>> ^shuac:
Jonny, the hosts do not control who calls in. Need I really mention such a fundamental thing?

No, but apparently I need to point out that the hosts decide which callers are put through.

>> ^BicycleRepairMan:
jonny: Fox news is a major news channel, IF they, as you say, only let the dumb ones on, and I dont know if they do, but lets just say so for the sake of argument, FOX would have no problem doing that, because they get probably thousands of calls, and they probably have alot of people standing by to pick up and filter the calls (Which all major TV and radio stations must do, probably hundreds of jokers and drunk people.

My reference to fox was more about studio and satellite guests, and it was kind of unfair in that I don't have enough data points. But from the few times I have watched it, it does seem they "stack the deck".

This program, on the other hand, seems to be only these two hosts and a camera man, perhaps a couple more. Several times, they have to cut off calls etc live, and they probably dont get that many calls either.

Point taken that the small audience size of this show may negate any potential caller screening.

Secondly, the ones posted here on the sift ARE the stupid ones, because they are funny.

Fair enough if the point of the posts here are supposed to be the most ridiculous callers. But in that case, wouldn't "comedy" or "wtf" be more appropriate channel assignments? It's hardly a serious discussion of atheism/theism. Putting this in the religion channel is sort of like putting fag jokes in the gay channel.