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Ikonoklast

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23. It's not even hidden anymore. They tell you right up front whose propaganda they are paid to spew.

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 02:08 PM

Dec 2012

Three months a go on the Diane Rehm show, she had four guests, one was a moderate, the three others were from cinservative think tanks or advocacy groups.

Whe one listener brought it to her attention that the guy from AEI had a decided agenda that wasn't even vaguely pro-democracy, the guy from the API wants this country so stay addicted to oil and wants to use the force of the government to do so, her program had essentially turned into a commercial for right-wing interests in this country.

She dismissed the caller as a crank, saying she always has both sides on her show to promote their viewpoints.

I laughed.

No way is Diane Rehm going to get cut out of any of those inside-the-Beltway cocktail parties.

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Okay, A day has passed and I have calmed, somewhat ... [View all] 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 OP

Good rant! peacebird Dec 2012 #1

Depth of thought & knowledge will tend to do that to a rant. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #11

National (Re)Public(an) Radio aint what it used to be. Scuba Dec 2012 #2

They6 have masters ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #6

Used to be, hosts would challenge right-wing bullshit. Sadly, those days are over. Scuba Dec 2012 #7

Definitely. I no longer listen to them, it's GOP with soothing voices. freshwest Dec 2012 #14

The AEI, the API, and The Heritage Foundation all approve of this message. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #19

'The man who pays the fiddler picks the tune.' Ownership by the public? Or private? That's the key. freshwest Dec 2012 #20

It's not even hidden anymore. They tell you right up front whose propaganda they are paid to spew. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #23

The same dynamic is played endlessly on cable news. It is from those staged presentations, freshwest Dec 2012 #29

+10000 heaven05 Dec 2012 #43

The BBC hosts on NPR will still do so. JimDandy Dec 2012 #27

I used to listen to NPR, but anymore left/moderate seems to be wrong and right/right seems to RKP5637 Dec 2012 #28

Diane Rehm will sometimes challenge their bullshit. jerseyjack Dec 2012 #41

I've come to call it Nationalist Propaganda Radio stlsaxman Dec 2012 #40

Good post! Middle out, RIGHT! Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #3

Personally, I think that serious entitlement reform is the answer. MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #4

By 'entitlement reform', of course, you meant eliminating government handouts Aristus Dec 2012 #5

Unless ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #8

No, I'm pretty sure that we mean cutting off those other well-funded special interest groups: MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #9

Oh, I see now. Irony. Satire. Aristus Dec 2012 #10

Well, *I'm* being sarcastic. But elected Democrats are not. On MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #12

Yeah, Aristus Dec 2012 #13

Why do you always go there ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #16

Can you point to that definition? MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #32

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #33

I hope you're feeling lucky: MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #37

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #38

always has heaven05 Dec 2012 #45

There's one entitlement reform that really does need to be done... MoonchildCA Dec 2012 #21

And price controls on Medicare Part D equivalent to the VA. TahitiNut Dec 2012 #22

+1 Scuba Dec 2012 #30

CBS This Morning angered me yesterday deutsey Dec 2012 #15

Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #17

I saw that. Hatchling Dec 2012 #34

Wealthy mediawhores discussing the future of the Poor and Middle Cha Dec 2012 #35

"Wealthy...discussing the future of the Poor and Middle Class" jtuck004 Dec 2012 #39

Hear! Hear! grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #18

Often, people say of Cokie Roberts, "But her father was closeupready Dec 2012 #24

More to the point.. how would her father feel about cokie's Cha Dec 2012 #36

Excellent analysis. K & R. Rant away anytime. eom. mojowork_n Dec 2012 #25

does it really pay that well to be a gun for hire? hfojvt Dec 2012 #26

I stand corrected ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #31

the heaven05 Dec 2012 #42

Want good radio? jerseyjack Dec 2012 #44