The Beast

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 18, 2018 -> 02:04 PM) When will Trump say or do something about Russian meddling other than say he is supposedly cleared? I guess now is not the time. When will he shut up about the 2016 election? Did his predecessors bring old candidates up as much as he does?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 18, 2018 -> 12:47 PM) He doesn't listen to his constituents yet has been elected and re elected 6 times? Sounds like the constituents are the problem, not him. He certainly hasn’t listened to all of his constituents, only really holding phone calls and not many town halls. Clearly he is not representing everyone. I posted this mostly because it was an idea for this topic.

How about this idea from a candidate trying to unseat Peter Roskam, a GOP incumbent who doesn’t listen to his constituents?

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Feb 16, 2018 -> 08:09 PM) That 18 school shootings this year figure isnt exactly accurate... https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/no-the...m=.4e7203f9b404 What is the real statistic? Also I don’t know if any of these ideas would work but I figured I would mention them. - We could reignite the conversation about the failed 2013 bill to ensure criminals don’t get guns and there’s a consistent background check for the purchase of guns. https://projects.propublica.org/represent/v...113/senate/1/97 - A ban on assault weapons is likely not going to be the first thing the GOP will want to welcome since they control the government at all levels. What if state legislators were voted in to control these weapons in their own states and the loopholes from private gun shows were closed. Thise found with illegal purchases from along state lines or existing assault weapons that weren’t collected could face a felony charge on their record. Exchanging an assault rifle for a pistol with local law enforcement could be an idea. - Ban bum stocks in light of what happened in Las Vegas, deeming them a necessary measure to protect civilians. This is not restricting gun ownership but it is getting rid of capabilities that a responsible gun owner doesn’t need. - Senators who are given money from the NRA should be called out publicly and smeared in a way that shows their voting record and contributions from the NRA. We could show a correlation between their public statements and the donations they receive from the NRA during election season. I was thinking of something like this: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/16/politics/thr...trnd/index.html - Encourage donations to organizations like Moms Demand Action so that Action can be taken locally. Research state legislators and donate money to those who have pro gun control stances. Encourage rich individuals who are independent, democratic or moderate Republicans to donate to these causes to offset the NRA votes. https://momsdemandaction.org - Continue the discussion with those with opposing viewpoints to see where common ground could be found. Not having a conversation is not productive to solving problems. Keep up the messaging through public service ads. Consider the ideas of having retired police officers and army personnel in schools and metal detectors in exchange for trying different solutions to go with their solutions.

“Prayers and condolences.” - Trump No action whatsoever. This is the America we live in and we have to just accept it.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 8, 2018 -> 10:43 AM) Was there significantly more White Sox talk on the Score than there is now when they had their games on there besides Rongey's show, which 98% of the people here hated anyway? I'm with the above, if I am relegated to radio, just give me a station that comes in really well. WGN fits the bill pretty well. Yes. When McNeil was on there was a lot more Sox chatter. News or not, they had more Sox interviews. There’s a few mentions every now and then with a slow offseason but for the most part it is just a Cubs hard on on 670. Regardless, the content flows towards the Cubs and it is what it is on the Cubs flagship. That’s why I had hoped AM 1000 would get them, so they would direct more content at the Sox. Hopefully a busier offseason next offseason will create more Sox chatter and by then we will have more of the future up. As for the Hawks, well, Jay Zawaski actually knows about them, the others don’t.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 7, 2018 -> 10:35 PM) They talk about the Cubs more, but what do you expect, they are winning. I hear plenty of sox talk and I listen all day long while working So do I, but I don’t hear them talk about the White Sox consistently.

QUOTE (Donaldo @ Feb 7, 2018 -> 08:51 PM) On ESPN 1000, they must talk to Jesse Rogers three times a day every day during baseball season (and I'm not exaggerating by much). Doug Padilla used to be their Sox reporter, but I'm not sure they ever replaced him. I wonder if both stations will send crews out to Mesa for a week, while completely ignoring Sox camp like they did last year? I wonder if emailing Delevitt and Rosen about increasing the Sox coverage would just be met with a laugh or if it would mean anything to them.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 7, 2018 -> 07:59 PM) You don't like hearing Len Kasper do interviews ten times a week on the Score during baseball season? Too much ball sucking by Parkins and Spiegel with Maddon, Kasper and Hoyer. I just remember McNeil having actual White Sox content while he was on the air. Holmes, Goff and Bernstein are Sox fans but they rarely talk about the White Sox. Holmes, who has season tickets with the Sox, actually ripped Sox fans for cheering for Cleveland in 2016 and for how we are when Cubs fans come to the Garry for the Crosstown classic. It just sucks that there’s no coverage at all, the last bit of excitement was when Quintana was rumored to go to the Pirates and B&B had a SoxTalk poster on.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Feb 7, 2018 -> 02:32 PM) Any new news today? Apparently Trump’s approval rating is rising...

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 7, 2018 -> 04:21 PM) Does the station really matter? I don't see much exposure difference between when they were on the Score or any other statio. I would prefer just a,strong signal in case I have to listen on the radio. It matters in terms of the direction of content. The Score rarely has White Sox players, coaches and front office members on unless it is Mully and Hanley in the morning. Spiegel and Parkins are both Cubs fans so they rarely talk about the White Sox and I’ve only heard B&G talk with the Sox twice since they started their show.

QUOTE (Tony @ Feb 7, 2018 -> 04:11 PM) Sox don’t make much sense for 1000 right now. They have the highest-rated sports show in Chicago with Waddle and Silvy right now, not sure they want to cut into that time with East Coast games, ect. Higher than Bernstein and Goff?

“Thoughts and prayers.”

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jan 21, 2018 -> 01:15 PM) Trump is definitely more hated than Obama but Obama definitely divided the country more. How so?

QUOTE (Two-Gun Pete @ Jan 21, 2018 -> 12:00 AM) Well, reading is a skill... I did write "approval rating polls," did I not? Feel free to show us any of "Barry's" approval ratings being anywhere as low as Donny's. (PROTIP: you won't find them. Just be a big boy about it, & admit being wrong about "Barry being as despised as Trump.") Is Barry’s supposed to be offensive?

QUOTE (Wanne @ Jan 20, 2018 -> 10:10 PM) Lol...keep grasping at s*** boys! Kudos with the back pedaling. No...polls had her winning BIGLY! Spin it any way you want...blame any mueller crap you want...they were massively wrong. Every single one of you misjudged people sitting back just waiting to vote. Blame it on whatever. Maybe blame democrats for trotting a lying old stale pos candidate out there people couldn’t stand. And too bad with the 2m morevote bs. Like I said...the country does not revolve around heavy metropolitan blue cities like Chicago...la and nyc. Get over it... What will happen when he’s out of office in 3-7 years? Will those who are “forgotten” finally have their “needs met?” What about people outside his base that he isn’t working for? (I thought he said he’d be a president for all Americans.) I’m mostly referring to jobs - primarily in manufacturing and in coal. Automation is going to play a significant factor and he can’t stop technological advances. I’d also add that if he’s trying to act on the opioid crisis and provide money for that, it’s almost like an entitlement, which his party isn’t really for. I’m not sure why we are all still talking about the 2016 election either.

The stat about men isn’t good - at least we only have at most 7 years left of him and he can be weakened by the elections that follow.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 19, 2018 -> 08:12 AM) If they are losing money on the radio deal, that isn't a very good sign for the TV deal that comes up next year. The Bulls don’t have a profitable deal either and Cumulus is just broke. What kind of TV deal are people talking about around here lately?

QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Jan 19, 2018 -> 07:49 AM) The 1000 signal is awful out west of the city. It was bad enough growing up in Oswego, and I think it's probably even worse now that I'm in rural Kane County. What about 720, how does that come in? They apparently made a play for the White Sox in 2016 before 890 snagged them. I wish the Sox never left the Score, and I wish they’d be on a sports talk station so they’d actually be talked about instead of just hearing Cubs talk.

I would hope they land with AM 1000 Chicago since 670 is tied up with the Cubs. I doubt they’d end up with 780 or 720 for a long term partnership given the history with the Cubs on a sister station and with WGN.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 18, 2018 -> 10:13 PM) Quite frankly there is an entire generation of politicians that we need to get rid of. They have no handle on the present Also there is a large part of the population that literally believes everything they read on the internet Yes - Sanders, McConnell, Pelosi, Hatch and a few others that have been there for years. I would be fine with term limits in Illinois and on the federal level, there shouldn’t be career politicians. New, fresh voices are needed, which is why I am hoping Harris, Gillibrand or Cuban can get rid of Trump in 2020 (or maybe Biden). I’m even welcoming the thought of Romney taking over Hatch’s seat in 2018 since he will be a critic of Trump and not be a yes man like others are being.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 18, 2018 -> 08:16 PM) Every day I think more and more how much better off we would all be without so many social media outlets. Twitter has become a cesspool. If we all spent the morning reading our papers I feel like we would be better off. The only news I watch is WGN in the morning and then I try to stay focused on industry stuff We would be better off without as many social media outlets, at least Facebook is changing its news feed up. Facebook can be nasty in cable news network threads. People hiding behind their computers have muscles in their fingers but would never say anything like they do online in person.

QUOTE (Whitesoxin2019 @ Jan 18, 2018 -> 11:49 AM) I was always a George Bush hater for many reasons I voted Ron Paul in 2008 and 2012 in the primaries I voted Obama(deporter in chief) in 2008 in the National , McCain was not an option I hate the national media including fox’s censorship of Paul in 08 and 12 I despise Ivy League schools with far left ideology I despise groups like antifa who I label as communists I think CNN is the worst media outlet and has become a joke that actually helps Trumps cause. I am an independent Voter who is open minded for 2020. But I will not be bullied, shamed, intimidated with my vote. What would it take for you to consider a candidate other than Trump, like Gillibrand, Harris or even Biden?

QUOTE (Whitesoxin2019 @ Jan 18, 2018 -> 11:36 AM) Nobody seems to get the point. As long as the media is s*** and people feel they are being lied to Trump will thrive. I mean come on folks. If Trump is as bad as we think he is why not play it straight above the fence? Why use photo shops, edit videos, peer pressure, shaming etc etc Nobody can answer this, specifically the tragedy that is CNN. I think they only help trumps popularity. “But FOX news” yeah they are s*** too. But I can tell you from an independent point of view CNN takes the cake. Stick with the issues guys. I was more inclined to vote liberal 20 years ago but all the white shaming, media deception, gang mentality, violence (yes I do think the violence from antifa is severaly underreported), I see them as communists. Say what you will about Trump, but until these things get fixed y’all don’t have much leg to stand on. Also a new trend I noticed with the left side is lack of compromise. You won’t admit being 1% wrong. It would be refreshing to hear if trump ever does something good because he has done good. I don’t agree with all the bullet points under the fake news awards but a more than a few items stick out in my mind as unquestionably true. The shame with networks like cnn though is even if he does lie, how can I believe it? Cable news as a whole sucks. So does their social media accounts. Local news is much better than watching hours of commentary from both sides. I don’t get why we don’t have a leg to stand on, are you saying we can’t make valid arguments about Trump? Compromise? The GOP didn’t compromise with Obama when they took control, and didn’t allow Garland to be seated. In talking with Trump supporters at a recent sales conference, there was no compromise on the issues, they just agreed with each other that they hate Hillary and that he needs to stop tweeting. Also, terms like snowflake, the left, liberals and libtards are getting old, just like some insults and generalizations on the other side.

QUOTE (Whitesoxin2019 @ Jan 18, 2018 -> 02:11 AM) I don’t care if you’re independent, right or left. The media is a deceptive disgrace. CNN the worst. My only objective with the fake news awards is fox is not much better. (See 2008 2012 Ron Paul election coverage) But what we have here is a gold mine for the independent thinker not inside an echo chamber. I present the archive link instead of gop because GOP are scumbuckets and Trump broke the site. Hate him or love him but these are accurate awards given for the #fakenewsawards . This calling out of irresponsible reporting is the right thing to do. Of course the storylines will be attack on freedom of press. Well you know what? When our press is being funded by a handful of mega corps I think we need some checks and balances. Shame on anyone here who thinks intentionally deceptive reporting is good reporting. 1. The New York Times’ Paul Krugman claimed on the day of President Trump’s historic, landslide victory that the economy would never recover. 2. ABC News' Brian Ross CHOKES and sends markets in a downward spiral with false report. The rest https://web.archive.org/web/20180118010005/...ke-news-awards/ What if the first guy is a columnist and if a story is later corrected?