tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274381712003139086.post1331807833841898468..comments2024-03-19T04:19:18.871-05:00Comments on Atheism Analyzed: Jon Stewart Leaves Fake NewscastingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274381712003139086.post-3910261058013694912015-02-14T07:14:22.299-06:002015-02-14T07:14:22.299-06:00I listened to Limbaugh once, but only for maybe te...I listened to Limbaugh once, but only for maybe ten minutes, tops. <br /><br />I probably watched Jon Stewart about twice that much, just enough to see the twists and lies by implication and ridicule.<br /><br />It's easy enough to hear what those two had to say from second sources without having to invest the time to actually have to listen to them.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15754447145433452423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274381712003139086.post-2921741134400066722015-02-14T00:47:21.591-06:002015-02-14T00:47:21.591-06:00"I didn't stop listening to Limbaugh beca..."I didn't stop listening to Limbaugh because of his politics, but because of his bombast. Just not my taste."<br /><br />My sentiments exactly.<br />Robert Coblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427520849707914818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274381712003139086.post-76268392146602901202015-02-14T00:23:51.932-06:002015-02-14T00:23:51.932-06:00I used to listen to Limbaugh regularly during my d...I used to listen to Limbaugh regularly during my days as a data entry clerk at the tax bureau, which was pretty mindless work that allowed me to plough through lots of books on tape and soak up talk radio. I became annoyed with Limbaugh for two reasons: first, because 27 minutes of every hour was commercials. I can still remember the schedule: three minutes at the top of the hour, followed by seven minutes of commercials. Six minutes of broadcast, concluding with a promise to take a caller after the next commercial break (four minutes). Then the first caller, who generally got to talk for forty five seconds (more if Limbaugh was impressed or it fed his talking point) before being muted, seven minutes of monologue, then six minutes of commercials, taking you into the second half hour, which was even heavier on commercials.<br /><br />The second reason was, though billing itself as a call-in talk show, in three hours Limbaugh rarely took more than four callers, who never talked for more than a combine three minutes. Because Limbaugh, apparently, prefers listening to himself talk.<br /><br />I didn't stop listening to Limbaugh because of his politics, but because of his bombast. Just not my taste.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003124353591315236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274381712003139086.post-4497251933541439312015-02-13T22:38:03.156-06:002015-02-13T22:38:03.156-06:00Limbaugh started off pretty good, I guess because ...Limbaugh started off pretty good, I guess because no one else was doing it. He was still a very good new aggregate before the days of the internet. I don't listen to him much anymore, but he still is capable of serious analysis if it is required.<br /><br />My problem with Rush these days is he has gone full blown money maker. If he isn't selling something during his broadcast time, he is finding ways to slip in ad hoc pitches his own products. The ratio of good commentary to hocking stuff left me uninterested in listening. Rikaloniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15644243863531863501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274381712003139086.post-40079262436778713482015-02-13T21:11:34.094-06:002015-02-13T21:11:34.094-06:00"You can’t apply any meaningful standard of p..."You can’t apply any meaningful standard of probity to me — I’m a comedian! Now, here’s what you should think about tax policy . . ."<br /><br />To be fair, I've always felt Limbaugh used the same dodge, claiming to be an entertainer while opining on matters politic.<br /><br />Having said that, I was never much for either Limbaugh, Stewart -- or the MSM, for that matter --primarily because of the paucity and poverty of thought. I'm just not into sound-byte politics.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003124353591315236noreply@blogger.com