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Feb 12, 2016

the ronnie republic: Carl DeMaio and KOGO 600: Lose the Gotcha Mentali...

the ronnie republic: Carl DeMaio and KOGO 600: Lose the Gotcha Mentali...: Seriously, Carl DeMaio and KOGO 600 AM News/Talk Radio in San Diego should lose the "gotcha" mentality. It does not serve anyon...

Carl DeMaio and KOGO 600: Lose the Gotcha Mentality

Seriously, Carl DeMaio and KOGO 600 AM News/Talk Radio in San Diego should lose the "gotcha" mentality. It does not serve anyone well in the long run, Carl, the station or the listeners.

It turned out to be very informative about San Diego Radio, their philosophy and news/talk radio, in general, to follow a recent converstaion on San Diego Radio. org. This is a blog by Joe Nelson, a San Diego Radio veteran.

Carl DeMaio is on KOGO 600 in San Diego from 3-6 PM weekdays.

it is baby owl season in San Diego--from The Grape Street Dog Park

here is a recap of the conversation...................

5 comments:

Chloe Louise said...: I loved Carl when he was with Sully on KOGO because I think he is a gifted radio personality even though we are on different sides of the fence politically. Once Sully left and he was on his own the show is so crazy one-sided ultra right wing with the accent on punishing.

Every time I turn on the radio and hear his voice he is going on about Hillary: how she is going to jail, laughing at her, making fun of her personal traits......why?

It's not a fair show or a news show or a political show when he talks that way, it is just his own hatred of women.

If they want to have a show like that they might as well bring back chip franklin.

KOGO just can't help themselves.; February 8, 2016 at 8:30 AM
Anonymous said...: When you have Rush and Hannity as your lead-ins, you tend to pander to those listeners to try and bring them to your show. Dont look for Carl to be fair and balanced. He may be directed by management to "righten up".; February 9, 2016 at 6:02 AM
Chloe Louise said...: Then I must ask this question: Does KOGO want to be known as a station that promotes the bashing of women--because in the long run how will that work out well for the station and for Carl.

Sully may have been a Republican, too, but he was at least conversational, not to mention his work and interest in trying to help the homeless folks in the city. That is a giant problem for San Diego and for the safety of the individuals, as well.

Particularly, when this is someone who ran for mayor of our city--as an elected public figure he would have had to represent all of the people of the city--rich, poor democrat or republican.

Either way, KOGO and Carl DeMaio are a sham....and boring as a radio show.

Chip Franklin bashed women on a daily basis and KOGO and The Reader looked the other way--one has to ask why.; February 9, 2016 at 8:49 AM
Anonymous said...: Carl DeMaio has brought the ratings up in his timeslot big time and KOGO has skyrocketed from a 1.5 to a 3.8.

Sounds like a bunch of sour grapes posters here today.; February 9, 2016 at 10:43 AM
Anonymous said...: < The Reader looked the other way--one has to ask why>

No one reads the Reader and KLSD was a big failure as was Err Amerika; February 10, 2016 at 1:57 PM

It is fun to hear both sides of the political conversation--but the sense of glee Carls conveys at the possible demise of Hillary Clinton crosses the line from news or journalism or a political talk show to a one-sided rant and like Hannity and Trump it turns into ugly comments obviously just to get ratings as suggested in the previous comment.

Of all people, like Roger Hedgecock, Carl DeMaio has more to offer that the average talk show host because he really does know something about politics. There was nothing more interesting than to hear Roger describe how politics work in the city. Roger and Carl have a unique take on local actions, regardless of their political affiliation, that most folks just do not know, and that is really quite a lucky opportunity for the listeners.

Carl should really rise to the occasion regardless of KOGO's bid for ratings because in the long run KOGO may throw him out like others once the wind changes for some reason that has nothing to do with Carl.

Seriously, it is his own funeral in talk radio--just look at the history for KOGO. They were very willing to cover up and deny and remove disgusting comments from their podcast in the past. I know this for a fact because I followed it up.

Talk radio seems to be a very weird world--it does not take too long to figure that out once one focuses on it for just a little bit. It seems like they were very willing to go along with someone like Dr. Laura until the big sponsors like Motel 6 left--then everything changed.

AS far as Hannity, this is someone particularly not to follow--this man is almost a racist although he works very hard to cover it up. He stopped saying "taking back America" after President Obama was elected for the second time. That is a horrible statement and it has also been noted by others. I notice Hannity has started using that phrase again perhaps empowered by donald trump.

Carl should try and take a higher road--he was interesting yesterday and has a very unique position--he has a lot to offer personally and politically.

He can be very funny, too.

If I was Carl or KOGO Hannity would be the last person I would use as a role model.

Our conversation has been so interesting and revealing re: KOGO and talk radio in San Diego.

I wonder who anonymous is--not only do they seem to have a dog in the fight but it looks like they know everything.

The thing is I love Hillary Clinton and I have been waiting for her forever--of course folks are going to disagree, but why make it personal.

Feb 8, 2016

Standing with Hillary Clinton for the New Hampshire Primary

Hillary Clinton in Concord, New Hampshire (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I am standing with Hillary Clinton and Chelsea for the New Hampshire primary.

I have been behind Hillary 100 percent forever--I wish her the best.

from her website..................

Chloe --

We're facing long odds in New Hampshire tomorrow -- we're down in the polls, our opponent has been outspending us for weeks, and his campaign has been outraising ours in big ways.

But I know nothing can scare my mom away from a tough fight -- it's one of the reasons I'm so proud to be on this team. It would mean a lot to my mom to have you by her side as we head into tomorrow's election.

Carl DeMaio on KOGO 600 San Diego: A One Sided Report

I loved Carl when he was with Sully on KOGO because I think he is a gifted radio personality even though we are on different sides of the fence politically. Once Sully left and he was on his own the show is so crazy one-sided ultra right wing with the accent on punishing.

Every time I turn on the radio and hear his voice he is going on about Hillary: how she is going to jail, laughing at her, making fun of her personal traits......why?

It's not a fair show or a news show or a political show when he talks that way, it is just his own hatred of women.

If they want to have a show like that they might as well bring back chip franklin.

KOGO just can't help themselves.

from the KOGO website:

DeMaio Report. Investigative journalism and inside knowledge with an eye on solutions. The show focuses on the issues that matter most to you.

Read more: http://www.kogo.com/onair/the-demaio-report-56776/#ixzz3zd0uOXMF

This false and ridiculous statement appears on KOGO's website--I guess that's true if you are an ultra right-wing nut that hates women and democrats. I do not really call his show investigative journalism--perhaps he is drinking the same Kool-Aid as Bill O'Reilly.

The DeMaio Report airs on KOGO 600 AM news/talk radio in San Diego weekdays from 3-6 PM.

copied from sandiegoradio.org.............

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Carl DeMaio to Moderate Republican Debate Monday

By Joe Nelson

Republican US Senate Candidates to

Debate Feb. 8 on the DeMaio Report

WHO:

Republican US Senate Candidate debate moderated by KOGO’s Carl DeMaio and Cliff Albert:

· Rocky Chavez, State Assemblyman

· Tom Del Becarro, Businessman

· Duf Sundheim, Businessman

WHAT:

With the retirement of US Senator Barbara Boxer (D), California will see a hotly
contested U.S. Senate race in 2016. Three Republican candidates are vying to
consolidate the support of GOP voters to secure a spot in the November
runoff to face either Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D) or State Attorney
General Kamala Harris (D). At this point political observers consider the race
wide open.

WHEN:

Monday, February 8, 2016 from 5-6 pm

WHERE:

iHeart Media San Diego Studios, 9660 Granite Ridge Drive, San Diego CA 92123

STUDIO AUDIENCE:

Up to 50 tickets will be issued for the debate for studio audience members.
Tickets will be given away on-air during the DeMaio Report the week of
February 1-5, 2016. For more information, go to www.KOGO.com/Debate

MEDIA:

Press are invited to cover the debate but are asked to RSVP in advance to
secure credentials. To confirm space please contact Bill Lennert, Senior
Director, Promotions & Events, at BillLennert@iHeartMedia.com or cell
at 619-717-1914

LISTEN LIVE:

On radio at NewsRadio 600 KOGO, online at KOGO.com OR on iHeart Radio App

CONTACTS:

Media Relations: Bill Lennert, Senior Director, Promotions & Events, Bill
Lennert@iHeartMedia.com or cell at 619-717-1914

Programming, Mary Ayala, Executive Producer, Mary.Ayala@IHeartMedia.com
or 858.715.3318

Feb 6, 2016

Churchill Solitaire and Donald Rumsfeld: Conceptually Flawed

Jasin Bovi

I love and hate this game.

Chloe Louise
I also fell into this category.

Always love starting off the day with a good game of solitaire and a cup of coffee but one has to ask as they "soldier on" is this game flawed from the beginning.

Suffering not actually being able to see the game and the difficulty of some of the cards falling off the grid or not sticking to the proper place it still seemed like more of the original concept was flawed.

Most solitaire games of that nature--all of the cards out and face up--have a parking place of some sort or a rule allowing other than Kings to be placed in blank rows. Then, thinking that it was the difficult nature of the game I was forced to get out two decks and try it on my own.

The deal did not make sense to me, either. The difficulty concept would not exist with a real deck--right?

Could there be a mix-up in the game plan somewhere between Churchill, Rumsfeld and the developer. Is Rumsfeld flawed.

Is the deal flawed placing new cards on every row unless it starts with a King?

Grape St. Dog Park, San Diego

Was it me--the game was just too diabolical as Rums said. Rums keep referring to the devil's six as the problem but I did not see that as the giant issue.

When I tried it with cards it was much easier and much more random and the devil's six did hold the game up on more than one occasion simply because it blocks the sequence to build up the cards.

With the real deck it was much easier to play and see. The problem to me is that Rums keeps talking about the devil's six as the problem spot and other that that it is a regular solitaire game.

Well, Donald must be a real card game and solitaire expert because the trial at the hard level is more difficult to move than 4 card spider.

Somewhere there is a gap between Winston Churchill, Donald Rumsfeld and his basic solitaire knowledge and the developer--perhaps this is not this game creators bailiwick--and the info Donald spouts hawking the thing.

Were all of the ducks in a row before the game was issued or the war ensued.

One is left asking themselves--is this what happened in Iraq. Donald Rumsfeld went around on all of the Sunday shows touting the brilliance of the war but left out certain points when George Bush went on to play the game.

Would you buy it............

Seriously, there are plenty of cute and perfect and difficult solitaire games out there for free--why would someone pay for a hint or an undo for something that does not really make sense in the first place.

Is Donald trying to fool us?

True to it's creator, it's been dubbed "the most diabolical version of solitaire ever devised."

If you're like me, you've probably spent a lot of your mental energy over the years pondering about the goings on of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Is he keeping busy? Has he moved on to other business ventures? Are those business ventures video game based?

To put your worries at ease: the short answers to those questions are yes, yes, and you bet your ass they are!

Believe it or not, the 83-year-old Rumsfeld has apparently been shifting his focus from politics to mobile app development in recent years, and has just released his first game: Churchill Solitaire.

What makes Churchill Solitaire different than just regular old solitaire, you ask? Well, aside from boasting a title sequence comprised of black and white, World War 2 archival footage, Churchill Solitaire also features a 104 card deck as opposed to the usual 52 cards. Diabolical indeed!

"It's a card game that can frustrate even the most skilled player because a single move can make or break an entire game." described Rumsfeld in a developer essay on Medium.

"A number of hands are simply unwinnable. But the most steadfast players will gamely soldier on to find their way to victory."

And the early reviews for Churchill Solitaire? Well, they're mixed to say the least. Kotaku's rundown of the gamenoted the game's forced landscape perspective and cramped layout among the game's aesthetic errors, stating "The obstacle to building your columns is that they don't really fit on the phone screen. Shortly into my first game, Rumsfeld Solitaire warned me that I was getting too close to the edge, and advised me to rotate my device to get more room. It was Rumsfeld Solitaire, of course, that had chosen to put the phone in horizontal layout in the first place."

But the major issue with the game? Oh, only that it's apparently rigged:

Still, a fundamental error of design wasn't going to stop me. I played on, itty-bitty cards and all, and as I did so, an understated fact about the game became clear: It's rigged.

It has to be, by design. There are difficulty levels. The only way to set a solitaire game at different levels of difficulty is to stack the deck. The only way out was to spend more time, or start spending money, on something that was never really going to work out.

So if you're looking for a nearly-impossible mobile app game that requires "the pessimism of intelligence and the optimism of will," head over to the game's official page to download the free trial version for iOS devices (sorry Android users) today!

Source: Washingtonian

copied from the escapistmagazine.com

Feb 12, 2016