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I can't believe this gratingly loud-mouthed, transparently strawman-arguing, derivative demagogue has merited an article in Misplaced Pages. Sigh. Why not? Hitler has a wiki Wasted Time R 23:51, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

You are obviuously the most luzer lib that ever existed!! Bwahahahaha!

Mark Levin has no "influence" from Michael Savage. That's a damned lie. Mark Levin has said on the air that he doesn't like Savage.

Political influence or agreement, no. Broadcasting style influence, very much!

What the censors of this page don't want you to know:

• He pronounces his name the French way, not the Jewish way.
• He always says "lib", never says "liberal". It's like "Jap" vs "Japanese".
• He believes libs are the cause of all of America's problems, and are pretty much traitors.
• Many other conservative talk show hosts wouldn't have him on to promote his book. He complained about this on air. This pretty much tells you all you need to know.

Shill for his contributors

Mr. Levin's tirads supporting big oil company profits is based on the fact that Landmark legal foundation, of which he is president, has received large amounts of funding money from Exxon Mobile, and other notable companies in Pittsburg who have held stock in Exxon Mobil

Like all Chicken Hawks,

Like all Chicken Hawks who drape themselves in the "image" of patriotism, Levin does little more then give lip service to the administrations talking points of the day. Let this toad volunteer HIS son if he beleives so strongly in this war. We'll continue to challenge this administration and fight to keep any more of our children from dying, including yours Mr. Levin.

    Any evidence of this? Besides internet rumors?

Rumors? - Listen to his radio show! He's McCarthy all over again. Question the administration and he calls you un American. Want "proof"? call his show - tell him you want our troops out of Iraq then listen to him tear you down as un american. Are you willing to sacrifice some one elses child because he thinks it's patiotic-to support this war? I hope not.

Sheesh

You guys are ridiculous.

There are shills from both the left and right of the political spectrum. Levin is no worse than Moore. Yet the purpose of wiki is to present the facts of who the person is. He is a relevant and popular commentator and thus should be presented as such. There wouldn't be any content on this site if things weren't posted because you found them at odds with your personal beleifs. Your arguments against him have nothing at all to do with presenting an article on who he is. Grow up.

The Exxon Mobil contributions to his foundation and his defense of the oil company profits ARE FACT on who he is.

-- Again... Any proof? just show me some relevant information from a reputable source. That is what I was referring to.

YEs there are a lot of political shills out there but few have been given a radio show to spead the message as Levin has. You can pay my gas and heating bill if you think he's right. By the way, he's not "relevent". He uses free speech as a weapon to call anyone who doesn't agree with his talking points "unamerican"

Mr. Levine is anything but a "political figure". He's a mean,devicive ratings hungry talk radio entertainer

-- Ok again ... there are plenty of forums on the internet to voice your political opinions. This is not one of them. I don't really care whether or not you think that he is mean or devicive. A lot of people think he great. A lot of people hate him. so what. This is not the place to be sorting out your various political opinions.

Any time we talk about figures and commentators on political subjects, there is going to be controversy. But we don't fill the Ann Coulter or Michael Moore pages with biased opinion. We should just try to portray him for the facts of who he is, not your opinions.

and YES, what you've said is purely OPINION. whether someone is 'mean' is a subject opinion you happen to hold and has no relevance here... Stick to blogs for that kind of stuff.

Maybe all you Libs out there should take a lesson from Mark. How many of you have his credentials? I would like to see you debate him on the Constitution. You'd all be left 10 miles back scraping your tongue up off the dirt road you got thrown onto. (Jan 12, 2006)

Take a lesson from Mark??? Credentials??? How many pictures of this guy DO YOU have in your wallet? He's loud mouth shill for the administration AND big oil who underwrite his "foundation". If he's so great, why does he resort to making up childish names for any one he against. He never allows an open debate because he'll get his bigoted, closed minded rear ended kicked. It's all about the ratings baby.... the more obnoxious he is the higher the ratings. If he was such a great legal mind he'd be practicing the law. not behind some AM radio microphone.

How much of this sounds like Mark Levine:

14 defining characteristics common to Facism:

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.

5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.

6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.

9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.

10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.

11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.

14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

Misplaced Pages is not a Press Release, nor a Program Guide

I've removed several clearly POV parts of the article that seemed clear PR. Eleemosynary 08:13, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

I've also removed two advertising links for his book, and a broken link as well. Eleemosynary 07:26, 3 February 2006 (UTC)