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Nbadan
05-10-2005, 02:51 AM
On May 6th, MediaBistro's TVNewser editor, Brian Stelter, wrote: "In response to this morning's post about Paula Zahn's ratings, a CNN insider says: 'FNC should be less concerned with Zahn's performance and more concerned with the fact that O'Reilly continues to hemorrhage viewers month-over-month since October.' Here are the monthly averages: October: 3,166,000 / November: 3,080,000 / December: 2,610,000 / January: 2,478,000 / February: 2,391,000 / March: 2,320,000 / April: 2,178,000 / May-to-date: 2,096,000"

Newshounds.us (http://www.newshounds.us/2005/05/08/is_the_writing_on_the_wall_for_the_oreilly_factor. php#more)

Paula Zahn is a CNN bush groupie too. Go figure!
violentkitten
05-10-2005, 08:31 AM
thats great

whats it got to do with politics?
Ocotillo
05-10-2005, 08:35 AM
thats great

whats it got to do with politics?

That's easy. O'Reilly is a mouthpiece for the Republican party and gets 20 hours a week (15 on radio, 5 on TV) to mouth the weeks talking points for the wingnuts.
violentkitten
05-10-2005, 09:57 AM
so every commentator you dont like is a mouthpiece for the opposition? what mouthpieces are there for the democratic party?
The Ressurrected One
05-10-2005, 10:18 AM
That's easy. O'Reilly is a mouthpiece for the Republican party and gets 20 hours a week (15 on radio, 5 on TV) to mouth the weeks talking points for the wingnuts.
First of all, he's not a mouthpiece for the Repulican Party. This Republican thinks he's a blowhard with very little to add to public discourse.
Nbadan
05-10-2005, 11:04 AM
First of all, he's not a mouthpiece for the Repulican Party. This Republican thinks he's a blowhard with very little to add to public discourse.

Well he certainly isn't a mouthpiece of Libertarianism that for sure. FAUX used O'Leilly's show to prop up audiences for the other wing-nuts show, Hannity and Colmes. Bet you their ratings are down too.

Meanwhile, progressive shows like Thom Hartman, not carried by the local CCC owned liberal radio 92.5 FM, and Stephanie Miller, very funny, are doing very well. MSNBC's Keith Obermann is only a million audience members per month short of being the top nightly news cable show.
Cant_Be_Faded
05-10-2005, 12:23 PM
what mouthpieces are there for the democratic party?


exactly
The Ressurrected One
05-10-2005, 12:45 PM
exactly
Carville, Begala, Daschle, Pelosi, Clinton, Kennedy, Boxer, et al...