04-13-2004, 15:15
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I agree with what Sigi said as well. I think these radio personalities, film makers, writers etc. are cheerleaders more than anything. They give folks what they want to hear and are certainly not converting anyone.
What I was referring to mainly were things such as M Moore and "Bowling for Columbine". Once it was discovered that much of his movie was simply not factual he decided it was satire, which made it OK.
Of course conservatives demonize liberals. It just seems like they are less likely to hide behind something to do it. Anne Coulter sure doesn't. Even she spooks me at times 
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04-14-2004, 11:19
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Looks like it may be falling aprt already. Apparently Los Angeles and Chicago stations dropped the show...
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04-14-2004, 11:23
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Talk radio is huge in Chicago...we don't tolerate swill. The people have spoken.
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04-14-2004, 13:18
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Statement Regarding WNTD in Chicago and KBLA in Los Angeles
Statement of Evan Cohen, Chairman of Air America Radio:
"Air America Radio is temporarily unable to be heard on WNTD in Chicago and KBLA in Los Angeles, but Chicago and Los Angeles listeners can still hear our broadcast on the web at airamericaradio.com and on XM Satellite Radio (channel 167).
"MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting's conduct in this matter has been disgraceful. To shut off a broadcast that listeners rely on without warning and in the middle of discussions is the height of irresponsibility and a slap in the face of the media industry. In addition, it is a clear violation of their contractual obligations, and we are seeking legal remedies against them in court."
LOL - they wrote hot checks to the radio stations.
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04-14-2004, 13:23
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I wonder how they'll spin this one
And damn how bad do you have to be for a company called MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting to drop a liberal radio program ?
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04-14-2004, 14:02
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Here you go NDD...courtesy of Drudge.
http://www.drudgereport.com/
After just two weeks on the air, Air America Radio, the fledgling liberal talk-radio network featuring Al Franken and Janeane Garofalo, appears to have encountered serious cash-flow problems.
The CHICAGO TRIBUNE is developing a story, insiders tell DRUDGE, on how the network was pulled off the air this morning in Chicago and Los Angeles, the network's second- and third-largest markets, because, the owner of both stations said, the network bounced a check and owes him more than $1 million! A charge the network strongly denies...
A Chicago source familiar with the situation said a Multicultural representative showed up at WNTD's offices Wednesday morning, kicked out Air America's lone staffer overseeing the network's feed to the station from New York, switched over to a Spanish-language feed, and changed the locks on the doors...
Air America filed a complaint Wednesday in New York state Supreme Court charging Multicultural with breaching their contract and seeking an injunction to force Multicultural to restore the Air America broadcast on both stations, the TRIBUNE has learned... Developing...
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04-14-2004, 14:10
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The trick will be to blame this on Halliburton , the Christian Right and the vast right wing conspiracy..........
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04-14-2004, 14:13
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I'm sure they're working on this as we type.... 
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04-14-2004, 14:41
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Quote:
Originally posted by DunbarFC
And damn how bad do you have to be for a company called MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting to drop a liberal radio program ?
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Free enterprise at work. Maybe they thought the message would pay the bills. Oops, hey guys we might need an audience first.
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04-14-2004, 15:24
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Quote:
Originally posted by DunbarFC
I wonder how they'll spin this one
And damn how bad do you have to be for a company called MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting to drop a liberal radio program ?
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It is still about the bottom line.
Maybe they didn't like the numbers already?
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04-15-2004, 14:27
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From Drudge
VIOLENCE THREAT AFTER 'AIR AMERICA' BUMP
Thurs Apr 15 2004 16:00:34 ET
Jean Heinemeyer, general manager of Multicultural's New York station, reports that the station has been flooded with calls from irate Air America listeners over the past 36 hours since the fledgling liberal radio network was taken off the air from WNTD-950 AM in Chicago and KBLA-1580 AM in Los Angeles.
Heinemeyer lashed out at an Air America "press release" in which the network was going to resolve the matter, vigilante-style, by putting a crowbar to Multicultural owner Arthur Liu's head.
"It's more than sophomoric," said Heinemeyer. "It's disgusting and frightening."
The release was removed from the site Thursday.
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04-15-2004, 14:34
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This is on their website now. What losers!
http://www.airamericaradio.com/pub/resNews.htm
The Sludge Report
After just two weeks on the air, Air America Radio, the fledgling liberal talk-radio network featuring Al Franken, Janeane Garofalo, and that really loud woman from Florida, appears to have encountered serious cash-flow problems.
Stop the presses!!! There’s nothing more exciting than half a story from a third hand source!!!!
Insiders tell SLUDGE, that the reason the network was pulled off the air this morning in Chicago and Los Angeles, the network's second- and third-largest markets, was because, the owner of both stations, Arthur Liu of Multicultural Broadcasting, said, the network bounced a check and owes him more than $1 million! The run-on sentence, tortured grammar and the exclamation point clearly means it’s true!!
Only it isn’t.
Normally we’d let this go because “habitual liars” like Drudge are laughable, and ridicule is our business.
But Arthur Liu --- not funny. He lied to us, he ripped us off and now we’re chasing him down with a pipe wrench. It’s a metaphor.
Here’s what really happened:
This Liu-ser was ripping off our boss Evan Cohen big time (he can’t do that, that’s our job). Evan found out about it and he stopped payment on a check to keep Liu-cifer from ripping him off even more. You can touch Evan for the occasional meal or drinks but a million bucks is crossing the line. And if we ever get low on cash, we can always call Barbra Streisand. Or any of the
Baldwins. Except Stephen.
So we got screwed, Liu’d, and tattooed. How Liu can you get? In Liu of payment. Liu’d and lascivious behavior. These write themselves. What we’re getting at is that we hate him.
So now everyone’s saying we’re going down the dumper in Chicago and Los Angeles, but what they don’t tell you is that we’re still on in Portland. And we OWN Portland. And let’s not forget Riverside and Plattsburgh. And New
York. And streaming on the internet. And XM. And Sirius. Actually we’re fine.
So cool your jets. Air America Radio isn’t dead, we’re in court and we’re going to slam Liu’s head in a car door. Another metaphor. We hope to be back on the air tomorrow or the next day in those markets.
In the meantime, why don’t you give Arthur a call at (212)966-1059, or check out his website www.mrbi.net
Arthur Liu, I wouldn’t show your face around here.
Or Riverside. Or Plattsburgh.
DEVELOPING……
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04-15-2004, 14:38
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Howard Dean worked the left up way more than I thought with that "Yeeeaaggghhh!" thing. First they want to stand Sec. Rumsfield up against the wall and now they want to hit people with crowbars and slam their heads in car doors? WTH? Shame they can't turn all that rage against the terrorists.
I'm not buying their story.
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04-15-2004, 14:49
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04-15-2004, 14:53
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The Sludge report struck me as more than a little racist.
Unless they want to start the Franken-stein jokes.
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