Max Cleland

[Here4Good]

its best i ignore this....

whats the difference if the viewer is registered to vote or not? a viewer is a viewer. go to neilsen if you want the stats.

now ill leave it alone. with all due respect, i feel like im talking to a wall on this one.

I know the feeling.

 

[Eileen West]

NPR is about the same as watching paint dry. And I just cant handle not learning anything but liberalism. The NPR days are over Im afraid.

Your attention span not the greatest? It is sometimes difficult to do the hard work of thinking. You should just stick to the easy stuff. Don't be afraid, NPR will still be around as long as smart and thoughtful people continue to contribute.

 

[Eileen West]

Actually, it's a small part of NPR's budget:

• 31% from listeners in the form of pledges, memberships, and other donations
• 20% from businesses via corporate underwriting
• 11% from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which is federally funded*
• 10% from licensee support
• 9% from foundations and major gifts
• 5% from local and state governments, and
• 14% from all other sources.

People do "vote" for this programming, via the 31% and 20% which comes from individuals or businesses which consider having their name associated with NPR to be a good souce of advertising.

But, what I really want to know is, what do you think of Max Cleland? I thought it was a crime the way the GOP machine went after him in his last (losing) campaign. Ann Coulter LIED about his war record, his opponent embarrassed his fellow Republicans (who called on him to STOP the negative campaign, and he refused).

Honestly, the man is in a wheelchair because of what happened to him in Vietnam, and the opposition made him out to be less of a patriot than Saxby Chambliss, who had FIVE student deferments during Vietnam, and finally got a medical deferment because of a FOOTBALL injury.


It's the one reason that if I ever see Karl Rove down on the beach, I might just walk up and sucker punch him.

NO NO, no punching literally. My plan is to hail him by the nickname given to him by his leader:Fart Blossom. I intend to smile and wave and say "Hi Fart Blossom!"

 

[kkddbb]

Your attention span not the greatest? It is sometimes difficult to do the hard work of thinking. You should just stick to the easy stuff. Don't be afraid, NPR will still be around as long as smart and thoughtful people continue to contribute.

and yet another respectful leftist being so respectful. got nothing to contribute to the debate so you use personal smears. speaks volumes and is exactly what modern day liberalism is all about. enjoy not knowing what you could know. nuff said

 

[kkddbb]

NO NO, no punching literally. My plan is to hail him by the nickname given to him by his leader:Fart Blossom. I intend to smile and wave and say "Hi Fart Blossom!"

that could be funny....

fart blossom? now thats thinking alright.....

 

[kkddbb]

So, you don't understand numbers, either.

no, i just work with numbers all flippin day.....

 

[beachmouse]

whats more exciting, watching larry king or watching grass grow? he hasnt even been making it to the top ten in ratings when just a year ago he was at least 8-10. people are waking up to real news

I used to be bored by Larry King, but I've come to think he's a genius. He lures any number of the overly self-righteous or morally challenged on the show under the concept that he's a nice, sympathetic type, and then give them just enough rope for them to hang themselves. And a surprisng number of people who have no understanding of subtlety do just that.

 

[Here4Good]

We've had the ratings discussion before, but let me point out once again that WWE Raw and The Ultimate Fighter always have better ratings that any cable news program.

So do Spongebob, Hannah Montana and iCarly.

That doesn't mean that the majority of Americans agree with them, or that the views expressed on WWE Raw are the truth.

My point, since you want to ignore it, is to say that since Glenn Beck/Sean Hannity have the highest rated cable news programs, that means that the majority of Americans agree with what they are saying is a fallacy. Even if every single person watching were a registered voter, and agreed 100% with the opinions expressed, it amounts to less than 2% of the registered voters in America. Ergo, ipso facto, they amount to a fart in a windstorm.

 

[kkddbb]

I used to be bored by Larry King, but I've come to think he's a genius. He lures any number of the overly self-righteous or morally challenged on the show under the concept that he's a nice, sympathetic type, and then give them just enough rope for them to hang themselves. And a surprisng number of people who have no understanding of subtlety do just that.

good point. i see him ask just the dumbest questions though. when you have the iranian dictator in front of you, you dont ask him "what the best and worse things youve done in your life". i could go on and on on. its just a bore these days and unfortunately for him his ratings are a reflection.

 

[kkddbb]

We've had the ratings discussion before, but let me point out once again that WWE Raw and The Ultimate Fighter always have better ratings that any cable news program.

So do Spongebob, Hannah Montana and iCarly.

That doesn't mean that the majority of Americans agree with them, or that the views expressed on WWE Raw are the truth.

My point, since you want to ignore it, is to say that since Glenn Beck/Sean Hannity have the highest rated cable news programs, that means that the majority of Americans agree with what they are saying is a fallacy. Even if every single person watching were a registered voter, and agreed 100% with the opinions expressed, it amounts to less than 2% of the registered voters in America. Ergo, ipso facto, they amount to a fart in a windstorm.

you cant compare news to entertainment-duh. fact is fox dominates in the news ratings. oreilly alone triples olby. in fact, his 11est rerun is #5 on cable ratings. thats simply out of this world for news ratings. fox has more viewers in most recent weeks than cnn, mslsd, hln combined. again, unbelievable. and theres a reason for it too.

and i never said nor do i hear anyone saying that people watch because they agree with them, but thanks for putting words in my mouth. did olby tell you that one. he is after all saying that he's #1 . people are watching because they want the news-period. they dont want half truths, bias, political aggendas, irresponsible reporting, boring reporting, but more importantly they dont want hate. its that simple.

i dont make the ratings, i just read them and the numbers speak for themselves.