Replacing acrimony with civility, or the end of my adventures in conservative talk radio

Disclaimer: The follow blog entry likely contains naivete, idealism and a bit of disjointness. Get over it. On August 18th, a friend challenged me to listen to 2 weeks of conservative talk radio, instead of NPR. I succeeded.Thank you, Mr. President. Good speech. You sure can give a speech. That said, methinks you’ve got aContinueContinue reading “Replacing acrimony with civility, or the end of my adventures in conservative talk radio”

Adventures in conservative talk radio, continued: I listend to Rush…briefly.

On August 18th, a friend challenged me to listen to 2 weeks of conservative talk radio, instead of NPR. I’m on day 12.Managed to catch a bit of Rush Limbaugh on my way back from a work meeting the other day. Just enough to hear him say how much he hopes Obama fails, because Obama’sContinueContinue reading “Adventures in conservative talk radio, continued: I listend to Rush…briefly.”

We don’t have to follow the rules…

Does it strike anyone else as odd that, at a conference of arts managers, who spend our days finding ways to tell our patrons to be quiet, turn off of their cell phones, and unwrap their hard candies, that we have bowls of hard candy sitting on all our conference tables, and we unwrap themContinueContinue reading “We don’t have to follow the rules…”

Adventures in Conservative Talk Radio: Day 3

On August 18th, a friend challenged me to listen to 2 weeks of conservative talk radio, instead of NPR. I’m on day 3.Things I heard on the radio today:”Thank you, Senator. Your are one of our good guys.””What do we have to do to get people to acknowledge this ideological war?””YOU ARE STUPID!”I am noticingContinueContinue reading “Adventures in Conservative Talk Radio: Day 3”