The conversation on Thom Hartmann’s program yesterday also pertains to Iowa which is saturated in right wing radio including WHO radio, a 50,000 watt station that reaches every corner of our state and beyond plus multiple hours of daily right wing talk on local commercial radio stations all around the state. Click on the link for a list of stations in Iowa and the number of hours of daily right wing programming.  https://blogforiowa.com/2017/02/10/right-wing-media-and-the-power-of-fear/

“..by stoking rural Whites’ anger rather than addressing the hard problems they face, conservative politicians and talking heads create a feedback loop of resentments that are undermining American democracy.”

“What isn’t said enough is that rural whites are being told to blame all the wrong people. When Republican politicians and conservative media tell rural whites to aim their anger at these targets, it’s so they won’t ask why the people they keep electing haven’t done anything to improve life in their communities.”