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Teri O'Brien is America's Conservative Warrior Princess. Devoted listeners have enjoyed her entertaining, informative and sometimes even snarky commentary on politics and popular culture on the legendary WLS, 890 AM, Chicago's radio home of Rush Limbaugh, WCKG, 105.9 FM, and in her many books, articles, speeches and blog postings.

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    Keith Olbermann's New Best Friend: "Conservative Talk Show Host" Mancow

    $0$0On Friday, May 22, I had the extreme pleasure of speaking at the town hall meeting of an awesome group of high achieving, high energy patriots, all part of a new group Patriots United. I woke up the next morning energized, excited, but also aware that the last six months may have left me more demoralized than I previously realized. I can’t thank Maida Korte, her husband Andy, Brian Kelly, Bill Parrot, John (forgive me--I can’t remember your last name!), Michael Brown of Testimony Pictures (the fabulous videographer/producer, and creator of the “Dear Mr. Obama” who taped the event) enough. You guys are the greatest, and you have really started something!$0$0$0$0    A couple of those attending the event mentioned yesterday’s on-air water boarding of Chicago DJ-turned-”talk show host” (in quotes because when a show is scripted, I don’t consider that hosting, but rather acting) Mancow Mueller. I never miss Mancow’s show: I never hear it and I never miss it; however, I didn’t mention that last night when Mr. Mueller’s name came up. I didn’t want to get distracted from our important mission to discuss the reasons, or to mention the fact that not only am I not a fan, but also that was I unimpressed with Mr. Mancow’s latest radio stunt. Like all shock jocks, Mancow loves radio stunts, such as the hilarious one in 1993 that shut down the Golden Gate Bridge for several hours and resulted in a $500 fine and 300 hours probation for him, and a great new job in a larger market.$0$0$0$0    In most industries, if a person costs his employer $342,000 in fines due to indecency, gets repeatedly sued for defamation, and sends a rival a box of fecal matter, that person won’t earn a much higher paying job in a much better office; however, traditional radio is not most industries. $0$0$0$0    Having done a little work in traditional radio, I understand a bit about how it works. Management in radio is no different from management in other industries. They like what they know, and what they know is DJs. I’m not suggesting that ex-DJs can’t be smart, or that they don’t do terrifically entertaining and informative work on the air. One of the greatest talents in the history of radio, and the only guy who I listen to regularly on terrestrial radio, is an ex-DJ, the incomparable Rush Limbaugh. Rush is the rare exception in the industry, a highly intelligent, well-educated (albeit through his own reading and study) radio guy. We shouldn’t confuse a clown like Mancow with a serious commentator like Rush. No matter how many times he tries to “reinvent” himself, and no matter how many tea parties he attends, he’s still a silly doofus with a DJ puker voice, thinking of “outrageous” ways to show he’s as “out of his mind” like as any resident of a 1980’s radio morning zoo. $0$0$0$0    Perhaps that’s one reason I found it so interesting to see both Rush and Mancow as subjects on the on-air train wreck on Idiot Central aka MS-NBC, Keith Olbermann’s show on Friday evening. The last segment, an episode of a feature called “WTF?” was devoted to mocking Rush. $0$0$0$0   On the other hand, Olbermann was over the moon because Mancow, a “conservative talk show host,” admitted that water boarding is “torture.” So now, because unimaginative program directors, many of them failed DJs, have given a shock jock the platform to masquerade as the next Bill Buckley, his ratings-chasing antics are being used to combat serious public policy arguments. It’s ridiculous, and serious people shouldn’t be part of it. Don’t get me wrong: I’m all for entertainment, but let’s not pretend that the court jester is really Thomas More.$0$0$0 Last night I had the extreme pleasure of speaking at the town hall meeting of an awesome group of high achieving, high energy patriots, all part of a new group Patriots United. I woke up this morning energized, excited, but also aware that the last six months may have left me more demoralized than I previously realized. I can’t thank Maida Korte, her husband Andy, Brian Kelly, Bill Parrot, John (forgive me--I can’t remember your last name!), Michael Brown of Testimony Pictures (the fabulous videographer/producer, and creator of the “Dear Mr. Obama” who taped the event) enough. You guys are the greatest, and you have really started something!$0$0$0$0$0    A couple of those attending the event mentioned yesterday’s on-air water boarding of Chicago DJ-turned-”talk show host” (in quotes because when a show is scripted, I don’t consider that hosting, but rather acting) Mancow Mueller. I never miss Mancow’s show: I never hear it and I never miss it; however, I didn’t mention that last night when Mr. Mueller’s name came up. I didn’t want to get distracted from our important mission to discuss the reasons, or to mention the fact that not only am I not a fan, but also that was I unimpressed with Mr. Mancow’s latest radio stunt. Like all shock jocks, Mancow loves radio stunts, such as the hilarious one in 1993 that shut down the Golden Gate Bridge for several hours and resulted in a $500 fine and 300 hours probation for him, and a great new job in a larger market.$0$0$0$0    In most industries, if a person costs his employer $342,000 in fines due to indecency, gets repeatedly sued for defamation, and sends a rival a box of fecal matter, that person won’t earn a much higher paying job in a much better office; however, traditional radio is not most industries. $0$0$0$0    Having done a little work in traditional radio, I understand a bit about how it works. Management in radio is no different from management in other industries. They like what they know, and what they know is DJs. I’m not suggesting that ex-DJs can’t be smart, or that they don’t do terrifically entertaining and informative work on the air. One of the greatest talents in the history of radio, and the only guy who I listen to regularly on terrestrial radio, is an ex-DJ, the incomparable Rush Limbaugh. Rush is the rare exception in the industry, a highly intelligent, well-educated (albeit through his own reading and study) radio guy. We shouldn’t confuse a clown like Mancow with a serious commentator like Rush. No matter how many times he tries to “reinvent” himself, and no matter how many tea parties he attends, he’s still a silly doofus with a DJ puker voice thinking of “outrageous” ways to show he’s as “out of his mind” as any resident of a 1980’s radio morning zoo. $0$0$0$0    Perhaps that’s one reason I found it so interesting to see both Rush and Mancow as subjects on the on-air train wreck on Idiot Central aka MS-NBC, Keith Olbermann’s show. The last segment, an episode of a feature called “WTF?” was devoted to mocking Rush. $0$0$0$0   On the other hand, Olbermann was over the moon because Mancow, a “conservative talk show host,” admitted that water boarding is “torture.” So now, because unimaginative program directors, many of them failed DJs, have given a shock jock the platform to masquerade as the next Bill Buckley, his ratings-chasing antics are being used to combat serious public policy arguments. It’s ridiculous, and serious people shouldn’t be part of it. Don’t get me wrong: I’m all for entertainment, but let’s not pretend that the court jester is really Thomas More.$0$0$0 Last night I had the extreme pleasure of speaking at the town hall meeting of an awesome group of high achieving, high energy patriots, all part of a new group Patriots United. I woke up this morning energized, excited, but also aware that the last six months may have left me more demoralized than I previously realized. I can’t thank Maida Korte, her husband Andy, Brian Kelly, Bill Parrot, John (forgive me--I can’t remember your last name!), Michael Brown of Testimony Pictures (the fabulous videographer/producer, and creator of the “Dear Mr. Obama” who taped the event) enough. You guys are the greatest, and you have really started something!$0$0$0$0    A couple of those attending the event mentioned yesterday’s on-air water boarding of Chicago DJ-turned-”talk show host” (in quotes because when a show is scripted, I don’t consider that hosting, but rather acting) Mancow Mueller. I never miss Mancow’s show: I never hear it and I never miss it; however, I didn’t mention that last night when Mr. Mueller’s name came up. I didn’t want to get distracted from our important mission to discuss the reasons, or to mention the fact that not only am I not a fan, but also that was I unimpressed with Mr. Mancow’s latest radio stunt. Like all shock jocks, Mancow loves radio stunts, such as the hilarious one in 1993 that shut down the Golden Gate Bridge for several hours and resulted in a $500 fine and 300 hours probation for him, and a great new job in a larger market.$0$0$0$0    In most industries, if a person costs his employer $342,000 in fines due to indecency, gets repeatedly sued for defamation, and sends a rival a box of fecal matter, that person won’t earn a much higher paying job in a much better office; however, traditional radio is not most industries. $0$0$0$0    Having done a little work in traditional radio, I understand a bit about how it works. Management in radio is no different from management in other industries. They like what they know, and what they know is DJs. I’m not suggesting that ex-DJs can’t be smart, or that they don’t do terrifically entertaining and informative work on the air. One of the greatest talents in the history of radio, and the only guy who I listen to regularly on terrestrial radio, is an ex-DJ, the incomparable Rush Limbaugh. Rush is the rare exception in the industry, a highly intelligent, well-educated (albeit through his own reading and study) radio guy. We shouldn’t confuse a clown like Mancow with a serious commentator like Rush. No matter how many times he tries to “reinvent” himself, and no matter how many tea parties he attends, he’s still a silly doofus with a DJ puker voice thinking of “outrageous” ways to show he’s as “out of his mind” as any resident of a 1980’s radio morning zoo. $0$0$0$0    Perhaps that’s one reason I found it so interesting to see both Rush and Mancow as subjects on the on-air train wreck on Idiot Central aka MS-NBC, Keith Olbermann’s show. The last segment, an episode of a feature called “WTF?” was devoted to mocking Rush. $0$0$0$0   On the other hand, Olbermann was over the moon because Mancow, a “conservative talk show host,” admitted that water boarding is “torture.” So now, because unimaginative program directors, many of them failed DJs, have given a shock jock the platform to masquerade as the next Bill Buckley, his ratings-chasing antics are being used to combat serious public policy arguments. It’s ridiculous, and serious people shouldn’t be part of it. Don’t get me wrong: I’m all for entertainment, but let’s not pretend that the court jester is really Thomas More.$0

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