A few days ago I linked to an Onion article satirizing Rush Limbaugh. I usually don't like to talk about people or groups of people - I prefer to talk about ideas, concepts, arguments and the like. I made an exception for Rush because I found the satire particularly on point.
I'm now going to make another exception because I think there is a reason why the vast majority of successful "hate talkers" (i.e., Rush Limbaugh, Michael (Weiner) Savage, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter) are on the Right and the vast majority of successful mockers (Steven Colbert, Michael Moore, Jon Daley, Bill Maher) are on the Left . . .
Market forces!
Don't get me wrong, their are plenty of humor challenged leftists. And many a right-winger is kind hearted - some are close friends. But markets are about mass appeal. No one is currently making money mocking liberals or calling conservatives "fascists," but plenty are making money mocking conservatives and calling liberals "socialist fascists."
Those are just the facts.
Joe H.
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The market forces have also spoken in the areas of opinion journalism and "objective" journalism:
"Conservative" talk radio is thriving, while "Air America" just declared bankruptcy. Fox News continues to blow everyone out of the water, while CNN is sorely lagging behind.
I've been gone on a trip for the last week, but I haven't forgotten about the homosexual marriage debate.
Sorry, I just read the post again and see that I have completely missed the point.
I honestly don't like all the hate talk either, and find that Conservative media personalities as a whole could use a bit more levity. Likewise, I think that Liberal media personalities could use more of the facts =)
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