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Rush protest draws 7 people
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Sort of speaks for itself. Even talking-head TV liberals have moved on, so why is NOW still milking this dry cow?raccoonradio said:
TFs "Talking Heads" of both the conservative and liberal variety are constantly moving on to the next "fresh cow" on the horizon. To be a successful "Talking Head" I suspect you cannot become focused on only one or two issues that personally "grind your gears". So yes, they move on to the next hot button issue... whether it is important or not.
Garden variety people... the one's you may run into at the green grocer, people who are not in the limelight of media, often are primarily focused on one, two or three topics which they may cling to for years and years. Much like the farmer who continues to feed and nurture the "dry cow" knowing that nature will take it's course, the dry cow will birth a calf, and once again what was a dry cow will become a "fresh cow".... ready to march once again into the milking parlor.
Those seven ladies may show up once or twice a year for the next seven years to mount some kind of protest. And seven ladies in another city along with may nine ladies in another state and maybe three ladies in the little corner of the world where I live. They will do it season after season. They may go to their graves never having seen victory. Or...four years from now they could have front row seats as new legislation is signed... or as they applaud the final broadcast of Rush or some other milestone important to them.
Thse seven protesting ladies are doing exactly what Tea Party folks are doing on the other end of the spectrum... beating the drums for their pet cause every chance they get. Sometimes a Tea Party event has all the aura and aroma of a "dry cow" project, some days they get to applaud and cheer as another state legislature produces a bill they fought for.
It's just how we do things in America. Not every day is a victory dance. Not every warrior is a hero.
Garden variety people... the one's you may run into at the green grocer, people who are not in the limelight of media, often are primarily focused on one, two or three topics which they may cling to for years and years. Much like the farmer who continues to feed and nurture the "dry cow" knowing that nature will take it's course, the dry cow will birth a calf, and once again what was a dry cow will become a "fresh cow".... ready to march once again into the milking parlor.
Those seven ladies may show up once or twice a year for the next seven years to mount some kind of protest. And seven ladies in another city along with may nine ladies in another state and maybe three ladies in the little corner of the world where I live. They will do it season after season. They may go to their graves never having seen victory. Or...four years from now they could have front row seats as new legislation is signed... or as they applaud the final broadcast of Rush or some other milestone important to them.
Thse seven protesting ladies are doing exactly what Tea Party folks are doing on the other end of the spectrum... beating the drums for their pet cause every chance they get. Sometimes a Tea Party event has all the aura and aroma of a "dry cow" project, some days they get to applaud and cheer as another state legislature produces a bill they fought for.
It's just how we do things in America. Not every day is a victory dance. Not every warrior is a hero.
...since Limbaugh can't even draw a full 1% of the American populace to their radios on any given broadcast day, the low turnout against him makes just as much sense. Both Limbaugh and NOW have become obsolete for their respective purposes in years gone by...
..."Who draws more people to their radios?" You may as well ask who sells the most 45 r.p.m. single records in today's market. Broadcast radio has become ridiculously irrelevant, and the single-note castrati chorus of Limbaugh clones on talk radio is a primary cause of that irrelevance...
This story was on Drudge, so all the "rip and read Rush wannabes" who use Drudge for show prep, did a take on it this morning. Unfortunately, Limbaugh used it as part of his "morning minute" and it short circuited many of the morning locals.
I could back fire: "...the big bullies in talk radio are targeting a small group of committed women who had the courage to exercise their constitutional rights...blah blah."
This is sort of the latest gimmick, if a politician or radio station does not get a good response to a live event, they get trashed on the net.
People also track ratings boosts on the TV talent shows based on who the new judges are.
I could back fire: "...the big bullies in talk radio are targeting a small group of committed women who had the courage to exercise their constitutional rights...blah blah."
This is sort of the latest gimmick, if a politician or radio station does not get a good response to a live event, they get trashed on the net.
People also track ratings boosts on the TV talent shows based on who the new judges are.
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Reminds me of that classic episode of WKRP.
"Heck, no, we won't go!" Are those the same people?
"Heck, no, we won't go!" Are those the same people?
You're a deep thinker, Cowboy, which is why I enjoy reading your input. But I am scratching my head over your offering on the Tea Party. Almost a year has passed since I last heard any drum beating by that fledgling bunch. Or have I missed something?Goat Rodeo Cowboy said:
jfrancispastirchak said:
Maybe you live and play in a more sedate, some would say more civilized community. Where I live the entire process of candidate debates, etc for county commissioners, sheriff and other offices is being orchestrated by the Tea Party organization in our county.
Earlier this year we had one event where the Republican County Committee, the Democratic County Committee and the Tea Party were joint sponsors of a Candidate Meet and Greet.
In my county we have THREE competing Tea Party organizations. My favorite one is headed up by a guy who will look a county commissioner in the eye and say: "The only GOOD politician is one who is laying on the side of the road, GUTTED!" I figure if all Tea Party groups would be that open about being that crude, the movement might indeed fade away and the folks could learn to be content with the more civilized and sanguine values of the Republican Party.
Are you paying attention to the Governor's Recall Election in Wisconsin... next week I think... That seems to be the Olympics of the Tea Party Movement.
I'm sorry if you are missing out on The Colorful Life where you live. Most days I wish I were missing out. ;D
Thanks for the wakeup call on goings-on in your neck of the woods. And I feel particularly silly for my oversight on the Wisconsin Governer's recall election. Yes, I am up to snuff on the Tea Party's role there. I just overlooked it.Goat Rodeo Cowboy said:
But Nedra Volz passed in 2003. ???KyDXIn said:
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