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Air America Deflates
The “progressive” radio network isn’t long for this world.
29 April 2006

Selected Responses:

Sent by Nunya on 05-09-2006:

You morons have been predicting (praying for) the downfall of Air America from day 1. Well, it isn't going to happen. CNN is liberal? Nigger, please. Here's the definition of liberal media: Someone who has the balls to say that the puppet posing as President of our dear country doesn't have 2 cents worth of brains and could not even spell your publication's name. You poor, misguided soul. You must be rich or something. If not, you are more stupid than he is. The man is a complete and total incompetent, lying moron. That is not conjecture. It is a proven fact.

Air America represents the last dying breath of what is left of our democracy. The truth hurts, I know. That's why morons like you want it to go away.

How's that budget deficit doing by the way? Did you cash in on any of it? I thought not. Obviously your ass kissing didn't buy you much.

Sent by B. Samuel Davis on 05-01-2006:

Interesting article. What Air America represented was a chance for Democrats to put their message across in its purest form. In other words, what you heard from Air America was something you rarely hear in the mainstream media - the Democratic party line, "unfiltered." It sure wasn't pretty--this was (and is) true hate radio--all that the left claims for conservative talk radio was out front and center on Air America. It was also a money pit for liberal donors, as (almost) everyone who participated in AAR have done quite well, with dismal results in terms of getting the message across.

So I for one will mourn the downfall of Air America. Nowhere else could you hear the overall bankruptcy of ideas on the left, and nowhere else but on talk radio could you compare and contrast conservatives versus liberals, Democrats against Republicans. The fact that AAR was rejected by even its putative base does not bode well for Democrats, as sooner or later conservatives will get their act together again, and retake the electorate for good.

 

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