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Quixote1818 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:41 PM
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Why do only stupid liberals seem to call into right wing radio?
It amazes me how many brilliant points get brought up on these posts here on the Democratic Underground. Has anyone noticed that the only left wing callers that seem to be let on conservative radio seem to be the stupid ones? I swear Rush and Hannity and the others have their screeners screen out the smart callers to make the left look bad. Has anyone here ever called into Rush or Hannity, talked to the call screener and not been let on?
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patrick g Donating Member (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:42 PM
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1. here's my .02
the call screeners simply do not let any valid points through...that's all . . ..
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:44 PM
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4. yeah
no smart ones to make them look bad.
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:43 PM
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2. I doubt if they are the real thing.
Actually, you can't really get on radio that easily.
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Media_Lies_Daily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:43 PM
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3. Have you ever given any thought to the idea that the callers....
...are NeoCons posing as "stupid liberals"?

Think about it.
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LincolnMcGrath Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:45 PM
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7. Agreed
My 11 yr old could red-ass most rush
insanity-libs.
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:58 PM
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14. You are correct, my friend
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MI Cherie Donating Member (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 10:01 PM
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17. Cons only fool the conned ...
... kind of like on C-SPAN: "I've been a democrat all my life, but I'm gonna vote for Boosh because ... (whatever the latest talking point is)"
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Supply Side Jesus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:45 PM
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5. yup!
Best thing to do, talk with a stutter and sound dumb. That gets you on, because they think you're going to be a slam dunk. I've noticed a certain show(regional) I've called in before doesn't answer when I call. More than likely because last time i called I gave the host the red ass over WMD's.
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iconoclastic cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:45 PM
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6. Perhaps non-streaming radio has already become archaic
Especially talk-based radio.
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left is right Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:45 PM
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8. Could it be
that we smarter liberals are posting here at DU, instead of watching Hannity or listening to Rush?
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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:45 PM
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9. there's also an element of self-fulfilling prophecy about it...
...don't you think? :silly:
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Sparkly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:47 PM
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10. I've noticed, the few times I've ventured over to Fox TV,
that they tend to get the weakest, dumbest "liberals" -- people I've never even seen anyplace else -- and they often look unkempt and grimy. Typical that rightwingers need to skew and fake everything.
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Quixote1818 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:49 PM
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11. Even Colms on Fox is like a black hole of charisma.
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VOX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:59 PM
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15. Have you ever, ever heard a wingnut upset over something Colmes said?
You hit the nail on the head with the "black hole of charisma." He's there to be Hannity's punching bag, and to draw a paycheck from Faux for being one.
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newyorican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:53 PM
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12. Because the average rightwingnut...
makes a stupid liberal.
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malatesta1137 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:57 PM
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13. if you are so smart
Edited on Thu May-27-04 09:58 PM by malatesta1137
pretend to be dumb and then, after you get through the screener, be your true self and destroy both Pig Rush and Sean Insanity.
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sendero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 09:59 PM
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16. Because...
... of a simple technique called "call screening".
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Southsideirish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 10:22 PM
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18. Their screeners only take the weakest or wackiest liberals that
call in so the host can either make mincemeat out of them or just sit back and have a good laugh at their expense.
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AlFrankenFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 10:24 PM
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19. Could it be
that only stupid liberals call? Or that the screeners know a smart one when they hear one?
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