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889 views? Is that a record? What gives?
> Air America Radio started with rich backers, who probably
> got equity in the company. If money starts coming in, those
> people may actually get dividends and the suits will get
> bonuses. Not that there's anything wrong with that. They
> are a for-profit company.
>
> But now they are sending out emails begging for money...
> Dear Air America Radio Listener,
>
> When we launched the Air America Radio network one year ago,
> the country was being talked to death by conservative
> zealots like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, and
> others. Right Wing radio saturated every media market and
> every community – a dominance of the airwaves that has been
> a huge part of what allowed the Right Wing to:
>
> Drag America into the Iraq war.
> Open up the Arctic National Refuge for oil drilling.
> Take over both houses of Congress.
> And, of course, win the 2004 Presidential election.
>
> Rather than wait for the Right Wing to run out of breath, we
> launched Air America Radio to give the country back its
> voice. Thanks to listeners like you, we have a presence on
> 70 stations covering 60% of U.S. media markets. Air America
> Radio currently offers 15 shows and runs 24 hours a day of
> entertaining – at times irreverent – but always enlightening
> programming.
>
> To continue this great success story and start shaping the
> national debate the way that Right Wing talk radio does
> every day, we've got to reach into every community in this
> country. We know we can’t achieve this next stage of growth
> without significant help from you, our loyal listeners.
>
> We’ve also been asked on many occasions by our listeners how
> they can help out. Today we are launching a new program
> called AIR AMERICA ASSOCIATES that gives you the opportunity
> to do just that.
>
>
http://airamericaradio.com/associates
>
> Thank you very much for your support,
>
> Danny Goldberg
> Air America Radio CEO
>
> Click on the link, and guess what, THEY WANT MONEY.
> $50 gets you three AAR bumper stickers.
> $100 gets the bumper stickers and the "stylish" tote bag.
> $250 gets you all the above plus a "thank you" shout out.
>
> Talk about cheap! Public radio has better offers than that.
> This sounds like a desperation move. How hard up for cash
> flow could they be? They are running spots but a lot of
> them sound like bottom-feeder PI (per inquiry) spots (no
> cash, they get a commission if anybody orders).
>
> The least they could do is offer stock, then if the thing
> ever does take off people could see some return. Keep in
> mind folks, donations to a for-profit business are NOT
> deductible.
>