BS: Air America in Financial Trouble

Subject: RE: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: Ebbie
Date: 25 Feb 07 - 12:37 PM

pdq, PM me for the address.

Subject: RE: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: Little Hawk
Date: 24 Feb 07 - 06:36 PM

"Firstly, they realized that their brand of liberalism stands a better chance of being heard and fully appreciated in a more civilized country like Canada."

Heh! Ain't it the truth.

We already have the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), Canada's national government-funded radio show...and it is so vastly superior to American radio that there it's like another world. Think "no commercials"! None whatsoever.

We also have a multitude of privately owned radio stations which you can listen to...and there you can get your daily deluge of obnoxious advertising, inane jingles, and top 40 recycled hits in whatever musical style you choose.

That's what I call democracy. A wide choice of alternatives to listen to, to suit all tastes.

Subject: RE: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: pdq
Date: 24 Feb 07 - 06:29 PM

Ebbie:

Sorry to hear of the death of your sense of humor. Should we send flowers?

Subject: RE: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: Ebbie
Date: 24 Feb 07 - 06:21 PM

pdq, I gather that your cut-and-paste is tongue in cheek. You got a source?

Subject: RE: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: pdq
Date: 24 Feb 07 - 06:17 PM

"Air America's move to Canada:

It's been over a week now since Air America Radio announced the shocking news that their entire operation - including hosts and support staff - was moving to Canada to restart business "up north" in Napanee, Ontario, Canada.

They will sell the remaining time that they purchased on stations in the U.S., and use that revenue to purchase time on cheaper stations in Canada. "Plus/touts, with/avec, the exchange rate/la rate d'echanger, we will save money/nous allons sauver l'argent", AAR CEO Danny Goldberg said.

But, what's behind the move?

According to Goldberg, him and all of the hosts renouncing their American citizenships was one of the harder decisions they've made, but they realize the payoff could be better than if they'd stayed in the U.S.

Firstly, they realized that their brand of liberalism stands a better chance of being heard and fully appreciated in a more civilized country like Canada.

Secondly, Al Franken realized that his becoming a Senator from Minnesota was nothing more than a sad joke, and he's now set his sights on becoming a Senator ("or whatever they have up here") from one of the Maritime Provinces ("the sunny one"..."

Subject: RE: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: Nerd
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 01:03 AM

It's Matt Drudge, but yes he is.   Casual Observer's MO is to pop in here with unverified reports from right-wing punditry websites and try to pass them off as fact. It's boring, but at least he has a hobby...

Subject: RE: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: mack/misophist
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 11:58 PM

Isn't Dan Drudge the man who boasted that he never did fact checking?

Subject: RE: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: kendall
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 10:20 PM

Was Rush Limbaugh an immediate hit?

Subject: RE: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 07:52 PM

I was about to ask, "Where do they fly to?"

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: DougR
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 07:30 PM

Sure, brucie, I'll go. How about Encanto Park about 4pm on July 10th? Brink a hat, though, because it will probably be 112 degrees in the shade.

It just seems to me that those of you who profess to be neo-libs should want to preserve the only radio network touting your POV and be willing to do something to raise money to keep it on the air. If there were more of you, of course, it could be supported by advertising like all of the other right wing broadcasters are. :>)

DougR

Subject: RE: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: CarolC
Date: 21 Jun 04 - 10:51 PM

Forget Air America. Send your money to Link TV!

Subject: RE: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: Peace
Date: 21 Jun 04 - 08:47 PM

DougR: If we do, will you go? BG

Subject: RE: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: michaelr
Date: 21 Jun 04 - 06:56 PM

Hmm... I thought this was about the CIA's drug-running outfit.

Really, what with the proliferation of liberal media in the US, what's one more or less?

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: DougR
Date: 21 Jun 04 - 06:23 PM

Why don't some of you folks give benefit concerts to raise money for Air America?

DougR

Subject: RE: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: Peace
Date: 21 Jun 04 - 03:30 PM

Maybe Bush will bail them out. Any chance of that, ya figger?

Subject: RE: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: GUEST,JTT
Date: 21 Jun 04 - 02:02 PM

Why did I see this as someone looking for the air "America in Financial Trouble"?

Subject: BS: Air America in Financial Trouble
From: GUEST,Casual Observer
Date: 21 Jun 04 - 01:48 PM

Seemed like such a good idea at the time...