Rush, Roger Hedgecock, and Father Coughlin [View All]

[mojowork_n]

There's been quite a bit of discussion lately (from all sides of the political spectrum, actually) about the apalling lapses in manners, lack of respect, and general uncivility, as regards contemporary political discourse.

All you have to do is turn on AM radio and listen to what those people are saying. I did, earlier this afternoon and was thoroughly disgusted by Rush, Jr. (the most popular wannabe, a guy from California named Roger Hedgecock) taking quotes out of context, and using argumentative, insulting and inaccurate language to mis-characterize his perceived ideological 'enemies'.

Yuck... I was taken back to high school History Class, and a vague memory of that 1930's scourge of the radio airwaves, Father Coughlin... So I looked him up... I only read the first essay from this web page, but if this man was the measure of Proscribed Speech before WWII (His Superiors at the Catholic Church took him off the air, for being anti-Semetic, among other things), then we have really, really sunk a long way down into the pit.

http://www.ssa.gov/history/fcspeech.html

This is in no way an attempt to rehabilitate anyone's reputation, but it does provide a stark example (showing, not telling) how far the culture has descended... That is if anyone's listened to AM radio, lately.

I'd be interested to know what kinds of things people have heard or read about, as far as coming up with a response to the daily dosage of AM poison...