"Michael" wrote

The answer to that and not surprisingly why Libertarian radio attracts
listeners while their counter-culture equavalents do not is the same.

Interesting thesis, but I'd hardly call Limbaugh or the people he champions
Libertarian. I only recently learned that Hillary Clinton and Leon Penetta
had both worked for Goldwater back in 1964, as did Reagan. So did I. LBJ's
landslide victory taught me that people don't want freedom, just the
appearance of freedom. Sadly, Goldwater's defeat handed the Republican party
over to the religious right - to people who believe that the Government's
job is to force everybody to obey the rules dictated by "the voices" and
their invisible friend - and these theocrats have controlled the GOP ever
since.

However your are wrong in saying their is no equivalent. The basis is
simply
mindset. Radio require some mental acuity and ability to reason. The
equivalent to radio is TV and in some cases movies. TV requires no
attention span nor thinking ability. Nor in do movies (and I draw a
distinction between 'movies' and 'film.' The equivalent to Rush Limbaugh
is
probably somebody like Jerry Springer, or the evening news provided by
the
former 'major media.' Radio and it's equivalents invite discourse,
debate,
the use of logic, facts and reasoning.

TV *is* less intellectual so Springer cannot be the Democrat equivalent of
Limbaugh - unless you believe that all Democrats are stupider than Bush, and
I can't buy that - not when Bush's main constituancy comprises the Homer
Simpsons among us. Nor is Limbaugh libertarian or conservative in the sense
that Goldwater was. A Limbaugh equivalent would poke fun at the village
idiot's poor English and at his illogical ideas just like Limbaugh did
Clintoon's antics.. I.e.:" Mr President, you say we must stop abortion and
topple Saddam. Why?" "Doh, cuz my 'visible friend say so! Ah, doh, wa you
in kindergarten when them terrorists struck? Ah was! Ah was think'n about
Dick 'n Jane when 'the voices' said 'Get that damn Hussien.".

TV, along with most movies are propaganda efforts. ....

Agree, but never saw the shows you mention.

"Support a return to the two party system . . .vote Libertarian."

Just might do that -- or write in Jessie Jackson (c: