hate speech vs. political speech

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Originally posted by kbarger
I agree, Daschle is whining. This is America, dammit. Fight speech with speech.

I find most political talk shows obnoxious.

Many are just looking to be controversial, yes. The "local" UNsydicated shows are the worst. There are only a few that I stop everything and listen to , most of the time I may catch something that they say as funny. About half that I hear parts of are just background.

I generally disagree with the hosts, especially the most conservative ones, but that's not why I find the shows obnoxious. What bugs me is usually the callers, who often display a shocking amount of ignorance. I can't stand to listen to that.

That's a good point. If the host doesn't have a big enough listenership, the calls suck. If the host has an ego the size of Texas they suk too. Many will not engage is real debate on the air, it's risky.

But I mostly listen when I'm in the car, and I really can't stand any kind of serious discussion during my commute. I need to be entertained. It's a shame that doesn't seem to be a value that's prized on radio these days. I used to like the Kent Voss show on WWDB in Philadelphia, before they changed format.

I was there in '89 and listened to WWDB a lot. Irv Homer was on the air then and was my favorite. There were some lesser known shows too but except for the weekends I enjoyed it very much. The signal was FM too, very rare, great reception.

I've actually been tempted by XM satellite radio, but I don't know if their stuff is any better.

The programming probably isn't any better. The reception has to be, or no one would subscribe.