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Talk Radio Rules Blue Dog States By Sue Wilson 7 Blue Dog democrats from Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Utah are trying to change or destroy Obama’s health care bill. They are influenced because less than 50% of Americans support the bill. The author blames this lack of support on the rise of talk radio in these states. According to a study 22% of Americans get their news from talk radio. Talk radio pundits don’t have a sense of journalistic integrity however as they are lying about what’s on the bill. Pundits like Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh are fabricating their “news” based on talking points from The Republican National Committee. Talking points like if the bill passes, private insurance will be outlawed. She also remarks on the sad truth that if a lie is told enough, people will start to believe it. Also with the lack of also opinion against the former, there is no place to go to find the truth. It seems that the government is uninterested in intervening as the only acknowledge that radio has an important role to play. FCC Commissioner Michael Copps thinks America needs to reform the media, because nothing can get done with our media the way it is. She also quotes a former republican Senator Trent Lott, who has said before that Conservative Talk Radio is running the country. She concludes by remarking on the Telecommunications bill of 1996 and that it should be the bill that is gunned down.

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