Study claims conservative tilt to talk radio.

[Sam Johnson]

This is kind of weird...in the UK the BBC has a really obvious left-wing liberal bias and there's just been a big study into that as the BBC's meant to remain impartial.

[Doc Randy]

I'm tired of studies coming up with obvious shit.

Hmmm... I wonder if anyone has produced a serious study of this subject.

[sonnylarue]

Nah.

Consolidation and corporatization were much bigger factors.

which happened thanks to FCC de-regulation that started in the Regan era, and the
telecommunications act from the 1990's (which had support from both sides of the aisle , including Clinton) .

bad decisions.

[DaveCummings]

it's hard to take you at all seriously with all the pathetic personal attacks in your post. randy is trying to civilly and rationally discuss this subject. why don't you try to do the same?

Yeah, though I agree with his remarks about the fairness doctrine being obsolete now with all the avenues available for information, this guy is not helping his case by being irrational.

That and him bringing up the "liberal bias in media" I think that is an over exaggerated and overstated remarks that conservatives like to make, just as I think liberals like to do that somewhat with Fox News. I mean, if you try to look for bias, your perception is going to view it as being biased...I think.

~Dave

[Brad N.]

Yeah, though I agree with his remarks about the fairness doctrine being obsolete now with all the avenues available for information, this guy is not helping his case by being irrational.

That and him bringing up the "liberal bias in media" I think that is an over exaggerated and overstated remarks that conservatives like to make, just as I think liberals like to do that somewhat with Fox News. I mean, if you try to look for bias, your perception is going to view it as being biased...I think.

~Dave

The difference being FOX News IS biased. They make no apologies for it. Everyone from Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes to Bill O' Reilly himself has said numerous times that they do lean to the right but claim they only do so because the rest of the media leans so far left. Murdoch started FOX News specifically to "equal the playing field" and when you realize how liberally biased the MSM isn't then their argument falls flat.

[Colby]

What social issues is he far left or evan moderate left on?

"far left" was a bit of a stretch, and I apologize (it was late and I'm kinda stupid). But he supports civil unions, believes in global warming (And government action to stop it), and believes in affirmative action (though he thinks it should be economically based). Thus, even accounting for his rather absurd economic, crime, and foreign policy views, I think he'd be more than comfortable in the "Blue Dog" (Moderate-to-Conservative) wing of the Democratic Party.

The problem is, he demogogues against anyone who even whispers dissent from his opinions. (Plus, there's more than a little evidence that he only gives lip-service to the above positions. He's never really highlighted them on his show, for instance, so he could just be throwing them out there to bolster his non-partisan image.) He seems to especially relish going after liberals who disagree with him while just kind of ignoring the conservative end.

What I'm getting at is this: I don't think Bill's a jerk just because we have different political views; in fact, we DON'T in many cases. I think he's a jerk because "jerk" is a more polite word for "shit sandwhich".

[Doc Randy]

What social issues is he far left or evan moderate left on?

He is all for the kinky integration of food products in the bedroom. The man loves his falafels.

[DaveCummings]

The difference being FOX News IS biased. They make no apologies for it. Everyone from Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes to Bill O' Reilly himself has said numerous times that they do lean to the right but claim they only do so because the rest of the media leans so far left. Murdoch started FOX News specifically to "equal the playing field" and when you realize how liberally biased the MSM isn't then their argument falls flat.

I know that they're biased. I mean, biased to the degree that some people like to exaggerate about on here. Like to the extent conservatives like to make out the "mainstream" media to be.

Then again, I think alot of the "editorial" shows on the cable news networks should come out in the beginning and say where they stand. I mean, alot of people here detest Glenn Beck, but I do like how on his TV show, he'll say straight up that he's a conservative and it's essentially an editorial show because he said the dangerous thing with people like O'Reilly and people on other networks are that they won't just say where they are politically and they don't let people know that it's just an editorial show, because there are some people who would watch it and take what they say as news, despite their obvious slant, because some people aren't that observant, or something like that.

I think I went a bit off topic. Sorry about that.

That said, alot of the talking head, editorial shows are the reason why I avoid any of the cable news channels after 6pm. When I do, I usually switch back and forth between all of them, just as if I ever do listen to talk radio (the only one I really listen to anymore is Dennis Miller, because his tendency of having really great guests like Martin Short, Dana Carvey, and David Lynch on there) I tend to go back and forth between someone like Boortz and to NPR and occasionally Air America. But that's because I like to hear different sides of the story.

~Dave

[Ben Weldon]

This is kind of weird...in the UK the BBC has a really obvious left-wing liberal bias and there's just been a big study into that as the BBC's meant to remain impartial.

“Reality has a well-known liberal bias.

"far left" was a bit of a stretch, and I apologize (it was late and I'm kinda stupid). But he supports civil unions, believes in global warming (And government action to stop it), and believes in affirmative action (though he thinks it should be economically based). Thus, even accounting for his rather absurd economic, crime, and foreign policy views, I think he'd be more than comfortable in the "Blue Dog" (Moderate-to-Conservative) wing of the Democratic Party.

The problem is, he demogogues against anyone who even whispers dissent from his opinions. (Plus, there's more than a little evidence that he only gives lip-service to the above positions. He's never really highlighted them on his show, for instance, so he could just be throwing them out there to bolster his non-partisan image.) He seems to especially relish going after liberals who disagree with him while just kind of ignoring the conservative end.

What I'm getting at is this: I don't think Bill's a jerk just because we have different political views; in fact, we DON'T in many cases. I think he's a jerk because "jerk" is a more polite word for "shit sandwhich".

That's interesting. I knew about the lip service (or lack thereof) he gives to civil unions but I'm genuinely surprised about his stance on global warming.

[Colby]

That's interesting. I knew about the lip service (or lack thereof) he gives to civil unions but I'm genuinely surprised about his stance on global warming.

Yeah. It almost seems like lip service too, but I'll take him at his word. Hell, it means he doesn't have the excuse that I just dislike him for his views...