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Anyone Heard this???
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Radio_Realist
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What do rats usually do when they find themselves on a sinking ship?
clouseau said:
Yes, she is leaving.
For the Thanksgiving holiday. She made it sound like she was gone for good, from what I heard.
You could check over at her message board.
http://forums.therandirhodesshow.com/
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1q2w3e
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The Dude said:
Yup, no matter how much BS she spews.
I heard a **rumor** that she may be leaving becuase of health reasons. When it comes to her health I wish her the best of luck.
R
Radio_Realist
Guest
I hope she isnt giving in and leaving!!!
Dude, what are you talking about? She is a professional. She works for a paycheck. Her employer is going out of business. The only "giving in" she is doing is accepting the reality that as long as Air America can't afford to pay her, there's no reason to work for them.
Shes got every right to defend her views and stay right where she is!!
Sure, she has rights. But she doesn't "defend her views" out of some noble sense of purpose. She does it for money. She may espouse a liberal point of view in her program, but when push comes to shove, she is strictly a "play for pay" professional.
I heard a **rumor** that she may be leaving becuase of health reasons.
Yeah, she was sick of worrying about getting paid.
Dude, what are you talking about? She is a professional. She works for a paycheck. Her employer is going out of business. The only "giving in" she is doing is accepting the reality that as long as Air America can't afford to pay her, there's no reason to work for them.
Shes got every right to defend her views and stay right where she is!!
Sure, she has rights. But she doesn't "defend her views" out of some noble sense of purpose. She does it for money. She may espouse a liberal point of view in her program, but when push comes to shove, she is strictly a "play for pay" professional.
I heard a **rumor** that she may be leaving becuase of health reasons.
Yeah, she was sick of worrying about getting paid.
R
Radio_Realist
Guest
that's why she worked for over ten years as a low paid talk host in West Palm Beach
That's right. I said she was a professional. She might have worked for a relatively low paying position in West Palm Beach, though I doubt if she was only making minimum wage. Even if her gig in West Palm Beach wasn't quite as lucrative as having a nationally syndicated show, I'll wager she made more than a waitress at a greasy spoon diner. I imagine she probably made more than someone who works at a drive-through window saying "Do you want fries with that".
Do you know her personally? Did she show you her paychecks? Or are you perhaps her account, who did her income tax returns? Just how much did she make in West Palm Beach? Do you know what she made, or are you just blowing smoke?
I have nothing but respect for someone who'll start out at a lower paying entry level position in order to work their way up the professional ladder. Not very many people get to start out at the top.
I'm just curious about what the fact that she started out low on the salary ladder has to do with her not wanting to go down with the sinking ship that is Air America.
That's right. I said she was a professional. She might have worked for a relatively low paying position in West Palm Beach, though I doubt if she was only making minimum wage. Even if her gig in West Palm Beach wasn't quite as lucrative as having a nationally syndicated show, I'll wager she made more than a waitress at a greasy spoon diner. I imagine she probably made more than someone who works at a drive-through window saying "Do you want fries with that".
Do you know her personally? Did she show you her paychecks? Or are you perhaps her account, who did her income tax returns? Just how much did she make in West Palm Beach? Do you know what she made, or are you just blowing smoke?
I have nothing but respect for someone who'll start out at a lower paying entry level position in order to work their way up the professional ladder. Not very many people get to start out at the top.
I'm just curious about what the fact that she started out low on the salary ladder has to do with her not wanting to go down with the sinking ship that is Air America.
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Radio_Realist
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West Palm Beach is market #75 According to industry sources a talk show hosts in markets 50-100 make about 50M per year
I see. So she did make considerably more than a a waitress at a greasy spoon diner or someone who works at a drive-through window saying "Do you want fries with that".
Maybe $50,000 a year is "low paid" to you, but there are a lot of people who make considerably less than that. Working for $50,000 a year is hardly being a volunteer. Anyone who toiled away at talking into a radio microphone for $50,000 a year strikes me as being a "professional" and not someone who simply gave away their time.
Or do you claim otherwise?
I see. So she did make considerably more than a a waitress at a greasy spoon diner or someone who works at a drive-through window saying "Do you want fries with that".
Maybe $50,000 a year is "low paid" to you, but there are a lot of people who make considerably less than that. Working for $50,000 a year is hardly being a volunteer. Anyone who toiled away at talking into a radio microphone for $50,000 a year strikes me as being a "professional" and not someone who simply gave away their time.
Or do you claim otherwise?
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evnlee
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barooosk said:
umm, Ratsy first appeared on WJNO (1230/1330 AM) in Sept 94 and left in 2003 to go to the wonderful Err Amerika.
While she might have started at 50k a year, and I have many doubts about that, in 1995 she interviewed Letterman and let slip her issues with her talent agent. Since then she's used Norm Schrutt,and she's now handled by Robert V Gaulin. Sorry , Baroosk, no agent is going to negotiate a 50k salary in WPB.
Since she's on your speed dial, why don't you ring her up today and ask her who her talent agent was, say,... in 1998? Because I have a feeling she wasn't driving an old Corolla living off beans and rice and doing odd jobs to make ends meet.
Now get back to us with that info, and we will all commiserate her 'tough career' path!
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raymond_shaw
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Randi tells the truth and Air America is great - they helped expose Bush, Cheney, Rummy and other future convicts for the mass murderers they are.
Her website says she'll be back on the air monday. If AA goes under, I'm sure she'll continue to expose the slime who run this country on Jones or some other network.
These are dark days for republican apologists.
R
Radio_Realist
Guest
These are dark days for republican apologists.
These are dark days for all Americans.
I only said that the average salary for talk show hosts in markets 50 to 100 is $50M year. Some hosts get more and others less.
And yet that was your answer to a specific question, which implied that what Ms. Rhodes made was close to that. After all, she is quite average, so it does make sense that she'd make close to the average salary for that position, doesn't it?
In any case, you didn't provide any follow-up that supported your claim about Ms. Rhodes in which you said, "that's why she worked for over ten years as a low paid talk host in West Palm Beach".
So, first you claim that she is a "low paid talk host" (and those are your exact words, cut and pasted, not re-typed). Then you claim that the average talk host in the market where she works is paid $50,000 a year. That latter statement does not make sense in conjunction with your first one. Are you next going to claim that Ms. Rhodes made far below the average salary in West Palm Beach?
You've already admitted that you do not know how much Ms. Rhodes made in West Palm Beach, posting that informaton on November 23, 2006, at 10:16:08 pm. Yet on November 23, 2006, at 03:19:49 pm, you posted "she worked for over ten years as a low paid talk host in West Palm Beach".
So, which is it? Was she a "low paid talk host in West Palm Beach" or was she making something near the average salary for talk hosts in West Palm Beach, which isn't a low salary at all? One of your statements is wrong. Which one is it? And remember, you already admitted that you don't know the answer.
These are dark days for all Americans.
I only said that the average salary for talk show hosts in markets 50 to 100 is $50M year. Some hosts get more and others less.
And yet that was your answer to a specific question, which implied that what Ms. Rhodes made was close to that. After all, she is quite average, so it does make sense that she'd make close to the average salary for that position, doesn't it?
In any case, you didn't provide any follow-up that supported your claim about Ms. Rhodes in which you said, "that's why she worked for over ten years as a low paid talk host in West Palm Beach".
So, first you claim that she is a "low paid talk host" (and those are your exact words, cut and pasted, not re-typed). Then you claim that the average talk host in the market where she works is paid $50,000 a year. That latter statement does not make sense in conjunction with your first one. Are you next going to claim that Ms. Rhodes made far below the average salary in West Palm Beach?
You've already admitted that you do not know how much Ms. Rhodes made in West Palm Beach, posting that informaton on November 23, 2006, at 10:16:08 pm. Yet on November 23, 2006, at 03:19:49 pm, you posted "she worked for over ten years as a low paid talk host in West Palm Beach".
So, which is it? Was she a "low paid talk host in West Palm Beach" or was she making something near the average salary for talk hosts in West Palm Beach, which isn't a low salary at all? One of your statements is wrong. Which one is it? And remember, you already admitted that you don't know the answer.
My statement "cut and pasted" by RR
I only said that the average salary for talk show hosts in markets 50 to 100 is $50M year. Some hosts get more and others less.
Then RR states
I am surprised that you actually know how to cut and paste. You clearly don't how to read. Yes, I stated that the average talk show host in markets 50-100 makes $50M per year. I never stated that "the average host in the market where she works (West Palm Beach) is paid $50,000 a year."
You've outdone yourself with this one RR. What are you a frustrated prosecutor. Yes I made two statements. They were that Randi Rhodes was a low paid talk show host in West Palm Beach and that the average industry salary for talk show hosts in market 50 to 100 is $50M per year. I never stated that I knew what Randi's salary was in WPB but I heard her refer freqeuntly to her modest lifestyle in South Florida and she worked for a Clear (Cheap) Channel station so I am confident that my first statement is correct.
I only said that the average salary for talk show hosts in markets 50 to 100 is $50M year. Some hosts get more and others less.
Then RR states
I am surprised that you actually know how to cut and paste. You clearly don't how to read. Yes, I stated that the average talk show host in markets 50-100 makes $50M per year. I never stated that "the average host in the market where she works (West Palm Beach) is paid $50,000 a year."
You've outdone yourself with this one RR. What are you a frustrated prosecutor. Yes I made two statements. They were that Randi Rhodes was a low paid talk show host in West Palm Beach and that the average industry salary for talk show hosts in market 50 to 100 is $50M per year. I never stated that I knew what Randi's salary was in WPB but I heard her refer freqeuntly to her modest lifestyle in South Florida and she worked for a Clear (Cheap) Channel station so I am confident that my first statement is correct.
R
Radio_Realist
Guest
Yes, I stated that the average talk show host in markets 50-100 makes $50M per year. I never stated that "the average host in the market where she works (West Palm Beach) is paid $50,000 a year."
Actually, you did say that. When one says that X is part of a given set, and that the elements of that given set share a common characteristic, then one is saying that X shares the common characteristic of the given set. Your entire quote was:
"West Palm Beach is market #75 According to industry sources a talk show hosts in markets 50-100 make about 50M per year"
You defined the set of talk show hosts in markets 50-100 as making $50,000 per year, and you defined West Palm Beach as part of the set of markets 50-100.
Your disclaimer about "some hosts get more and others less" wasn't posted until you were called on your own contradiction. More importantly, you demonstrated and continue to demonstrate that you really don't know what you're talking about. It's amusing to watch your credibility (meager as it was) slipping away as you dig yourself deeper and deeper as you try to wiggle out of the hole you dug yourself into.
Perhaps that explains why a certain Blogspot gets so few hits.
Actually, you did say that. When one says that X is part of a given set, and that the elements of that given set share a common characteristic, then one is saying that X shares the common characteristic of the given set. Your entire quote was:
"West Palm Beach is market #75 According to industry sources a talk show hosts in markets 50-100 make about 50M per year"
You defined the set of talk show hosts in markets 50-100 as making $50,000 per year, and you defined West Palm Beach as part of the set of markets 50-100.
Your disclaimer about "some hosts get more and others less" wasn't posted until you were called on your own contradiction. More importantly, you demonstrated and continue to demonstrate that you really don't know what you're talking about. It's amusing to watch your credibility (meager as it was) slipping away as you dig yourself deeper and deeper as you try to wiggle out of the hole you dug yourself into.
Perhaps that explains why a certain Blogspot gets so few hits.
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evnlee
Guest
barooosk said:
isn' this a hoot? Baroosk is one of those guys who's always, always screaming for 'proof'. If someone says, " gee it looks like Franken put on a few holiday pounds', within minutes Baroosk is on the board saying ' how do you know how much he weighs? just because you hate him, don't call him fat! You don't know Franken! This is just another attempt by right wing nutjobs to denigrate him! Prove he's gaining weight! " :
But glance at Baroosk's above quotes, 1 stands out:
" I know Rhodes personally "
Hey, I've gotten a form fan letter from Sandra Bullock before, and had my picture made with Huey Lewis once. I guess, like Baroosk, I can know say with impunity ' I personally know them '.
That's just sad. This is the kinda stuff most people grow out of.
Pretty ironic
Okay, let's try one more time. Not only you can't read, but apparently you can't do simple deductive logic.
Here's what I said.
the average talk show host in markets 50-100 makes $50M per year. I never stated that "the average host in the market where she works (West Palm Beach) is paid $50,000 a year.
To which you replied
According to Merriam-Webster an average is "a single value (as a mean, mode, or median) that summarizes or represents the general significance of a set of unequal values"
If you apply this definition to my statement this means that some talk show hosts in markets make less than $50M per year and some make more. Your logic is so stupid it defies any reasonable attempt to comprehend. You say that if "x shares the common characteristics of a given set" than it also defines the characteristics of a subset of that set. That means if set x contains sub-set's y and z, using your twisted logic this means x = y and x = z. If I were you, I'd stick to right wing drivel and stay away from math.
Here's what I said.
the average talk show host in markets 50-100 makes $50M per year. I never stated that "the average host in the market where she works (West Palm Beach) is paid $50,000 a year.
To which you replied
According to Merriam-Webster an average is "a single value (as a mean, mode, or median) that summarizes or represents the general significance of a set of unequal values"
If you apply this definition to my statement this means that some talk show hosts in markets make less than $50M per year and some make more. Your logic is so stupid it defies any reasonable attempt to comprehend. You say that if "x shares the common characteristics of a given set" than it also defines the characteristics of a subset of that set. That means if set x contains sub-set's y and z, using your twisted logic this means x = y and x = z. If I were you, I'd stick to right wing drivel and stay away from math.
Meanwhile Radio Equalizer wonders what happened to that big Rhodes book that was supposed to come out...
http://radioequalizer.blogspot.com/2006/11/randi-rhodes-big-encyclopedia-of.html
http://radioequalizer.blogspot.com/2006/11/randi-rhodes-big-encyclopedia-of.html
isn' this a hoot? Baroosk is one of those guys who's always, always screaming for 'proof'. If someone says, " gee it looks like Franken put on a few holiday pounds', within minutes Baroosk is on the board saying ' how do you know how much he weighs? just because you hate him, don't call him fat! You don't know Franken! This is just another attempt by right wing nutjobs to denigrate him! Prove he's gaining weight! " :
I never said this or for that matter I have not commented on any of the recent strings which have attacked Franken.
Actually your buddy RR asked me if I "knew Randi personally" To which I replied "yes"
That statement is correct.
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