I can see his point. No, seriously. He's an entertainer (first and foremost... people forget this), and says stuff to provoke a reaction and get ratings. The problem is that his audience doesn't see him as a simple entertainer presenting fiction... they see him as a political pundit who is really saying something of meaning that should be followed.
(I got this understanding after reading his first book, and I've never taken him seriously since. Tom Leykis made similar points from the other side. The problem is that listeners aren't smart enought to realize this. Hey! I've got a solution to all our problems. Let's just take radios away from the talk radio audiences!)
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Date: 2011-02-01 01:13 am (UTC)(I got this understanding after reading his first book, and I've never taken him seriously since. Tom Leykis made similar points from the other side. The problem is that listeners aren't smart enought to realize this. Hey! I've got a solution to all our problems. Let's just take radios away from the talk radio audiences!)