Boo conservative talk radio, hooray sleep (hopefully)

I don't listen to talk radio.

That's blasphemous in the world of journalism, but I generally regard talk radio as agendized garbage that influences people through propaganda and ridicule rather than open discussion.

That, and it's mostly boring, which is the same reason I don't listen to NPR either (oh snap, now I really am destined for journalism purgatory (oh wait, Reno is journalism purgatory)).

I was reminded a few minutes ago why I dislike talk radio so much.

I was at the Sagebrush office doing homework (who'd have though, right?) and left maybe 30 minutes ago. It's about 20 degrees outside and, needless to say, the Land Yacht doesn't exactly have the best heating system in the world. As a result, I spent the ride home with my hands in my coat sleeve on the wheel.

Unfortunately that meant I had to listen to some conservative tool named Mike Gallagher spout off about Ted Kennedy's recent endorsement of Barack Obama.

He spent about five minutes talking about all the tragedies that the Kennedys have suffered, and they are no doubt considerable.

What was Gallagher's explanation for all the tragedy?

He told a story about how Joe Kennedy made a deal with the devil to get JFK, his son, elected president. The story went that Joe told the devil he could do whatever with the rest of his family as long as JFK reached the White House.

Mr. Gallagher tried to laugh it off, but made it clear that the tragedies were too great to be coincidence.

Really? I mean, really? Who the hell says that kind of thing?

It's the kind of crazy, evangelical crap that really makes me think the religious right is literally fucking batty beyond the point of reason and sanity.

I'm going to bed now...although I'm sort of afraid to fall asleep for fear that my nightmares will be haunted by Mike Gallagher wielding his microphone of irrationality.

Maybe I'll listen to some NPR to calm me down a little.