The bankrupt, liberal radio network Air America may just have gotten a much-needed injection of funds. However, at the same time, one of its top personalities, “comedian” Al Franken, is apparently set to depart in order to make a run for the U.S. Senate.
As reported by the Huffington Post:
Air America Radio, in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings since October, will be rescued at the 11th hour by Manhattan real estate developer Stephen L. Green.
Al Franken, the best-known host of the liberal network, will announce his expected departure on his show later today, to explore a run for the U.S. Senate from Minnesota.
The article gave some details about the pending transaction:
Green is the brother of Mark Green, the New York Democrat who served as the city's public advocate in the 90s and ran for mayor against Michael Bloomberg in 2001.
He has already signed a letter of intent, and plans to finalize a purchase agreement within the week.
Air America CEO Scott Elberg confirmed the sale. "This is a great thing, for our affiliates, the company, the audience and every employee in our organization."
Green is chairman of SL Green Realty Corp, a real estate investment trust specializing in office buildings with a market cap of $12 billion.
Brother Mark is a frequent guest on Air America, and sat in for David Bender, the host of the Air America show Politically Direct, for a couple of weeks earlier this month.
When Franken leaves the network in a few weeks, he'll be replaced by Thom Hartmann, who already has a syndicated show on the network's lineup.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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Left off was in the last pa
January 29, 2007 - 14:52 ET by ecnirPLeft off was in the last paragraph:
"But it ran into several tough spots including a management shakeup just five weeks after going on the air that saw the departure of its chairman, Evan Cohen."
What wasn't listed as one of the several tough spots it ran into: no one's listening! But we weren't really expecting al-AP to mention that, were we?
Creep
January 29, 2007 - 15:06 ET by cvgbuckeyeANYONE who would vote for that creep of a Franken, would deserve to have him (or it).
I was just going to post th
January 29, 2007 - 15:09 ET by Matthew SheffieldI was just going to post this, Noel. Curse you! :-)
Matt
January 29, 2007 - 15:16 ET by Noel SheppardMatt,
Well, as Groucho Marx once said, "You've got to wake up pretty early in the morning if you want to get out of bed!" :-) ns
Wasn't it Geo Bernard Shaw
January 29, 2007 - 15:30 ET by tumbler_2007Who snapped at somebody saying, "I wasn't born at night, Sir. But it doesn't mean I was born yesterday!"
take two: I was born at night
January 29, 2007 - 15:57 ET by Mica the Magnificenttake two: I was born at night, sir. But I wasn't born last night
Sounds like a quote from the
January 29, 2007 - 22:40 ET by UnsaneSounds like a quote from the late, great Sir Winston.
"HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???." - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005)
I'm sure the Boys and Girls Clubs are relieved
January 29, 2007 - 15:12 ET by Carl KolchakI'm sure the Boys and Girl's Club of Manhattan are relieved to hear that someone bailed out Air America.
"I've always been crazy, but it's kept me from going insane" Waylon Jennings
Whatever happened with that s
January 29, 2007 - 16:35 ET by kathleenirishWhatever happened with that situation? Did they get their money back? Was any of the 'progressives' at Airhead America ever indicted? (I never expect a conviction when it comes to hypocritical liberals but maybe at least some scape goat getting named in a grand jury investigation...) What a beautiful group of folks: stealing money from kids. Another pass given by the liberal media...
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
Air America wishes they could be as funny as Steve McGarret
January 29, 2007 - 17:03 ET by Carl KolchakActually, I think it was someone who wasn't a part of Air America who funnelled money from the Boy's and Girl's Club to go to Air America. It wasn't the stuckup left wingers at Air America who took the money from the Boys and Girl's Club, but I feel pretty sure that if something like that happened with a conservative group, that the left wing MSM wouldn't care about who was doing it, but who they could blame. I believe the money was repaid, but again some little kids didn't have their money for awhile since someone wanted to funnel money to Air America.
The announcers at Air America wish they could be as funny as Steve McGarret from "Hawaii Five-O", but they can't.
"I've always been crazy, but it's kept me from going insane" Waylon Jennings
Air America Radio, in Chapter
January 29, 2007 - 15:45 ET by Jack BauerAir America Radio, in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings since October, will be rescued at the 11th hour by Manhattan real estate developer Stephen L. Green.
Real Estate Developer?
Well, he should certainly have plenty of experience in pouring his money into a large hole in the ground.
. . but they be will forced
January 29, 2007 - 15:53 ET by Mica the Magnificent. . but they be will forced to change their name from "Air America" to "America sucks, but Hillary is the answer to unsuck America, or maybe it's Obama, maybe Hillary and Obama also this station reserves the right to change its name based on the way things go but Bush sucks will remain in our name forever or until we run out of money because liberal ideas don't really work in a talk-show format where we may have to actually explain our reasons for our opinions and George Soros gets tired of all this crap and the only thing that will save us is the Fairness Doctrine"
(circle where appropriate) I have visited Iraq, and America has lost / won the war despite / due to my visit there. - Nancy (I blink so often my eyelids have stretch marks) Pelosi's memorandum for use sometime in the future
Mica,unsuck America????"
January 29, 2007 - 16:19 ET by Dave RMica,
unsuck America????"
You know, that sounds like someting in reverse like......like........ Man, keep that hideous woman away from me!
. . thanks for the visual!!
January 29, 2007 - 16:51 ET by Mica the Magnificent. . thanks for the visual!!
Perhaps they'll rename it Al-
January 29, 2007 - 17:45 ET by TheDeucePerhaps they'll rename it Al-America and get it over with...
As far as Mr. Green goes, it
January 29, 2007 - 16:13 ET by Dave RAs far as Mr. Green goes, it is said that a fool and his money are soon parted. I guess it really is true. Why would anyone with an IQ above room temperature throw money down that rat hole?
I think the answer is in your
January 29, 2007 - 17:14 ET by kathleenirishI think the answer is in your post..."IQ above room temperature". They don't have one.
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
Shouldn't the headline be: Ai
January 29, 2007 - 16:16 ET by mattmShouldn't the headline be: Air America May be Resuscitated Because of Al Franken's Imminent Departure ?
I'm so happy for all 5 of the listeners of Air America.
January 29, 2007 - 16:23 ET by acaiguanaI'm so happy for all 5 of the listeners of Air America.
Of course, that was the count before Al's mom and dad quit when he leaves.
ACA
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Acaiguana says: "I love blind Monkeys and any inference that I am making fun of blind Monkeys would be wrong.
Typical liberal endeavor...if
January 29, 2007 - 16:29 ET by The Wicked ConservativeTypical liberal endeavor...if it fails just keep throwing money at it (someone elses money). When it continues to fail change the rules so that it can now be defined as a success. The fairness doctrine would save Air America because they'd have to put conservatives on.
The only thing evil needs to succeed, is for good people to nothing about it.
Hm. What else could be desc
January 29, 2007 - 16:30 ET by balboaHm. What else could be described as something that hasn't succeeded and yet people keep throwing resources at it...hmmmm...
The war on drugs?
January 29, 2007 - 16:40 ET by florida_chadThe war on drugs?
See, I laid out this perfec
January 29, 2007 - 19:50 ET by balboaSee, I laid out this perfectly good setup for sarcasmo, and he completely drops the ball!
florida_chad - about balboa
January 30, 2007 - 02:05 ET by SportPoliticsFlorida_chad, balboa drew another blank, and you had to go and help him out. I think therefore we already have our example of liberalism, and it's cost and benefits. ROFL
btw- balboa , sarc wasn't in this thread at the time, a big error in the lame joke.
ps balboa - We're you thinking Iraq and war, but were just too chicken to put it out there? ( Hey if the gourd really was blank nevermind)
Social security, welfare, the
January 29, 2007 - 16:43 ET by FishFace222Social security, welfare, the UN--just about any other social program the US has ever put into law.
According to Dems, the prescription drug deal that apparently wasn't enough shortly after they voted for it and before the ink was dry when it was signed.
bal,It also fits the definiti
January 29, 2007 - 17:41 ET by Dave Rbal,
It also fits the definition of insanity, which is doing the same thing exactly the same way and each time expecting a different result.
Besides, If Mr. Green (interesting name there) wants to unload some dough, I'll be happy to pass along my address. :-)
So I should bang my head agai
January 29, 2007 - 19:56 ET by Eric TurnerSo I should bang my head against the wall in a different way then?
I know, I know!!! Pick me, pick me!!!!
January 29, 2007 - 19:52 ET by misterbillI know, I know!!! Pick me, pick me!!!!
Liberalism. I win, I win!!!
I really was thinking the war
January 29, 2007 - 22:34 ET by balboaI really was thinking the war originally, but I didn't feel like being jumped all over.
Ahh, as I thought balboa
January 30, 2007 - 02:06 ET by SportPoliticsAhh, as I thought. So, I should've read further, to find out what I already knew about you.
This is now funny.
On education
January 29, 2007 - 22:44 ET by UnsanePublic education?
"HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???." - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005)
The War on Poverty?
January 29, 2007 - 23:44 ET by Chicago RepublicanThe War on Poverty?
Global Warming and the State
January 29, 2007 - 23:53 ET by bigtimerGlobal Warming and the State Dept.
As one of the "five" listeners, all I can say is. . .
January 29, 2007 - 16:32 ET by chimpevilKISS MY BLACK LIBERAL BEHIND, YOU WANKERS!!!!
evilchimp...WHAT THE HELL WAS
January 29, 2007 - 16:34 ET by Clear thinkerevilchimp...
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
Geez chimp, I was celebrating for ya.
January 29, 2007 - 16:38 ET by acaiguanaGeez chimp, I was celebrating for ya.
But, don't hold back. Show us how you really feel.
I don't understand the incredible anger you guys always walk around with (Liberal guys - just to be clear). Don't you ever get tired of it?
ACA
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Acaiguana says: "I love blind Monkeys and any inference that I am making fun of blind Monkeys would be wrong.
Someone needs a hug!
January 29, 2007 - 16:44 ET by Roger the ShrubberSomeone needs a hug!
Am I a wanker? Am I suppose t
January 29, 2007 - 16:58 ET by Mica the MagnificentAm I a wanker? Am I suppose to be pissed? Have I been violated?? Is there a 'caucus' that represents me and only me in congress?
Maybe I'm a 'victim' and you're the first to inform me of that!
Mica
January 29, 2007 - 17:00 ET by Noel SheppardMica,
Nah, we've been telling you that for weeks. You just haven't been paying attention. :-) ns
Amateurish
January 29, 2007 - 16:59 ET by Jerry MackChimpevil:
Amateurish reply!
Not even with rhayes' lips.
January 29, 2007 - 19:11 ET by Dave RNot even with rhayes' lips.
And I say that with ALL DUE R
January 29, 2007 - 16:36 ET by chimpevilAnd I say that with ALL DUE RESPECT!!!
You must be confused about th
January 29, 2007 - 16:42 ET by kathleenirishYou must be confused about this thread's subject. We know Air America and Al Franken are without a doubt huge asses...but we don't kiss anyone's butt around here. Why don't you go back to wanking yourself, wanker.
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
Chimpevil is Al Franken - A
January 29, 2007 - 16:48 ET by Dee BunkChimpevil is Al Franken - At least I think so. He has a history of coming on here when there is something about him. His statement only makes sense if it is him. Why would anyone else say that? I think he thinks he's the first black comedian
chimpevil
January 29, 2007 - 16:43 ET by Noel Sheppardchimpy,
That's how it was taken. :-) ns
Well, I gotta give it to ya chimpevil, most liberals goof around
January 29, 2007 - 16:45 ET by acaiguanaWell, I gotta give it to ya chimpevil, most liberals goof around a lot before they completely lose it here.
You cut right to the chase.
:-)
ACA
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Acaiguana says: "I love blind Monkeys and any inference that I am making fun of blind Monkeys would be wrong.
ACA
January 29, 2007 - 16:49 ET by Noel SheppardACA,
Whose turn is it to make book on how long before it gets banned? :-) ns
Let him stay a little while Noel, I want more examples of...
January 29, 2007 - 16:56 ET by acaiguanaLet him stay a little while Noel, I want more examples of...
enlightened, intelligent, etc.
:-)
ACA
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Acaiguana says: "I love blind Monkeys and any inference that I am making fun of blind Monkeys would be wrong.
ACA
January 29, 2007 - 16:58 ET by Noel SheppardACA,
Don't you think it will have to stand upright first? ns
check you PM :-) ACA
January 29, 2007 - 17:06 ET by acaiguanacheck you PM :-) ACA
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Acaiguana says: "I love blind Monkeys and any inference that I am making fun of blind Monkeys would be wrong.
Noel,It appears we have a new
January 29, 2007 - 18:02 ET by Dave RNoel,
It appears we have a new troll in the neighborhood who thinks he is a monkey (or is it a monkey who thinks he is a troll?)
Either way, I'm guessing he (or it) will be gone by noon, Wednesday. I just have to see what blonde does with this idiot.
Dave R,What, you need me to r
January 29, 2007 - 18:09 ET by BlondeDave R,
What, you need me to ride in on my dual purpose broom and sweep the new lib off the boards?
I kinda liked this one. Funny in an odd sort of way and not very nasty.
That was definitely a "You got us at Hello" first statement.
Blonde,Yeah, but I figure he
January 29, 2007 - 18:25 ET by Dave RBlonde,
Yeah, but I figure he will lose it sooner or later and get himself banned. They always do.
As I still haven't got my home machine back up and running (and that's my own procrastination working there) I love coming in early and reading over the threads where you guys have managed to corner one of them. It makes for a great read while ingesting that first cup of office brew in the morning. I have pretty much stopped hitting my friendly neighborhood QT on the way in as I have grown tired of feeling as if I am defending the line at the Alamo just to get a mug of coffee, if you know what I mean.
Oops, if you-know-who sees that, he'll swerve, I mean tumble in here and let me have it. :-)
Hey Dave,I know what you mean
January 29, 2007 - 21:14 ET by BlondeHey Dave,
I know what you mean....gotta get the first-thing-in-the-a.m. NB fix.
I think one of the others here, the High Dave, got himself banned. They all do eventually. I'm sure we can expect an influx soon after Noel's e-mail exchange with the Kos guy. That was an excellent blog, though, so I suppose it will be worth the aggravation.
I hope this fellow Green pours another mega-million down the Air-America black hole. It won't make them any more successful, but it will surely be amusing to watch them scream....and give us more ammo to shoot down this idiot "Fairness Doctrine".
blonde..."my dual purpos
January 29, 2007 - 23:53 ET by ww thumperblonde..."my dual purpose broom...." I KNEW IT!!..i knew it blonde! :-)) :-^} ww v Being "Politcaly Correct" with ISLAM will distroy America......V
ww,Most certainly. Dual pur
January 29, 2007 - 23:58 ET by Blondeww,
Most certainly. Dual purpose.
How the heck do you think I get all around South Florida?
Only the Air Force doesn't call me Broomstick 11. They reserve that for Hillary.
Glad you caught that. Nighto, ww. I'm out for a while.
blonde
January 30, 2007 - 00:04 ET by ww thumperblonde sorry bout that ; sometimes on mondays i just can't control myself ; geee so embarased :-x :-^} (bratt smile)..... ......we needed a little (just)] humor (?) inserted there :-) ww v Being "Politcaly Correct" with ISLAM will distroy America......V
Chimpevil walks into a store,
January 29, 2007 - 16:53 ET by RackieChimpevil walks into a store, leans on the counter and ask the clerk "hey, you got any bananas?
The clerk say's No- I don't have any bananas, and we don't do business with the likes of you. Now scram.
The next day Chimpevil goes back into the same store, leans on the counter and ask "got any bananas"?
The clerk say's I told you yesterday, we don't have bananas, and we don't serve folks like you, now get out of here.
The next day, Chimpevil goes in the store, leans on the counter and says to the clerk " got any bananas"?
The clerk says" Look fella, I've told you for the last three days, we don't have bananas and we don't do business with folks like you. Now if you come in here one more time I'm gonna hang you from the rafters.
The next day Chimpevil walks into the store , leans on the counter and say's" Have you got any rope?"
The startled clerk says "No".
Chimpevil says " Good, Got Any bananas?" (WADR)
I don't get it, man! Is tha
January 29, 2007 - 17:14 ET by chimpevilI don't get it, man! Is that supposed to be a racialistic joke or something??? (And they say you all have no sense of humor!!!)
Try reading it slower.
January 29, 2007 - 17:16 ET by florida_chadTry reading it slower.
Chimpy, not defending that post, but you started the racist joke
January 29, 2007 - 17:20 ET by acaiguanaChimpy, not defending that post, but you started the racist jokes.
Right?
Having said that, I'm not sure that joke was supposed to be racist. I think it was about stupidity.
:-)
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Acaiguana says: "I love blind Monkeys and any inference that I am making fun of blind Monkeys would be wrong.
CHUMPEVIL,
January 29, 2007 - 19:24 ET by Dave R(And they say you all have no sense of humor!!!)
Yeah, and we all look alike, too.
Oo, Chimpie!
January 29, 2007 - 19:34 ET by misterbillYou little macaca you!
Good one misterb!Wished I wou
January 29, 2007 - 19:37 ET by bigtimerGood one misterb!
Wished I would of thought of that...
I rarely forget to use macaca when it is a perfect opportunity! (this was a great one!)
LMAO!
Still chuckling!
My compliments
January 29, 2007 - 19:36 ET by misterbillMy compliments--to your parents. They must have a GREAT sense of humor>>
Oh, sorry, just got a little
January 29, 2007 - 16:48 ET by chimpevilOh, sorry, just got a little carried away by the news about Air America Radio! As one of the "five" listeners (hee hee hee) of that network, I just wanted to come on to say I am ecstatic that it looks like intelligent and entertaining talk radio will be given a chance to continue, cause I don't know about you all (although I can probably guess!) but I believe that the constant drumbeat of right-wing neofascist ignorance in the form of rush, savage et al, needs some counterbalance, doncha think? No? Well, then see my post above!
you don't sound like a list
January 29, 2007 - 16:51 ET by Dee Bunkyou don't sound like a listener to me
chimpevil
January 29, 2007 - 16:52 ET by Noel Sheppardchimpy,
"intelligent and entertaining talk radio will be given a chance to continue"
They're bring back Jack Benny? Outstanding! ns
The inconvenience of being dead
January 29, 2007 - 22:47 ET by UnsaneNoel - I think Jack Benny might be unavailable. :-)
"HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???." - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005)
Did Foster Brooks do any radi
January 29, 2007 - 23:06 ET by MikeBDid Foster Brooks do any radio spots? He was hilarious! Abbot and Costello. Intelligent and entertaining without being profane or obscene.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
You don't have to say you're sorry chimpy, we know that.
January 29, 2007 - 16:52 ET by acaiguanaYou don't have to say you're sorry chimpy, we know that.
But you have damaged my self-esteem beyond belief and I may never recover. I may in fact run out and rob somebody to support my soon-to-be acquired drug habit that will allow me to overcome the deep feelings of inadequacy you have placed upon my poor victim type shoulders.
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Acaiguana says: "I love blind Monkeys and any inference that I am making fun of blind Monkeys would be wrong.
You have your counter balance
January 29, 2007 - 16:54 ET by NortonalecYou have your counter balance in the form of CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, the NYT, Bono, Sean Penn, etc. etc. etc. So the right has a couple of radio stations and A cable network. You had better jump off a tall building-all hope is list for the left and it's ability to get the word out.
BTW- sure am glad I don't live in Minnesota.
Nortonalec
I agree evilone.. Maybe you m
January 29, 2007 - 16:58 ET by florida_chadI agree evilone.. Maybe you missed it but the counter balance is MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, Time, etc, etc......
Norton & Florida,You forg
January 29, 2007 - 17:04 ET by FishFace222Norton & Florida,
You forgot public school teachers & college profs.
I figured it out! Chimpevil c
January 29, 2007 - 17:10 ET by Mica the MagnificentI figured it out!
Chimpevil called us Wankers, but he meant Wonkers!
Sorry, Chimpevil, you're referring to the chocolate factory down the road from your home in la-la land. Better call first before you visit, or the oompa-loompa's will kick your ass!
Oh, I see, baby, so these hug
January 29, 2007 - 17:32 ET by chimpevilOh, I see, baby, so these huge corporate entities like GE and Disney and Viacom etc who own the nets actually promote a lib-er-ale agenda, so the likes of rushsavageetal are really a counterbalance to the oh-so-obvious leftie bias? Might make sense but 'splain lucy why said corporate entities would have a stake in promoting left-wing causes when it would seem that the rightie philosophy better serves their bottom line (less regs, ownership restrictions etc etc)? Hmm, answer me that if you can, cause if you can't then this site is like a motherless child!
Your answer.
January 29, 2007 - 17:38 ET by acaiguanaYour answer.
The 'huge corporate entities...' you are so obviously fond of are not dictating to the newsrooms. That is clear. If they wanted to use the newsrooms as extensions of their evil, capitalistic, pro-Republican agendas, then they'd have to quit donating to Democrats. See, that was easy. And just as well founded as your question.
Are you sure you aren't an infiltrating Arab Terrorist that thinks everything corporate and American is evil? I dunno....
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Acaiguana says: "I love blind Monkeys and any inference that I am making fun of blind Monkeys would be wrong.
Oh, wait, so the A-rabs hate
January 29, 2007 - 18:14 ET by chimpevilOh, wait, so the A-rabs hate us for our corporations, is that it? Ok, in all seriousness, where is there in my question that states or even implies that I am anti-corporation? Do you think that because I am a lib, huh? Well, no matter, my main thing with what you said is that your answer makes no bloody sense! Explain what you mean if you can about not dictating to the newsrooms? Are you seriously suggesting that Jack Welch and the dude that owns Viacom would allow their programming to reflect views antithetical to their own? (And that's even assuming that I buy the underlying assumption that most newsies are flaming libs, which I don't BTW!) As that chad dude implied I am kinda slow so if you don't mind explicating your explanation. . .
The "Hater Ban Countdown
January 29, 2007 - 18:19 ET by Roger the ShrubberThe "Hater Ban Countdown" is still ticking....
People, please don't feed the troll. Sheesh.
Roger, I only did once...that
January 29, 2007 - 18:31 ET by bigtimerRoger,
I only did once...thats it for me!
Nothing much more to say is there?
Couldn't agree with ya more!
And that's about all you need
January 29, 2007 - 18:44 ET by chimpevilAnd that's about all you need to know about this site folks!!! Couldn't agree with you more, Ollie!!! No, no I agree with YOU more, Stanley!!! LOL
Hi little one...Ya never do l
January 29, 2007 - 18:49 ET by bigtimerHi little one...
Ya never do last long once ya sneak back in here...you're are so obvious.
You really should learn from past mistakes...but hey, your a flaming nutcase leftists...you can't help yourself.
Nighty night hater.
(Sorry Rog...had to do it just one last one for the Gipper!)
Or some lame excuse like that...
LOL!
let's see! You used the word
January 29, 2007 - 19:14 ET by Mica the Magnificentlet's see! You used the word 'bloody' - and you referred to 'Ollie and Stanley'
Hmmmm. I think you're really an old English white guy pretending to be black.
Or you just got your ass whipped by the oompa-loompas at the chocolate factory and just think you are.
I will keep New Orleans a chocolate city. Hey, chimpevil! Get your butt down here! - Mayor
If ignorance is bliss, you, s
January 29, 2007 - 20:37 ET by chimpevilIf ignorance is bliss, you, sir, have achieved nirvana! (Sorry if that wunt black enuf for you, baby!)
My God, who over at Air Ameri
January 29, 2007 - 20:53 ET by Clear thinkerMy God, who over at Air America let their mascot out of his cage?
Oh Ct...Snicker snicker...chu
January 29, 2007 - 21:03 ET by bigtimerOh Ct...
Snicker snicker...chuckle...now laughing uproariously out loud!
Good one!
Roger
January 29, 2007 - 19:01 ET by cjkinseyClever trick, instead of saying I have no argument, you potray an image of taking some high road. What would actually show some deference would be a coherent argument.
Here are some details of corporate influence.
Corporate Media influence
FCC report
Question
January 29, 2007 - 22:53 ET by UnsaneIf corporations (the most evil entities in the world as far as a Leftist is concerned; never mind that all the corporations in the world combined have killed far, far fewer people than a single tyrannical government) exert influence on the media, please explain Leftist media bias, as chronicled in detail on this website and at the MRC website. Could it be that this so-called influence can only extend so far, and that the newsrooms are still infested with Leftism?
"HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???." - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005)
At least you admit I am cleve
January 29, 2007 - 23:43 ET by Roger the ShrubberAt least you admit I am clever. The "high road" I am taking is that I know who/what you are, and will not engage in discourse with trolls.
I do not know which Haterette you are, nor do I care. Ignoring you is easy enough. Ta-ta, trolly.
Well, you might read Bernard Goldberg's book, chimpy.
January 29, 2007 - 19:20 ET by acaiguanaWell, you might read Bernard Goldberg's book, chimpy.
See, the point is not the answer, the point is the question. My answer was gibberish because your question is gibberish.
It doesn't matter what I think the owners (according to you all the owners) of the networks say or think or 'allow their programming to reflect'.
Get it yet?
It is biased.
When you get bored playing the 'I'm a victim of right wing bias slinging gunsters' game, go over to the MRC site and read up on it. It is an interesting topic, Liberal Bias.
So, to your particular question, the answer is it doesn't matter and if you want to really know the answer to such a question, why don't you write these companies and ask? Because bias is in the eye of the beholder and proven out by documented evidence.
And the preponderance of evidence is that the alphabet networks are Liberally biased, as well as the major newsprint outlets, NYT, LAT, WaPo, etc. This is not only documented on this site ad nausium, but also by self-identified lables of news reporters through polls and surveys. Many of which can be found on the Internet as well as in the two resources I have pointed you toward.
Of course, if you don't want to see it, fine. But your insulting and aggressive presence here bores me, frankly. And I'd like to see you either start behaving in a civilized manner or take your spittle bucket somewhere else.
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Ahh I get it chimpevil
January 30, 2007 - 02:30 ET by SportPoliticsAhh I get it chimpevil, the corporations ala Jack Welch and clones are controlling the newsrooms, which are of course not flaming libs, because Dan Rather and the rest of them are - well just centrists- like you ?
Somehow, FoxNews got in there, and made the centrists networks look good, right ?
LOL - uhhh, yeah, it is what you don't say, or won't say, or how the extreme is expressed by you as a method to ignore the larger truth. Nice word smithing. Take a seat by balboa, and PM with him, he likes to do that.
Let's see, David Gregory isn't a flamer lefty, nor is cupie couric, nor heck not even Mike Wallace, forget the Canadain PJ, why... scratch Matthews, uhh, let's see ...does Alfred E Neuman Koppel the 3rd make the grade?
ps - One wonders if chimpster things along with cjkinsey that CNN is a flaming left network - since their owner- leader/ceo bigshot owns the most land of any private person in the USA, and I heard a rumor he used to be married to a flaming leftist, and last time I saw him speak, he said he was on the terrorists side.
Is CNN flamingly left ? chimp ? kins ?
Once you are big already -
January 29, 2007 - 17:39 ET by Dee BunkOnce you are big already - a liberal agenda is better for the corps because more regulation snuffs out the competition. Many corporations support and are run by liberals. That said, we don't believe in an actual conspiracy like the leftist nut jobs do with FOX, we just think the news media is mostly liberal and it bleeds through everything they do.
Dee baby what are you saying,
January 29, 2007 - 18:34 ET by chimpevilDee baby what are you saying, that once you accumulate a whole bunch of wealth and become a giant conglomerate, you turn liberal!!?? I would say it's quite the opposite, but no matter, let's turn to this belief that most of the media is lib. Where does that come from exactly? From what I see most broadcasters are so very afraid of being labeled lib that they go out of their way to either appear oh-so-f'in-balanced or become hypercritical of dems and less so of pubs so that they cannot be painted as lefties by the noisy conservatives. If that's not so then why have Obama and Clinton received so much negative press as opposed to McCain and Guiliani, whose shortcomings or past problems are never mentioned as far as I have heard. And wait are you also saying that it is only the leftist nutjobs who think that Fox is right-wing???
Obama...negative press?
January 29, 2007 - 18:38 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasObama, so much negative press? Earth to...oh never mind, at least make sense with your claims.
If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
Sweet mama!!
January 29, 2007 - 19:41 ET by misterbillSweet mama!! If Obama is getting negative press, give me some of it. Surely, you must have wet your nappies laughing as you entered that piece>