From the VOMITORIUM
After watching FOX News…listening to the pundits spout their brand of “journalism” and after years of shaking my head at every story told on the outlet……I had to know just who watches FOX and why…..in my research I found NOTHING that surprised me……but there is a reason they are popular…..and I break down the demographics for you…..
Only dinosaurs listen to radio these days, and it’s doubtful many people under 50 even know AM radio exists, so it shouldn’t be surprising that the average age of right-wing radio listeners is 67. It’s also truly not shocking that this demographic is also predominantly male. According to a Pew study in February, 72 percent of Limbaugh’s elderly listeners are men.
I knew it! It seems that most of the people I talk with at watch FOX are old farts who still harbor images of communist, segregation and other issue that were in the news back in the day…..and most I have talked with are white and male…..the perfect audience for FOX and Limbaugh.
So since he spends an inordinate amount of time making sh*t up I also checked on Glenn Beck and the demographics are……….
61% are male…..46% are 50+……94% are white…….35% make over $100,000…
So with Beck’s demographics…he is in the best place for his brand of commentary….those that are easily influenced. Those that remember the days of the “Red Scare” and the days of busing and “forced” integration.
As I have said…ALL people look for the views that will reinforce their world view….right or wrong……
Well, I think that you’re quite right and certainly most people do look for “news and opinion” that reinforces their already held beliefs. I’m quite prepared to admit that I do that much of the time too – though not consciously.
However, to me the real problem with much TV (and radio and newspapers) is that you can’t get back at the bastards when they start rambling on with all sorts of spurious crap that supports their fairytale version of reality.
I find myself all too frequently shouting at the TV such sweet nothings as, “You stupid f*cking cow! What planet are YOU from? Jeezus! What an asshole!” and similar messages of encouragement – so I tend to avoid even watching TV journalism programs any more – straight news or nothing.
If they could only HEAR what I’m calling them and my explanation of why, then that would be entirely different, but the level of journalism and investigative reporting would have to be a whole lot better than it currently usually is…
I yell…and I throw a foam brick at the TV…..I force myself to watch the opinion shows…I have to know which moron to write about…..I cannot help myself….