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Date Posted: 12:22:14 11/11/02 Mon
Author: Mike D.
Subject: Smerconish - not a "Conservative Republican"???

It always cracks me up when Michael tells a caller not to refer to him as a "conservative Republican". Um, Michael, let's see:

1) Are you a liberal? - No.
2) Are you a libertarian? - No.
3) Are you a socialist? - Obviously no.

So, what else could you be other than a conservative? I think Michael just wants to downplay the conservative label for his national media goals. Michael should look at Chris Matthews. Chris will freely admit that he is a Democrat and yet Rush Limbaugh let him be a guest host on his show. Why does Michael feel the need to run away from the conservative label?

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[> He is, and always has been, a moderate than leans more right than left. Labeling one a "conservative republican" evokes the image of other b'casters like Bob Dornan, Rush Limbo, GG Liddy, and Michael Savage. I don't think MAS feels comfortable being lumped in with that crowd, so he plays the center to appear fair and unbiased. For WPHT, it's good strategic programming move not to have so many strident conservatives in one day. -- the Formal Observer, 18:50:10 11/11/02 Mon


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[> [> Besides his support of Fast Eddie (which seems to be based more on personality than issues), I can't think of any issue where Michael's position could be described as coming "from the left". FO, please enlighten me. By the way, that is NOT sarcasm but a honest request. -- Mike D., 06:07:08 11/14/02 Thu


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[> [> [> 1) Asking for a cease and desist on bashing and legally pursuing Clinton because "the guy has suffered enough already" 2) Figuratively embracing Fidel Castro, a cruel and wicked commie dictator 3) Being pro-choice 4) Being a vocal critic of the NRA (I really only remember stuff from his first stint on WPHT. When I read about his trip to Cuba I wanted to hurl.) -- the Formal Observer, 17:11:56 11/14/02 Thu


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[> Defying the pigeonhole: That's the trouble with those pesky "individuals"... -- Jim Walsh, 23:31:17 11/13/02 Wed


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[> Republicans can be liberal (Olympia Snowe), moderate (Arlen Spector) or conservative (Tom DeLay), as can Democrats (James Traficant, Zell Miller, and Dick Gephardt, respectively.) Then there are conservative Libertarians (Marty Sabrin), liberal Libertarians (Bill Maher... face it, folks, he's NOT a true liberal), socialists (Hillary Clinton), libertarian Republicans (Rep. Ron Paul of Texas)... need I go on? Conservative and Republican aren't always interchangeable. -- "Vince from Villanova," conservative Libertarian and registered thusly, 01:11:39 11/14/02 Thu


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