Michael Medved

Michael Medved (born October 1948) is an American nationally syndicated conservative radio talk show host, film critic and author. He is also an Orthodox Jew (although Medved describes himself as an "Observant Jew").

Talk radio and political commentary

Medved does a daily three-hour talk radio program based out of Seattle, Washington. http://www.ktth.com/ The show reaches more than 2 million listeners in 140 markets, coast to coast. Medved has been listed by Talkers Magazine as one of their ?Heavy Hundred? most important American talk show hosts. http://www.talkers.com/heavy.html Medved started his radio show in 1996 after a series of guest hostings on Rush Limbaugh's radio show. Medved credits Limbaugh for giving him his start in talk radio.

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Seattle, Washington - 1996 - Rush Limbaugh's

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Medved describes himself as a "cultural crusader on politics and pop culture" and the show focuses on that intersection between current events, politics, and the entertainment industry. Medved's radio show also deals with issues involving the film industry and recent movies he has reviewed. Medved's radio show often focuses on listeners calling in and debating issues with its host, welcoming in particular callers who strongly disagree with the host. The show welcomes dissenting voices as guests to debate with Medved and he has had on Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, John Shelby Spong, George Galloway, and Al Franken, among many others. Medved also has guests who he agrees with on certain subjects (i.e., Robert Spencer, Christopher Hitchens, etc.) and conservative voices from politics and pop culture. Medved has supported other conservatives when they have been criticized such as Limbaugh and Dr. Laura Schlessinger.

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Noam Chomsky - Michael Moore - John Shelby Spong - George Galloway - Al Franken - Robert Spencer - Christopher Hitchens - Dr. Laura Schlessinger

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Medved is a self-described conservative on most issues, although he has some environmental sympathies. On environmental issues, he prefers to call himself a conservationist, in the tradition of Teddy Roosevelt. Medved is a very vocal critic of roadside debris and trash. Medved is also open to the possibility that Bigfoot may actually exist in the Pacific Northwest and has discussed that topic on his radio show.

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Environmental - Conservationist - Teddy Roosevelt - Bigfoot - Pacific Northwest

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Medved has been criticized for giving pejorative names to political candidates he disagrees with (e.g., labeling U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidates Wes Clark "Weaselly" Clark, John Edwards as John "Shyster," etc.). Medved (who openly admits he is partisan) justifies this based on a long tradition in United States politics of such name-calling, but drops the pejorative if the person is no longer running for office. Medved is also highly critical of the Libertarian Party which he mockingly calls "Losertarians," for what he considers to be their focus on narrow political issues at the expense of political relevancy or effectiveness. He has also called the Constitution Party the "Constipation Party" and referred to all third parties as "turd parties." Medved has also been criticized for using as a slogan for his radio show and describing the United States as "the greatest country on God's green earth." George Galloway in particular was offended by this phrase.

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Wes Clark - "Weaselly" - John Edwards - "Shyster," - Libertarian Party - Constitution Party

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