TY - BOOK AU - Bobbitt,Randy TI - Us against them: the political culture of talk radio T2 - Lexington studies in political communication SN - 9780739126394 AV - PN1991 B663 U 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Lanham, Md. PB - Lexington Books KW - Radio talk shows KW - United States KW - Radio broadcasting KW - Political aspects KW - Radio in politics N1 - Hot air -- The audience: who listens and why -- The sponsors: who advertises and why -- The conservatives -- The progressives -- The libertarians -- The women -- The haters and the shockers -- The locals -- In theory: talk radio and American politics -- In practice: Talk radio and the 2008 Presidential election -- Talk radio, the First Amendment, and the Fairness Doctrine; HKBU library; YT2025 M09 N2 - Why do people choose to listen to political talk instead of music on the radio? Randy Bobbitt addresses this and other crucial questions as he closely examines the phenomenon of talk radio and the role that it plays in the American political process and popular culture.--[book cover] ER -