Thursday, May 7, 2009
The betrayal of its purposes by the mainstream media.
Here for Glass Houses by Dana Perino for National Review
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
I like Ann Coulter!
Being Ann by Lisa De Pasquale for Townhall
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
News sites and conservative magazines, etc.
Scholarly Conservative Policy Research
The Heritage Foundation | Conservative Policy Research and Analysis | Heritage.org |
News Sites
Fox News Online | Somewhat balanced news presentation (news items you will not find at other news sites) with clearly conservative commentary | Foxnews.com |
The Wall Street Journal/Opinion | Presents a wide range of stories, some by progressive writers but most strongly conservative | Online.wsj.com/public/page/news-opinion |
Aggregate Sites (gathers together many articles from many publications)
Real Clear Politics | Articles from both right and left | Realclearpolitics.com |
Drudge Report | Matt Drudge, compiler; strong right wing emphasis but posts some opposing articles | Drudgereport.com |
Lucianne | Lucianne Goldberg, proprietor; again, strong right wing emphasis with some opposing articles; commentary by readers often interesting | Lucianne.com |
Online Commentary Magazines (most originate from published magazines); all are strongly right-wing
Pajamas Media | Pajamasmedia.com |
Townhall | Townhall.com |
National Review Online | Nationalreview.com |
The Weekly Standard | Weeklystandard.com |
The American Spectator | Spectator.org |
The American Thinker | Americanthinker.com |
Investors Business Daily opinion page | Investors.com-opinion |
The Bigotry of the Obamatrons
Here.
Denied: Bigotry of the Obamatrons by Charles Winecoff for Big Hollywood
A President Who Hates His Country
A sampling of her points:
...multicultural trendiness is now a cynical cover for moral laxity...
Here for the rest of the article.
A President Who Hates His Country by Joan Swirsky for the Canadian Free Press.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Reasons for Growth of Conservative Talk Radio
Now Your Talking by Hugh Hewitt for National Review magazine
Sunday, May 3, 2009
LOCAL CONSERVATIVE TALKS SHOWS
LOCAL CONSERVATIVE TALK SHOWS
I have listened to all of them at one time or another and I continue to listen to some on a regular basis. (I slowly discovered conservative talk radio over many months a few years ago as I was rejecting most news media and hunting for something more fair.) Those marked with an * strike me as a good balance between information, entertainment and fairness. Yes, I am aware that a couple of them are “flashpoints” for those who hate conservatism. I have also learned, though, not only to trust what they say but also to recognize and appreciate (at least those with the *) a good heartedness unrecognized by their detractors. I have stayed with them because what they say seems to me to be truth, full of common sense and care for the everyday person.
93.1 fm WIBC
9-12 a.m. | Greg Garrison* | Both local and national politics Produced by WIBC |
12-3 p.m. | Rush Limbaugh** | My highest recommendation (His effectiveness, and yes, his big heart, attract millions and millions of listeners and just as many detractors.) |
95.9 fm WFDM
9-12 a.m. | Laura Ingraham* | National scope, good commentary |
3-6 p.m. | Sean Hannity | National scope, lots of guest interviews |
9-11 p.m. | Mark Levin* | National Scope, great sense of humor |
1430 am WXMT
9-12 a.m. | Glenn Beck* | Manic but entertaining |
2-5 p.m. | Dennis Miller | Lots of talk about national culture and entertainment |
5-8 p.m. | Neal Boortz | Libertarian, national flat tax proponent |