General Discussion

certainot

(9,090 posts)

41. they used it to create made to order constituencies, enable and

Fri Apr 24, 2015, 03:11 PM

Apr 2015

intimidate politicians and media

if the left hadn't ignored it it would have been clear to pols and media on both sides that a lot of what looked like a shift to the right was actually created out of lies and volume.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

66 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

A stunning visualization of our divided Congress [View all] phantom power Apr 2015 OP

They lost Northeast Liberal Republicans. We lost the Dixiecrats. nt el_bryanto Apr 2015 #1

1969 it would have been more easy to see R=D Sheepshank Apr 2015 #2

Let's see...Clinton was Pres. (1993-2001) dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #4

1995? One word.... bsiebs Apr 2015 #5

reagan killed the fairness doctrine in 1987 certainot Apr 2015 #28

and the amazing thing is, the rw radio monopoly couldn't have succeeded certainot Apr 2015 #32

The class of 94 Cosmocat Apr 2015 #18

The gops Contract On America was around that time. Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #24

newt and the contract on america were symptoms of rw radio success certainot Apr 2015 #29

Interesting Cosmocat Apr 2015 #43

protests at rw stations and some of the universities that support them certainot Apr 2015 #49

Newt's Revolution & the Contract on America. Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #55

Interesting. progressoid Apr 2015 #3

And the MSM continues to support the narratve... SpankMe Apr 2015 #6

Agree. And I'd like to see the flow of $s to that red blob that is pulling away from the group erronis Apr 2015 #16

Now, THAT would be fascinating Novara Apr 2015 #22

Problem is Cosmocat Apr 2015 #19

Heck, this very graphic supports that narrative jeff47 Apr 2015 #33

They do what their owners tell them and pay them to do. hifiguy Apr 2015 #46

Yep. It knows there is little viability in the system, so the myth is mumbled out daily. Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #63

Talk radio became a national factor around '90. /nt Marr Apr 2015 #7

Actually it was in '81 when Raygun RoccoR5955 Apr 2015 #12

Yes, but it took a little while for the new arrangement to gel... JHB Apr 2015 #17

1987 i think- really got going in early 90's, which really jives certainot Apr 2015 #39

FOX "News" and the rise of hate radio SoCalDem Apr 2015 #48

it's funny, but limbaugh has co-opted the "low information voters" label certainot Apr 2015 #53

i completely agree. certainot Apr 2015 #30

Yep-- I think that explains the increased uniformity of umm... "thought"... on the right. Marr Apr 2015 #42

Are you sure you did not post a biology cell division nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #8

The red one must be replicating cancer then. Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #25

That's A Really Fasciniating Way To Present That ProfessorGAC Apr 2015 #9

I thought this was a Rorschach test. I see a red like cancer cell infecting the body politic. kairos12 Apr 2015 #10

+1000. byronius Apr 2015 #15

Great visualization. Thanks for posting. nt okaawhatever Apr 2015 #11

Nixon won after all. riqster Apr 2015 #13

Has anyone done a graph relating this to income inequality? Jack Rabbit Apr 2015 #14

That is a pretty sharp observation (nm) Cosmocat Apr 2015 #21

I think I see Joe Lieberman... :) Helen Borg Apr 2015 #20

Call it "The Newt Effect". Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #23

IMO newt was a symptom- one of the early successes certainot Apr 2015 #31

Remember when Republicans took over in the 90s? Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #34

jesus, i forgot about that. makes total sense. certainot Apr 2015 #40

What is so god damn STUPID about all this is that whether today or 50 years ago NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #26

ESPECIALLY in the South. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #35

the biggest political mistake in history- ignoring talk radio certainot Apr 2015 #27

Media consolidation.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #36

the telcom act was signed by clinton almost 10 years after certainot Apr 2015 #45

It was Bill Clinton who midwifed/facilitated hifiguy Apr 2015 #47

like i said, the talk radio monopoly that made the difference then and certainot Apr 2015 #50

Be careful with talk like that or you'll be accused of hating Hillary. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #56

You are correct about the ignorance of RW radio... Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #38

they used it to create made to order constituencies, enable and certainot Apr 2015 #41

Still, there wasn't and isn't a "Left" presence to take seriously... Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #44

i think RW radio's invisibility moves the political center. and in certainot Apr 2015 #51

I have a different take. The way for the Left to push Dems is to directly go after the Party Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #60

rw radio is what enables/intimidates MSM and the dem party to go right- by certainot Apr 2015 #61

If the Democratic Party was really a liberal party, it would have gone after RW radio already... Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #62

so, why haven't the progressive and liberal orgs done anything? your certainot Apr 2015 #64

I hear what you're saying, but I shy away from one-size solutions. Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #65

thanks for all that, except i'd disagree on a couple of things certainot Apr 2015 #66

Dem pols' long obliviousness to the consequences of allowing the RW to control the media snot Apr 2015 #58

if rw radio's invisible to the dems they can't expect their pols to certainot Apr 2015 #59

my son is going to love this. he spent an hour taking abut this last night, verbally seabeyond Apr 2015 #37

+1. Great visual statement. (nt) pinto Apr 2015 #52

Between 1931 and 1995, Republicans only controlled the House for 4 years. tritsofme Apr 2015 #54

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #57