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polly7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:41 AM
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Wow .... Jerry Springer is a fantastic spokesman for liberal causes.
He's on Shatner's Raw Nerve on the bio channel right now, and is explaining how liberals have been behind nearly every social cause utilized today, pointing out the differences in liberal and conservative ideology,..... he's a very bright man. His dialogue with Shatner on political differences is probably one of the best I've ever heard. No snark, no disrespect .... he's really good.

This is probably not thread-worthy ... I was just a bit surprised.
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:43 AM
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1. Yea, his only flaw is the character he plays on his stupid TV show.
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 12:06 PM
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31. You're right, but he is funny anyway. n/t
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Hannah Bell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:43 AM
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2. too bad that he runs a show that denigrates the peons.
Edited on Wed May-11-11 10:43 AM by Hannah Bell
like the majority of shows on tv today.
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dionysus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:46 AM
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3. i do believe he has held elective office as a dem in his pre-TV life.
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Recursion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:48 AM
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21. Mayor of Cincinnati (nt)
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lumberjack_jeff Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:46 AM
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4. Yeah. Isn't that sad? n/t
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phleshdef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:46 AM
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5. Of course he is. He has had a political talk radio show for years and use to be on Air America...
...every morning.

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polly7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:51 AM
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dupe. del.
Edited on Wed May-11-11 10:51 AM by polly7
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polly7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:51 AM
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7. Oh, I didn't know that. I never took him seriously because of his show ...
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phleshdef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:24 AM
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12. Hehe, he pretty much agrees with that sentiment himself.
He trashed his tv show all the time on his radio show. He is actually a very humble guy. I guess he has totally ended his radio show at this point, but it was one of my faves on Air America at the time.

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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:48 AM
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6. He's a very smart man. His shows with people acting like
jerks was more than just entertainment, it showed that the nobility of man is a myth.
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OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:51 AM
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8. Because he is a Liberal he was not permitted to run for Senate
a few years back.

Democratic Party not the people, could not distinquish
between a Talk show and a smart guy who was once Mayor
of Cincinnati.

Real Liberals need not apply. DLC will shoot you down.
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polly7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 10:53 AM
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9. That's a shame. If I'd been conservative and listened to what he said
Edited on Wed May-11-11 10:54 AM by polly7
this morning ..... it would have had me thinking. He's very knowledgeable and likeable ... imo.
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Dreamer Tatum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:33 AM
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15. Um...Jerry Springer, by virtue of his idiotic staged TV show, eliminated himself. nt
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ChoppinBroccoli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:56 AM
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26. Well, That And The Fact That When He Was Mayor Of Cincinnati, He Tried To Pay A Hooker With A Check
There have been rumblings about him running for office here in Ohio every so often, but I don't think he'll ever live down that stupid decision he made. And his TV character just compounds the problem. But I agree that he really is a much better political commentator than you would ever expect. He was on Howard Stern a couple months ago and really explained a great deal of complex issues in a way that was easy to understand.
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Freddie Stubbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:54 AM
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25. BS. No one stopped Bernie Sanders from running for the Senate
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sabrina 1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:56 AM
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27. Bernie Sanders is not a Democrat.
Maybe Springer should run as an Independent.
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Freddie Stubbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 12:15 PM
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34. Al Franken is a Democrat and a liberal. No one stopped him from running
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Modern_Matthew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 12:15 PM
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35. He's a better Democrat than those with the actual label. Sad. nt
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CanSocDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 02:38 PM
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39. Well....


...sorta. I first became a fan of Dennis Kucinich when he was "mayor" of Cleveland.


.
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TuxedoKat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:00 AM
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10. He was pretty good
when he was on Air America. I enjoyed his show.
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Ineeda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:02 AM
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11. I think he lives in the Sarasota area now.
We sure could use his liberal voice in Florida. It's batshit crazy here and getting worse by the day.:crazy:
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monmouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:32 AM
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14. I'd like to see he and Alan Grayson team up to get any offices in
Florida. That's how desperately awful it is down here. Those two would be amazing, either together or separately...
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SidDithers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:25 AM
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13. Wish he was still in politics...
he's great.

Unfortunately, writing a personal check to a massage parlor usually keeps you unelectable.

Sid
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Fuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:35 AM
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16. Sometimes. I've seen him really screw it up before too on live tv.
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:35 AM
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17. The man is a clown. He'd NOT speak up for liberal causes, if he really cared.
:hi:
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:51 AM
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24. LULz. WHYOWHY can't Jerry Springer get some credibility back????
Bigoted? :rofl:
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phleshdef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 02:21 PM
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36. Yes. Look it up in dictionary.
Bigoted. I didn't fucking stutter.
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 02:37 PM
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38. No. You just used hyperbolic and hysterical language, such that it's tough to take you seriously.
"Bigoted" against a TV clown. What a silly concept! :silly:
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phleshdef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 03:10 PM
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40. Yes you are being bigoted and judgemental against Springer because of his television show...
...which shows you obviously know nothing about him personally or the kind of political work he has done outside of his show. You've seen him on his show, which isn't even real in the first place, and you've used that to make a nasty judgement about his character. That kind of prejudice is just another form of bigotry. And those who are guilty of that kind of prejudice are bigots.
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 03:19 PM
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41. Judging people by their actions is not being "bigoted". It's a ridiculous position to take. nt
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phleshdef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 03:33 PM
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42. You aren't judging anyone by their actions. You are judging by personal preference.
Edited on Wed May-11-11 03:33 PM by phleshdef
Its not immoral or wrong in any way, shape or form to host a wildly stupid day time talk show featuring mostly a bunch of people who make up wild shit to get themselves on television. The Jerry Springer show is tasteless and IQ lowering. No one is quicker to admit that than Jerry Springer himself. Its also completely harmless. You are making a judgement based on the personal preference you have towards a show like that. But it has no basis in any relevant moral arguments and it certainly in not an indicator of "actions" or the kind of person Jerry Springer is. Just because you don't like something doesn't mean its hurting you.
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polly7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:49 AM
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22. My topic heading may have been a bit misleading, he was speaking
more about the differences ... his explanation of how today's liberal-initiated programs came about impressed me the most though. He reminded me of a teacher I had once who taught me more in a few days than I'd learned from another in a whole semester.
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sufrommich Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:36 AM
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18. Off topic but, William Shatner has his own talk show? nt
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polly7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:57 AM
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28. del. dupe .... again.
Edited on Wed May-11-11 11:58 AM by polly7
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polly7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:57 AM
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29. Yes, 'Shatner's Raw Nerve' on the bio channel. I think basically just
one on one conversations. I don't watch tv much and just have it on for noise, I just happened to hear Springer's voice this morning and paid attention.
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:36 AM
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19. His radio show was terrible and he's one of those "Well you have point..." type liberals
that is unable to refute RW garbage when confronted by right wingers. I think he's very smart but not very effective in a debate.
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phleshdef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 11:50 AM
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23. His radio show was actually very good for exactly the reason you stated.
He was never hot headed and treated everyone he had on respectfully, whether it be a guest or a caller. He didn't get into screaming matches. Its the exactly the kind of show that gets the middle to expose itself to the ideas of the left.
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 12:02 PM
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30. But that's not what I'm talking about. Thomm Hartman and other hosts are
respectfully to their callers. But they don't constantly fold when someone is spouting garbage which many of his callers did. There is a difference. Even Alan Colmes is much better at doing what you're describing. Not to mention that the 'comedy' bits where horrendous. But hey to each his own.
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BREMPRO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 12:08 PM
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32. he was a rising star in the democratic party till a sex scandel broght him down
he was depressed for years then turned his life around by capitalizing on the sordid episode that killed his political career to create his anything goes sex sensational tv show.

think maybe it's time he's serious about a political comeback.. he's very articulate and passionate about progressive causes..
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Modern_Matthew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 12:14 PM
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33. I love Jerry. I don't see why people thought it was important to bring up his TV show...
I am all for using idiots as entertainment. People like that are society's punchlines.

Besides: He only exposes the average GOP voter.
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 02:30 PM
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37. He admits it's a stupid show.
He doesn't pretend that it's a classy show.
I saw the movie they made about him called "Ringmaster".
At the end he makes a speech about how poor people have problems too, and they should have a show to air their differences on.

He was working for the Robert F. Kennedy campaign in 1968. he's always been a good liberal.
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