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[NoDonkey]

[ROWELG]

LewWaters says; "NPR is their only source and really, who listens to that?"

NPR is TALK TELEVISION, dealing with generalities.

Nobody really LISTENS to the television or movie media because it is an IMAGE, an EYE media. Understanding the mental accomplishment that is required between EAR people and EYE people will explain conservative versus liberal strengths of imagination, deliberation, and thinking. It explains why liberal radio is an oxymoron. Talk RADIO is conservative by the natural laws of human structure. Television is liberal for the same reason. Ears operate on details and specifics as we see in those who are blind. Eyes act upon the general. Generalized talk wearies the ear. Even this EAR person will turn off Conservative Talk Shows that become weary with generalizations.

I am an ear person. My brain was cultivated during the four decades of Old Time Radio. Over 25,000 stories were broadcast through 200 shows, from Abbott & Costello to Yours Truly Johnny Dollar. Radio scripts communicated ideas, sound effects, concepts, descriptions, values, principles, and more. Radio scripts communicated DOTS, lots of DOTS. Radio scripts taught me how to connect the DOTS. Even then, 75% of the ear people preferred pleasure (comedy, drama, westerns). Only 25% preferred heavy use of imagination (detective, mystery, sci fi) and the connecting of dots. I went with the 25%.

The premier of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color in September 1961, was a turning point to radio. Color began to persuade many households to shut off radios and go out and purchase color televisions. But it was not until 1966 that NBC became the first network to show the color we all now take for granted on all of its programs. Top radio shows having actors that could be adapted to image, went with it. AM radio went south, almost becoming extinct, saved only by Talk Radio, by Rush Limbaugh and telephone technologies.

The very IDEA of LISTENING, via etymology, means to LUST FOR, like craving to understand. Listening is an act of reaching out. It is akin to the word BEHOLD, which is to grab hold, to take it in. Watching TV takes no work or thought. The work is all being done for you by actors and special effects technology. That is why many TV watchers are called "Couch Potatoes".

Again, nobody really LISTENS to the television or the movie media because it is an IMAGE, an EYE media. To some extent, I do think that REALITY TV is changing that. Reality TV deals with specifics and, like British Mystery Theater, and like Broadway plays, takes concentration and complete mental focus on the dialogue. Liberals are EYE people. Conservatives are EAR people. Liberal radio is an oxymoron.
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Debate: To provoke thought in open minded readers and listeners.
Partisan: BLIND, prejudiced, unreasoned devotion to a party, faction, envisioned theory, or person.

[nakona]

I listen to NPR, on a regular basis. I enjoy it too. But I don't kid myself about it either.

Anyone who claims that NPR's reporting is not intentionally slanted to the left is either ignorant, or they have an agenda and are lying.



Of course, none of that is the point.

The leftists, essentially the DU crowd, want to CENSOR Rush Limbaugh.

Personally, I don't listen to the big, fat pumpkinhead.

But that's not the point either. The POINT is; Who the f**k are YOU guys to decide what our soldiers are allowed to listen to?
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[War Dog]

I do not listen to NPR, as I do not like what they say. If I can't pick up the station of my choice for talk radio, then I just listen to oldies or blues!

Woof!
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[ROWELG]

Nakona says: "The POINT is; Who the f**k are YOU guys to decide what our soldiers are allowed to listen to?"

Who are the YOU's, plural, that you are speaking of. I don't see anybody on this forum supporting censorship in any form, to anybody. I ask you to please be specific and name the YOU.
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Politics: public debate over ideas/values to decide the heart of a civilization.
Debate: To provoke thought in open minded readers and listeners.
Partisan: BLIND, prejudiced, unreasoned devotion to a party, faction, envisioned theory, or person.

[Navy_Navy_Navy]

[nakona]

The "you" refers to the democrats who are pushing to remove Rush from AFRN and replace it with more NPR.


I can point you to the thread at ** if you don't believe they are doing that.
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[ROWELG]

Navy said: "If you've ever been in a place where AFRTS is the only English language programming you can get, you know how sad it is."

I can imagine. before retirement I made many a trip to Asian countries where only CNN propoganda prevailed.

Now, I travel into outreaches such as South Dakota, Iowa, and Rural Minnesota where good radio, moreless any talk radio, is scarce as hens teeth. Finding out what is happening in the world comes via the 5 PM TV and radio sound bites. The few sparse radio stations on the open prairies are all about western music and hog prices. Harkins, from Iowa, is used to living in the dark. Harkins is not the brighest light. Nothing he would legislate would be a surprise.

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Politics: public debate over ideas/values to decide the heart of a civilization.
Debate: To provoke thought in open minded readers and listeners.
Partisan: BLIND, prejudiced, unreasoned devotion to a party, faction, envisioned theory, or person.

[h3digital]

well if the law passed the senate, that means since the senate is republican controlled, the republicans agreed with the lefties, if I'm not mistaken, even without Kerry's Vote. Limbaugh has no right to be on Armed Forces Radio. If he does then Air America has the right also.

Wrong! There is no fair doctrine in broadcasting as of yet. Neither has a 'right' to broadcast anywhere. It's all up to the organizations that own and run this nations radio stations, and that includes Armed Forces Radio. They can put anybody they want on the radio.

Limbaugh's show is NOT news its a talk show, like good old Jerry Springer. Oh by the way can't wait to see him in Boston! edited by Moderator - you have been warned about attacks, name calling and slanderous statements. You will not be warned again! At least Jerry is Entertaining and NONE of you can't say you haven't laughed your ass off 1 or 2 times watching his show. Imagine if the Soldiers were able to listen to him instead of edited by Moderator! Limbaugh. Who just spills what the Administration WANTS you to hear. Kind of like Communism radio. What about the Soldiers Morale? Some Soldier HAD to contact their Senator reguarding this issue. Wake up. don't worry you all will come Nov. when we have New Leadership, even if you don't like him as a person, he WILL BE A GOOD PRESIDENT AND LEADER. edited by Moderator! by the way that torture memo yesterday that bush released, only mandated to the Russians only. Not the Iraq's. Read the fine print learn the Truth!
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Let the Truth be let out.

[nakona]

[ROWELG]

I would guess that h3digital is not a vet, a matured salt, tried and tested.

We need more of these uncivil liberal posts for they exhibit the liberal nature to GENERALIZE, to avoid SPECIFICs. THey show their inability to see the DOTS moreless connect the DOTS. It exposes their pre disposition to spew ill will, contempt, anger, and lack of civility. They show their need to insult and curse. It shows they are EVENTS people, not IDEA's people.

We need partisan posts to define and describe WHO they are! Keep these liberal definitions and discriptions coming! Keep avoid telling us what you value or don't value, by telling us what the rest of us are about. Keep the attention off yourself by putting it on others. Keep stomping, cussing, and tantrums coming.
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Politics: public debate over ideas/values to decide the heart of a civilization.
Debate: To provoke thought in open minded readers and listeners.
Partisan: BLIND, prejudiced, unreasoned devotion to a party, faction, envisioned theory, or person.

[h3digital]

To all, actually, regarding armed forces radio it does matter, (moderator) because we the people of the United States of America own those Air Waves our Soldiers hear. The taxpayer pays for those airwaves, to air news and truth, not propaganda. Say what you will about me, but one thing for sure something fishy is going on. Why don't we all tune into President Clinton's interview with Larry King tomorrow night.

Maybe he can explain how our country spent millions of dollars of taxpayer’s money on trying to prosecute him for impeachment with no evidence. Just hearsay. What did come of that? Also with Democratic Minority Congress trying to investigate and hold accountable that abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Cuba and hold checks and balances of the Executive Branch. That's what the Congress if for. To make sure one part of Govt. does not exceed ones authority.

I think that is what Democracy is all about. Just like I was censored on this blog for stating that Limbaugh did compare the torture of prisoners to the skull and bones initiations. Come on. He did say that. Now correct me if I’m wrong I’m sure many of you will, but isn't the Geneva Convention meant to protect our Soldiers as well? If we break it, what are we saying to the world? I just hope and pray all these beheadings by these Terrorists stop soon.

Also feel free to check out the new book by an anonymous writer who was a senor CIA agent covering Al-Queda for a long time. Don’t worry they'll be plenty of reports on the news tomorrow of it. Even on Fox news. Rush will most likely have something to say too. I know I still can't spell. Oh with regarding Civics class, my aim was at trying to convey that the Democrats are the Minority party in both houses. In the Senate I’m aware there are 100 seats, but their not divided equally between Democrats and Republicans. That's what Nov. 2 of 2004 is for.

Remember when President Reagan ended the Partisan war between the parties and united this country? It can happen again, unfortunately not with this administration. Remember the good old famous saying, " can't we all just get along" even if it’s for the sake of National Security. I mean our countries security is at stake. The borders, the airports, the trains, the chemical plants, the nuclear plants so on and so forth. We all need to unite now, not just when a 911 occurs.

The govt. has a habit of waiting for something to happen before they do something about it. That's fact and regardless of what that is, it's been documented. 1st line defenders had more money for their budget (firemen, policemen, etc) then they do now. That's fact. The 2005 budget proposal will make it even worse. Try watching Lou Dobbs at 6pm on CNN, a bi-partisan reporter who tries to get the facts from both sides, not just politicians but economists, strategists and showcases stories of real Americans. A Truly really good show. Take care everyone. Edited and spell checked by War Dog!


Moderator Comment: Your comments might get more attention if you were to add a blank line between paragraphs.

Like I just did. It makes it much more readable.

If you run your paragraphs together it looks like unreasoned babble whether it is or not.

Thank you, if you want to be read!
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Let the Truth be let out.

[LewWaters]

[nakona]

[carpro]

H3, you make me tired.
Same old liberal dogma. Still crying about Clinton and his self destructive moral values. Still looking for someone else to blame just like Clinton and his 900 page excuse book about the "vast right wing conspiracy".

What ever happened to REAL Democrats? Especially the ones who consider themselves the world's self appointed protectors of First Amendment Rights like FREE SPEECH?

What about the free speech rights of Rush Limbaugh and the freedom of choice of our armed forces? Do you feel they need to be protected from one hour a day of conservative radio talk show?

A REAL Democrat would let them choose for themselves. All the radios have an OFF switch. That's what happens when Air America is on. NOBODY LISTENS! They turn the switch off.

All we have now are wannabe REAL Democrats like Harkin that can't stand the competition. Somebody might hear a different story than the standard LIB LINE.

If there is a REAL Democrat out there anywhere, will he please DEFEND FREE SPEECH? Especially when you do not agree with what is being said!
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