Interesting transcript from "Bill Moyers Journal" on right-wing hate radio. Here's a sample:

Michael Reagan, son of the former president, suggested that people who claim that "nine-eleven was an inside job," a U.S. government conspiracy, deserve to die.

MICHAEL REAGAN: "Take them out and shoot them. They are traitors to this country, and shoot them. But anybody who would do that doesn't deserve to live. You shoot them. You call them traitors, that's what they are, and you shoot them dead. I'll pay for the bullet."

Neal Boortz went after victims of Hurricane Katrina.

NEAL BOORTZ:"That wasn't the cries of the downtrodden. That's the cries of the useless, the worthless. New Orleans was a welfare city, a city of parasites, a city of people who could not, and had no desire to fend for themselves. You have a hurricane descending on them and they sit on their fat asses and wait for somebody else to come rescue them."

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09122008/watch.html

Let the oil companies bail out the auto industry. After all, Detroit's gas guzzling products have contributed billions in profit to them.

Sean must not have been paying attention when greed brought capitalism to its knees in this country. We now need American ingenuity to find another way.

Most of the donations were small and from individuals. I also believe there was little to no PAC or lobbyist money, but I could be wrong. I believe the President-Elect have very few favors to pay.

Every time...

Also, "Brian's Song" with James Caan and Billy Dee Williams. When Gayle Sayers (Williams) gives an award speech and says, "I love Brian Piccolo. And I'd like all of you to love him too. And so tonight, when you hit your knees, please ask God to love him."

Yes.

I'm coming to the conclusion that trying to squelch the hate here is a complete waste of my time.

When you put your personal beliefs in a public forum, they become public and subject to scrutiny.

Smile and say, "Sorry, I'm not interested."

The Republican smearing of Obama has been turned on Palin, but fortunately nobody's threatening to kill her.

I appreciate the sacrifice of these men and women, but I sincerely hope my children or grandchildren see a day when there are no longer US veterans of foreign wars.

I see. Is suggesting we "LIBS" have no class a personal attack? Just checking.

Kool-aid tastes better than the "Hater-Ade" you swill. The Kool-aid was especially sweet on election night.

Imo, he's considered our first African-American president because he looks African-American. His looks probably helped too. I doubt he would have been elected if he looked like Mike Tyson. We're a very shallow society and looks count. How else is Sarah Palin explained?

"F#@%ing Chuck Norris..." - White Goodman in "Dodgeball."

Oh, don't you worry yourself over that.

I read most of the thread and then wrote my opinion. I really didn't focus on "Drew's" particular positions.

What's your point? Should my opinion have been different?

Cool thread. Of the 3 major major cable "news" outlets I believe CNN spends the most time reporting "news" while Fox and MSNBC are primarily outlets of right and left commentary respectively. In prime time, while I vehemently disagree with Hannity and usually with O'Reilly, I do see them having guests with opposing views. Hell, Hannity's sidekick Clomes is a "LIB" as quickie would label him. As for MSNBC, I am politically aligned with their editorial viewpoint, but I believe they are less balanced than Fox. I love Keith Olberman, but there's hardly ever a dissenting view on his show. Pat Buchanan offers a conservative viewpoint on MSNBC, but aside from he and Joe Scarborough, there's little from the right on MSNBC.

As for the "fairness doctrine," it absolutely should be a requirement of reporting news, but not commenting on it.

Oh yeah. For some, I think even a quickie would do wonders!