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2005-11-14 Home Front: Culture Wars

How Dan Rather Helped Create Conservative Radio

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Posted by Fred 2005-11-14 14:01|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 To compete with a government-subsidized behemoth like NPR, Air America would need so much funding that they would have to steal the money or something.

Which is why the Republicans failed, failed miserably to actually sell NPR to the AA folks to begin with. Instead of watching one pathetic death we could have watched two. Much more popcorn time.

Posted by Flaise Juper4620 2005-11-14 17:16|| 2005-11-14 17:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Killer comments, Fred. :-D

To compete with a government-subsidized behemoth like NPR, Air America would need so much funding that they would have to steal the money or something.

Um, they did. Boys and Girls Club, remember? Still didn't work.

"whatever music happened to be playing, which I believe was exclusively either disco or Mexican"

Jeez, where did you live? All I was ever able to get was country. The old-fashioned, twangy, whiny kind. :-( I'd have loved to get some disco. Or Mexican.

One wonders why MSNBC insists on remaining CNN Jr.

This one doesn't. Those clowns truly believe it's more important to be "right" (or, in their case, left) than to be profitable. Anyway, profits are so right-wing. Doesn't "clean" money just grow on trees? And why should they cater to the ignorant great unwashed proles anyway? They know what's best for the rest of us - just ask 'em.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-11-14 23:10|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2005-11-14 23:10|| Front Page Top

#3 Hmmm - go figure that Air America 's listenership sucks. "Why should I arise from my crack and alcohol slumber to hear Al Franken and Janeane Garafalo andRhandi Rhodes say unfunny shit.?"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-11-14 23:36|| 2005-11-14 23:36|| Front Page Top

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