75% Bu$h Bashing 25% Solutions

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I am talking about AAR and similar.
Do you agree with those %'s?

Maybe even less in the "Solution" category.
Is this because bitching sells?

Sometimes I wish thar AAR focused more on positive solutions although I do enjoy Malloy!
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[iconoclastic cat]

1. LOL -- I thought that this was going to be a DU meta-post!

[JRob]

6. love the Santorum image... nt

[madrchsod]

2. the devil is in the details

isn`t it? maybe one concrete idea and solution in keeping our jobs in the united states,is that to fuck`n to ask?

[Darkhawk32]

3. Good solutions are usually simple and take very little time to explain....

They need to fill airspace. Bush-bashing is neccessary to show the NEED for those simple solutions.

[acmavm]

4. Well, it shows that at least we've found the source of our problems.

But the arrogant bastard thinks he's an emperor, the thugs who are really running the show let him believe it, so therefore it kind of hard to find 'solutions' to problems that originate out of sick and devious minds.

[JRob]

5. I don't know. They pump a lot of info out that is important for people...

to know.

The solutions are obvious, turn out in force, protest in force, refuse to fund the corporate/political machine in force, hold all politicians and the MSM accountable in force etc...

This has yet to transpire.

When the people of this country start to pay attention and get involved in force things will change.

[ChiDem]

7. think about it..

if the left is getting on the right about torture...then what really is the solution ? ...it's obvious...to NOT TORTURE

Do we really need to say it ?

[coloradodem2005]

8. Well, one could say that was the problem with the 2004 campaign.

Everyone talks about how bad Bush is, but they don't do anything to say why they are better.

[Comandante_Subzero]

9. WHAT Movement?

There is little thought given to alternatives to rogue state capitalism.

There is no signficant sector of the middle classes committed to social change. America is a conservative country, period.

Easier & safer to talk than to take serious action. We benefit from imperialism. There was more serious opposition to the Iraq war IN EUROPE than in the US. What does that say about us?

[coloradodem2005]

10. Nothing good. Suffice it to say.

[applegrove]

11. Seeing how Bush policy is 90% "starve the beast as fast as you can"

& 10% other policies to make for a future GOP empire for elites...I think AAR is doing the right thing.

I mean does Rush not bash liberals? Was not AAR created as a means of getting the message out and countering those conservatives in the media?

I've never heard AAR. But it seems to me they are punching through and motivating and educating the people who are their intended market.

Afterall - who but the parents or future parents of the children who will be paying the debt owed on this war, have a right to their anger and to support groups that reflect their values. That is what radio is all about isn't it? It is personal.

[TahitiNut]

12. 95% of solving a problem ...

... is knowing what the problem is.

[Nexus7]

13. Disagree 100%

Boy, with friends like these... why don't the righties have these "introspective" thoughts?

From the standpoint of progressives, AAR is setting up an environment where progressive ideas are receptive. Considering the lop-sided advantage the wingies had in 00 and 04, when even tripe like the Swift Boat stuff was elevated into real news, the importance of such an environment can't be over-emphasized.

From AAR's standpoint, they're engaged in survival in a commercial environment, just like every other medium and station out there. They're not out there to provide "solutions," whatever the term means.

As for the % you mentioned, I doubt AAR starts off with the numbers and fits their programs around them. And having listened a fair amount to AAR, I think it is high quality talk. Even some wingies are on sometimes, and usually allowed to rant. I cringe everysome some einstein mentions how he is "pro-life" and "small government" as if these terms bear any relationship to the repub party, but at least they're allowed to be on. Do you have a % estimate for dissenting voices vs progressive ones? How about the % time they're discussing substantive issues, or % time their take differes from the MSM on the same issues? % time they're pointing out things that won't see the light of day in the MSM and wingie radio?

[SHRED]

14. Good points!

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