From: cmort@NCoast.ORG (Christopher Morton)
Subject: Re: Anyone know James Earl Jones' politics?
Reply-To: cmort@ncoast.org (Christopher Morton)
Organization: North Coast Public Access *NIX, Cleveland, OH
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:24:48 GMT
Followup-To: soc.culture.african.american

As quoted from <1jnj81INN5ur@morrow.stanford.edu> by HF.GTD@forsythe.stanford.edu (Gabrielle Daniels):

> In article <C15J06.2p9@NCoast.ORG>,
> cmort@NCoast.ORG (Christopher Morton) writes:
> >As quoted from <1jkv46INNsnd@morrow.stanford.edu> by HF.GTD@forsythe.stanford.edu (Gabrielle Daniels):
> >> .
> >> You'd be surprised how many people take him very seriously, like
> >> William F. Buckley, George Will and the rest of that clack.  I
> >> remember the "60 Minutes" piece on him, too.  He's whipping up a lot
> >> of homegrown animosity since Reagan came in. These fans are not
> >> into show business, and they are much like the cats who supported
> >> Perot.
> >
> >My impression is that liberals and leftists take Limbaugh far more seriously
> >than a lot of conservatives do.  Considering their non-stop attacks on him,
> >they'd HAVE to.  As far as I'm concerned this is nothing more than the mirror
> >image of the far rightists who attack every media phenomenon that doesn't
> >promote "family values".  The difference is of course that they practically
> >only have Limbaugh to complain about.
> .
> .
> I complain about Limbaugh at the far right and the guy that does
> "The Rest of the Story" or something.  Those news talk shows on the

Paul Harvey?!  That's pretty funny.... :)

> radio are pretty bad as well: KGO here in SF is really drumbeating.
>  Depressing.  OKay with you if you wanna think he's light.  I don't
> and his fans, 99% all white, are with him all the way.
> 
"Light"?   Do you mean "right", or something else?  I don't understand.  I
don't think that either of us know what his real listenership demographics 
are.  He has had numerous Black callers, some of whom agreed with him and 
some who didn't.  Even the callers who disagree often admit to being 
entertained by him.

> >Have you ever listened to the show?  On a good day, it's pretty funny.  On a
> >bad day, it's just pompous whining.  Of course you could say the same thing of
> >any liberally oriented show as well.  I certainly think there's some validity
> >to Limbaugh's claim that you can't get a feel for the show without listening
> >to it for a couple of months or so.
> .
> .
> Sorry.  It's too painful to listen to for more than 1 minute.  And
> what liberal-oriented shows are you speaking of?  There aren't any!
> McNeil-Lehrer?  The Laughlin Report?  Don't make laugh.
> 
How did we get from radio call in shows to TV news?  I was referring to similar
radio shows.  Of course if you want to talk about liberal news media, you need
only talk about Dan Rather, etc.  I don't watch network news anymore.  I
stick with CNN and NPR.  They're biased too, but they at least attempt to slap
a veneer of professionalism on top.

> >I find that he makes some very good points while also sometimes doing the very
> >things that he criticizes liberals for.  In general, I just find him better
> >entertainment than I'm likely to find on the radio during the day.  No doubt
> >there are people who take him too seriously, but then there are people who
> >take "The Spotlight" and "The Daily World" seriously too.
> .
> Sorry, but this so-called fellow traveller doesn't read that shit.
> Limbaugh's dangerous.  I've made my point.

Dangerous how?  Because he says things that you disagree with?  Is Mort Sahl
"dangerous" because he says things that *I* disagree with?  I don't think so
and I've always thought that he was funny as hell in the bargain.

I hope that you realize that the two publications that I cited above are at
OPPOSITE ends of the political spectrum, which was my point.  I think that your
final comment is reflective of the sort of intolerance and paranoia that 
infect both the hard left and hard right.  If Limbaugh is SO "dangerous", what
do you propose be done to ameliorate the "danger"?  If Richard Prior or Ron
Dellums are adjudged similarly "dangerous" by Jessie Helms, should similar
action be taken to "fix" things?

I'm sorry, the REAL danger comes when people start getting labeled as 
"dangerous".  Danger is something to be ELIMINATED.  What will you do when
someone decides that YOU are dangerous...?

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