I’m sorry. I am sick to death of you fair weather conservatives. I miss the days when the “Conservative Movement” consisted of Ronald Wilson Reagan, WF Buckley, and Judge Bork. Back in the day, we won 49 states; there were no “swing” states.
Now, we cling to GOTV efforts, hoping to hold on to a majority in one House, or the White House.
Take your “alternative media” andv Rush Limbaugh and #### yourself.
Turn off the internets ( and Talk Radio) and read a book.

billy on December 2, 2006 at 2:16 AM

You’ve got a point, but I fear to the wrong audience. I would wager that most of the audience here is relatively literate and do keep up on their current events.

For instance, I have read Cobra by General Bernard Trainor, Jawbreaker by Corbin Berntsen, A Hand to Guide Me by Denzel Washington in the last couple of weeks, and am working on War on the Middle Class by Lou Dobbs as well as King Solomon’s Mines by Rider Haggard.

None of which means much other than what I read – I am sure that compared to some here, that is lightweight fare. It is, however, illustrative of the fact that folks here do read (some of us remember the intertube :) )

This does not include the posts, news articles on various news sources, etc..

Books are good for opposing and varied viewpoints (try reading the latest by Carville/Begala, you won’t be real disappointed), but as far as print media is concerned – It’s old befroe it hits the stand and is therefore close to worthless – if you’re lucky, you can find an occasional article that is relevant, but that is rare.

It’s not so much that people want another of this or that – it’s that they want integrity, honesty, and accountability in government and in the way that government moderates and regulates the affairs of state and of the country.

The net, blogs, etc.. are but informational tools to be utilized both to inform and to intelligently exchange ideas, thoughts, etc..

I’m not a big fan of much talk radio either, though, due to overwhelming negativity and repitition. Also, depending on the host, their take, like print, is old before it hits. It’s almost like listening to Congress.

To be fair, some are engaging and informative – that’s rare in our area (Central Ohio) where most of the media is owned and controlled by one family. That doesn’t make for much in the way of diversity or the true exchange of ideas.

So until then, quit hatin’ technology and enjoy expanded learning!

and start being part of the solution.

Emmett J. on December 2, 2006 at 7:58 AM