Annoying republicans I won't have to endure after 11/04!

[PatSeg]

It just dawned on me today, there are certain people who will fade away into obscurity after the election and I won't have to listen to them anymore!

1. Brad Blakeman - Why on earth is this man with ZERO personality actually a regular on TV? He is just a Talking Points Doll.

2. Ron Christie - Now maybe he can get a real job!

3. Nancy Pfotenhauer - Now maybe she can stop smiling.

4. Ed Rogers - I thought we were rid of him but he is back and he is as nasty and whiny as ever.

5. Michele Bachmann - But I think she's gone already, thank god.

6. Heather Wilson - Thank goddess for TIVO, as I just FF through any segment she is on.

I know there are more, but that's my top SIX. Anybody else have some favorites they'd like to add?

[Patsy Stone]

1. Rick Davis

Here's your hat; what's your hurry?

[PatSeg]

3. I forgot that one!

Most definitely he won't be missed and I'm quite sure won't be seen again either.

[Patsy Stone]

7. Personally

I wouldn't mind seeing him doing a perp walk for something.

Oh, and Dick Morris. He's no good for anything, unless you're trying to blame the Clintons for something. Buh-Bye, Dick.

[PatSeg]

12. Ah yes

That I could watch with pleasure!

[rebel with a cause]

57. Well, we could blame the Clintons for giving us Dick Morris.

:rofl:

[salguine]

5. Am I the only one who thinks Rick Davis looks like Jar Jar Binks?

[Patsy Stone]

9. I can see it!

:rofl:

Although I have friends who think he's a Jeffrey Dahmer look alike, I think he's a reptilian life form who, along with Cindy McCain, have come from their home world to invade the Earth.

[featherman]

2. John McCain, for sure. Sarah Palin is now a celebrity similar to Paris Hilton however

and will be with us in some form for quite a while if just on the "E" network and in the Enquirer

[PatSeg]

6. You could be right

I thought she'd fade away rather quickly, but the tabloids may still rely on her for fodder. Then again, readers and viewers might be sick of her by then. I think a lot of them already are.

[Patsy Stone]

13. I still say

co-host of Huckabee.

[PatSeg]

17. Damn, you're good

I never thought of that. She'd probably kiss Alaska goodbye for a career on FOX with Huckabee and maybe ex-congresswoman Bachmann.

[rebel with a cause]

58. I find it funny that it was a negative when they said Barack was a rock star/celebrity,

and now it is a positive when the media says the same things about palin. "She's a rock star, look at the crowds she draws. Much more than mccain." Must make mccain feel good. ;)

[PatSeg]

61. That was then, this is now!

The wonderful, wacky republican version of reality. They're trying to recycle Rovian tactics and it just doesn't cut it the 2nd time around.

McCain doesn't realize he just can't rerun a Bush campaign in 2008!

[Sukie]

4. I wasn't sure about all the names. Didn't know the name of the

last two guys in the pictures, but you pretty much nailed it as to who I hate to listen to when they come on. I have learned to automatically turn it because they never say anything of use to me.

[PatSeg]

10. Ron Chrisite and Ed Rogers

I'd gotten my fill of both of them during the '04 campaign. They both whine big time and Ed Rogers disappeared for a while during this campaign when he made snarky references to Obama's middle name on Hardball. Guss all is forgiven now.

I don't mind listening to people with opposing views, but these people just speak in prepared "talking points". They never express an original opinion or idea. I can listen to Pat Buchanan without wincing even though I strongly disagree with him.

[WarbirdForObama]

8. Oh, Don't forget

That whining and sniveling liitle weasel Tucker Bounds.

That guy must have have a very pathetic childhood........

Or Rick Davis, the ever-constipated looking Lobbyist turned McSlime campaign Spokesdork

[PatSeg]

16. Oh............

How could I forget Tucker! I love to fast forward through Tucker. He's embarrassingly pitiful.

[depakid]

11. Virginia Foxx -another nutcase, tougher than expected reelection

against retired high school football coach Roy Carter.

With any luck, this astonishingly incompetant ideologue will be relegated back to the fringe, where she's always belonged.



http://www.savethegop.com/tag/virginia-foxx/

[liberal renegade]

15. somebody bitch slap her,

her eyes are stuck.

[depakid]

18. She's not as prominent as Michelle Bachmann- but just as off the deep end

and embarrassing to her district (and to anyone who's ever had the misfortune to listen to her incoherency on CSPAN).

[PatSeg]

20. But in 2006, she introduced a resolution

praising the Christmas Tree industry! That took a lot of guts.

[susanwy]

23. She kinda looks like

Sue Johanson, host of "sex talk" on Oxygen (not that I ever watch that show). Plus, pretty sure she is NOT a republican!

[Wickerman]

14. Norm Coleman

crosses fingers

[jrockford]

22. God I hope so nt

[elkston]

19. I don't care what anyone says. Heather Wilson is a cutie. (n/t)

[PatSeg]

21. She has an adroid quality about her

That strange monotone voice is creepy and when she starts saying her prepared message, she can't be interrupted. She comes across as very programmed and surreal.

[susanwy]

24. Amy Holmes woman drives me nuts.

Come on girl, get with the program!

[PatSeg]

26. She's not quite as annoying as Bachmann

but she seems very bright and articulate. Why on earth is she keeping such lousy company? Mind-boggling!

[devilgrrl]

54. She keeps lousy company because of money...

same goes for that Michele Martin idiot. They get paid boatloads of cash to spew bullshit.

[PatSeg]

55. I don't know who is worse

Those who do it for the money or those who do it out of conviction. The latter are the scariest.

[alittlelark]

25. Heather Wilson is an anal cyst on our democracy

I will be thrilled to see her GO!


As a caveat - when my grandmother died she had a reverse mortgage. HUD came in before she was even cold and took the grandfather clock and jewelry....


My Dad was an AF Col. and called Heather Wilson. The items were returned w/in 24 hrs.


Funny that.

[PatSeg]

27. That's very bizarre

I had no idea they could confiscate personal property if a person had a reverse mortgage. Well, at least Heather did something worthwhile!

[lamp_shade]

28. Baghdad Bounds

[KharmaTrain]

29. Who Says They're Going Away?

They'll go from being "spinners" to "consultants". Most will go back to their usual hives on K Street or the AEI and will be called on regularly to give their "views" to the myriad of cable shows out there...or to Faux Noise. If not that, there's always hate radio that considers some of these people "stars".

[PatSeg]

30. I can dream, can't I?

Of course, after Watergate we thought those guys were gone for good. Even the ones who went to jail emerged from the "dead". Really creepy.

Well, I can hope that those who survive will be on FOX or wingnut radio where I won't have to encounter them.

[KharmaTrain]

31. Keep Your Friends Close, Keep Your Enemies Closer

Some good news is I expect hate radio to become an economic casualty of the total implosion of corporate radio. Less people are listening and many of the companies that fund these intolerant bastards are going bankrupt. Ya see, there is an upside to the market's collapse.

Be assured that should the GOOP lose big, we'll hear an outcry that the reason was they weren't "conservative" enough. I even expect the party to take a farther tilt to the right as more moderates and independents stay away. We'll see the Gingriches and other iritants willingly offering their "opinions" to criticize not just Sentor Obama, but other repugnicans as well. The knives on their side are already starting to come out...the bloodletting could be both bloody and quite amusing.

Cheers...

[PatSeg]

32. Well that is optimistic

I would love to see hate radio crash and burn, and I can see it happening. We have to reach the point where "liberal" is not a dirty word anymore. Unfortunately, economic depression is usually what bring liberalism back in fashion. What is happening now could be a necessary correction for society.

"both bloody and quite amusing"! Gotta keep our sense of humor!

[Enthusiast]

33. Hate radio will only change

if the law forces fairness. The fairness doctrine would be tough to implement but it's essential to restore fairness.

[PatSeg]

34. Hmmm, sounds like "regulation" to me!

We don't need no stinkin' regulation!


Shit, you know, I remember when there WERE rules and they were enforced - long, long ago.

[KharmaTrain]

35. Not Fairness...Local Diversity

Reregulating radio that breaks up the 1,2000 station chains that dominate programming and replaced local voices with ones off a satellite. Legislate to add voices, not to restrict them.

[Enthusiast]

36. I'm certainly open to suggestions.

Some measures must be taken to restore fairness.

[PatSeg]

37. Bill Moyers has done some excellent shows

on this topic. We need to go back to more small, local radio stations that actually serve their communities.

[Enthusiast]

39. Sounds like a good idea. nt

[PatSeg]

41. KharmaTrain

explained it far better (below).

[KharmaTrain]

38. Revising Telcom '96

That's really what started the landslide of the AM band into hate mode. This bill allowed for companies to gobble up "properties" by the hundreds...compiling large chains that consentrated a lot of the public airwaves in a few hands. Local competitors were bought out and in a move to "economize" and "consolidate", local programming was replaced by cheaper satellite shows and radio lost both its independence and objectivity.

While the economy is taking a big toll on these large companies, what's more important is to break up these monopolies...return ownership to more and local hands...and with it more voices, opinions, formats and ideas.

Cheers...

[PatSeg]

40. That's a topic that deserves its own thread

Its a subject that rarely gets any attention.

[KharmaTrain]

44. And It Usually Drops Like A Rock...

Not "sexy" enough I guess.

I have a background in radio and this is an issue I take very personally...but also one that is very misunderstood. Maybe after the elections we can take some time to examine this issue...it definitely is one that we need to learn about and could possibly work to enact some positive change.

Cheers..

[PatSeg]

45. That would be a good time

Meanwhile, as you said in another post right-wing hate radio may have peaked and could be dying a natural death.

[Enthusiast]

53. I don't mind as long as our side gets heard. nt

A half hour of Limbaugh yesterday was all I could stand. I had to hear what he was spewing after the Powell endorsement. It was awful.

[anitar1]

70. I used to love radio way back in time.

Loved the local shows etc. I hope the fairness doctrine is resurrected.

[PatSeg]

72. Same here

Radio for the most part sucks these days and the craziest of the crazies seem to congregate there.

[Enthusiast]

42. Revising The Telecom act.

Wonder if Obama would go for that. I sure hope. Otherwise the main radio topic will be The Obama Administration's inexperience, incompetence and the need for investigations. This is a pressing issue.

[KharmaTrain]

43. Yes They Do...

I've spoken with FCC Commissioner Michael Copps...who I hope is elevated to Chairman should Senator Obama win. Both Copps and Adelman (the other Democratic commissioner) have been very critical of the consolidation of power in broadcasting and want to encourage both local and minority ownership.

Radio is suffering a massive depression. It's lost a generation as younger people are tuned to their IPODs and Internet Radio and caters to ever-shrinking niches of listeners. It's seen revenues drop as internet and cable TV have become far more popular and effective advertising mediums and it's gotten worse with the economic recession where advertising dollars are getting tighter and tighter. Companys that spent billions in building their empires have seen their market values hit the skids and they're stuck with lots of money-losing, yet over-valued properties. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out in the months ahead.

IMHO, the hey-day of hate radio has come and gone. While still a potent noise maker out there, it's a dying format on a dying medium. The real game is for Democrats and Progressive to position themselves to pick up the pieces...just as the netroots has revolutionized the internet, a similar movement could do the same for radio.

Cheers...

[Enthusiast]

52. That is encouraging, thanks. nt

[lpbk2713]

46. Dana Perino

I'll have to wait until after January to no longer have to endure that dipshit airhead.

[PatSeg]

48. What on earth will she do after the show is over?

She doesn't seem to have any skills whatsoever. She isn't even qualified to work for FOX.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

69. She should take Elisabeth Hasselbeck's place on The View

They need a new blonde to beat up. They've knocked the stuffing out of the one they've got now.

[PatSeg]

73. Good idea

And while she's there, they can explain the Cuba Crisis to her. It would really be fun. Hasselbeck is never entertaining.

[dysfunctional press]

47. i don't recognize ANY of those names...

but then- i don't watch "news"tv, as talking heads tend to bore me to tears.

[PatSeg]

49. Its an addiction

Thank god for TIVO though. I can fast forward through the more tedious ones.

[peaches2003]

50. Nicole what's-her-name may be gone today!

After her weird performance on Morning Joe this morning we may never see her again.

[PatSeg]

51. Wallace!

That was really weird. Twice they tried to get her to stop talking and she was like a windup doll who couldn't stop. Strange!

[jillan]

56. I was just going to add Heather Wilson, but I see we agree on her.

She is on Hardball right now, I just wanna smack her....
but my tv is only 1 year old :P

[PatSeg]

59. I saw her too

and she really freaks me out. She doesn't seem human (android maybe) and when she starts talking, she is on automatic pilot - can't make her stop! When she's not talking, she has that creepy frozen facial expression. I'm going to have nightmares!!!

[ShortnFiery]

60. Media-wise I'm hoping that MSNBC fires Joe Scarborough and Pat Buchanan.

Neither of the above two right wing tools will serve a useful purpose after November the 4th.

Well, unless *whining 24/7* is what the M$M is after. :shrug:

[PatSeg]

62. Oh, they can keep Pat

He's been around forever and though I disagree with him 95% of time, he isn't smug like Scarborough and he's capable of laughing at himself. Also he speaks from his own mind, not prepared talking points.

Joe is just too cocky and obnoxious for my taste.

[PatSeg]

63. Just saw another one today on Hardball - Heidi Harris

Right wing talk show host from Las Vegas - unfortunately SHE will probably still be around, though perhaps less cocky.

[jillan]

64. Bay Buchanan. OMG she drives me nuts.

[PatSeg]

65. Oh my god, YES!

I didn't put her on my list, because I haven't seen her much lately. Has she been showing up on CNN maybe?

As a side note, the last time I saw her she looked different, as if she'd had a face lift or Botox. She looked a lot younger, but when she opened her mouth she was just as annoying.

[PatSeg]

66. AND now I know why Brad Blakeman is on the top

of my list. He really earned it today with his insensitive comments about Obama flying to see his dying grandmother.

He will really be history after November 4th and he won't be missed.

[Jack Rabbit]

67. Sarah Palin

A candidate who should be seen and not heard.

After being a drag on a ticket that will score in the low 40s when the popular vote is counted, she'll become the Rick Santorum of 2008. After Santorum got a whopping 38% of the vote in his bid for another term in the US Senate, there were still right wing morons who wanted to run this guy for President. However, no professional campaign consultant would even take such a proposition seriously.

It is doubtful that more than a few fire-breathing fundies outside of Alaska will give Mrs. Palin a second thought after November 5.

[PatSeg]

74. I hope you're right

From the Alaska DU'ers, I get the feeling that Sarah won't be welcomed back with open arms. It will be fun to watch her spiral downwards in the Enquirer. I realize she won't go quietly into the night - there will be book deals and maybe a TV movie for Lifetime, but I think her 15 minutes will wind down really quickly. There is no substance there and the American people have a really, really short attention span. Someone else will take her place very quickly. Any plans for a 2012 presidential run should be abandoned immediately!

Or not, it would be fun.

[Jack Rabbit]

75. I'm not saying she won't run

but it will go nowhere.

[PatSeg]

76. I agree

Americans have a very short attention span. She will quickly become a faint memory for most. Meanwhile, there are other obscure personalities out there already planning to take her place as soon as she falters.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

68. Heather Wilson FASCINATES me

The old man and I like to speculate on the secret lives of any Republican we see on TV. Dems may carouse and carry on, but Repubs always have a special twist.

Heather? Mean drunk. Mean, nasty drunk.

If she were a character on a TV show, she'd be the respectable businesswoman and civic busybody that few people know is the real owner of that bordello just outside city limits. She backhands her girls across the face and carries a gun in her purse. She's tough with her goons, but that dashing nightclub owner she has the hots for can treat her like dirt and she still comes back for more. Till one night she gets drunk and shoots him dead when she catches him playing up to her latest hire. Heather Wilson. At heart, just another two-bit floozy.

They're much more fun to watch when you give them some backstory.

[PatSeg]

71. Oh good god

You do that too???

There clearly is a back story to Heather and I can't put my finger on it. My sci-fi side says she is an android who is programmed to say certain things (can't be interrupted) and display certain facial expressions at the right time. Of course, your scenario is much more intriguing, though she just does not seem to be human.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

77. I can see the android angle

- frankly I think it fits just about any Republican, except that poor cross-eyed sucker they put on TV cuz he's black (they really can't find any good minority mouthpieces) -

but our scenario is inspired by Heather's Barbara Billingsley hairstyle and her heavy retro eyebrows. She looks like a decent, conservative mom from the 50's. However last weekend we caught her on a split screen with (I think) Chris Matthews and a spokesman for our side, and I think they were talking about Michelle Bachmann. If I'm not too clear on the details it's because we were distracted by the way Heather's performance deteriorated throughout the segment. She started out with chin up and fixed smile, but then her chin dropped and she was glaring at the camera from under her eyebrows, her smile sliding to just one corner of her mouth, and her head slightly bobbing like some shifty guy about to go for his gun. OMG we said, that's totally how she looks when she's drunk. And she's mean!

I'm wrong, though, about why she shoots her two-timing boyfriend. (She doesn't care, she's got a heart of stone.) It's because he partners up with another gangster who buys out her controlling interest in his nightclub, and she just can't trust him unless he's under her thumb. Oh, she's a cold one, that Heather Wilson. And obviously we've been watching too much Peter Gunn and 77 Sunset Strip on the local rerun channel. But who can resist the theme songs? :D

[PatSeg]

78. And I've been watching too much

Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek!!!

I saw the same "split screen" and her facial expression was melting as Matthews talked. I noticed her "bobbing" head as well.

I love the Barbara Billingsley comparison!