Do You Ever Listen to Jay Severin?

[Justice]

I know - crazy question.

I listen on my way home from work sometimes. I like to know what the other side is thinking. He doesn't bother me so much - he twists the truth and makes everything the democrats fault.

He did acknowledge a few weeks ago that Bush doesn't deserve reelection - and then said Bush would be better than Kerry. Hard to swallow the non-logic.

When I hear the people who call into his show, I know how Romney got elected. There are more voters registered as independents than as democrats in MA - and those independents would be registered as republicans in any mid-west or southern state.

[MikeG]

1. You mean "Triangle-head Man."

[GCP]

2. I listen to him most afternoons until "All Things Considered" comes on

He's a libertarian. He seems to despise Bush but still wants him re-elected - mainly for the taxes position, I believe.

I e-mailed him once and stated that it would be worth paying a bit more in taxes to get our good name back in the world and America back on the right track.

No answer of course.

[Killarney]

3. Funny you should say this

I listen every once in a while. I just happened to be listening about 30 minutes ago when he said rather than go into Iraq the way we did, we should have had the Air Force nuke the entire place, bulldoze it, and then start from scratch and build our military base there.

He is a total nutjob.

At least he's critical of Bush, that's more than Hannity and Limbaugh ever do, but he makes no sense half the time.

[SenatorBulworth]

4. I listen sometimes

i find npr to be boring and cant get air america in the city thats holding the dems convention i guess so i listen for a laugh or to get pissed :mad:

[Loonman]

5. He's frickin' clownshoes

I'm surprised people admit agreeing with him on the TV ads.

[Bombtrack]

6. It does show he's talented, almost as talented as he is evil

That he does get libs listening to him. I haven't listened to him for more than a couple of minutes since last winter when I was home for break. But I did listen to him ALOT for a couple of summers while I was working construction.

I really, really, dispise the guy. He is such a bad person. Unlike Hannity, he isn't a Reagan/Bush WORSHIPING imbecile. He's just a really, really, mean-spirited, elitist, statist, prick who's very eloquent do to the fact that he's an upper-class, well-educated on his families money rich asshole.

I tell other people who listen to him and believe his shit that he's like if John Rocker went to ivy league prep school that's what you would get. Plus unlike most other big righty talk shows he's not some outsider loser, he's an actual signifigant cog in the vast right wing conspiracy, since he was a prominent and connected paid GOP consultant and operative for decades before going into radio.

[stivrock]

7. scary character...

unlike Hannity, who anyone with any intellect tends to shut off immediately, Severin's got a knack for making people pay attention. Intelligent people. Democrats as well as Republicans. And somehow he gets them thinking. Usually incorrectly, but thinking. I can't tell what his trick is, but he scares the hell out of me.

[newyawker99]

14. Hi stivrock!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Killarney]

8. Boston needs Air America SO BAD!

If we got AA, Severin's ratings would plummet.

[TaleWgnDg]

16. hey, Killarney, try . . .

this:

http://www.arniearnesen.com/

Arnie Arnesen, a voice of progressive politics just north of the border in New Hampshire. Arnie ran for various NH seats, won a few, lost a few. Now, Arnie's on internet radio too. Check it out!!


And if you're in the Greater Boston area, check out that television show, too, that's mentioned on that url . . . WNDS-TV, its on my cable in Greater Boston . . . Have fun!

:bounce:

[LiberalBushFan]

9. Unlike most right-wing hosts, he's smart, he's not a hypocrite.

His only problem is that he's insane. He often interprets facts in the same way we do, and acknowledges all of Bush's faults, but then uses his insane philosophies to draw strange conclusions. He knows Bush is terrible, really terrible, and he saw Fahrenheit 9/11 and says he was "shaken" and "disturbed" by it, and that everyone must see it. But despite allll of this, he says we mustn't vote for Kerry over Bush because the maximal tax rate should be no higher than 5% for anyone.

It's funny though, because when he's talking about Bush, until he says "but Kerry is infinitely worse," he sounds like he could be on Air America.

[Justice]

11. I completely agree

He was on yesterday as Kerry announced Edwards and he had nothing to say - he is really stretching to make points.

He was at a point a few weeks ago where he was acknowledging that Bush did not deserve to be re-elected. He was still saying Kerry was worse, but then a caller said, but how can you say that. Jay was really crumbling. I think his RW listeners called and complained, cuz now he has switched to - Kerry is worse than Bush period. No more honesty. He even said that people were complaining that he was criticizing Bush.

[Loonman]

10. He calls his listeners "the Best and the Brightest"

More like the "misled and ignorant".

[I Lean Left]

12. F911

He was defending the movie today to rw'ers calling and smearing it. He said he didn't agree with the conclusions drawn or the motives ascribed, but the facts were there on film. Can't call it lies when you can see it. Said at least 75% of the movie was factual. He said that Bush supporters probably weren't going to be shaken by it, but if you weren't strong in your support, you probably would be.

But no matter what, HE CAN'T GET PAST THE TAX THING.

I always want to call him up and ask if he expects the Republican congress to raise taxes.

I also want to tell him that I've paid high taxes, and I've collected unemployment insurance. I'll pay the high taxes.

[Tosca]

13. No

[bushwakker]

15. Ohhh Jay, I've learned sooo much from you!!"

If I hear another bubble-headed broad (yeah I know sexist) coo this I'm gonna puke. He is a liar pure and simple and a gay-baiter to boot.