[Speed Gibson,
Sunday February 13, 2005 at 9:32pm]
Air America
I sometimes "surf" the AM dial at night in bed, seeing what other cities I can pull in. Let's be honest. Most overnight radio is boring (Jerry Doyle) or silly (Art Bell).
These days, however, there's 950, the Air America outlet, what should be the loyal opposition. Last night it was a screed, a direct charge that the President was either lying or being informed by liars. Paraphrasing, "Where's the outrage? Bill Clinton lied about sex and the Republicans shout 'Impeach him!'" The host omitted the important fact that President Clinton was impeached for lying under oath to a Grand Jury, not for lying about sex, and the original premise was no better.
But it got worse. Bush was ruining this country and the world, the host continued. He then said Bush doesn't care if Jews or Muslims die in his holy war, in fact he welcomes it since they're not Christians. I think I'm going to have to record a few examples of Air America, for even I am surprised at the vile content. Franken was about as expected, and I had heard Randi Rhodes before. But this "tool" of the left was far beyond either of these two.
Dennis Prager once observed that the Left talks mostly about people, while the Right talks mostly about events. That's what we seem to have here, especially in these days when the Left is bereft of ideas. The world would settle back into its Utopian orbit if only those dimwits on the Right would go away. Just don't ask us how.
These days, however, there's 950, the Air America outlet, what should be the loyal opposition. Last night it was a screed, a direct charge that the President was either lying or being informed by liars. Paraphrasing, "Where's the outrage? Bill Clinton lied about sex and the Republicans shout 'Impeach him!'" The host omitted the important fact that President Clinton was impeached for lying under oath to a Grand Jury, not for lying about sex, and the original premise was no better.
But it got worse. Bush was ruining this country and the world, the host continued. He then said Bush doesn't care if Jews or Muslims die in his holy war, in fact he welcomes it since they're not Christians. I think I'm going to have to record a few examples of Air America, for even I am surprised at the vile content. Franken was about as expected, and I had heard Randi Rhodes before. But this "tool" of the left was far beyond either of these two.
Dennis Prager once observed that the Left talks mostly about people, while the Right talks mostly about events. That's what we seem to have here, especially in these days when the Left is bereft of ideas. The world would settle back into its Utopian orbit if only those dimwits on the Right would go away. Just don't ask us how.