tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11295909.post116257002706507251..comments2024-02-23T03:28:33.435-05:00Comments on Culture Industry: Bill & BruceMark Scrogginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01431113440875342809noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11295909.post-1162614501973820452006-11-03T23:28:00.000-05:002006-11-03T23:28:00.000-05:00I think you're right, but I also think there's mor...I think you're right, but I also think there's more to it than that. I think academics don't quite get just how intellectually dishonest O'Reilly and his ilk are, how willing they are to completely distort reality in order to score a point with their audience. It's beyond comprehension unless you've had it overwhelm you a few times.<BR/><BR/>The other problem, I think, is that there is no way to win an argument on a show like O'Reilly's, because even if you abandon your strengths and wade into the muck with him, you still come off as no better than he is, which means he's won. It's like going to Stormfront and trying to win an argument about white supremacy--you'll never get them to concede a point, and you wind up feeling putrid for the effort.<BR/><BR/>The best way to deal with an O'Reilly is to treat him the way David Letterman did last week on his show (which means, of course, you have to get O'Reilly off his own turf). Treat him with sneering derision, with the open contempt he deserves, and undercut it with a self-deprecating humor that defangs his "I'm a regular guy and you're an elitist" schtick.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057141977192915700noreply@blogger.com