Guest JMA Report post Posted February 13, 2003 Pretty self-explanatory. Which of these hosts do you find to be the most annoying? Which can you absolutely not stand? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JangoFett4Hire Report post Posted February 13, 2003 Dr Laura. She is a doctor, but I think she has her PhD in geography or sociology, not psychology as she would have you believe... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted February 13, 2003 Hmmm, a bunch of conservatives, and two NY guys. Nice unbiased poll there. I voted for Dr. Laura because I despise her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted February 13, 2003 Dr.Laura. We only have Dr.Laura, Rush, and Micheal Savage in this market. I haven't heard enough of Savage to have an opinion on him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JangoFett4Hire Report post Posted February 13, 2003 Imus was a close second though... Stern doesn't fit in with the rest of those jamokes though. Maybe because his show is entertaining... This is Baba Booey to y'awl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted February 13, 2003 Does Bill O Reilly have a show? I really dislike his interview style. And the replacements for the Killy & Boones sport talk radio show just sound like amatures yesterday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted February 13, 2003 Why did you make it a batch of political and opinionated picks...then add in a douce like Stern? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest J*ingus Report post Posted February 13, 2003 I'd pick Dr. Laura, but Stern isn't too far behind in my opinion. His show is possibly the single most narcissistic and double-standardizing thing I've ever seen or heard in the media. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Report post Posted February 13, 2003 I love the diversity in this poll. Here was my list, from most annoying to least... I picked Imus -- Hannity and Liddy would be next, but not anywhere near the same level as Imus. I like the others... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ace309 Report post Posted February 13, 2003 Dr. Laura is on a whole different level than any of the purely political people. I may disagree with their viewpoints and find them annoying, but Dr. Laura is screwing people every day with what she calls advice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JMA Report post Posted February 13, 2003 Those were the most well known hosts. I Googled talk radio and thus, the list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dangerous A Report post Posted February 13, 2003 I actually went with Stern. While Stern is funny, he is the guy who kisses your ass when your on his show and trashes you the next week. Total two faced asshole. The only redeeming quality about him is he can be funny. Dr Laura is damn annoying as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Some Guy Report post Posted February 14, 2003 I don't like Dr. Laura much but haven't heard her for a while because her show got replaced by Hannity, who is OK but nothing special but I haven't heard him for a while because he got replaced by the most annoying of them all, Savage. The guy is a dick. I don't listen to IMus or Liddy and I like STern and Rush. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Report post Posted February 14, 2003 Quick rundown of my opinion of these guys (and gals) Rush is the Man -- 'nuff said. I haven't listened to him in a while, but when I did he had so many inside jokes that I'm sure a good deal of listeners didn't pick up on. I listened to Sean Hannity a few times on the Internet, and he does nothing for me. He's too preachy on his TV show, and I find myself siding with Colmes a lot more than I thought I would. Michael Savage is different, and that's why I like him. Dr. Laura gets a lot of flack, and my better half, who has a MA in Psych., hates her. Too many people take her too seriously. Whenever I tune her in, all I get from that show is some trailer-park woman saying her hubby beats her and sleeps with her sister. When Laura asks why she's still with him, she says, "but I love him." Then Laua yells at her and I get good laugh -- it's like Springer for the radio. I have mixed feelings about Howard Stern. When he goes the "smut" route -- interviewing porn stars, lesbians, etc. -- I tune out, but when he talks about current events/politics, I have to say he is very entertaining. He also makes a LOT of good points that then are forgotten due to the fart sound effect that occurs 3 seconds later. Don Imus is who I picked. Not only does he have one foot in the grave, but also I find him bland. I used to work at a place that did work for MSNBC, so we always had him on, and I treated his show like SNL -- I would just keep a straight face throughout because I thought his material wasn't witty or engaging. Gordon Liddy was on a radio station in Sappy Valley, and I didn't mind listening to him opine on the news, but the time he spent with guests were usually a waste. BTW: Does anyone get, or listen to, Mike Gallagher? Back in Sappy Valley he was on and I always frequented his chat room under my current handle. There were occasions he would mention comments we made in that room, and it was funny to hear him say “kkktookmybabyaway…” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NoCalMike Report post Posted February 14, 2003 Ya know, I can't really vote for any of them. Even though I disagree with most of all of their politics. Savage is entertaining, his approach is brash, but I dunno what it is, for some reason I don't mind him, maybe because he will talk about other things besides politics every so often. I don't get Hannity here. Rush is not really that prominent anymore. Dr. Laura is pretty awful, but the sheer dumbness of her callers makes her show a comedic assault on mankind that I can't help but laugh at. Howard Stern is on here but it is so early in the morning, I rarely listen. Oh and I don't get Liddy or Imus. At least not at the time I would be listening to talk radio Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Olympic Slam Report post Posted February 14, 2003 I voted for Stern because his gimmick is old and tired. I don't care much for Dr. Laura's show but how can you not like her style and advice? A no non-sense approach is refreshing. Here are my Top 3 1. Michael Savage - I NEVER miss Savage. He takes a long time to get used to but if you can stomach his style, it makes for a great political ideaology to follow. Michael tells it like it is and his message is briliantly crystal clear and precise. BTW, Savage is a REAL conservative. None of that churchy crap or George W. right of center stuff. Best of all? Michael is getting a show soon for Saturdays (5 eastern/2 pacific) on MSNBC. Be there! 2. Rush - He is of course the God of radio. I don't hear him much anymore because I have classes during his show 3 out of the 5 days he's on. Rush is a master entertainer who spends WAY too much time on Democrats vs. Republicans. Very rarely does he get into hardcore ideological discussions like Savage does. 3. Hannity - He's almost as bad as Rush when it comes down to Democrats=minions of Satan, Republicans=gifts from God. The best part about Hannity's show is that he'll mix it up with the liberal opposition for a good debate. Although I find him annoying as he's always outraged about petty religious crap. He's still A-ok though and I listen on the way home from school everyday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JMA Report post Posted February 14, 2003 Here is my take on the respective hosts. Rush Limbaugh - The man who started it all. I consider Rush to be an ego-maniac and blowhard. I have to agree with everything Al Frankin said about him. Deathly afraid of actual debate. Mostly resorts to slanderous accusations with little (if any) proof. This loudmouth going deaf was very poetic. Sean Hannity - Basically he's Rush Junior. Sees things in two much of a "black and white" scope. The only good thing about his show is that I don't have to see his annoying face. Michael Savage - Another guy who blames liberals in every other sentence. Generalizes things too much and seems to have anger issues. Dr. Laura Schlessinger - Do I even need to explain this one? She called homosexuals genetic defects. How anyone can respect her as a human being is beyond me. Howard Stern - Ocassionally fun to listen to. Although the gimmick guests are pretty annoying (Crackhead Bob, Beetlejuice, Hank, ect). Don Imus - Seems to be going senile. Gordon Liddy - No opinion. He's just... there. I voted for Rush, seeing as he made the crap popular. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JangoFett4Hire Report post Posted February 14, 2003 dude, Crackhead Bob hasnt done the show in years, and Hank the angry dwarf, the pride of fall river mass, died sept of 01... :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JMA Report post Posted February 14, 2003 dude, Crackhead Bob hasnt done the show in years, and Hank the angry dwarf, the pride of fall river mass, died sept of 01... :( I haven't listened to the show in a while. I did not know that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NoCalMike Report post Posted February 15, 2003 Ya know I may change to change my mind and go with Stern. In recent years his gimmick has turned into an angry guy that claims EVERYONE remotely funny on the radio is stealing his jokes and ripping him off. He was a pioneer, no doubt, but his time has passed and he needs to get it through his head that everyone else is allowed to have any kind of format they want as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
