But I always read stuff in columns like this which always begs for rebuttal:
The left has never been able to use talk radio as effectively; liberal hosts, such as Mario M. Cuomo, have flopped. Liberals mostly think that's because their arguments are too nuanced for the black-and-white talk culture.
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You realize of course that liberal talk shows are dabbled in and cleared by syndicators in dribs and drabs. These half-hearted attempts at showing the world "Hey, we tried puttin' liberals on, but look!" are token moves using hosts who are uncompelling and/or not very radiogenic. For every liberal talk show that launches, 50 right-wing shows are also foisted into syndication. Guess which ones get the push at the NAB radio conventions?
Using the above example, Cuomo's radio show was a disaster. He showed none of the fire he displayed in his convention speeches of 1988 and 1992. Whether it was by his decision or that of his superiors, Cuomo took on a faux-folksy approach on the air which well, flopped. By the way, this example which everyone keeps bringing up was EIGHT FREAKING YEARS AGO and it aired ONCE A WEEK - hardly any threat to the daily hammerings of Limbaugh and his spawn.
Once someone realizes there's more to being a liberal than the whiny-homespun-pacifist-Jim-Hightower-Chew-n-Chat-poetry-readings-earth-mama-Powdermilk-Biscuits-folksy-Alan-Colmes-pushover image we've been painted as over the years, they're going to put a left-of-center show on that kicks ass and eats red meat.
We're now pissed off, and we're ready to take it to the street-fight level as the right has been doing to us for over a decade. And today, we have more reasons than ever to find our way back onto the airwaves.
Anyone?
