Originally Posted by matclone He, as well as the men and women on commercial talk radio, and probably Olberman too (although I havent' seen his program) are engaged in a show. OReilly's is a frank appeal to a certain demographic in America. He tells them what they want to hear, while appealing, generally, to emotion rather than reason (hence the temper and shouting--a "man's" kind of emotion).
Contrast O'Reilly with most talk shows or panels on your local PBS station, or with Charlie Rose or Bill Moyers. The latter are engaged in serious discussion, the former is mainly trying to stir up his audience. It sells. |
I can't believe this!! Matclone is denouncing someone who appeals to emotion rather than reason!! This must be one of the biggest flip-flops in the history of the earth. All of matclone's posts have been about emotion and how bad people feel when their homes are foreclosed, how advertising sucks people in with emotion, and how lenders are predatory with emotion.
I'm very glad to see that matclone has seen thel ight and understands that emotion must take a back seat to objectivity. Matclone, this is how it feels to think like a conservative.