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Moonbat Fratricide: "Air America is now the Jesus W Bush network!"
2008-04-04
The link is to Air America Fuehrer Zampolit el Jefe Maximo Chairman Charlie Kireker's press release announcing that Randi Rhodes has been suspended for calling Hillary Clinton a "f$#%@*&! whore" and all that. Pop up a bag of microwave butter lite and scroll down to the comments. Some in the audience are not amused . . .

…Shame on you Charlie Kireker! You have clearly violated Ms Rhodes’ Constitutional right to Free Speech. Even though you may have been one of the sponsors for her appearance, a simple statement that you do not condone her public language should have sufficed. Instead, you have silenced one of the only voices on the radio that actually has the nerve to speak the TRUTH about what is going on in the world! How is it that Vice President Dick Cheney can tell Senator Pat Leahy to “Go ‘F’ Himself” on the floor of the U.S. Senate, with anger and venom and not in jest, and never even be held accountable for his total disrespect of this distinguished person? But, you, Mr. Kireker suspend Randi for doing a comedy act not even aired by your station! What a despicable and cowardly act on your part!

Randi has become so many of our voices. It's a damn shame that her knowledge, outstanding research capability and her willingness to educate in the most unique fashion is being trumped by a politically incorrect stand-up comedy routine!!! For God's sake, you corporate gurus at Air America are single handedly willing to take this away from us... for what? Political correctness? Bowing to the Clintons? (don't tell me they had no hand in this... their political claws are OUT!!) This is shameful! Randi is a breath of fresh air, whether you agree with her or not, ONLY because she's willing to cut the crap. As a wife, mother of 2 teenagers, registered nurse and an independent thinker... who lives in the midwest and has, along with millions of Americans, been completely traumatized from the multitude of crimes committed by this horrendous Bush Administration..... I demand that Randi be re-instated immediately, be completely vindicated, and allowed to resume her show UNALTERED by political correctness. I'm completely discouraged that voices are being suppressed and the "dumbing down" of Americans continues. I, for one, will cancel my Premium Membership if that's what it takes, and only listen to Mike Malloy on Nova M Radio, or The Young Turks (who recently left Air America voluntarily....wonder why?) You corporate thugs only listen to one God.... Money. Sincerely pissed off, Kelly Shepherd

This last one heer is a real classic (emphasis added):

I agree with everything Ms Rhodes said. Air America is now the Jesus W Bush network. It's time for another bankruptcy to go with your ethical bankruptcy.
Posted by:Mike

#18  How is it that Vice President Dick Cheney can tell Senator Pat Leahy to “Go ‘FÂ’ Himself” on the floor of the U.S. Senate, with anger and venom and not in jest, and never even be held accountable for his total disrespect of this distinguished person?

Uh, I for one think it's the difference between a Private Company making H.R. decisions vs. a National Politician being accountable to the entire U.S. population. Now, if America (by the Congress) held a vote on whether or not we should "fire" Dick Cheney for his remark (a.k.a. "Impeachment"), then yes, we'd be following that little piece of paper you might call THE CONSTITUTION moron.

Of course, I'd bet the majority of Americans would like to tell Sen. Pat "Leaky" Leahy to "F Himself" themselves, but that's just me.
Posted by: BA   2008-04-04 23:10  

#17  OS, I don't think they're really insane - just unimaginably stupid. I used to think far-lefty's and most libs suffered from some sort of bi-polar/schizo white guilt/mental thingy...I've now come around to thinking that they are just incredibly stupid. Most of their ideologies are stupid (socialism & communism by nature are stupid) - these people just don't think things through, I don't think that makes them crazy - just irritatingly dumb.
Posted by: Broadhead6   2008-04-04 23:06  

#16  The video has been flushed down the memory hole:

"This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by AMFM Broadcasting Inc."
Posted by: Mike   2008-04-04 20:52  

#15  #13, my sentiments exactly. I wonder what Ozzie has to say about it.
Posted by: WolfDog   2008-04-04 20:32  

#14  It occurs to me that the headline for this article could have been the already used

"Qaeda backers may be questioning tactics"
Posted by: charger   2008-04-04 17:15  

#13  I loved her playing on "Crazy Train".
Posted by: charger   2008-04-04 17:13  

#12  Video. Fetching if you were ever into say, Janet Reno.
Posted by: Icerigger   2008-04-04 15:45  

#11  Pat Leahy did. Just ask him.
Posted by: tu3031   2008-04-04 14:48  

#10  Pat Leahy is a distinguished person? Who knew?
Posted by: Raj   2008-04-04 14:45  

#9  Good to see that both of her listeners made the effort to check in... lol!
Posted by: Woodrow Slusorong7967   2008-04-04 13:53  

#8  Damn, and here I thought Randi Rhodes waz an old 'Rastler.. a heel no less [villain character]
Posted by: RD   2008-04-04 11:55  

#7  It's a damn shame that her knowledge, outstanding research capability and her willingness to educate in the most unique fashion...

Cuz nothing sez 'learning experience' like an insipid monologue from a bitter middle-aged leftist with a drinking problem...
Posted by: Pappy   2008-04-04 11:40  

#6  Good to see that both of her listeners made the effort to check in...
Posted by: tu3031   2008-04-04 10:55  

#5  That is right guys. It is all a plot. Lock yourself in your room and tinfoil the walls. Don't ever come out or we will be able to control your thoughts. Stay safe in that room forever.
Posted by: DarthVader   2008-04-04 10:05  

#4  What about those of us who never had Air America contracts to begin with? Are we being oppressed?
Posted by: Abdominal Snowman   2008-04-04 09:55  

#3  Â“I'm completely discouraged that voices are being suppressed.”

This is just another example of “The Man” trying to keep the vulgar skank down.
Posted by: DepotGuy   2008-04-04 09:50  

#2  Alien vs Predator for liberals.
Posted by: mhw   2008-04-04 09:38  

#1  These people are genuinely insane. These mentally ill schizophrenic (separated from reality) people actually want to run the government?

Amazing. And I thought the Ron Paul cult was weird...
Posted by: OldSpook   2008-04-04 09:15  

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