Far too little attention has been paid to the power rightwing shock jocks have over our government through these hold-outs. Their only constituents are Tucker Carlson et al. and his viewers, and their only agenda is whatever Tucker Carlson wants. The right-wing shock jock mantra is that Democrats are enemies of the country who want to use tax dollars to build bridges in Kentucky, invest in clean energy, and help people succeed in life with education and healthcare, i.e. pinko-commies. Shock jocks repeat this mantra over and over until listeners' blood is boiling, they are addicted to outrage, and tune in only to put the needle back in their veins. Addiction to outrage makes money just as surely as Oxycontin enriched Purdue. As a former editor at Fox News (owned by Rupert Murdoch) said, "What happens online, on talk radio, and on Fox prime time has been and will continue to be the harbinger of what House Republicans will do." This is the "agenda" of the right wing, if you want to call it that, maintaining hatred and opposition to everything government (Democrats) does as dictated and rewarded by money-grubbing Republican shock jocks.

Far too little attention has been paid to the power rightwing shock jocks have over our government through these hold-outs. Their only constituents are Tucker Carlson et al. and his viewers, and their only agenda is whatever Tucker Carlson wants. The right-wing shock jock mantra is that Democrats are enemies of the country who want to use tax dollars to build bridges in Kentucky, invest in clean energy, and help people succeed in life with education and healthcare, i.e. pinko-commies. Shock jocks repeat this mantra over and over until listeners' blood is boiling, they are addicted to outrage, and tune in only to put the needle back in their veins. Addiction to outrage makes money just as surely as Oxycontin enriched Purdue. As a former editor at Fox News (owned by Rupert Murdoch) said, "What happens online, on talk radio, and on Fox prime time has been and will continue to be the harbinger of what House Republicans will do." This is the "agenda" of the right wing, if you want to call it that, maintaining hatred and opposition to everything government (Democrats) does as dictated and rewarded by money-grubbing Republican shock jocks.

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