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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DMaA who wrote (32786)	8/28/2000 1:10:21 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

DMA: I think you're correct when you say that left-wing commentators have a harder time of attracting an audience as opposed to right-wing commentators. I think the answer may lie in looking at the medium of radio via Marshall McLuhan and "Understanding Media." McLuhan argues that radio is a "hot" medium, just the ticket for FDR and Rush Limbaugh. TV, on the other hand, is a "cool" medium, made for politicians like JFK and for commentators like David Brinkley. I suspect a lot of people on the left listen to NPR and little else. Note that Rush did not do all that well ratings-wise with his TV program. (I think that Dr. Laura will experience similar.) No, radio is a medium made for conservatives ... short quick bursts of sarcasm and attitudes that border on hate. You see similar on this board. Those left of center write explanatory posts, while, for the most part, the right-wingers on this board write short, sound-bitish posts, usually containing anger of some sort. I hope this explanation has proven helpful.