Comments on: “Climate Change is a Crock” – Sean Hannity http://blog.steve.com/2009/12/climate-change-is-a-crock-sean-hannity/ The personal Blog of Steven Perillo, CEO of Perillo Tours & Classical Music Composer Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:58:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: partysteve http://blog.steve.com/2009/12/climate-change-is-a-crock-sean-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-6 partysteve Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:05:24 +0000 http://blog.steve.com/?p=34#comment-6 hey steve, my real name is steve too! partysteve is also my nickname! I agree with your thoughts on climate change, and wanted to share with a fellow steve this website of keyboardcat playing off happy new years Automatically http://play2009offkeyoardcat.com much respect - partysteve hey steve, my real name is steve too! partysteve is also my nickname!

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]]> By: DG http://blog.steve.com/2009/12/climate-change-is-a-crock-sean-hannity/comment-page-1/#comment-5 DG Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:26:36 +0000 http://blog.steve.com/?p=34#comment-5 The problem, it seems to me, is that these right wing talk show hosts (who appear on cable news stations) are considered by the public to be newscasters or journalists. They aren't journalists, they are "show biz" entertainers, similar to revival-show con artists. The basic "trick" they play with just about every issue is to whip up the audience into believing they are victims of some wrong doing (usually on the part of the left). This is an incredibly effective tool when used with their prime audience consisting of the elderly (who never want anything to change), the poorly educated (who feel beaten down by life and are looking to blame someone), and the religious right. Every position they take on every issue is geared towards supporting this goal and maintaining their wide audience and advertisers. Until people become better educated on the issues, this tactic will continue to work and gain them appeal. In the mean time, I would say, sadly, it’s not easy to de-bunk the entertainment from the facts. After all, most of their audience believes that the earth is 6000 years old! The problem, it seems to me, is that these right wing talk show hosts (who appear on cable news stations) are considered by the public to be newscasters or journalists.

They aren’t journalists, they are “show biz” entertainers, similar to revival-show con artists.

The basic “trick” they play with just about every issue is to whip up the audience into believing they are victims of some wrong doing (usually on the part of the left). This is an incredibly effective tool when used with their prime audience consisting of the elderly (who never want anything to change), the poorly educated (who feel beaten down by life and are looking to blame someone), and the religious right.

Every position they take on every issue is geared towards supporting this goal and maintaining their wide audience and advertisers. Until people become better educated on the issues, this tactic will continue to work and gain them appeal.

In the mean time, I would say, sadly, it’s not easy to de-bunk the entertainment from the facts. After all, most of their audience believes that the earth is 6000 years old!

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