Originally posted by: Arkaign
Originally posted by: ultimatebob
I guess that he was losing the competition between him, Sean Hannity, and Ann Coulter for most hated conservative commentator in America. That statement earned him some points, but I still think that Coulter has the lead.
My 2 cents, being a conservative, but I put reason well before ideology :
Rush Limbaugh : Ignorant, manipulative, disgusting human being. He makes his living by encouraging sycophantic knob-slobbing amongst people who need more than a regurgitation of talking points. Honestly an awful human being. Partisan scale from 1-10, 10.
Ann Coulter : Unspeakably horrible person. Clever but not smart, and utterly addicted to the fuel that is hate, fear, and hackery. Partisan scale from 1-10, 11.
Sean Hannity : Talks out of his ass quite often, but a big difference between him and the above two, I think he's almost always sincere about what he says. Doesn't mean he's right, but that he actually has principles that he believes from and explains from. Doesn't get caught in hypocritical stances like the above two do. I don't fully agree with all of his politics, but he's at least capable of processing an opposing view. Partisan scale from 1-10, 7.
Bill O'Reilly : Perhaps he was more one-sided in the past, but my experience listening to his radio program of late, he's actually quite moderate. He was very even-handed during the Presidential race, and was easily as hard on McCain/Palin as he was on Obama/Biden. His criticisms are usually fair, and he isn't afraid to take on (D) or (R) blockheads with equal gusto. Takes the most varied callers of any radio host I know. Admittedly, he is more of a conservative, but he seems a reasonable and intelligent man. Kudos to him for running arguably the finest charity work that any political commentator does. Partisan scale from 1-10, 3.
Glenn Beck : Boy this guy has some serious issues. Former Alcoholic/Drug Addict, converted to Mormonism, and he meanders wildly from logical arguments to tirades to childish stunts to total madness, often in the same segments between commercial breaks. He does a lot of mental gymnastics to explain unsupportable positions, and I find himself tying himself in knots frequently. Does give most callers half a chance to speak their position before railing off. Partisan scale from 1-10, 8.
Mark Levine : HA HA HA. If you ever wondered where Butterbean was during the mid-day hours, this is him. Probably a blast to hang out with once in a while, but he seems alternatively overwhiny, overangry, and utterly unreasonable to have a conversation with. Gives long pontificating speeches with zero consideration of any angle beyond the one path he wants to relate. One viewpoint and one viewpoint only on issues. Partisan scale from 1-10, 10.
There are plenty of others, but those are the ones I have personally listened to enough to comment on fairly. As a conservative, it bothers me much less to hear a liberal windbag making an ass of himself than it does to hear a so-called conservative railing on like a moron and making us all look like fools.