Alex Bennett and his failure in Liberal Talk Radio

Recently I wrote about my take on the various talk radio landscape, and how I have been trying to give the other side a chance and tune into some of the 'progressive' talk shows.

Here's a great example of why this stuff will not fly in fly over country.

While discussing the Somali Pirate adventures, Mr Bennett showed sympathy for the 'poor kids' that were being forced to 'take over' these corporate vessels. He explained that it was his opinion that our response to these kinds of scenarios always involves what he called 'the SWAT tactics'. This devolved into A 2ND amendment debate when a Police Officer called in to disagree. Here's a guy ( allegedly )who put's his ass in harms way every day. Surely, Bennett would not disrespect a man such as this, right?




Of course he wouldn't.




And therein lies on the of problems of 'selling' progressive talk nationally.Nobody in Lincoln Nebraska is going to listen to some old fat creep insult the local constabulatory. Not when there is other programming available.

Gordon Schwarzmann, uh, I mean, Alex Bennett is a prime example of why the format fails.

The default position for these guys is a deep seated dislike of 'authority' figures, Alex Bennett just plain does not like cops or soldiers. That's why he sympathizes with Death Row Inmates and shows disdain for the Police. He 'feels' for the pirates and despises the corporations that get attacked, and does not think the military should have solved that conflict.. This is what happens when hippies grow up. Some, see the error of thier younger ways and evolve, others just hide thier biases, but eventually they come out on the air. That might sell in Madison Wisconsin or Berkely California, but here in the ATL even the 'progressive' types show the cops some respect.

Plus, this bitter old man with his 2 queens around him that is too embarrassed by his name and geneology can barely hide his disdain at OPie and Anthony who moved in next door. Listen to him whine about being kicked out of his office and into the broom closet where he belongs:




Pretty sorry, no? What I would love to hear is this old fat creep go head to head with Anthony with that whole 'I dont need a gun in NYC' diatribe. That would be fireworks.