go by the wayside.