Air America, we'll miss you!

denverfandenverfan Posts: 218
edited October 2006 in A Moving Train
Yeah right!!!!

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/061013/air_america_radio_bankruptcy.html?.v=4

AP
AP: Air America Radio Files Chapter 11
Friday October 13, 10:51 am ET
Liberal Talk Radio Network Air America Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection


NEW YORK (AP) -- Air America Radio, a liberal talk and news radio network, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a network official told the AP.
The network had denied rumors just a month ago that it would file for bankruptcy, but on Friday Air America said negotiations with a creditor from the company's early days had broken down.

The network will stay on the air while it resolves issues with its creditors, spokeswoman Jaime Horn told the Associated Press. A formal announcement was expected to be made later Friday.

Where is all the liberal support???
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  • Yeah, take that free speech!!
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  • RushlimboRushlimbo Posts: 832
    I think most liberals do not need to listen to a three hour talkshow to learn how they should feel about this country and its issues. We tend to be able to think on our own and form our own opinions. You cons need Limbaugh and company to tell you what you should think and feel. Pretty much sums it up.
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  • Jammin909Jammin909 Posts: 888
    Not here. Why would you waste valuable PJ time by listening to some loser radio broadcaster spewing rubbish about some political bullshit when you could read the same thing in a fraction of the time? (liberal or conservative)
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  • denverfandenverfan Posts: 218
    Rushlimbo wrote:
    I think most liberals do not need to listen to a three hour talkshow to learn how they should feel about this country and its issues. We tend to be able to think on our own and form our own opinions. You cons need Limbaugh and company to tell you what you should think and feel. Pretty much sums it up.

    Or it could be something a little like this:

    Air America was conceived as a for-profit operation in response to the perception by many liberals that conservative dominance of talk radio--particularly Rush Limbaugh's popularity--gave the Republicans an electoral advantage over the Democrats because it helped the Republicans turn out their political base. Some argued conservative dominance of talk radio might have played an important role in winning a shift in the balance of the United States House of Representatives in the 1994 midterm elections.

    Similarly, critics argued that conservative talk radio hampered Clinton's second term by keeping alive stories of scandal in the White House, and contributing to the victory of George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election.

    Many, including British journalists Jonathan Freedland, John Micklethwait, and Adrian Wooldridge, have credited conservative talk radio with helping to shift the tone of American public debate. By creating an electoral environment where Republican candidates are more able to succeed, Democratic candidates are forced further to the right in order to be "electable". Micklethwait and Wooldridge wrote about this in The Right Nation, and David Brock wrote about it in The Republican Noise Machine.

    The growing belief that liberal groups were ineffective in getting their viewpoint across in the media was the reason the concept of creating a liberal talk radio network emerged.

    A number of conservative commentators countered that the reason conservative shows did well on radio was because of the lack of a conservative voice from more prominent news sources. They asserted that a liberal network would not do well, because those view points are already well represented by other news sources. -wiki
    "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity but they've always worked for me." Gonzo

    'If my fuckin' ex-wife told me to take care of her dog while her and her new boyfriend went to Honolulu, I'd tell her to go fuck herself." -The Dude

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  • Who cares. As we all know, the U.S. media is a liberal media, and the loss of a single network is negligible. Radio has been overrun by these Liberal fanatics, and its high time the airwaves saw more parity.
  • PaperPlatesPaperPlates Posts: 1,745
    If anyone actually misses anyone from Air America, aim better the second time.
    Why go home

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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    denverfan wrote:
    Where is all the liberal support???

    we dont need a radio program, we learned how to read a newspaper. that's tough for cons to find time to do when there's so much WWE and nascar to fit into their weekly schedule.
  • Woe is me. Now how will I ever figure out what to think?
  • RainDogRainDog Posts: 1,824
    denverfan wrote:
    Where is all the liberal support???
    Conservatives need their news read to them over the air waves. Liberals, however, know how to read; therefore, they dominate the internet.

    So, which do you think will have a more viable market in the future? Computers or radios?
  • denverfandenverfan Posts: 218
    RainDog wrote:
    Conservatives need their news read to them over the air waves. Liberals, however, know how to read; therefore, they dominate the internet.

    So, which do you think will have a more viable market in the future? Computers or radios?


    Liberals dominate the internet..HAHAHAH!!! funny shit man!
    "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity but they've always worked for me." Gonzo

    'If my fuckin' ex-wife told me to take care of her dog while her and her new boyfriend went to Honolulu, I'd tell her to go fuck herself." -The Dude

    Whisky Drinker, Non-Hunter from Denver.
  • denverfandenverfan Posts: 218
    Would you agree that things said on the radio, are held more accountable, than things you read on the internet? Seems to me, people's career's have been destroyed by things they've said on the radio. I don't know of too many career's ruined by things written on the internet.
    "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity but they've always worked for me." Gonzo

    'If my fuckin' ex-wife told me to take care of her dog while her and her new boyfriend went to Honolulu, I'd tell her to go fuck herself." -The Dude

    Whisky Drinker, Non-Hunter from Denver.
  • hippiemomhippiemom Posts: 3,326
    denverfan wrote:
    Would you agree that things said on the radio, are held more accountable, than things you read on the internet? Seems to me, people's career's have been destroyed by things they've said on the radio. I don't know of too many career's ruined by things written on the internet.
    A good bit of what gets talked about on the radio or tv these days was initiated on a blog somewhere.
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  • I don't have time to listen to the radio. And when I tried to listen to AA at the height of my interest in it during the fall of 2004 through spring of 2005, the reception was horrible in my area and their radio personalities hopscotched all over the schedule. I couldn't keep up.

    In any event, since I haven't listened to it in a year doesn't mean I don't care. And besides, like it has been mentioned before, blogging is where it's at these days.
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  • denverfandenverfan Posts: 218
    hippiemom wrote:
    A good bit of what gets talked about on the radio or tv these days was initiated on a blog somewhere.

    ??? It does??? Hmm, you must listen to different radio wave...Am/FM/XM/Sirus for me, sure blog's are talked about but going as far as saying "most of what gets talked about on the radio or tv is initiated by a blog," is a little bit of a stretch. The radio I listen to mainly focuses on current events, not blogs.
    "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity but they've always worked for me." Gonzo

    'If my fuckin' ex-wife told me to take care of her dog while her and her new boyfriend went to Honolulu, I'd tell her to go fuck herself." -The Dude

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  • RainDogRainDog Posts: 1,824
    denverfan wrote:
    Liberals dominate the internet..HAHAHAH!!! funny shit man!
    I thought so, but probably for different reasons. Apparently, while there are conservative web sites, the major new wave of services and whatnot (coined Web 2.0, but O'Rielly I think) are owned and operated by "liberal" companies.

    Whatever that means. But I guess Michelle Malkin's having a fit.

    Whoever that is.

    Anyway, I read this on Free Republic, so it could have just been their traditional paranoia - often reserved for things like the Lame Stream Media, New York Slimes, Hollywierd, or various other dhimmicrat havens.
  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    I intially listened and supported Air America, but as time passed instead of discussing leading topicvs of the day they simply decided to mock Republicans. It was basically the partisan garbage you would hear from Hannity, Limbaugh, O'Reilly, and Coulter but from a different perspective. Slander the oppossing party while negating to observe and overlook your own party's shortcomings. It got really tiring so I ceased to listen to them.
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  • RainDogRainDog Posts: 1,824
    denverfan wrote:
    Would you agree that things said on the radio, are held more accountable, than things you read on the internet? Seems to me, people's career's have been destroyed by things they've said on the radio. I don't know of too many career's ruined by things written on the internet.
    If the radio is run primarily by conservatives, that just tells me that conservatives are overly sensitive.

    Who's careers have been ruined, anyway (aside from Air America personalities, of course)?
  • inmytreeinmytree Posts: 4,741
    denverfan wrote:

    Where is all the liberal support???


    I would have been happy to listen to Air America if it were on local airwaves...I could only listen via the web...until the IT guy put the kibosh on that...

    now I get to listen to rush, hannity, savage, and "the sage" larry elder....it's amazing how they tend to say the same thing...over and over and over...
  • mammasan wrote:
    I intially listened and supported Air America, but as time passed instead of discussing leading topicvs of the day they simply decided to mock Republicans. It was basically the partisan garbage you would hear from Hannity, Limbaugh, O'Reilly, and Coulter but from a different perspective. Slander the oppossing party while negating to observe and overlook your own party's shortcomings. It got really tiring so I ceased to listen to them.


    This is so true about politics in general. I wish politicians in all places could get beyond the bullshit and the posturing. And why is it impossible to say "ya, we fucked up, we didn't get it right". Personally, I would respect someone who is honest about whats goin on and about their foibles. Everyone knows that mistakes are gonna be made, so why concoct this wall of bullshit to save party/ideological face ?
  • denverfandenverfan Posts: 218
    RainDog wrote:
    If the radio is run primarily by conservatives, that just tells me that conservatives are overly sensitive.

    Who's careers have been ruined, anyway (aside from Air America personalities, of course)?
    Just recent, Kinky Friedman, think he'll do anything in the up comming election? Others like shock jocks Ope and Anthony..Gary Glitters band etc. HAHA! There are more, I could care less about them, point being there is much more accountablility on the radio rather than the internet.
    "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity but they've always worked for me." Gonzo

    'If my fuckin' ex-wife told me to take care of her dog while her and her new boyfriend went to Honolulu, I'd tell her to go fuck herself." -The Dude

    Whisky Drinker, Non-Hunter from Denver.
  • AhnimusAhnimus Posts: 10,560
    RainDog wrote:
    Whatever that means. But I guess Michelle Malkin's having a fit.

    Whoever that is.


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  • CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    Who cares. As we all know, the U.S. media is a liberal media, and the loss of a single network is negligible. Radio has been overrun by these Liberal fanatics, and its high time the airwaves saw more parity.

    Liberal media?
    I don't know how many times I hear that term, but it really get's on my nerves. Media in the United Staes has an agenda, to be sure, but its job is mainly to distract people away from the important issues. People, or "units" as we are reffered to by the elite. Media may slant liberal on little things to catch our attention (the majority of US citezens call themselves liberal) but the media is in no way supporting the lower classes or running any stories of significance.

    I think Air America's failure was due in large part to its partisanship. Nobody gives a shit about democrats vs republicans as they are the same party for all intents and purposes. Air America failed to realize this, and that was led to their demize, I think.

    There is still an unrepersented -majority i think- view in mainstream media in the US, one that does not support either primary parties, and I also think it interesting that no one has hinted at that. They just assumed Air America spoke for the voiceless, when that couldn't be further from the truth.
  • I used to listen to Air America for hours a day -- I even bought a Sirius radio system so I could listen to it. Then, they yanked their programming from Sirius. And that was the beginning of a series of horrible business decisions that involved dumbing down the programming for the sake of "ratings." (I mean, Jerry Springer? Really?)

    I stopped listening when they cancelled Morning Sedition, with Marc Maron. He was great -- he was funny, he was smart, he had good guests from politics and arts and public policy. When he left, I left.

    But it occurred to me that as a liberal, I didn't like talk radio. It seemed to me that they were dumbing things down for the sake of the talk radio audience. Yeah, they were just slinging mud at Republicans, but that's the level of argument you get on talk radio. It's a medium for people who can't be bothered reading and who don't appreciate nuance. Just like Limbaugh and Hannity and O'Reilly, listening to radio just gives you the most basic, simplistic version of events. I just couldn't be bothered anymore.

    And the liberal media? Oh yeah -- Fox News -- they're crazy liberals over there. Yeah, and the radio airwaves are crowded with liberal voices like Limbaugh and Hannity and O'Reilly and Michael Savage and Laura Ingraham and Neal Boortz and Michael Reagan and Hugh Hewitt. What a bunch of Pinkos!!
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  • kenny olavkenny olav Posts: 3,319
    Rushlimbo wrote:
    I think most liberals do not need to listen to a three hour talkshow to learn how they should feel about this country and its issues. We tend to be able to think on our own and form our own opinions. You cons need Limbaugh and company to tell you what you should think and feel. Pretty much sums it up.


    Very very true. Unlike "ditto-heads" (hilarious that they actually call themselves that) we don't need someone giving us our marching orders. We didn't arrive at our views via propaganda... our views were achieved by reading, logical thinking and discussion.

    There isn't much of a need for liberal political radio - except maybe for self-defense against the conservative cranks. Morning Edition is funny at times, but it's pretty much preaching to the choir. I listened to it for awhile, but it became a tired routine. I'd rather listen to music... by liberal musicians :D

    And a lot more people are listening to music than Republican propaganda!
  • Kenny Olav wrote:
    Very very true. Unlike "ditto-heads" (hilarious that they actually call themselves that) we don't need someone giving us our marching orders. We didn't arrive at our views via propaganda... our views were achieved by reading, logical thinking and discussion.

    There isn't much of a need for liberal political radio - except maybe for self-defense against the conservative cranks. Morning Edition is funny at times, but it's pretty much preaching to the choir. I listened to it for awhile, but it became a tired routine. I'd rather listen to music... by liberal musicians :D

    And a lot more people are listening to music than Republican propaganda!


    All very true.
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  • Air America is not going away, they are in Bankruptcy and preparing a restructure. they will still be on the air.

    Thank you George W Bush and your quest to Protect The Rich with "flexible" chapter 11 protection laws.
  • kenny olavkenny olav Posts: 3,319
    Kenny Olav wrote:
    Morning Edition is funny at times

    Doh! I meant Morning Sedition ... and that it was funny when it was on. I stopped listening after Marc Maron left (or was kicked off?) and I didn't realize (until reading wikipedia just now) that the show was discontinued afterwards.

    Marc Maron had some really good bits... Marc the Shark.... ahahahaha. The rest of the deejays didn't entertain me nearly as much, though I've never heard the late night shows.
  • PaperPlatesPaperPlates Posts: 1,745
    video killed the radio star
    Why go home

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  • Kenny Olav wrote:
    Doh! I meant Morning Sedition ... and that it was funny when it was on. I stopped listening after Marc Maron left (or was kicked off?) and I didn't realize (until reading wikipedia just now) that the show was discontinued afterwards.

    Marc Maron had some really good bits... Marc the Shark.... ahahahaha. The rest of the deejays didn't entertain me nearly as much, though I've never heard the late night shows.

    I still listen to clips of Rapture Watch, Lawton Smalls, and the War on Brains. I still laugh out loud.
    "Things will just get better and better even though it
    doesn't feel that way right now. That's the hopeful
    idea . . . Hope didn't get much applause . . .
    Hope! Hope is the underdog!"

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