Air America Goes off the Air

[HHM]

Ok, this thread has devolved into slander and name calling.

[WhatMoney]

That's quite the ad hominem attack. How about some facts to go along with that bile? Where's the evidence to back up your claims? I'm perfectly willing to be convinced that Rush is all those names you called him, but unlike the global warming alarmists, I need some facts.

I'm not a regular Rush listener, but I've yet to hear anything attributed to Rush that would back up your assertions. Help me out here.

That's an easy assignment - The hard part is picking out the biggest whoppers out of the thousands Rush has spewed over the years. But his cruel mean spirited comments are easy to reference - there is a whole industry out there following the lies of this man.

LOL on global warming - 98% of all world climate scientists must be wrong or faking their data - sure. We have had the 2nd WARMEST January on record here in the Pacific NW, btw, and record heat spells every summer - new records for days above 90 broken every year lately. Wine grape growers are starting to plant warm weather grape varieties for the first time. Call it whatever you will - it's not getting colder here.

[banca rotta]

Why don't you use facts to dispute my argument? I didn't follow it with any claim about Fox News.

What exactly is so bad about Rush Limbaugh?

Rush copies some material from other conservatives like Michael Savage.

Rush is also a mouthpiece for the "repubilcan agenda" as opposed to the "conservative agenda" and there is a huge difference.

Rush loved G Bush. How many republicans or conservatives actually think Bush was a "conservative"? Clinton was more conservative.

I gave up on the republicans when I saw how left they were going and gave up on Rush when I saw that he defended them just as the fake, phony liberal TV media will defend Obama to the end.

One group of thugs (the big banks) are holding the strings for these two parties which is why we are starving for a third party.

Both Rush and Al Frankin are "Big Fat Idiots"!!!

[BobMango]

It doesn't take a business genius or a constitutional lawyer to know that Rush Limbaugh is a big fat liar, and a bigot, and a racist, and a xenophobe, and wouldn't know the truth if it bit him in his fat a$$. Limbaugh lies to his audience every single day. Only idiots listen to Rush and actually take him seriously. He is a third rate clown with a serious mean streak. (I won't mention his drug habits or his Jamaican boy sex preferences. )

But of course I was only suggesting you all read the book - it was published in 1996 and latest edition is 1999. You can buy it on Amazon used for $0.01 plus shipping if your library copy is worn out. Limbaugh is a plague on this country. He is responsibile for more hate and falsehoods than anyone in recent history - playing to the ignorant and angry - and collecting millions/year to spread his $hit.

That's quite the ad hominem attack. How about some facts to go along with that bile? Where's the evidence to back up your claims? I'm perfectly willing to be convinced that Rush is all those names you called him, but unlike the global warming alarmists, I need some facts.

I'm not a regular Rush listener, but I've yet to hear anything attributed to Rush that would back up your assertions. Help me out here.

[WhatMoney]

Really? Because obviously someone that got their start as a second rate comedian and couldn't manage to run a business and doesn't understand the constitution is well positioned to opine on the topic.

It doesn't take a business genius or a constitutional lawyer to know that Rush Limbaugh is a big fat liar, and a bigot, and a racist, and a xenophobe, and wouldn't know the truth if it bit him in his fat a$$. Limbaugh lies to his audience every single day. Only idiots listen to Rush and actually take him seriously. He is a third rate clown with a serious mean streak. (I won't mention his drug habits or his Jamaican boy sex preferences. )

But of course I was only suggesting you all read the book - it was published in 1996 and latest edition is 1999. You can buy it on Amazon used for $0.01 plus shipping if your library copy is worn out. Limbaugh is a plague on this country. He is responsibile for more hate and falsehoods than anyone in recent history - playing to the ignorant and angry - and collecting millions/year to spread his $hit.

[BobMango]

Really? Because obviously someone that got their start as a second rate comedian and couldn't manage to run a business and doesn't understand the constitution is well positioned to opine on the topic.

[WhatMoney]

What exactly is so bad about Rush Limbaugh?

[OhioFiler]

The same old tired argument from the right. It's usually followed by someone trying to convince me that Fox News is fair and balanced.

Fox News - Hannity, O'Reilly, Palin, Huckabee
MSNBC - Olberman, Schultz, Maddow

Air America had nothing to listen to. I thought Rush was bad, but that Randi Rhodes was right there with him.

Why don't you use facts to dispute my argument? I didn't follow it with any claim about Fox News.

What exactly is so bad about Rush Limbaugh?

[LimpDisc]

Nothing for the left? Well, the left has NPR, NBC, PBS, CBS,CNN, Oprah, etal. To claim the right dominates the airwaves is silly.

The same old tired argument from the right. It's usually followed by someone trying to convince me that Fox News is fair and balanced.

Fox News - Hannity, O'Reilly, Palin, Huckabee
MSNBC - Olberman, Schultz, Maddow

Air America had nothing to listen to. I thought Rush was bad, but that Randi Rhodes was right there with him.

[OhioFiler]

Hence why Air America failed.

Fox News stellar ratings has little to do with content so much as the fact they remain pretty much the only conservative news source. Whereas the liberals split their viewership over the remaining channels.....

It was a bad business model, you can't enter a saturated market with a product that can be gotten from so many sources.

FOX News wins with content and hot babes.

Liberals don't split their viewership. All good libs watch Olbermann and Maddow. It's the law.

[JRScott]

Nothing for the left? Well, the left has NPR, NBC, PBS, CBS,CNN, Oprah, etal. To claim the right dominates the airwaves is silly.

Hence why Air America failed.

Fox News stellar ratings has little to do with content so much as the fact they remain pretty much the only conservative news source. Whereas the liberals split their viewership over the remaining channels.....

It was a bad business model, you can't enter a saturated market with a product that can be gotten from so many sources.

[banca rotta]

I hate that. It's always good to have two sides to any story available....Rush has a monopoly on the right. Now nothing for the left. Oh well.

Rush is not always right as most of us know, but he knows how to sell his product.

Air America does not know how to sell, hence they're bankrupt!

This goes to show that most Americans are center to right and there are a few extreme left wing folks that make a lot of noise, but still in the minority.

If Ted Kennedy's seat can go to a republican that speaks for itself. Sadly nothing will change until we get a third party, but at least the people are waking up.

I guess a 7 year war and a 2 year old recession, soon to be a depression will "awaken the sleeping giant".

[AngelinaCatHub]

Nothing for the left? Well, the left has NPR, NBC, PBS, CBS,CNN, Oprah, etal. To claim the right dominates the airwaves is silly.

LOL. Yes.

Look as in MA, the people voted. One with their right to do so, and the other with their pocket books by not using the advertised products. What is wrong with this? If Rush is so popular, perhaps he has a following? If this company was so good, it would not be out of business. Just as in the "Tonight Show" J. Leno won over Connan O'Brian.

SO far, we still have freedom of choice. The "Progressives" wish to take this choice away with laws like "The Fairness Doctrine", another way to say, we will advise you peon's what to listen to.

Not much difference in what the CC companies told most of us. Ju vill pay us und ju vill like it. Heil!

[qsr]

AAR really got liberal radio jump started. It's still going pretty strong in most big cities. If you don't live in a big city, then you never hear the liberal side. AAR was terribly managed, though, and they've been in decline for years.

[momisery]

I think she is refering to TALK/SPIN radio... Where I live I get 5 talk stations and all they do is rant about the left. When Bush was in everything was perfect, even when the economy started crashing down. I my self hate to see one side losing their ranting rights.. but maybe the right listens to that sort of stuff more then the left does. I prefer to listen to the real news. I do not consider the NEWS on NPR as left. While the programing could be, the news/opinon program has two people get on and talk back and forth, and then the host simply thanks them. The host does not take sides, nor rant about anything ... the guests simply talk.. which seems more fair to me.