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Re: Trying to understand
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Thu, 16 Mar 2000 03:18:03 GMT
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Mike,
Mike Stanley wrote:
> Music. I like music on the radio.
I don't listen to music on the radio anymore. I have around 85 minidiscs
full of the music I like, since I can't stand most secular music
nowadays.
> Or useful advice shows, like the
> Money Game. I can do without the pseudo-preaching Dave Ramsey does,
> but I respect that he has his beliefs and a hugely successful
> syndicated show, so he can do what he wants. I listen to his show
> because I like hearing the common sense financial advice.
> Limbaugh, like the G-man (and all the other political talk show hosts)
> is trash mainly because their whole format is built on stirring up
> various bad emotions in people for their own purposes (mostly to keep
> them listening and repeating what they say so they can get more
> listeners and make more money).
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> And just so you know, when I was in my ultra-conservative phase (not
> that Limbaugh is ultra-conservative) when I was in the Army I used to
> watch Limbaugh every night and listen to him when I had the chance.
> 'Course, the extent of my political awareness at that point was being
> around a bunch of soldiers who thought their commander in chief was a
> draft-dodging college-boy politician so I was easy prey for Limbaugh's
> special brand of hate. All it took was actually reading a few factual
> accounts of things to expose him for the idiot that he is.
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> Sorry if you like him, but I'm pretty proud to be fairly conservative
> still and I think he's an embarassment.
Well, with all the bashing I received lately, it isn't a big deal. I am
tired of debating about him, however. He did have another article about
the LEGO test, however, but I don't feel like discussing. Good points
about it, as always, IMHO.
Scott S.
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