Liberal Talk Radio

They announced yesterday that former Van Halen frontman and Bronx EMT David Lee Roth is going to take over for Howard Stern:

A middle-aged Bronx paramedic with a receding hairline [ha ha! they're making a semi-obscure reference to Roth's latest stunt] has been tapped to take over for Howard Stern when the shock jock moves his raunchy morning gabfest from K-Rock to Sirius Satellite Radio.

David Lee Roth — the once-hunky rocker who fronted Van Halen only to swap his mike for a stethoscope to save lives as an emergency medical technician on city ambulances — will begin broadcasting in Stern’s 6-10 a.m. slot starting Jan. 3, it was announced yesterday.

What he’ll talk about is a mystery, but Roth is expected to focus more on politics — a dramatically different approach from Stern’s daily offering of strippers, porn stars, lesbians and various wackos. [Emphasis added!]

So . . . David Lee Roth ain’t talking ’bout love . . . he’s talking politics! Specifically, taxcutter-loving, warmongering, Feminazi-hating right-wing radio:

Roth, who like Stern is 51, admitted: “I don’t have any writers. I don’t have any specific crew. I’m gonna start off solo. Actually, the empire I’m more interested in is the [Rush] Limbaugh empire. I’m looking for . . . the [Bill] O’Reilly approach there.

“I think probably I have a view on politics that might be unique. I’ve been to almost 40 countries.”

Asked by Stern if he supported the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Roth replied: “I think I’m a hippie with a pistol.”

Got that . . . 40 countries! Unique!

Exit question: Is there something about hard rock/heavy metal that is inherently conservative? Professor, over to you!

See also: “For conservative punks, it’s about (equal) time” (MSNBC, June 3, 2004); “Johnny Ramone: Rebel in a Rebel’s World” (Washington Times, March 2004)