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Liberal talk-radio network Air America to cease operations

Councilman said:
I am happy to report that the reasons given for the shut down are a lie. Yes the reason was economical bur it was not the fault of the economy. It was the fault of the content of the programing pure and simple.

Look at the ratings for so-called main stream TV news, it's in the toilet. Why? Because of it's Liberal content & agenda and slant and it's getting worse.

Now look at Fox News. It's through the roof in the ratings and going gang busters. Why? Because of content and people have begun to catch on to the Obama strategy of lie and if you get caught come up with an even bigger lie, or make another promise you don't intend to keep.

Liberals have very few original ideas. They tend to try old failed policies from the past that have never worked but they keep trying hoping for a different outcome, and as everyone knows that is the definition of crazy. This what the saying Liberalism is a mental illness was born from.

Obama is trying once again to push Socialism/Marxism and it's doomed to fail because it counts on people who work hard to keep working to support those who only take as is the way of Socialism.

Airbag Anti-America was doomed from the start as Lame Stream Obamedia TV has become of late because they are lacking in original ideas, and the solutions to evey problem is taxes which will never be the answer because it stifles growth.

Airbag America wa only on 100 stations and couldn't make a go of it because they had no listeners. Rush who I don't care for personally in on over 480 stations and is personally making tens of millions of dollars, and it's all about content.

A survey a few years back stated that about 40% of Rush's audience was comprised of people other than Republicans because they wanted to hear what he was saying about them, and I believed it then and I believe it's true today.

Airbag Anti-America will not be missed for 2 seconds except for the two people who listened.

KGO in San Franfreako is the only Liberal talk radio station that is doing okay but they have problems too. One of their big stars was Bernie Ward, now doing time in and Oklahomo federal prison for Child Porn. Way to go Bernie.

Funny thing is Liberals only have a problem after the law gets involved as a Catholic priest Ward was in trouble for complaints of sexual activity with minors way before he went o KGO, and they had to know it when they hired him.

Love those Liberal, some actually claim to be Christians and that is impossible, because you can't be a Christian and support the murder of innocent unborn children. This one catches a lot of Liberals in the lie and it's another reason Liberals don't have an audience on Talk Radio. No credibility.
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I couldn't listen to much of Air America either, although Thom Hartmann is still my all time favorite talk Show host. He is also on 1090 am which isn't Air America.

Fox News also lost money for around 5 yrs or so which is expected for a new business. They would have closed had their founder not been able to bankroll them even when they did lose money. High ratings? Their best show is who? Bill the phone call stalker O'reilly? His best ratings are still worse then the Jay Leno Show and Leno lost his show due to low ratings..figure that one out.
Our Nation was based on Liberal Ideas, otherwise we would have had Washington as a King or even President for Life. One can also argue that you can't be Republican and Christian if one really wants to bring up Religion on a Political forum...
 
Erod said:
Your hatred for Rush is a result of him continually winning every argument against liberals for two decades. He's so far ahead of their every move, it's like he's got their playbook in his hand.
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Like I said....a sucker is born every minute...if you actually believe that.
I generally take things that I hear from drug addicted hypocrites with a grain of salt....but you do what you want.
 
Kandahar said:
Not explicitly, but it's undeniable that some people in those areas use their media to express their political views. And that's OK.


Those are just examples of formats where liberals dominate; I'm not really focusing on the overall financial viability of the format.
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And, IMO, that's no different than using religion as a political venue. Probably moreso, since there is no such thing as a seperation of science and state, nor academia and state.
 
apdst said:
And, IMO, that's no different than using religion as a political venue. Probably moreso, since there is no such thing as a seperation of science and state, nor academia and state.
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I agree. Religion would be another good example of an institution where conservatives dominate the format (with some exceptions of course). But I have no problem with religious leaders expressing their political views either.
 
Kandahar said:
I don't see any way that can be avoided. Professors and scientists, like anyone else, are going to have their own political views which will have an impact on how they present their material.
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Together, they have a nation full of college kids scared of a boogie man called Global Warming.

And there's hardly any balance within universities to calm them down and tell them "it's not real, it's only a movie".
 
disneydude said:
Medved...are you serious. You're talking about the failed movie critic?
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He's an intelligent and provocative commentator. I don't always agree with him, but he has a fairly consistent and intellectually-based political philosophy, which is all I ask from anyone. He's also receptive to criticism, which is indicative of his general open-mindedness. I daresay he's a score more open-minded than you.

As far as Republicans go, he's not too bad. There are Democrats I can tolerate as well. I don't resort to blanket condemnations.

Of course, YOU wouldn't ever like him, simply because you're a partisan person who reflexively rejects anything that doesn't coincide with your own rigid ideology, so let the insults fly, DD.
 
disneydude said:
On what you you base this assertion? Seems like liberal propoganda failed due to lack of listeners.
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The Huffington Post, The Daily Kos, half of the blogosphere, MSNBC, Noam Chomsky....are you really trying to suggest that liberals are somehow immune to propaganda?
 
disneydude said:
Like I said....a sucker is born every minute...if you actually believe that.
I generally take things that I hear from drug addicted hypocrites with a grain of salt....but you do what you want.
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Don't listen to Obama then, do you?
 
Ethereal said:
Call Medved's show and tell him he's nothing but a propaganda minister. I want to hear that debate...:lol:
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DD needs more practice here first.
 
disneydude said:
I generally take things that I hear from drug addicted hypocrites with a grain of salt....but you do what you want.
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But..ate Obama's rhetoric and swallowed it whole and then..made your choice for President on such salt grain?

Yes, sucker born every minute, Obama got millions of them to vote for him.
 
Re: Breaking: Air America Ceases Live Programming, Will File for Bankruptcy

pugetsoundwa said:
Perhaps but Rush's Show was created by the GOP. They charged the large stations to air his program just as any show would. However they donated his show free of charge or at greatly reduced rates to the smaller stations. They wanted to blanket the Nation with his show. Thus certain areas might only have a handfull of radio stations and they wanted to insure Rush was on them. The station got the show free and could pocket all the advertising money they received. In no time his show was National and they could spread the GOP agenda. Most Talkshow hosts get big by hard work and spread once their name is know. Not Rush, the GOP made him a mouth piece and built his show for him..
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Hilarious ...
 
air america, like npr, was just dreadfully dull

demonstrably

there's just something about dogma...
 
pugetsoundwa said:
Fox News also lost money for around 5 yrs or so which is expected for a new business. They would have closed had their founder not been able to bankroll them even when they did lose money. High ratings? Their best show is who? Bill the phone call stalker O'reilly? His best ratings are still worse then the Jay Leno Show and Leno lost his show due to low ratings..figure that one out.
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All of that is irrelevant...

"FOX News Channel Beats CNN and MSNBC Combined in April; FNC Captures 10 Out of Top 11 Cable News" - FOX News Channel Beats CNN and MSNBC Combined in April; FNC Captures 10 Out of Top 11 Cable News Shows For the Month. | Entertainment & Arts > Broadcasting Industry from AllBusiness.com

Not only have they made back all the money it lost, it is operating far in the green and kicking the hell out of everyone else.

Air America was boring and ill conceived in every way. Fox was built on solid business practices.

pugetsoundwa said:
Our Nation was based on Liberal Ideas, otherwise we would have had Washington as a King or even President for Life.
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Trying to compare liberals of the 1700's to liberals now is just laughable.

pugetsoundwa said:
One can also argue that you can't be Republican and Christian if one really wants to bring up Religion on a Political forum...
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Well please argue it. I stand ready to prove that accusation completely and utterly false.
 
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someone on this thread actually told ME that i "can't" be Christian and gop?

LOL!
 
The Prof said:
air america, like npr, was just dreadfully dull

demonstrably

there's just something about dogma...
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I found Terri Gross' interview on NPR with Rick Santorum very respectful and intelligent. I do not find that on right wing radio nor did I find it on Air America.
 
Middleground said:
Not at all.

Rush is a blowhard idiot.

It's that SIMPLE.
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"Slightly Liberal"?

Rush delivers more news than the mainstream media.
They focus on 3 minute clips, Rush has the time to go deep.
He doesn't merely state "Someone is a blowhard idiot", he explains the context why they are, and how it will play out when the blowhard's decisions are implemented.

It's a talent and requires a deft mind to do that on the spur for 15 hours a week... and be correct in your analysis almost all the time.

It works because he's a student of history, human nature, and causality... not of hollow hopes, high emotion and intellectual papers devoid of factoring in the human element. That we are individuals and act from our own self interest most of the time.

Listening to Air America is funny and sad. Sad because a lot of people actually believe the claptrap, funny because as a youth I used to believe almost all, if not all the agenda of the hard left.

Sifting through each issue, taking the time to learn, traveling the world shifted my beliefs 180 degrees. I came to understand good intentions with a false foundation are doomed to fail miserably. Air America is all about emotion, and they rarely if ever confront their opponents point of view.

In fact, I laughed when one of their intellectual guests (the day before going off air) stated Rush, Hannity and Beck should be taken off the air!!!

Ironic they were off the air the next day.
Poetic justice.

I hope they come back... because I'm guaranteed a good roar or two when tuning in.

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Hrmmm....Second time Airhead America has collapsed....Hopefully this time it stays down.

Airhead America's most popular host, Lionel, was getting 1.75 million unique listeners a week.

[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_America_Media]Air America Media - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

Meanwhile here are the top 9 hosts in the nation.

The Rush Limbaugh Show – 20+ million
The Sean Hannity Show – 16+ million
Glenn Beck Program – 9+ million
The Savage Nation – 9+ million
The Dr. Laura Program – 9+ million
The Mark Levin Show – 6.25 million
The Laura Ingraham Show – 6.25 million
The Dave Ramsey Show – 6.25 million
Neal Boortz – 4.25+ million

List of most-listened-to radio programs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Airhead America wasn't even close.
 
apdst said:
I agree with most of what Rush says. Looks like alotta folks do. Why is that ya think?
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I would imagine because of the same reason a lotta folks agree with the Rev. Moon. Or Louis Farrakhan. Or Adolph Hitler. Or Barack Obama. Or Pee wee Herman. There is no shortage of people willing to believe just about anything if it is conducive with their own personal perception of reality.

Perception is reality. Try telling the schitzophrenic that the pink elephant hiding under his bed is not real. Try telling a Limbaugh fan that bull**** is not the truth (or vice versa.)

It's like pissing up a rope. Pointless.
 
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Re: Breaking: Air America Ceases Live Programming, Will File for Bankruptcy

pugetsoundwa said:
Perhaps but Rush's Show was created by the GOP. They charged the large stations to air his program just as any show would. However they donated his show free of charge or at greatly reduced rates to the smaller stations. They wanted to blanket the Nation with his show. Thus certain areas might only have a handfull of radio stations and they wanted to insure Rush was on them. The station got the show free and could pocket all the advertising money they received. In no time his show was National and they could spread the GOP agenda. Most Talkshow hosts get big by hard work and spread once their name is know. Not Rush, the GOP made him a mouth piece and built his show for him..
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Divide and conquer. The commie's media propaganda plan. We we're warned.

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Re: Breaking: Air America Ceases Live Programming, Will File for Bankruptcy

pugetsoundwa said:
Perhaps but Rush's Show was created by the GOP. They charged the large stations to air his program just as any show would. However they donated his show free of charge or at greatly reduced rates to the smaller stations. They wanted to blanket the Nation with his show. Thus certain areas might only have a handfull of radio stations and they wanted to insure Rush was on them. The station got the show free and could pocket all the advertising money they received. In no time his show was National and they could spread the GOP agenda. Most Talkshow hosts get big by hard work and spread once their name is know. Not Rush, the GOP made him a mouth piece and built his show for him..
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LOL...

Yes, they pulled ONE absolute unknown radio show host from Sacramento, plopped him in NY, on AM radio which was dying, and forced 20 million people a week to listen after a few years. Only in America.

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Pssssssssst. It wasn't the GOP. It was the product of a clandestine program instituted by Eisenhower, and crafted by Richard Nixon. From the day he could speak they instilled a program of Smith, Hobbes Montesquieu, von Mises, Hayek, Hobbes, Marx and Goldwater. Part of his training was working for the Kansas City Royals.

...Let's say they did give the show way for free for a while? What a brilliant business move!

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Fairly catastophic week for Dems, certainly their ugliest yet.:thumbdown

1) Scott Brown
2) Bob McDonnell
3) Supreme Court landmark decision on free speech.
4) Senators on health care :sinking:
5) Christmas under garment Bomber investigation report released
6) Obama town hall in Ohio...the very morning Ohio reports 10.9% unempmnt.
7) Air America flys the white flag:surrender

One disaster per day, an 0-7 week.:hitsfan: Happy Monday Left!
 
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Re: Breaking: Air America Ceases Live Programming, Will File for Bankruptcy

zimmer said:
...Let's say they did give the show way for free for a while? What a brilliant business move!.
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At least they didn't have to pay stations to carry the program like Airhead America did.
 
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Diogenes said:
At least they didn't have to pay stations to carry the program like Airhead America did.
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This is hilarious... and is why I will miss them:

Liberal Radio Plays On After Air America’s Demise - NYTimes.com
Reminded of Ms. Maddow and Mr. Franken on Twitter Thursday evening, Mr. Moulitsas conceded, “That’s a pretty good legacy.” (NOTE: ROTFLMFAO... Franken's legacy was SNL... carried to Air America to give it some weight... and it went titters the first time with Franken as the Captain.)

Former hosts like Thom Hartmann credit Air America with promoting the notion that “good talk radio can come from either side.” (NOTE: HAS ANYONE EVER HEARD OF THIS GUY? AND THAT'S WHY AIR AMERICA IS NOW TWICE BANKRUPT... "GOOD TALK RADIO"... LOL.)

Mr. Hartmann, who replaced Mr. Franken on Air America in 2007, is called the most important progressive host in the United States by Talkers Magazine. (WHO? SAYS 99% OF THE AMERICAN ELECTORATE)

The disparity goes back to the conservatives’ “20-year head start” on powerful radio stations, Mr. Hartmann said. (LOL... WHAT ABOUT THE DECADES OF THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE BEFORE RUSH LIMBAUGH?)

Ron Hartenbaum, the manager for Mr. Hartmann, Ms. Miller and other hosts, said that the disparity also illustrated how radio stations were “conservatively run” by agenda-driven and risk-averse owners.(RISK AVERSE... CODE LANGUAGE FOR WANTING LISTENERS SO THEY CAN MAKE A PROFIT... SO THEY DON'T END UP LIKE AIR AMERICA)
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The NYT put them in the right section... the arts, because their shows as illustrated by their Liberal Logic... is all about creative thinking.

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Harshaw said:
I always thought Air America's biggest problem by far is that they never got over being reactionary, an "answer" to something else. They were never doing it for its own sake. That's especially true of Franken and Garofalo. They never took it seriously on its own terms. They weren't in it for the sake of serious talk radio, but for the spectacle.
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Honestly, I believe the truest goal of these broadcasters were to present the news in a comical way, because the serious problem with the liberal demograph is that we have short attention spans, It takes more pizazz and smoke and mirrors to grab our attention, which in the long run makes it much more difficult to actually put a message across to us, John Stewart and Stephen Colbert can be a decent example, they announce real things that are happening, but they must do it in a way that will appeal to a proportion of the country that cant stand watching Fox News or CNN. The true case is that on both the liberal and the conservative side we have our drama queens, except the difference in my oppinions is, that Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert use clownish antics and humour, while pundents like Bill O'Rielly and Glen Beck (especially Beck) Use hate-mongoring nay-saying and fear farming to give out there oppinions of the current situations, who is more rightous? those that inspire laughter, or those that inspire terror?
 
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