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Hortensis

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58. Buy and shut them down, anyway. :) He'd have to pay
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 12:37 PM
Aug 2019

most LWers to listen to honest talk radio enough to make it viable, while he'd have to pay people to hold guns on talk radio's RWers to get them to do it.

There're big reasons why fear-and-hostility radio draws so many more people than truth-and-nice-things radio. Just as there are reasons why the Republican Party has become intensely corrupted while the Democratic Party hasn't.

Reminds me: "And that was our segment on the bull moose of northern Maine." Delivered in a slow, mellow baritone, those are literally the first words on NPR that I ever noticed. I was a kid looking for disco music to drive to, and this weirdness so caught me I've never forgotten it. But, I became an NPR and disco listener, and years later thanks to electronics I'm able to listen to Pasadena's KPCC in northern Georgia.

But I'm liberal, born that way and will die that way. And if Steyer ever affected KPCC the way the Kochs have PBS, I'd find another station the minute I realized it -- on principle. As would RW talk radio audiences.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
I wish he'd do something really helpful with his money instead of divisive bullshit. CrispyQ Aug 2019 #1
I agree CrispyQ. In fact, I believe that by investing in talk radio he could influence more people in2herbs Aug 2019 #25
Buy and shut them down, anyway. :) He'd have to pay Hortensis Aug 2019 #58
Unfortunately.... sacto95834 Aug 2019 #44
Hire Al Franken? True Blue American Aug 2019 #51
Yes, and more! We have sooooo many funny & talented people on our side! CrispyQ Aug 2019 #62
Maybe... But, I don't see Steyer being the ruthless destructive force for the DEMS... hlthe2b Aug 2019 #2
From the same article - crazytown Aug 2019 #5
I read it. I am not supporting him.. just saying we need to keep our eyes on the prize... hlthe2b Aug 2019 #10
He donated about $245 Million during the 2014-2018 election on Democrats, and Autumn Aug 2019 #11
Go home, Tom. BannonsLiver Aug 2019 #3
Sorry to offend his followers, but he echoes Trump. Firestorm49 Aug 2019 #4
From the same article - crazytown Aug 2019 #6
Why Doesn't He Do Something For The Amazon W/That Money? Me. Aug 2019 #7
Brazil turned down G7's offer of $22 mil in aid to fight the Amazon fires Autumn Aug 2019 #13
That 22 Mil Was A Pitiful Offer Me. Aug 2019 #14
It was still an offer. If he wanted it, more would have poured in from other countries. Autumn Aug 2019 #15
It Actuaqlly Is Me. Aug 2019 #17
Bolsonaro turned it down saying it was an an attack on the country's sovereignty, not because it Autumn Aug 2019 #19
It's Always All About Money Me. Aug 2019 #29
People like him are so willing to let the world die. Autumn Aug 2019 #30
I Must Agree Me. Aug 2019 #33
Yes he would have, and he would have succeed too. Autumn Aug 2019 #34
But now he has accepted the money! True Blue American Aug 2019 #52
Good that he came to his senses. Autumn Aug 2019 #53
Autumn True Blue American Aug 2019 #54
I don't listen to radio but I would make a point to listen to Franken if Steyer did that. Autumn Aug 2019 #55
I don't either!:) True Blue American Aug 2019 #56
No I did not know Al has a podcast. Link please??? Autumn Aug 2019 #60
Go to Google True Blue American Aug 2019 #61
Thanks's True Blue. Got it. I wish I could see his face. Autumn Aug 2019 #64
He could buy a couple of clear channel AM powerhouse stations DBoon Aug 2019 #57
Why not send Steyer an email? True Blue American Aug 2019 #59
billionaire ego JI7 Aug 2019 #8
Steyer will remind voters he is a "good" billionaire. ok. BeckyDem Aug 2019 #9
Steyer's policies are pretty good qazplm135 Aug 2019 #27
He's 62, the youngest out of the top field. nt Autumn Aug 2019 #31
Sorry but qazplm135 Aug 2019 #32
True. But our candidates that are not white, old and male are not doing well either. Autumn Aug 2019 #37
why? qazplm135 Aug 2019 #38
Let me clarify, I thought she would run away with it here. So many people were adamant Autumn Aug 2019 #39
well unfortunately qazplm135 Aug 2019 #40
your middle aged black female is not exactly suring to the front of the line nt msongs Aug 2019 #41
and? qazplm135 Aug 2019 #42
He's not in the "top field." BannonsLiver Aug 2019 #49
I said he was the youngest OUT of the top field. Not that he is the youngest IN the top field. Autumn Aug 2019 #50
Not for me they are not. BeckyDem Aug 2019 #43
eh probably a whole lot of people you think you admire qazplm135 Aug 2019 #45
I'm aware of his history and of those I trust. BeckyDem Aug 2019 #47
He is another 'chosen one' crazytown Aug 2019 #48
+1. BeckyDem Aug 2019 #63
I don't get his point in running. Qutzupalotl Aug 2019 #12
Exactly. n/t MBS Aug 2019 #36
Whatever happened to the Starbucks guy? world wide wally Aug 2019 #16
Raze what village? ehrnst Aug 2019 #18
It's an expression from the Vietnam War crazytown Aug 2019 #20
Let me re-phrase: What "village" are *you* referring to that needs to be "razed?" ehrnst Aug 2019 #21
It's a comment about employing sorched earth tactics crazytown Aug 2019 #22
Yes, I know it was a phrase used in Vietnam. What scorched earth tactics are *you* referring to ehrnst Aug 2019 #26
Sorched earth : using "his financial might to obliterate his opponents with negative ads". crazytown Aug 2019 #28
Got it. ehrnst Aug 2019 #35
Post removed Post removed Aug 2019 #23
I expect it was a threat to destroy their political careers crazytown Aug 2019 #24
... crazytown Aug 2019 #46
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