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Paul harvey, 1918-2009

The legendary and unique ABC Radio newsman, and commentator Paul Harvey has died. He was 90.

He broadcast News and Comment weekday mornings and mid-days, and at noon on Saturdays, as well as his The Rest of the Story segments. His listening audience has been estimated at 22 million people a week.

Replacing him will be impossible, but it will be interesting to see who gets the prize. The somnolent ex-Senator Fred Thompson, was often mentioned, and filled in frequently for Mr. Harvey, but he bolted ABC Radio recently for Westwood One; his new show begins, ironically, Monday in Billo Reilly's stead.

Senate votes 87-11 against the fairness doctrine

Golly, the Fairness Doctrine dead since the '80's was killed once again by the mighty Senate Republicans. Another straw man knocked to the ground, a big victory for the losers. (reminds us of our neutered tom cat's victorious "kill" of a plastic mousie).

The question is: Will talk radio, Rush, Ingraham and Hannity now shut up about it?

Can right-wing talk inspire another beer-gut revolution?

Taking a moment from wall-to-wall coverage of the Octomom, Sean Hannity's website has a poll:

What kind of revolution appeals most to you? The Hannitized ditto-heads are voting, and so far, 22.22% favor a Military Coup; 35.56% are for a War for Secession; but 42.22% are for good ol' Armed Rebellion.

Is this another go at mainstreaming the far, far right with an uprising of the militia windbags, the exurban goons w/guns, those beer-gut revolutionaries with the mail-order long guns converted to fully-auto?

Don't laugh it's happened before, and not that long ago ... as the crow's feet fly.

Has radio wrecked the right? ...the right thinks so

Lowbrow conservatism, name-calling, neocons, bullying bluster, blind loyalty to George Bush and the abandonment of elitism on talk radio have allowed carny barkers to run away with the right.

Although we've said similar stuff many times, this time it's an influential conservative magazine. (We'd add that conservative talk is grinding down radio, too -- but that's another post).

Dori monson fuels recall of governor gregoire

It's probably the kiss of death for the hare-brained idea of an earnest, but loopy listener of the Dori Monson Show (KIRO m-f, 12-3p) named Jesse.

He wants to recall the Governor Christine Gregoire for telling Dori, there's "no projected budget deficit in our state," way back before there was one.

The Mighty Mite is encouraging this goof.

Where are they now? dan sytman

We're embarrassed we didn't find out about this sooner. Remember Dan Sytman, "Producer of the Mike's" (Siegel and Medved) and talent on KTTH 's ill-fated Sytman & Boze?

Last September Sytman was hired as Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna's Media Relations Manager.

Dan was nicer in person than he was on the radio: we liked him.

Congratulations, Dan -- glad to see you in some honorable work in the public sector...

Ten years of historylink

We've had real work to do, so we've been blogging lite lately and as part of that, we'd like to congratulate HistoryLink on celebrating its 10 year anniversary!

It's the Washington State encyclopedic history  site founded by Walt Crowley, who died in 2007. It's not only unique and important civically, it's a great read, and some of the real work we've been doing lately.

'First was our bread, now it's our circuses': socialists jam fox!

Seems the the Partay of No! ain't much of a partay anymore. The socialist overlords have even fucked up their cable service and Fox (of course) Sports.

Conservatives are now kvetching about Comcast; the patriots are not amused -- as a matter of fact, they want to kill!  

(One of our readers had to remind grumpy, erstwhile couch surfer Earling that Newt Gingrich's 1994 Contract on America killed cable rights 

Glennn Beck predicts the end of the world... then revolution!

With opposition like Glennn Beck (KTTH m-f, 6-9a)President Barack Obama should continue smooth sailing in the Sea of Public Opinion. It's not the first time he's distinguished himself so, er, forthrightly.

FULL TEXT: al franken interview/mark green

GREEN: Ok, can you now finally admit that you miss your 12-3 pm Air America timeslot and regret leaving for a senate bid? 

FRANKEN: Well, no I don't. I'm really looking forward to getting into the Senate, and it looks like it's going to happen, and I hope it happens soon. So no, I don't. If I had lost, I might regret it, but I don't think I did that.