Tag Archives: Talk Radio

Escaped Mental Patient Appears on CNN’s Piers Morgan Show

Posted on January 9, 2013 at 7:15 am by Bob Cesca

My Wednesday column and a reversal on the Alex Jones CNN appearance: There’s a cost-benefit conundrum when it comes to showcasing right-wing yayhoos and fakers in the broader news media: do we help to debunk their extremist views and therefore … Continue reading →

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Next Stop, Syndication After Limbaugh

Posted on June 20, 2012 at 7:16 am by Bob Cesca

If you ever want your own right-wing talk radio show, they’re handing them out to anyone with a pulse. Also, try saying something horribly racist, like Arizona talk radio host Barbara Espinosa who called the president a “monkey” on her … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck is Profiting on Public Airwaves

Posted on June 12, 2012 at 11:22 am by Bob Cesca

Yeah, Glenn Beck is off Fox News Channel but his reach is larger than ever. And he’s using publicly owned airwaves to build his empire of lies and googly-eyed conspiracy theories. Beck renewed his radio deal with Premiere Networks, a … Continue reading →

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Far-right Lies Versus Reality

Posted on April 24, 2012 at 1:13 pm by Bob Cesca

Ashby posted about this poll yesterday. Here’s the corresponding chart. Of course this is irrelevant. The far-right will continue to play the victim and bitch about the press and how it’s “in the tank for Obama.” And people will believe … Continue reading →

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The Glenn Beck Empire Is Stronger Than Ever

Posted on March 19, 2012 at 7:08 am by Bob Cesca

This will make you throw up a little. Even though he lost his Fox News show, Beck is prospering — thanks to his gullible audience who doesn’t understand he’s just a morning zoo deejay playing a character. Viewers pay a … Continue reading →

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98 Advertisers Bail on Talk Radio

Posted on March 10, 2012 at 3:11 pm by Bob Cesca

Via Alan Colmes: Premiere Networks, which distributes Limbaugh as well as a host of other right-wing talkers, sent an email out to its affiliates early Friday listing 98 large corporations that have requested their ads appear only on “programs free … Continue reading →

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Right-Wing Scammers Caught

Posted on February 25, 2012 at 9:28 am by Bob Cesca

Almost every popular right-wing radio talker, and especially Glenn Beck, attached their names to Goldline. And it turns out, Goldline has been scamming gullible listeners. Conservative talker-endorsed precious metal retailer Goldline International agreed to a court order this week to … Continue reading →

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Our 'Lazy, Shiftless' President

Posted on December 3, 2011 at 5:30 pm by Bob Cesca

The far-right is flipping its shpadoinkle (this article was linked from Drudge) over the president’s forthcoming holiday vacation in Hawaii — you know, his home state. Right-wing talk radio is all over this, too. Fact: at this point in their … Continue reading →

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Occupy Wall Street Isn't Anti-Corporation

Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:20 am by Bob Cesca

[My latest for The Huffington Post.] I’ve been listening to right-wing talk radio quite a bit lately. No, I’m not changing sides, and I’m not serving penance for a brutal crime. But I occasionally get caught up in talk radio’s … Continue reading →

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Conservatives Aren't Funny

Posted on October 18, 2011 at 1:52 pm by Bob Cesca

Herman Cain really, really, really tries hard to be funny. He’s not. Speaking of unfunny conservatives, I’ve been listening to a lot of talk radio these days because I’m insane, and, sadly as a former fan, I caught a little … Continue reading →

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