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Hhussk10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Mainstream Media?

Hardly. Did you notice that you referred to people who broadcast almost exclusively from radio? AM radio is definately not the Mainstream Media.

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  nostalgia10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
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  It is Wtagg's new definition of MSM
  
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    Tangent00110 months, 3 weeks ago
    
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    The what exactly IS the MSM? The right keeps pointing to the high viewership on Fox, and the ratings garnered by Limbaugh. Doesn't that make THEM 'mainstream'? Or is it some sort of circular definition whereby anything left of center is automatically defined as 'mainstream'; and anything 'mainstream' is automatically left of center?
    
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      wtagg10 months, 3 weeks ago
      
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      It is an attempt to brand something as bad.
      
      Notice the irony in the success of the redefinition of the word in this context. Influential apparently has nothing to do with mainstream.
      
      I better alert all traditional sources providing the definition. Since one definition is wrong, it casts suspicion upon all the definitions provided by these sources.
      
      Merriman-Webster will now be approaching congress for a bailout.
      
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        wtagg10 months, 3 weeks ago
        
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        "No it isn't but feel free to speak ignorantly, anyway."
        
        And exactly what evidence did you use to come to this conclusion? It is clearly a label created to identify a group of entities that he has issue with and portrays as what? I'll let you fill that part in.
        
        Again, how is the most popular, influential talk show entertainer of his generation not part of the main stream, if you want to separate the word? I pursued the conjoined version because that was clearly the area where I think some argument could be made against my comment. Your definition would certainly contain an individual such as Limbaugh, purely based upon numbers alone. The numbers would also result in influence.
        
        You make my case.
        
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        wtagg10 months, 3 weeks ago
        
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        Considering the redness of the country over most of the last 14 years, I think there is ample evidence to suggest that the word popular is a perfectly legitimate word to describe Limbaugh. Compare his market share to any like talk show host.
        
        The irony of the argument that AM radio or radio in general is no longer part of the mainstream media removes many liberal talk show hosts from the term "main stream media".
        
        The word denial again comes to mind concerning those that do not want to acknowledge that Limbaugh is not part of the group he attempts to use as the "bad" guys. He has helped popularized a phrase that has an implied meaning concerning a group he has disagreement with. That phrase is not accurate with its traditional definition. If he called it the LSM, then he would be perfectly correct, but I believe his intention is to imply all media sources are on the wrong side. The purpose here is to create reliance upon himself as the *true* information source.
        
        His information is as biased as the liberal information. They are both self serving. He is a business and his business is not to tell the truth, it is to make you believe it is the truth. Through that he attempts to create reliance and he is very good at accomplishing that and has been rewarded appropriately through his contracts and syndication.
        
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    wtagg10 months, 3 weeks ago
    
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    Rush Limbaugh's definition is apparently good with you.
    
    Noun = The prevailing current of thought, influence, or activity
    
    Adjective = Representing the prevalent attitudes, values, and practices of a society or group
    
    Throughout 2001-2006, how is Limbaugh, Hannity, etc... not mainstream? Heck, maybe you might want to add 1995-2000 to my dates considering the make up of our representatives in congress.
    
    I'm not the one with the unaccepted, brand spanking new definition.
    
    Go ahead, let's hear your definition. If you want to change your first letter to L, then you have a completely acceptable statement.
    
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  wtagg10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
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  Did you notice that I referred to someone who is arguably the most successful broadcaster of his generation? Did you notice that I referred to someone who is arguably the highest paid broadcaster of his generation? Did you notice that I referred to someone who is arguably the most influential broadcaster of his generation?
  
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    CaptainLucid10 months, 3 weeks ago
    
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    Jenna Jamison is the most sucessful porn star of her generation. Like rush she knows how to arouse emotion to catch the attention of the reptilian mind. I have a highly developed prefrontal cortex so I consider them both to be incredibly boring in the same way. I suspect Jenna has some resentment against rush because he has bigger tits and takes more drugs. As a consolation she is much more convincing. I can believe Jenna when she takes another and pretends like it hurts like the first time. That is more than I can say about rush who has made a habit of flashing his money to get married only to divorce later when she finds out that a bottle of Oxycontin and an erection get along like Jews and arabs. Hitler was a pretty big deal back in the 30's and early 40's. Won't catch me pimping him anymore than you are pimping rush. Once again same reason. Hitler knew how to appeal to losers who have a deformed prefrontal cortex. A deformed prefrontal cortex pretty much guarantees you will spend your life in prison unless you get sponsored by a hate group who thinks you have a better purpose in life like getting tricked into doing the big time killing and then when you are done with your job you wonder why the bosses all pretend like they never met you. At least Jenna does her own stunts
    
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