Whiner of the Year

Philip Berg.

TOMMY CHRISTOPHER, "Best slimer of the year". Do you ever stfu ?

THE BIGGEST WHINER OF THE YEAR WAS OBAMA. EVERYTIME SOMETHING COME OUT ON HIM OR HIS WIFE, HE WHINED LIKE A BABY. HE DIDN'T WANT HIS WIFE TOUCHED BY THE MEDIA, WHEN HE CALLED HILLIARY'S HUSBAND, BILL, A RACIST AND EVERYTHING ELSE. OBAMA IS THE BIGGEST WHINER OF THE YEAR, HANDS DOWN.

The people commenting on this post. (including me) LOL

Jeffery Lee11:38AMDec 17th 2008

Favorite whiner for me.
Those that are against talk radio.
The truth sometimes cannot be told and is undermined by those who wish not to hear it.



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the right wing talk radio monopoly whines because they want to continue in restraint of trade. Here's a compromise:

Forget about the Fairness Doctrine. Shelf it permanently. You should be happy with that. The next part, maybe not.

Just enforce the Sherman Act. That will break up unlawful monopolies in restraint of trade and force right wing talk show hosts to compete in markets on a town by town basis rather than monopolize them. It will also return local programming authority to local people rather than someone from the east coast pretending to be a homeboy.

If the right wing actually wants market forces to work they can't restrain them or bias them in the favor of the supplier. We see today what that causes.

If right wing talk shows can only 'compete' in an unlawfully controlled market, they shouldn't exist.

But listen to slanthead and the beck girl - Waaaaaaahh! I don't want to compete!! Evil commie fascist muslim liberal French terrorist demoncrats from Kenya are trying to make me earn my living! Waaaaaaahhhhh!

Jeffery Lee11, defender of the right, protector of the weak, sez,

Favorite whiner for me.
Those that are against talk radio.
The truth sometimes cannot be told and is undermined by those who wish not to hear it.
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An interesting view. Am I a bigger whiner than Rush Limbaugh? I can whine only to a few in my imeadiate circle, and they will quickly tell me to shut up, which I must do or else alienate friends and family. Whereas Rush whines to the whole nation, and telling him to shut up only makes him whine louder.
Further, 'Talk Radio' only says what its listeners want to hear, it dosn't speak to those who disagree with an eye to convince. Listeners to talk radio are all to pleased to be spoon fed nonsense as fact. Sorry, but its true.

"force right wing talk show hosts to compete in markets on a town by town basis rather than monopolize them"

How would you propose that a radio station broadcasting on a regulated frequency that reaches a town or several towns , compete ?
Are they supposed to not broadcast or turn over portion of their air time?

There are too many whiners to choose from, but I'd say it is all those whose job it is to keep whining, 'Leave Barack Alone!!'

How would you propose that a radio station broadcasting on a regulated frequency that reaches a town or several towns , compete ?


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by limiting the number of stations a single entity like Clear Channel can own.

It's a monopoly, in restraint of trade and is illegal. The law was enforced for ninety years before Reagan but not since.

I applaud my congressman for his awareness of the need to enforce anti monopoly laws. There is no need to invent a model, just bust the trusts in the grand old tradition of Teddy Roosevelt and get back to the fair competition that made us a great nation.

Clif Kuplen12:51PMDec 17th 2008

Jeffery Lee11:38AMDec 17th 2008

Favorite whiner for me.
Those that are against talk radio.
The truth sometimes cannot be told and is undermined by those who wish not to hear it.



xxx

the right wing talk radio monopoly whines because they want to continue in restraint of trade. Here's a compromise:

Forget about the Fairness Doctrine. Shelf it permanently. You should be happy with that. The next part, maybe not.

Just enforce the Sherman Act. That will break up unlawful monopolies in restraint of trade and force right wing talk show hosts to compete in markets on a town by town basis rather than monopolize them. It will also return local programming authority to local people rather than someone from the east coast pretending to be a homeboy.

If the right wing actually wants market forces to work they can't restrain them or bias them in the favor of the supplier. We see today what that causes.

If right wing talk shows can only 'compete' in an unlawfully controlled market, they shouldn't exist.

But listen to slanthead and the beck girl - Waaaaaaahh! I don't want to compete!! Evil commie fascist muslim liberal French terrorist demoncrats from Kenya are trying to make me earn my living! Waaaaaaahhhhh!
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You tell 'em, Clif! The Sherman Act. Yeah!! Bo Rush, Yay, Randi Rhodes!!

Free market competition! Tell it like it is, Clif!

God, you are the best!!! I only wish that I could be as good as you.

Clif Kuplen1:38PMDec 17th 2008

How would you propose that a radio station broadcasting on a regulated frequency that reaches a town or several towns , compete ?


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by limiting the number of stations a single entity like Clear Channel can own.

It's a monopoly, in restraint of trade and is illegal. The law was enforced for ninety years before Reagan but not since.

I applaud my congressman for his awareness of the need to enforce anti monopoly laws. There is no need to invent a model, just bust the trusts in the grand old tradition of Teddy Roosevelt and get back to the fair competition that made us a great nation.
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Oh Clif, you are so right! Limit those stations. Why should they buy more stations and employ more people. How dare they implement their own business model.

Fair competition, that's what we need. Limit those nasty radio stations to one market, one signal ownership.

What is the name of this illustrious congressman of yours. I hope he will run for president someday. If he has your endorsement, Clif, He has my vote.

Why should they buy more stations and employ more people. How dare they implement their own business model.


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I'm sure Al Capone felt the same way.

lawful is lawful. If their business model restrains trade they get busted, just like if they employ ten year-olds for sixteen hours a day like before 1889, or just like if they manufacture heroin and cocaine and market it on schoolyards.

Our capitalistic economy is created and maintained by the government. Without government sanction and support it would not exist.

If a business goes rogue enough that it puts its own interests before Public Policy or the interests of the nation, especially security but also in violation of constitutional guaranties, that's what the law is for. The government has the constitutional authority, its settled law and we prospered under it.

We have not during the hiatus.

Jeffery Lee11:38AMDec 17th 2008

Favorite whiner for me.
Those that are against talk radio.
The truth sometimes cannot be told and is undermined by those who wish not to hear it.
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Jeffery -

It is so typical of L-bots to resent talk radio, even though they have nearly every other form of Mainstream (there's a misnomer) sewn up and in the tank. But they want it all, don't they? They don't want their ideas questioned. They want complete domination over any spoken or written words that may reach their needy masses, their flock, their voting block.

Talk radio is predominantly conservative and there is a reason for this. Talk radio shows that engage the audience by requiring dialog of any level of cognition only are successful when conservative in nature. Similar formats with liberal tones fail miserably. Air America and Alec Baldwin's show are a couple of big examples. And the characteristics that each media (liberal or conservative) must have to be successful is very revealing.

Liberals lean toward medias that don't require them to think, but rather to passively listen and be told what to think. If they try to engage their listeners in thoughtful debate they lose audience immediately.

On the other hand, conservative media purposely engages its audience, requiring the listener to think for themselves and debate their points of view. This tends to drive the audiences of these medias through the roof and you end up with incredible success stories like Rush, Sean Hannity, Neal Boortz and I could list many, many others.

Of course, if you take into account that liberal policy discourages self-reliance over government reliance whereas conservative policy is to teach a man to fish rather than giving him a fish then it is easy to see why passive types of media are liberal and attract more liberal audiences and the engaging medias are conservative and attract more conservative audiences.

In addition, since the liberal method is to indoctrinate (thus, infiltration of schools - mostly public - and Universities - both public & private) then a passive media form where contradiction is kept to a minimum or is non-existent makes sense. Conservatism, by its very nature of encouraging the individual to think and act on his or her own behalf, thrives on debate that is so prevalent on Fox and in talk radio. Talk radio can't wait to put a liberal on the line, because when they do libs start spewing bullet points and are quickly reduced to an empty shell void of any substance.

And yet, liberals continue to call in to conservative shows. Usually they hurl insults and sound like recordings of each other, but they still call. Why do you think that is? Could it be that their inner spirit of freedom to think and understand, that has been so repressed for so long by years and years of indoctrination is looking for a means of release? A mode of expression? A second chance to emerge and be reborn? To be free? I wonder.

Clif Kuplen2:40PMDec 17th 2008

Why should they buy more stations and employ more people. How dare they implement their own business model.


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I'm sure Al Capone felt the same way.

lawful is lawful. If their business model restrains trade they get busted, just like if they employ ten year-olds for sixteen hours a day like before 1889, or just like if they manufacture heroin and cocaine and market it on schoolyards.

Our capitalistic economy is created and maintained by the government. Without government sanction and support it would not exist.

If a business goes rogue enough that it puts its own interests before Public Policy or the interests of the nation, especially security but also in violation of constitutional guaranties, that's what the law is for. The government has the constitutional authority, its settled law and we prospered under it.

We have not during the hiatus.
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I'm Sorry, My Lord.

Forgive me for I know not what I do. I did not mean to question a single word that you so graciously spoke. I love, no, I thrive on any attention that you selflessly throw my way. That I could but have the scraps from the floor of your feast of knowledge.

Again, Clif, forgive me. You are perfect and glorious in my eyes. Offense I did not mean.

by limiting the number of stations a single entity like Clear Channel can own.

So then you are against a single entity owning more then How many stations?

Are you for or against limiting the number of stations within any given market that a group may own?

Are you for or against a group owning multiple stations but in different markets?

Splash2:44PMDec 17th 2008

"...Liberals lean toward medias that don't require them to think, but rather to passively listen and be told what to think. If they try to engage their listeners in thoughtful debate they lose audience immediately.

On the other hand, conservative media purposely engages its audience, requiring the listener to think for themselves and debate their points of view. This tends to drive the audiences of these medias through the roof and you end up with incredible success stories like Rush, Sean Hannity, Neal Boortz and I could list many, many others..."
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I rarely listen to any "talk radio," - as an ind. I find both formats to only be "preaching to the choir."
If a person were of the opposite political persuasion, they would probably make the exact same argument you have, only switching the liberal and conservative labels.

Why should they buy more stations and employ more people.


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another red herring. They don't employ more people, they employ fewer. Job creation is done by small businesses, not large ones.

Here is my nomination for Whiners of the Year: Everyone who feels the need to capitalize their posts:
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goldie12:26PMDec 17th 2008

THE BIGGEST WHINER OF THE YEAR WAS OBAMA. EVERYTIME SOMETHING COME OUT ON HIM OR HIS WIFE, HE WHINED LIKE A BABY. HE DIDN'T WANT HIS WIFE TOUCHED BY THE MEDIA, WHEN HE CALLED HILLIARY'S HUSBAND, BILL, A RACIST AND EVERYTHING ELSE. OBAMA IS THE BIGGEST WHINER OF THE YEAR, HANDS DOWN.
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goldie,
you are a major turdette. I say that in love.

John in Philadelphia

John:
That was a good one. Nothing but love baby, right?

Bas11:50AMDec 17th 2008
Philip Berg.
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Once again Bas, we are in total agreement there.