I think BossRadioDJ's comments were interesting. I have heard that before. I consider myself "liberal" on most issues - conservative on just a few. I don't want to buy into the feelings of superiority that liberals sometimes assume: i.e.: conservatives like talk radio because they need constant affirmation of their beliefs...That implies that Liberals are more intelligent. But I think there may be some truth to the observation that conservatives are more drawn to talk radio. Conservative talk really hit its stride during the Clinton years, and tapped into the irrational hatred (in my opinion) that conservatives had for old Bubba. I had always enjoyed Jim Eason's program because I appreciated his wit and intelligence, but some of the things he said about Clinton were truly bizarre. I recall that he accused Clinton of changing his hair color from gray back to brown (and back to gray again) on a weekly basis just to look good on camera. And we're talking about a rational person here, not the "Savage Weiner." But I think talk radio is most popular when it is incendiary and "controversial," and it does that best by tapping into anger. Yes - liberals are angry now about the Bush Administration, but it's just not the same somehow. I was a talk radio fan in the 80s, and I still like to tune in occasionally, but I find that (at my age), I just don't WANT to feel angry all the time. Listening to world events and analysis on NPR is just fine, thanks. Speaking of which, I agree with those who have said NPR is a big factor in the lack of popularity for Liberal Talk. I really got hooked on NPR about a decade ago, so my tolerance for the commercial load on regular Talk and News radio stations has gone way down. Five minutes of talk followed by four minutes of commercials, traffic, etc. Now THAT makes me angry...
