A Warped POV by A. Dacosta Brathway

March 22nd, Tuesday... I'm addicted! No, it's not drugs or alcohol... I'm addicted to sports talk radio! Dammit! I can't stop listening to it. Ok, I do have an excuse. It may not be a good one but I have one. For whatever reason, I love hearing the stupid comments from both the hosts and the callers. What amazes me is when a caller states his opinion, if it does not comply w/ what the host believes, the host treats the caller like shit! What's really sad about that whole exchange is the caller will call back the next day to do it all over again! Hey, insult me once, shame on you. Insult me twice, shame on me! Insult me thrice, I'm psychologically unbalanced and need professional help!
I never call. I think I'm right most of the time and I want to argue my point. I also know that once I get started, they will hang up on me and I WILL get pissed! Next thing I know, I'm thinking boycott and protest and million (sports) man march!
I know, it's not that serious but the bigger picture is why are people so compelled to voice an opinion then allow a radio host to be rude to them for simply stating an opinion? Just because they are on the radio does not mean they know more than you. Nor does it mean that you know more than them. It also does not necessarily mean that what's being talked about means anything at all.
Last time I checked, there was (is) more serious shit going on! Can you say Libya?

A Warped POV by A. Dacosta Brathway

March 17th, Thursday... Damn! I hate sports talk radio! But, like a cracked out junkie, I listen to it religiously. (That's my issue to only be discussed w/ a therapist!) Anyway, yesterday I was listening to some idiot explain why he had a problem w/ President Obama filling out the NC2A bracket(s) for the tournament. Are you f#@king kidding me? He stated the President has more pressing issues to tend to. (I guess President George W. Bush did not have more pressing issues when he dropped his ass in bed every night by 9:30p?) Every president in the history of presidentdum has had some quirk... Some...thing that he did that broke from protocal. I'm sure that if a woman President is ever to come into being, there will be some quirk she will have that will take a minute out of her day. She may want to go shopping w/ the girls or there might be a personal female thing she has to do before reassuring America that she will bring peace to the Middle East during her trip there!/ Matter of fact, I'm glad the Pres filled out a bracket.For once we have someone "human" in the office. Just like I had no problem w/ Clinton acknowledging a loyal follower who felt that it was her duty to "kneel before the seal!" I think he did what any self-respecting "human being" Pres would do given the same circumstance?

CRAP/My Journal by Al Brathway

October 4th, Thursday/ Last night I went to bed very early, which ment I was going to wake up in the middle of the night and not be able to go back to sleep. So I turned on the radio and tuned on to a sports talk radio station. Hey, I'm into sports! Sometimes I listen to sports talk radio during the day to pass the time. Sometimes it's cool and other times the conversations get real stupid. Well last night the conversation went beyond stupid!/ I've noticed that the hosts of these types of shows seem to get real disturbed when their listening audience doen't agree with whatever they say. Most of the time, after a rant by the host, the listener gets hung up on! Last time I checked that is rude behavior. I guess no one can have a valid opinion, on the radio, but the host? Or, maybe they are supposed to be funny? I got annoyed! Then, the random bantering that goes on and on and on and on... Yeah, I can change the channel, which I eventually did, but... And the losers that call in...! What the hell is wrong w/ people? You know, I could never get past the weirdness of Andy Warhol but he was right about one thing: People DO want their 15 minutes of fame! The callers will hang on the line and wait and wait and wait to be heard on the radio! Last night, two guys fell asleep waiting. They broadcasted the two guys snoring while waiting! I guess that is compelling radio or something./ I know one thing... I will time my going to bed better from now on. I will also avoid listening to sports talk radio from now on. Hell, I might just stop watching sporting events altogether. If I cannot be entertained by sports, I might as well watch and listen to world news... That's where all the comedians seem to be these days!/ CRAP!