Conservative talk radio

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[[Andrew Layton Schlafly|Andy]]'s mom has a radio show for her organization, the [[Eagle Forum]]. Her son Andy was a guest on the show [[Conservapedia:Andy_Schlafly_on_Eagle_Forum_Live|at least once]].
 
[[Andrew Layton Schlafly|Andy]]'s mom has a radio show for her organization, the [[Eagle Forum]]. Her son Andy was a guest on the show [[Conservapedia:Andy_Schlafly_on_Eagle_Forum_Live|at least once]].
  
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Evangelical Jewish commentator on all things socially conservative (whose doctorate, by the way, is not in psychology, which can easily mislead people). Can be very judgmental towards people who don't live their life the exact way she wants them to, especially homosexuals.
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Evangelical Jewish commentator on all things socially conservative (whose doctorate, by the way, is not in psychology or psychiatry but in physiology). Can be very judgmental towards people who don't live their life the exact way she wants them to, especially homosexuals.
  
 
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Conservative talk radio in the United States is a phenomenon that got its start in the 1980's when the Fairness Doctrine was allowed to expire under President Reagan. This allowed broadcasters to present a political opinion or point of view or pundit without being required to allow equal time for alternative views or rebuttal. At the same time, AM radio was languishing in the shadow of the higher quality sound of FM, with no remarkable content to attract listeners.

Into this perfect storm of opportunity rode Rush "Anal cyst" Limbaugh, with his fiery and quasi-intellectual brand of liberal-bashing and conservative talking points. He has since been followed by many other more or less successful pundits; likewise, the creation of the Fox News network created a televised haven for similar programs and personalities.

Liberal talk radio has been rather less successful; some speculate that this is because liberals are less likely to want their talking points predigested and spoonfed.

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Personalities

Chuck Baldwin

Chuckie baby was the Constitution Party candidate for president in 2008. He believes in a new world order, headed by globalists who killed JFK and caused 9/11. He is against abortion in all cases. A very hard-right winger indeed.

Glenn Beck

(main article, see Glenn Beck)

William Bennett

Right-wing moralist who served as Ronnie Raygun's Secretary of Education and Papa Bush's drug czar. Has a very hard-line stance on the War on Drugs. Despite his history of moralizing, was a gambling addict.

Neal Boortz

(main article, see Neal Boortz)

Neal is a self-styled libertarian based out of Atlanta, GA. Boortz's "libertarianism" (ha ha) includes support for the U.S. invasion of Iraq and for the U.S. government spying on antiwar protesters[1], which has not made him all that popular among many other libertarians.[2]

Ann Coulter

(main article, see Ann Coulter)

Bill Cunningham

A nasty, hateful, pathetic little man. Compared now-president Obama to dictators from the start. Used such incendiary rhetoric that even John McCain told him to cut it out, although it might have just been PR on his part, who knows?

Lou Dobbs

Former CNN Host of "Lou Dobbs Tonight". Known for his anti-immigration stances and latching onto the birther bandwagon towards the end of his run. Claims to be a "radical centrist" and a "populist" although at this point, nobody's buying it.

Larry Elder

Coined the term 'victicrat', although god knows he could just look at his side of the aisle to see who really "feels good being the victim".

Barry Farber

Farber effects an erudite style showing off his intellectual acumen, much like William F. Buckley. Since this doesn't really fit the gutter level ranting style popular today, he is strictly a has-been, although he does fill in on Laura Ingraham's show from time to time. For a time during the 1990s he had a show jointly with Alan Colmes, before Colmes decided he could better boost his career by toadying up to Sean Hannity.

Sean Hannity

(main article, see Sean Hannity)

Hugh Hewitt

Feircely loyal to George W. Bush and enthusiastically supported Mitt Romney's campaign for the presidency. Once said one of Romney's speeches was "objectively a great speech". Very much a partisan.

Laura Ingraham

A religious right fanatic, mostly. Obsessed with pro-life issues and ranting against the "pornification" of American culture.

Alan Keyes

(main article, see Alan Keyes)

Batshit crazy ideologue who's ran for office several times. Leading birther.

Bob Larson

(main article, see Bob Larson)

Bob Larson is an evangelist who has variously railed against Satanism in rock music (even opposing Christian Rock for a time) and performing live exorcisms. He is, basically, a Satanic panic peddler. His long-format talk show, now defunct, was called Talk-Back With Bob Larson. Hear Bob Larson battling "The Keeper" and, er, trying to stop a teenager from liking The Cure.

Mark Levin

Mark Levin likes to rant against "activist judges". He tacks way to the right in his strict constructionist views. The Bush administration was too centrist for him. As with the others, also obsessed with an alleged Islamic jihad against the United States. Thinks Obama and the Supreme Court are conspiring to bring Stalinism to the United States.

G. Gordon Liddy

Liddy's career was seemingly over when he was convicted for his role in the Watergate break-in during the Richard Nixon administration. He found his new calling a couple of decades later as a conservative talk show host, where now he tells viewers how to kill ATF agents (but only if they try to take their guns away...and armed, apparently, so no worry) between shilling for Goldline. Watch out for this one.

Rush Limbaugh

(main article, see Rush Limbaugh)

Marlin Maddoux

Maddoux pioneered modern conservative talk radio with an explicitly religious right bent, starting in 1972. His show, "Point of View", was carried mostly on Christian stations in the 1970s and 1980s because of the Fairness Doctrine. Also founded the USA Radio Network which supplies hourly news feeds to many conservative talk stations and Christian stations alike. He died in 2004 and "Point of View" is now hosted by Kirby Anderson.

Michael Medved

Former movie critic and "moral values" figure who told you Happy Feet (Rated PG) was part of the "Gay Agenda" but was an "outspoken" defender of Passion of the Christ (Rated R). On the political front, though, does not mince words when it comes to birthers, so may not be quite as crazy as some on yack radio in that regard.

Bill O'Reilly

(main article, see Bill O'Reilly)

Dennis Prager

Figure heavily on the Religious Right and moralist. Has attacked homosexuality.

Phyllis Schlafly

(main article, see Phyllis Schlafly)

Andy's mom has a radio show for her organization, the Eagle Forum. Her son Andy was a guest on the show at least once.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Evangelical Jewish commentator on all things socially conservative (whose doctorate, by the way, is not in psychology or psychiatry but in physiology). Can be very judgmental towards people who don't live their life the exact way she wants them to, especially homosexuals.

Hal Turner

(main article, see Hal Turner) Not really a conservative at all, just an unreconstructed neo-Nazi.

Michael "Savage" Wiener

(main article, see Michael Savage)

Michael Wiener is a hate-spewing, crow-eating Neo-Nazi who likes to bully children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.[3] Before becoming the absolute bottom of the talk radio pit, he used to be a health food and alternative medicine charlatan.

Local talk shows

Most local markets have their own conservative talk personalities who have a large listener base locally, and have gained fame nationally, but never really made the jump to a nationally popular talk show. A short list might include John Carlson (Seattle), Les Kinsolving (Baltimore), and shock jocks John & Ken (Los Angeles). Carlson also ran for governor of Washington (he lost), Kinsolving is infamous for his cranky questioning during White House press briefings, and John & Ken hold the dubious honor of being the most listened to local talk show in the United States at present. Art Bell got his start this way, with a conservative political talk show in Las Vegas, before taking his show national and dropping political talk in favor of whacky paranormal topics.

Networks

Syndicators

See also

  • Liberal talk radio
  • Lesbian Gang Epidemic
  • Father Coughlin. If Barry Farber and Marlin Maddoux are old school, this guy is really old school.
  • Chuck Harder, more of a populist of the radical center, but the rise and fall of his 1990s era show is part of the same milieu in which conservative talk radio arose
  • Coast to Coast AM (George Noory, Ian Punnett, and Art Bell), another show that isn't conservative, it's mostly about paranormal and pseudoscience topics, but arose as part of the same milieu
  • Alex Jones - not conservative just really whacked. Conspiracy-a-go-go.

Footnotes

  1. http://www.antiwar.com/justin/jspecial112603.html
  2. http://www.antiwar.com/justin/jspecial120903.html
  3. [1]
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