Partly right, mostly wrong.
Yes, talk radio involves infotainment. Rush Limbaugh has made that clear from the start.
But conservative talk radio is composed of conservatives – many of them serious conservatives. John McCain is not a conservative – his policies sometimes match conservative policies and sometimes not, but his thinking is not conservative.
Hence it is hardly surprising that conservative talk show hosts have attacked him.
What will separate out the silly from the serious is how they treat him now. If they continue to attack him, when it could hurt his election chances, then they are not serious – they are just demagogues or entertainers or shock talkers. Supporting his election is the logical position of any conservative, as his policies will certainly be closer to conservative policies than that of his Democratic opponent.
In lumping all conservative talk radio hosts together, Bill Bradley really misses it. There is significant variety – from Hugh Hewitt and Michael Medved to Savage or the local wackos.
The netroots, on the other hand, are remarkably consistent in their total hatred, vitriol and extremism – they are not at all like the major conservative talk radio folks.
