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To: George Coyne who wrote (233721)	3/4/2002 4:26:45 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Why on earth do you think "right-wing outrage" is capturing an audience? Because some people are prepared to be outraged, usually at getting older, and there isn't a left-wing outrage outlet since the fall of the Soviet Union. Just a guess. TP

To: George Coyne who wrote (233721)	3/4/2002 4:40:05 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

Remember the movie MAS*H? There was one character whose oft-repeated line in the movie was, "Goddam Army." That's about all he said and he said it often. I think "outrage radio" appeals to these people. TP also had a good reply. In terms of advertising sales, it's a "high-intensity" market, not necessarily high volume (pun intended). However, let's not overinflate the effect that AM right-wing rage radio has. I saw some statistics the other day which said fewer than 1 in 5 people listens to AM radio anymore. In the past, Limbaugh has claimed a faithful audience of 20 million people. Given the current population of the United States, if you stopped 50 people at random on the street, only 3 should consider themselves Limbaugh listeners, based on simple math. As an aside, I am always somewhat surprised by the number of Republican posters on this thread who don't care much for Limbaugh.