Check out my latest Talk Land column in the April issue of Newsmax Magazine. It's a close-up look at the "Bold and Fresh" stage show that is bringing in a bundle of cash for Fox News Channel hosts Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck. To add a little more detail to the story, the magazine's policy is to buy tickets for reporters to cover such events. This is to avoid the impression that a positive review can be bought. I also bought a ticket to take my mom, who's the world's biggest fan of conservative talk radio. She adores Limbaugh, Hannity and Glenn Beck. O'Reilly, not so much. Good thing we had tickets, because the mainstream media is definitely not welcome in the auditorium when the conservative pundits are preaching to the converted. The crew from Al Gore's Current TV had to stay outside. The crowd-pleasing content of the show was pretty much what I expected, but what shocked me were the ticket prices. By the time you add Ticketmaster's outrageous fees, it was $150 a person for the better seats! Even in this tough economy, a lot of people apparently felt it was worth it, even though they can watch these guys on TV every day for free!The Talk Land column is exclusive the the print version of the magazine, so unfortunately, I can't post a link.
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