RSSToo much talk radio?
Apr 10
I’m super excited that Austin finally got a local broadcast for Air America Radio. Now I can listen to it without having to sit at my computer 
While listening to some random show on it the other day (no idea which) this woman (a guest) was going on and on about how Bush going to the funeral of the Pope was wrong. She was saying it was unconstitutional, illegal, etc, etc.
This is the perfect example of the trap that ALL talk radio falls into. They’re trying to make a big issue out of a small issue, probably because they have nothing better to talk about. It’s easier to rail against someone for 3 hours on a topic like this than to go research a really important topic. I guess that’s why they’re not considered “news” broadcasts, but it’s still annoying. Limbaugh perfected this tactic years ago and is probably lying 75% of the time while he does it, but people still listen and believe him.
Since (big) liberal talk radio is so new I hope they go a little bit higher. Sure, I don’t think Bush going to this funeral is a great idea, but I don’t really care. There are literally thousands of other valid issues to hammer away at Bush on. The guy is a documented liar, thief, deserter, murderer and has a corrupt government. How hard should it be to mount an organized effort to bring him down?
Apr 10, 2005 @ 15:05:59
Just curious, why don’t you think it’s a great idea for the President to attend the funeral of the Pope? If nothing else, the Pope was nominally the chief of state of a soverign nation (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/vt.html), and I would certainly expect the President to attend the funeral of, say, the Queen of England.
Apr 10, 2005 @ 16:31:37
Steve,
I see your point about being the leader of a state. My feelings are more from the religious side, as everything in politics sends a message.
Bush has gone to the funeral of the Pope. Will he go to the funerals of high-ranking Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim figures as well? Would he go to the funeral of the Dalai Lama? If not, does that mean he supports one more than the others?
I could understand it more were Bush Catholic, but he’s not. I think this means he should either then go to funerals for all large religious figures, or none. But then you get into the problem of what defines “high ranking” and since there are millions of religions out there it’s easier to just stay away.