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March 6, 2009
Wingnut Ratings
As Sullivan points out, many of the far-right talkers are enjoying a bump in the ratings. There are many discussions and debates to be had about this, but there's a broader point here.
In 2001-2005, when a conservative Republican president was riding high, cable news and the establishment media silenced opposition voices (just ask Maher, Moore and Donahue). But now that a liberal Democratic president is doing gangbusters, cable news and the establishment media appears to be encouraging opposition voices.
Weird how that works. Opposing popular Republican president on TV = bad. Opposing popular Democratic president on TV = awesome. Damn you, liberal media!
Adding... I should note, too, that ratings success has something to do with ideology, yes, but more importantly, the host or talker has to be good (or, in the case of Glenn Beck, shocking) at what they do.
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Posted By Bob Cesca | March 6, 2009 10:46 AM
Comments
this supposed liberal media bias is total bs. I do believe the majority in the mainstream media tend to lean liberal, but the way they report and the content are only based on getting higher ratings. they have no secret agenda except to gain more ad revenue.
i think a lot of them personally like obama after years of reporting on the carnage bush created, but they would've been perfectly happy to have mccain win the election, just to make palin their focal point, positive or negative.
Posted by: Jeff at March 6, 2009 11:03 AM
EXCELLENT POINTS!
So, whether their party is in or out / dominant or secondary....
Their voices are always heard!
I am tired of hearing them.
Posted by: Terri at March 6, 2009 11:36 AM
Good. Shocking. Whatever.
It's like porn. Doesn't have to be technically excellent to make money, just check the right boxes and you're good to go.
A little sincerity goes a long way, but also the ability to fake it convincingly and shamelessly.
Cha-ching!
Posted by: AC at March 6, 2009 11:47 AM
The media still hasn't gotten the memo that the "blue collar family of 4 living behind a white-picket fence" are no longer the majority in the country.
Posted by: J M Ashby at March 6, 2009 1:40 PM
