Another dose of wingnut radio today - here's the latest from neanderthal land

[diva77]

wingnuts are saying Comey should be charged with a crime for not reporting Trump - that merely writing the memo about what Trump said to him, but failing to take action was a crime on Comey's behalf

wingnuts are saying that democrats are cowards and never take action; that repubs are the ones who take action

wingnuts are saying that the whole russia thing needs to go away so we can get back to the business of repeal and replace Obamacare (I think they called it something else) and then tax reform cuz tax reform will allow businesses to be able to create more jobs (the new euphemism for dis-proven trickle down econ)

wingnuts are saying that maybe people don't like the way Trump says things , but so far he's gotten a lot done and he's helping to improve all of what has gone wrong these past 8 years

wingnuts never played clips of Trump speaking (they know it drives people away) -- they're trying to keep him away from public exposure as much as poss. No details were given regarding the preposterous items mentioned above

I have a throbbing headache from listening to this absolute twisted garbage geared to fire up the brainstem and numb the frontal lobes -- these "ideas" were pounded into the radiowaves from 3 different talk shows (I was trapped in a car for hours with no radio reception other than wingnut radio and country hits fading in and out)

[bluecollar2]

1. Do yourself a favor if you can

Get yourself a satellite radio subscription...

I went through your hell living in Texas.

Never again without SiriusXM.

[diva77]

2. good idea - altho I do hate to succumb to privatization of public airwaves

however, mental health is more important -- will be looking into Sirius this wk!! thanks!

[bluecollar2]

3. you can also hit up the library

Books on tape/cd...

Personally I like SiriusXM...

had to buy a SiriusXM compatible radio because my 99 model jeep wasn't SiriusXM capable, and then there's the cost of the subscription....

It's a lot cheaper than therapy though and my blood pressure is way down...

Lots of good radio out there...

[diva77]

5. anything that keeps blood pressure down is good in my book

great ideas; thanks!

[Ilsa]

12. Sirius also carries CNN and MSNBC as well as

A progressive station with Stephanie Miller, Thom Hartmann, etc.

[Nay]

19. How much does Sirius cost per month? I'm so sick of regular radio I could puke. I

can't use books on tape because they interfere with my driving.

[Caliman73]

26. It can cost up to 20 per month.

The cost for radio is like 14.99 but they give you a special for $36 for 6 months. I usually renew every 6 months. They charge an extra $5 for internet access or to use the app on your smartphone. I don't get that service.

[Voltaire2]

6. podcasts.

free. tons of great stuff.

[mountain grammy]

30. I'd give up TV in a heartbeat

before I'd give up Sirius XM.. John Fuglesang alone is worth the subscription.. then there's so much more. Morning Joy on the weekends, Stephanie Miller, Joe Madison, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, etc, etc, etc. I'm never alone.

[diva77]

4. Forgot to add the wingnuttiest talking pt I heard

wingnuts saying they need a crisis to unify the nation

[rpannier]

7. My answer to that is simple

We do have a crisis it's called Trump

[diva77]

20. No kidding!!!

[mdbl]

8. I turned it off 25 years ago

It was shit then, and it's still shit now.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Thanks For Taking That Bullet

One small nit:
Tax cuts and job creation have always gone hand in hand with that crowd
It's not a new euphemism. They've been beating that drum for 35 years

[Efilroft Sul]

16. Trickle-down is the air guitar of a national economic policy.

Got a lot of people out there thinking they can play "Smoke on the Water," but the supply-side fans instead get smoke blown up their asses.

[diva77]

21. True -- and I probably paraphrased incorrectly -

the way they stated it yesterday was slightly different - some kind of new flavor of lipstick on the pig...but you are absolutely right...thanks!

[mr_lebowski]

10. Whats funny is, when the impeachment starts happening, they'll be all "Trump didn't THREATEN ...

COMEY, that's bullshit, all he said was 'I hope you'll lay off', ZOMG that's NOT a THREAT!11!!"

And the disconnect between that 'argument', and the BS they're peddling now about Comey ... will never even occur to them. Because they're that dumb, AND hypocritical.

DERP.

No shit, people, it was an ACTIVE INVESTIGATION, and the FBI director made a decision to document what was said in that light, with the intent of eventually making it part of 'the evidence', if an obstruction case was going to be made.

As FBI Director, you don't just come out and publicly accuse the POTUS of 'obstruction' for something like what Drumpf did there. It's not 'how it works', dummies.

Not to mention that by even making this argument that Comey somehow did something 'wrong', you're inherently arguing Drumpf committed obstruction, which is an impeachable offense ... DERP ...

My Dog, these people (the consumers for sure, and perhaps those broadcasting) are DUMB. No f***ing 'logic' skills whatsoever. Just knuckle-dragging stupidity and slavish, cult-follower behavior. SAD.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. tRump threatened, and then he carried out his threat. Comey

Comey did not report the threat as a crime because it was not clearly a crime THEN.

But since tRump actually carried out the threat by firing him, then both the threat and the firing together form a case of Obstruction of Justice. NOW.

[nolabels]

17. Bingo

The old adage of accidentally did it on purpose but for different reasons (but mostly suspect reasons) make investigations and peeling the onion that much more interesting. Like "oh really" already

[diva77]

23. thanks for clarification of that --

would be interesting to dig up the legal citation for that

[diva77]

22. Derp - had never heard that word before

thanks for enriching my vocabulary

(and good rant too!)

[oberliner]

11. They are also focusing on Seth Rich conspiracy theories

Sean Hannity can't step going on about that topic.

[left-of-center2012]

14. I listen to an oldies music station, but ...

Their news is right wing.
One comment that stood out is that the press is so full of lies and fake news,
Trump needs to put some kind of control on what they are allowed to say and print.

[WinkyDink]

15. Were you "trapped in a car" with no radio "OFF" button? STOP LISTENING TO "WINGNUTS," FGS.

[diva77]

25. I'm having my mechanic install a glow-in-the-dark "off" button for future use!!

[Break time]

18. Sometimes

The best thing on the radio or TV is the OFF button

[Vinca]

24. I don't get how they figure Trump has gotten so much done. He went on a spree of signing his

menus/executive orders but they amounted to orders for a study or suggestions for a future bill.

[tazkcmo]

27. Reach out!

We just need to listen, really LISTEN to these poor, forgotten people! They've been ignored for so long! We need to unite!


SARCASM

[Docreed2003]

28. Funny....sounds very familiar....the arguments never change it seems, only the context

[maryellen99]

31. On 26 and 27...just substitute Bill Clinton and Barack Obama for Truman and FDR nt

[Docreed2003]

32. Exactly...

Watergate was a few years before I was born, '78 baby here, but it's astonishing to me how the arguments from the right have remained essentially unchanged since that time!

[maryellen99]

34. Yep...nt

[diva77]

37. great find!

History repeating itself, unfortunately!

[Docreed2003]

38. Kudos to the DU'er who posted it this weekend!

I just snagged the image!

[Phoenix61]

29. Don't know what your cell phone situation is but

Pandora is good as is TuneIn Radio app. Lots of great stations out there are streaming. The Eagle out of Jacksonville, Florida is one of my favorites.

[SalviaBlue]

33. Before I made my dad change the faux news channel, I learned that it was ok that Melania

didn't cover her head because she was "wearing a Stella McCartney pantsuit that resembled the attire of the Muslim women."

I help my 90 year old dad with meals and housework with the agreement that he cannot have Faux on the tv when I am there.

We watch a lot of Animal Planet.

[diva77]

36. Great story about you & your dad!

Thanks for sharing!

Animal Planet to the rescue!

[hunter]

35. The Neanderthals may have been a much nicer people than we are.

That's why they're gone, and we're not.

The last full-bloodied Neanderthals may have been killed off by people with shallow thought process very similar to Trump and his supporters.