An educational Tuesday experience for you Busheep

[Warham]

Has Malloy used the term 'BCE'?

[ELVIS]

I've heard him, hever mentioned any BCE...

He's a comedian...

[FORD]

Originally posted by Warham
Has Malloy used the term 'BCE'?

No, actually he calls them "The Bush Crime Family".

It's a good name for them, but I'll stick with my own creation.

[Warham]

He's a comedian?



Is he a Jon Stewart type? Or is he more like that prick, Bill Mahr?

[ELVIS]

You could say that...

[ELVIS]

Both...

[FORD]

He's not a comedian. He's completely serious about the shit that's going on in this country. You have to be entertaining to hold an audience, of course (Which is where Al Franken fails) but Malloy's show isn't usually what I would call comedy. (Aside from the occasional message from Laura "Pickles" Bush)

[ELVIS]

I would...

[FORD]

Bump for truth and freedom

[Warham]

I hear Air America is losing their New York affiliate because they can't pay their bills. They actually have to PAY their affiliates to carry their programming. lol

Say goodnight, Gracie!

[FORD]

Rumors and hearsay.

It's also good to keep in mind that Air America does not own any of it's affiliates.

So if the network loses an affiliate, as in what happenned in Phoenix, it's because right wing fascist pigs forced a buyout of the affiliate station. It has nothing to do with the solvency of Air America, and it has nothing to do with the ratings in that market. It was a simple matter of fascists wanting to silence a message that dissents from the other 95% of the media sucking Bush's dick.

[Warham]

No, it has to do with the fact that nobody wants to listen to Al Franken and all their other boring hosts.

People don't want to listen to the radio and hear how our country sucks every day during their drive to work and their drive home.

Air America had to pay their NY affiliate something like $2 million to put their on their station. Do you think Limbaugh pays anybody to put him on? That must be why he clears $25 million a year.

[Warham]

Air America May Lose N.Y. Flagship Station

Chuck Taylor, Billboard Radio Monitor, and Katy Bachman

MARCH 07, 2006 -

Air America Radio found itself on the defensive this week following reports in both the New York Post and New York Daily News Tuesday (March 7) implying that the liberal talk network was about to lose its New York flagship station, WLIB-AM. Air America's lease with ICBC Holdings for WLIB expires at the end of the month.

Among the contenders said to be bidding for WLIB include Radio One -- which recently launched an African-American Talk network featuring Rev. Al Sharpton -- and P1, a syndication company run by former Clear Channel executive Randy Michaels that syndicates left-of-center Talker Ed Schultz.

For Air America, losing distribution in New York would represent a serious setback to the progress it has made since its launch two years. Finding new clearances on major signals in New York would be difficult, if not impossible.

Air America declined to comment on any potential negotiations for the station's lease, but reaffirmed in a statement its intent to remain in New York. "It is business as usual at Air America Radio. We will not, nor have we ever discussed, our confidential negotiations with third-party companies, investors or others in a public forum. We have no plans of leaving the New York City airwaves and plan to be on in New York for many years to come."

Danny Goldberg, CEO of Air America Radio, responded late Tuesday morning to the reports, suggesting that the accusations may have been politically motivated.

"It is vital, when analyzing chatter about Air America to consider the source," Goldberg said. "In almost all cases, the people who say bad things about our company's business are conservative ideologues who have a particular interest in damaging Air America, for one reason and one reason only: the political opinions expressed by our on air talent. Bill O'Reilly alone has mentioned Air America on 37 separate occasions since our programming went on the air. Al Franken has offered to debate O'Reilly in any number of forums including on The O'Reilly Factor, and O'Reilly has declined."

[FORD]

Originally posted by Warham
No, it has to do with the fact that nobody wants to listen to Al Franken and all their other boring hosts.

Hell, I don't want to listen to Al Franken. But that's one show. Randi Rhodes, the Majority Report, and Mike Malloy kick ass.

People don't want to listen to the radio and hear how our country sucks every day during their drive to work and their drive home.

Wasn't that exactly Limbaugh's message in the 90's?

Air America had to pay their NY affiliate something like $2 million to put their on their station. Do you think Limbaugh pays anybody to put him on? That must be why he clears $25 million a year.

How about comparing where Limpdick was at in about 1990? That would be more realistic. You can't compare a 2 year startup company to someone who's had 2 decades to find an audience.

[Warham]

Limbaugh was entertaining in 1990. These guys aren't.

I like this sample of Air America radio I found on a blog out there:

Caller: "Bush stinks"

Host: "yeah, Bush stinks, next caller"

Caller: "Bush stinks"

Host:"yeah, thanks for calling."

Seems about right.