Reply #49: I reject your premise outright.. [View All]

[sendero]

... just having someone like Malloy on the air has value beyond the "converting listeners" stage.

I believe that the "conversion" is a long process. No one talk show host is likely to effect large numbers of "conversions". But, some of these guys might start someone on the path of conversion.

Malloy was more than an angry ranter. He had points of view you are never going to hear from anyone else on the radio, period. Now, your position is that these points of view are so extreme that nobody will listen - but I'm not so sure. I can envision situations where a listener is so taken aback, so shocked, that they feel compelled to disprove the things he says. Problem is, anyone doing serious research will find that many of his ideas have solid factual foundations.

As I've said elsewhere, we don't need 20 progressive talk show hosts that are all the same. The Ed Schultz's of the world contribute to a certain demographic, the Thom Hartmanns to another, the Stephanie Millers to yet another. Malloy was a unique contributor, and I really feel like his voice needs to have an outlet also.