Talk:Jim Quinn

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Obligatory Rants

Vandalism: The section regarding Quinn's Laws was vandalized, and I restored them, and have a full copy of this article, so further vandalism based on petty partisan hatred of the show will do no good. I will just fix it. June 9, 2007. By Thunder Pig. (Google it).

NOTE: someone should update this article to reflect quinn's obvious disdain for constitutional law (given his support for a criminal administration and, correspondingly, their blatantly illegal abuses of America's governmental infrastructure). his political beliefs as demonstrated on his radio show can hardly be classified as "constitutional." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.166.66.2 (talk) 13:09, 23 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

re: NOTE: someone should hand you a copy of the Consitution so that you can make the decision for yourself what is and what isn't constitutional. Doubtful you know the difference based on the above.

Jim Quinn is definitely an interesting and well spoken radio commentary. Definitely worth a listen if you live in the Pittsburgh area or have the money to subscribe to the site to access the archives of the radio show.—Preceding unsigned comment added by USER NAME OR IP (talk • contribs) DATE AND TIME

Jim Quinn is a nutcase conspiracy theorist. When I took the photo that is this article's sole photo of him, I was under his indoctrination via his radio show every morning for two decades. I lived by his mantras of "Liberalism always generates the exact opposite of its stated intent" and "being a liberal is standing on your head and telling the rest of the world it's upside down" -- mantras that I realize now describe himself. He regularly makes up ulterior motives out of whole cloth for those he does not like - like how he accuses gay people of trying to "break down core family values", when really we just want to live our lives. He and Rose preach hate and unverified conspiracies about everything in a radio show format that is quite catchy, well formed, and hard not to get drawn into. I've never heard a political talk show use a format quite like his since, which is sad as I quite like the format and hate him and his message now. When you see the photo of him on this page or on Google, know that the photographer who took it has grown to despise the subject, and is still trying to deprogram himself. (NB: I have no intention of changing the photo or its copyright in anyway; one must always remember where he came from to learn from it.) ----Tustin2121 _talk 19:22, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'll add also, since I was going through the history of this page: edits adding references to that article cited in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting are probably not notable enough for this page. Quinn was many horrible things, but was not anti-semitic; he would often say that the country is "founded on Judeo-Christian values", and Judaism is half of that. His conspiracies were usually in the range of things like the Clinton Body Count, net neutrality being the hidden return of the fairness doctrine, and George Soros funding liberal movements (rather than focusing on his religion). He was also very anti-Muslim, often using a sound clip of a "palestinian kid suicide bomber" to do things like kick callers off the air. Quinn was at most a gateway to Robert Gregory Bowers's radicalization against Jewish people. ----Tustin2121 _talk 20:34, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

blanking

Please stop blanking the page. If you have issue with any individual statement, feel free to bring it up here, but your edits will continue to be reverted. Trilemma 16:53, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Then rewrite it to be a bit more neutral. You've already shown that any edits to what you write will be classified as "vandalism", so it doesn't appear at this time to be worthwhile to work with you. --Likwidshoe 10:27, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to add any additional material, but your attempt at blanking the page is not acceptable and will continue to be reverted. If you look, you'll see that a previous editor added some information while largely blanking what was there. Most of the information he added has been kept, but the blanking was changed. Trilemma 17:30, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Subjectivity

The main body of this article shows significant subjectivity and should be rewritten. (previously unsigned comment by KongminRegent

Please sign your comment's with the four ~'s. I updated yours.

The info stating "Beginning in December 2005, he has added two additional segments to the show: the 'insane item of the day' and the 'stuck on stupid award'." is wrong. The "insane item of the day" has been around since at least 2001. It is not an everyday thing. The "stuck on stupid award" was started a couple of days after this incident. --Likwidshoe 00:24, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Show

Removed 'Like many of his conservative peers' before 'Quinn has no formal training in this area. Opinionated addition.

The sentence detailing his interest in law enforcement not coming to fruition demonstrated gross bias. How many other "conservative talk peers" have shown unrealized interest in joining law enforcement? Who are they? And the clever rhyme describing him as a "hostile talker and docile walker" was a clever play on words that serves no purpose than to paint him with somebody else's brushstroke. It was somebody's clever way to put their mark on an article without adding anything of encylopedic value.

71.55.62.160 23:24, 5 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Quinn toyed with the idea of going into law enforcement as an undercover agent as a topic on his show. He later stated that his advanced age(late 50's) prevented him from being accepted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.165.89.27 (talk) 00:24, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Would "Quinn's Laws" be more of a mockery of "Murphy's laws" rather than a statement of Quinn's worldview?

unsigned comments; previously 'Removing a paragraph'

The paragraph discussing conspiracy theories about Clinton is anecdotal, uninformative, and generaly meant to discredit him and accomplish nothing else. I believe that it should be deleted, and I believe I should recommend it here instead of just doing it.—Preceding unsigned comment added by USER NAME OR IP (talk • contribs) DATE AND TIME

Yes, you should recommend it here, but if you don't sign your comments, especially when nominating content for deletion, you give the appearance that you are seconding your own nomination (see unsigned "I agree" below). Unsigned nominations for deletion (and unsigned comments in generally) are viewed as suspect and are therefore properly ignored. riverguy42 (talk) 15:17, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Does anybody known what Heads-Up it is when they play that song with the woman playing the piano singing He Touched Me?

That's the Sexual Harrassment Heads-Up. I've added information about that to the section. 71.231.102.185 11:07, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree about the conspiracy section. I also believe there aren't enough references to his recent shows. What about his thoughts on loose change? —Preceding unsigned comment added by USER NAME OR IP (talk • contribs) DATE AND TIME

New Quick Start Guide

When the new station came on, Quinn presented an updated Quick Start Guide, which I transcribed onto this page. I would just like to say that these are supposed to be quotes, so please don't change or adulterate them if you think they are offensive, rough, etc. KongminRegent 22:52, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I did not change the Quick Start Guide, but I did list Quinn's actual Laws of Liberalism. I think there may have been some confusion that the Quick Start Guide was Quinn's Laws of Liberalism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Warner77 (talk • contribs) 15:12, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal to move Q&R content to the Q&R article

There already is an article for the War Room with Quinn and Rose radio show, which is the more appropriate place for information related to the radio program (affiliates, theme music, etc...). The two articles are already duplicating the affiliate list.

Jim Quinn was notable prior to co-hosting his current show, and both articles would have enough content to justify the article. The history of Jim Quinn at KQV and other radio jobs is interesting background information, and would benefit from additional research and better sourcing. Improving that information would currently be disrupted by the reversion wars over the controversial content.StreamingRadioGuide (talk) 13:08, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced

From where do we get this information? Does the subject have an autobiography on a personal website? I couldn't find one on the Warroom website.[1] Also, I moved the show-related info to the show article. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 20:54, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's called listening to the show. Likwidshoe (talk) 00:29, 16 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You mean all of the biographical information is gleaned by listeners - and there's nothing in print? ·:· Will Beback ·:· 00:36, 16 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have added some of the biographical references. There are also audio archives available on their website. Npeters22 (talk) 14:48, 16 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion of slavery

Why is the only quote from the show Quinn's discussion from slavery in November 2008. It hardly is a defining theme of the show or the only notable thing he has said over his career. I think someone has documented one instance that has otherwise gone unremarked upon for nearly 8 months. I suggest deleting. Npeters22 (talk) 09:54, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Citation for sexual harassment lawsuit as inducing his conservatism

I added a citation and a quote for this. I wouldn't always take the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review as a reliable source, but as this is an interview with the subject himself concerning his own views, I figured it would be OK. Mwphil (talk) 00:07, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]