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Liberal talk-radio network Air America to cease operations

The purpose of Air America was to get that dingaling elected to the Senate, and it worked. It's usefulness is now over.
 
The reason Air America went out of business is because it sucked. I tried listening a few times but I was turned off by the hatred and spin that I heard in most shows I listened to.

I guess I wouldn't make a good Limbaugh, Beck, Maddow, or Olbermann listener either.
 
Most likely it went under because us Liberals do not like listening to propoganda....whether it be from the far left or the far right.
Right-wing radio does well because their target market breathes on that type of propoganda.

Talk radio is nothing but propoganda.....I'm actually glad to see less of it on the air, even if it was left-wing propoganda.
 
Middleground said:
For whatever reason, lefties didn't tune it. Approximately half of Americans lean left, so I'm guessing that either the medium or format had little no appeal. I, for one, tuned in for about a week and that was enough for me. The ranting one-sidedness of what I had heard was enough for me to tune out for good.
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I've never listened to Air America. I subscribe to Sirius XM so that I can listen to music without having to hear people talk on my radio. Some anus speed yelling at me to buy a Toyota doesn't fly.
 
disneydude said:
Most likely it went under because us Liberals do not like listening to propoganda.
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Guess that's why Obama got elected and now breaks promises on a daily basis. Disney, Liberals are the posterchild for believing propaganda, your candidates count on it, Obama's hope and change rhetoric proven to be just that..rhetoric...and you ALL swallowed it hook line and sinker.:roll:

Right-wing radio does well because their target market breathes on that type of propoganda.
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And yet couldn't get McCain nor hardly any Republican elected in 2006 or 2008.....while the Senate and House moved Left...and Obama was elected...entirely on propaganda.

Talk radio is nothing but propoganda.....I'm actually glad to see less of it on the air, even if it was left-wing propoganda.
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Air America off the air is no surprise, Soros and the Left facilitating it and keeping it afloat for years now, this link from 2006.

The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney: Air America, George Soros, Mike McCurry, Peter Lewis, Democracy Alliance

Through an emergency bailout plan, a coalition of wealthy liberal political activists are poised to at least temporarily save Air America Radio. On the way: as much as $8 million in sorely-needed cash to fund ongoing operations.
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Disney, next time you've got a post that absolutely flies in the face of reality...like this last jewel of yours...throw it right out here. Spin it a lil as well, don't make it so easy for me to flame it right offhand. Your posts amusing and interesting just....well....canon fodder for those of us who know what's going on.
 
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I have to agree with those who say that talk radio is just not a format that most liberals really care about. The demographics are simply not the same as Rush Limbaugh's listeners.

Liberals dominate other formats...Academia, newspapers, blogs, movies, etc. I'd say they also dominate television news, with the exception of outright opinion shows, although I'm less sure about that one.
 
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disneydude said:
Most likely it went under because us Liberals do not like listening to propoganda....whether it be from the far left or the far right.
Right-wing radio does well because their target market breathes on that type of propoganda.

Talk radio is nothing but propoganda.....I'm actually glad to see less of it on the air, even if it was left-wing propoganda.
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LOL. OK, dude, whatever.

Air America went under because it wasn't necessary. When you have CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, and on and on, there is no need for a "liberal" talk station.

Once upon a time, the only conservative media out there was Rush Limbaugh and The Wall Street Journal. That was it, other than a few rogue columnists that wandered about.

Conservative talk radio, and later the Fox News prime-time political shows, filled a massive void; hence, why they are successful.

But what the established main-stream media didn't see coming was that conservative media was so much in demand, it has taken over their once optionless viewership.

The MSM got careless, and they started making every hire from the northeast liberal establishment schools and circles. They blended into each other so much you can't tell the difference from one outlet to the next, and now they're paying the price.

Air America wasn't just bad, left-wing programming; it was UNNECESSARY bad, left-wing programming.
 
Kandahar said:
I have to agree with those who say that talk radio is just not a format that most liberals really care about. The demographics are simply not the same as Rush Limbaugh's listeners.

Liberals dominate other formats...Academia, newspapers, blogs, movies, etc. I'd say they also dominate television news, with the exception of outright opinion shows, although I'm less sure about that one.
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Most liberals care a lot more about who's winning American Idol and who's hooking up with Jon and Kate than they do a senate seat in Wisconsin. Democrats, by the way, WANT it that way.

Liberal leaders focus on dominating academia (yay FDR, boo Reagan), science (global warming is going to kill us), government (we'll give you free healthcare and all the unemployment checks you want), and the media (we have a memo proving Bush didn't serve in the military) . Brainwashing is easy when you control those four things.
 
Erod said:
Most liberals care a lot more about who's winning American Idol and who's hooking up with Jon and Kate than they do a senate seat in Wisconsin. Democrats, by the way, WANT it that way..
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Really? I'm sure you would consider me liberal and I have never seen one of those shows.
 
Charles Martel said:
Guess that's why Obama got elected and now breaks promises on a daily basis. Disney, Liberals are the posterchild for believing propaganda, your candidates count on it, Obama's hope and change rhetoric proven to be just that..rhetoric...and you ALL swallowed it hook line and sinker.:roll:



And yet couldn't get McCain nor hardly any Republican elected in 2006 or 2008.....while the Senate and House moved Left...and Obama was elected...entirely on propaganda.



Air America off the air is no surprise, Soros and the Left facilitating it and keeping it afloat for years now, this link from 2006.

The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney: Air America, George Soros, Mike McCurry, Peter Lewis, Democracy Alliance



Disney, next time you've got a post that absolutely flies in the face of reality...like this last jewel of yours...throw it right out here. Spin it a lil as well, don't make it so easy for me to flame it right offhand. Your posts amusing and interesting just....well....canon fodder for those of us who know what's going on.
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Your post once again defies logic. Are you seriously trying to argue that Obama got elected because of left-wing talk propoganda? That's a good one.

No. Propoganda is propoganda whether it be from the left or right. Right-wing radio thrives because right-wings love to listen to propoganda. Liberals generally have lives and don't sit around listening to the crap.
 
I'll bet this thread will have more staying power than Air America.
 
Erod said:
Most liberals care a lot more about who's winning American Idol and who's hooking up with Jon and Kate than they do a senate seat in Wisconsin. Democrats, by the way, WANT it that way.
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:roll:

Erod said:
Liberal leaders focus on dominating academia (yay FDR, boo Reagan), science (global warming is going to kill us), government (we'll give you free healthcare and all the unemployment checks you want), and the media (we have a memo proving Bush didn't serve in the military) .
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That's my point, liberals and conservatives have different forms of media that appeal to their fans. Liberals have academia/science/newspapers, and conservatives have radio/TV opinion shows. There's nothing sinister about appealing to your fans by using the media that they prefer.

Erod said:
Brainwashing is easy when you control those four things.
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I don't see how it's any different than conservatives dominating talk radio or TV opinion shows.
 
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Is everybody ok? Anybody going through Air America withdrawals?

We're all with you. Hang in there.
 
sazerac said:
Is everybody ok? Anybody going through Air America withdrawals?

We're all with you. Hang in there.
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We still have comedy central, which is far superior, so we're good :)
 
Gibberish said:
Air America would have probably done well if launched pre-2000. Radio was just a bad medium for these people to use. Sure it was great 20+ years ago but now it's becoming overly obsolete. The exceptions are those stations that broadcast online and are in major metropolitan areas with commuters.
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Why do you think it's becoming obsolete? o_O
 
Kandahar said:
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That's my point, liberals and conservatives have different forms of media that appeal to their fans. Liberals have academia/science/newspapers, and conservatives have radio/TV opinion shows. There's nothing sinister about appealing to your fans by using the media that they prefer.



I don't see how it's any different than conservatives dominating talk radio or TV opinion shows.
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And certainly no implications was meant here, right?
 
disneydude said:
Your post once again defies logic. Are you seriously trying to argue that Obama got elected because of left-wing talk propoganda? That's a good one.
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No, i'm not arguing "left-wing talk" propaganda. I'm laughing hysterically at your "us Liberals do not like listening to propoganda" statement as it happens to be utter nonsense. Obama's campaign was nothing but rhetoric, the man had no record to run on, a junior Senator, never held a real job, his lack of experience now utterly obvious as he proves he was nothing but a blow hard and propaganda that you liberals thrive on. Again, next time you want to fly in the face of reality(everyone knows your statement here is hogwash, EVERY Republican in here can tell you Liberals are the propaganda believing posterchildren. Please, your statement is a colossal error.

No. Propoganda is propoganda whether it be from the left or right.
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But....."us Liberals do not like listening to propoganda", correct?:roll:

Right-wing radio thrives because right-wings love to listen to propoganda.
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Love to listen to it as it's entertaining. We don't jump on every bandwagon, fall in line for every two bit environmental, same sex marriage, or pro-choice movement. Proof lies in reality, the talk show hosts Hannity, Rush, Beck, etc...weren't McCain fans in fact used propaganda against McCain in an effort to run someone else. McCain won the primary...hands down...was our choice and candidate long before Obama and Hillary had stopped infighting.

And reality will then show...while Republicans weren't listening to right wing talk shows in chossing their candidate......liberals were hook, line, and sinker swallowing Obama's rhetoric and propaganda. His record now replete with broken promises, rhetoric of hope and change where now even his own party is asking....where is this hope and change.

The Liberal party with a reputation for glamor....for believing propaganda. Our Party...did not listen to the right wing radio or TV when choosing our candidate....nor have we ever. Your argument and reality are going in opposite directions DD, you ok this am?

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Liberals generally have lives and don't sit around listening to the crap.
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Liberals have lives? That why you have no time to provide for your own health care...rather want the government to provide it for you. And with our 10% unemployment...think it's the "liberals" that have all the jobs? Is it conservatives who are out of work and thus have no life or.....is it Dem constituencies such as the inner cities or American youth who voted for Obama....who lead the unemployment numbers?

Oops.

Again...when you have an argument that follows reason...throw it out here, DD. Rght now, you're the complete anti-thesis of reality. Flying in the face of what's actually happening isn't doing anything for the credibility of your argument, in fact, your statement doesn't have a shred of it.
 
The HotAir blog summed it up best:

Cause of death - Suckage.

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Kandahar said:
That's my point, liberals and conservatives have different forms of media that appeal to their fans. Liberals have academia/science/newspapers, and conservatives have radio/TV opinion shows. There's nothing sinister about appealing to your fans by using the media that they prefer.
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Should academia, science, or media have a liberal slant to begin with?
 
Grim17 said:
The HotAir blog summed it up best:

Cause of death - Suckage.

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You're right, they did suck. But so do Hannity and Beck, yet they seems to garner high ratings. It's beyond me.
 
Charles Martel said:
Liberals have lives? That why you have no time to provide for your own health care...rather want the government to provide it for you. And with our 10% unemployment...think it's the "liberals" that have all the jobs? Is it conservatives who are out of work and thus have no life or.....is it Dem constituencies such as the inner cities or American youth who voted for Obama....who lead the unemployment numbers?
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Once again you defy logic. Who are all these right-wingers sitting around all afternoon listening to right-wing radio if "Conservatives" have jobs and work for a living? :2funny:

No. Right-wing propoganda listeners are fat angry white men who want to find someone to blame for their laziness. Whether it be gays, undocumented workers, liberals, etc. They sit and fritter the day away listening to their heroes explain that there are all of these "others" that are the source of their troubles...it couldn't possibly have to do with their own failures. :doh
 
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