Quote:
Originally Posted by roachboy
well, ace, they aren't journalists, either of them.
limbaugh is at least smart and very skillful as a conservative infotainment relay system and radio talk show host.
on the other hand, hannity is a fucking idiot.
|
This was something I meant to address earlier and neglected to do so - somehow in the last 10-15 years or so...I'd say about the time Jerry Springer appeared on the scene...news became more densely conflated with shock media than it ever had before...not to say that it hasn't been a progression, I realize that, but it really seemed to pick up steam when the public tar and feathering seen usually late at night with the likes of Morton Downey, Jr. started working its way towards the mainstream during the day.
Combined with the need for material to fill the burgeoning 24 hour cable news channels and the fierce competition between them for ratings...it all comes together. In my head just now, lol.