Re: Democracy Radio: Out of Business!
> As you continue filter the world through the distorted prism
> of self-righteousness, you failed to notice my post was more
> than 48 hours before your reply. When I posted it was down.
> By the time you posted, Athans had put up his "I'm outta
> here, turn off the lights notice" - basically confirming my
> supposition of two days earlier (kudos to me).
How sad the only one patting you on the back for these Drudge-like breaking news reports is you. It's not being self-righteous to run through a series of reports from your SpecuPlex(tm) and indicate they aren't exactly "run to the phones and stop the presses" breaking news.
> Apparently anything you don't want to hear you categorize as
> "negativity." A form of denial common to political true
> believers. Talk about strange bedfellows: The
> administration reacts the same way to any criticism.
Unlike so many on the other side who loves to censor things, I don't have the slightest problem with you posting whatever you want. I even read a lot of your messages and judge them individually. But don't expect sloppy speculation to play as news.
> What do you have against Alan Colmes? I STRONGLY SUSPECT
> you have never listened to his RADIO program. You keep
> bashing me but any specific comments you make have to do
> with Hannity and Colmes.
Disagreeing with you is now "bashing?" I hear Alan Colmes all the time - he's still on the AAR channel on XM. Alan Colmes is the Vichy of libtalk show hosts. He's a collaborator with the Fox propaganda machine and is totally impotent on television and then comes out from under his shell on his radio show where he is more effective. But he's on a network that openly mocks him as a member of the looney left, and that includes his radio show. If he wants respect from the liberal community he needs to quit Fox and get a real job.
> Apparently, his main sin on TV is he is not nasty enough for you.
I expect him to stand up to the crap Hannity shovels and actually dare to speak up with some facts. Instead we get Hannity dominating the show, the topics, and the BS and Colmes gets to lead out to the commercial breaks. Oooh. There is a reason Alan Colmes is almost universally derided by the libtalk community.
> BTW: If you criticize Alan Colmes radio show based on his TV
> show, you give up the right to complain if anybody knocks
> Jerry Springer based on his TV work.
I don't care for Jerry Springer. He has more baggage that USAir.
> As OA pointed out, there is lots of doubt Stephanie Miller
> would move into mornings at AAR. She has a show produced by
> another company and distributed by Jones Radio, and NO DOUBT
> she has contracts with both them. Jones Radio already
> syndicates a show in East Coast morning drive: Bill Press.
Bill Press evokes a "who?" from most people in the business. I have nothing against the guy but Miller could do a lot better for a network like AAR than Morning Sedition.
> * They got Thom Hartmann to sign with their syndication
> division, although they have little incentive to sell him to
> stations up against their marquee show (Franken). (The only
> explanation here that makes sense is AAR knows Franken is
> leaving and they promised Hartmann his slot.)
Franken isn't running for a few more years and Hartmann is not the best replacement choice for him. He needs some more grooming. I like Hartmann (especially after getting Dick Morris to hang up on him during an interview), but he needs more time in the oven.
> And no, there is not a lot of room to grow. Political talk
> is on the way out (conservative and liberal). AAR and DR
> were a decade late and several million short. And they were
> incredibly stupid to think talk shows CHANGE anybody's mind
> about anything.
This is nonsense. Talk radio ratings ebb and flow with the news. It's like CNN. Nobody watches when the lead story is about Pakistan earthquake relief, but when Katrina hits, ratings explode. Limbaugh had quite an impact - Newt Gingrich said he was instrumental in the 1994 takeover of the House.
> I await your next nastygram. And, of course, I expect you
> will continue arrogantly to inject you jibes in between
> paragraphs, as if you were a teacher correcting a paper.
Sorry, there are no free passes for the libtalk critics who want to throw a lot of baseless charges on the table and are shocked to discover people will call them on it.
> As you continue filter the world through the distorted prism
> of self-righteousness, you failed to notice my post was more
> than 48 hours before your reply. When I posted it was down.
> By the time you posted, Athans had put up his "I'm outta
> here, turn off the lights notice" - basically confirming my
> supposition of two days earlier (kudos to me).
How sad the only one patting you on the back for these Drudge-like breaking news reports is you. It's not being self-righteous to run through a series of reports from your SpecuPlex(tm) and indicate they aren't exactly "run to the phones and stop the presses" breaking news.
> Apparently anything you don't want to hear you categorize as
> "negativity." A form of denial common to political true
> believers. Talk about strange bedfellows: The
> administration reacts the same way to any criticism.
Unlike so many on the other side who loves to censor things, I don't have the slightest problem with you posting whatever you want. I even read a lot of your messages and judge them individually. But don't expect sloppy speculation to play as news.
> What do you have against Alan Colmes? I STRONGLY SUSPECT
> you have never listened to his RADIO program. You keep
> bashing me but any specific comments you make have to do
> with Hannity and Colmes.
Disagreeing with you is now "bashing?" I hear Alan Colmes all the time - he's still on the AAR channel on XM. Alan Colmes is the Vichy of libtalk show hosts. He's a collaborator with the Fox propaganda machine and is totally impotent on television and then comes out from under his shell on his radio show where he is more effective. But he's on a network that openly mocks him as a member of the looney left, and that includes his radio show. If he wants respect from the liberal community he needs to quit Fox and get a real job.
> Apparently, his main sin on TV is he is not nasty enough for you.
I expect him to stand up to the crap Hannity shovels and actually dare to speak up with some facts. Instead we get Hannity dominating the show, the topics, and the BS and Colmes gets to lead out to the commercial breaks. Oooh. There is a reason Alan Colmes is almost universally derided by the libtalk community.
> BTW: If you criticize Alan Colmes radio show based on his TV
> show, you give up the right to complain if anybody knocks
> Jerry Springer based on his TV work.
I don't care for Jerry Springer. He has more baggage that USAir.
> As OA pointed out, there is lots of doubt Stephanie Miller
> would move into mornings at AAR. She has a show produced by
> another company and distributed by Jones Radio, and NO DOUBT
> she has contracts with both them. Jones Radio already
> syndicates a show in East Coast morning drive: Bill Press.
Bill Press evokes a "who?" from most people in the business. I have nothing against the guy but Miller could do a lot better for a network like AAR than Morning Sedition.
> * They got Thom Hartmann to sign with their syndication
> division, although they have little incentive to sell him to
> stations up against their marquee show (Franken). (The only
> explanation here that makes sense is AAR knows Franken is
> leaving and they promised Hartmann his slot.)
Franken isn't running for a few more years and Hartmann is not the best replacement choice for him. He needs some more grooming. I like Hartmann (especially after getting Dick Morris to hang up on him during an interview), but he needs more time in the oven.
> And no, there is not a lot of room to grow. Political talk
> is on the way out (conservative and liberal). AAR and DR
> were a decade late and several million short. And they were
> incredibly stupid to think talk shows CHANGE anybody's mind
> about anything.
This is nonsense. Talk radio ratings ebb and flow with the news. It's like CNN. Nobody watches when the lead story is about Pakistan earthquake relief, but when Katrina hits, ratings explode. Limbaugh had quite an impact - Newt Gingrich said he was instrumental in the 1994 takeover of the House.
> I await your next nastygram. And, of course, I expect you
> will continue arrogantly to inject you jibes in between
> paragraphs, as if you were a teacher correcting a paper.
Sorry, there are no free passes for the libtalk critics who want to throw a lot of baseless charges on the table and are shocked to discover people will call them on it.
