# The Air America Death-Rattle Has Begun! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 29, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108 "2005-09-29T22:23:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108/81 "2005-09-30T18:39:45Z")
I enjoyed the idea of Air America, but I got really turned off by it once I actually started listening. However, I always seem to catch Randi Rhodes, and … eesh, I can’t even bear two minutes of listening to her. She’s the liberal equivalent of Ann Coulter. Al Franken’s show was mildly entertaining, the one time I caught it. I only have satellite radio in the car, though, and I wish they’d adjust their schedule for the loads of people like me who only listen while commuting. ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108/82 "2005-09-30T19:18:38Z")
I’m share the feeling of who cares. Now if The Daily Show went down, then you’d know the liberals were really having trouble. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108/83 "2005-10-01T01:38:34Z")
It seems that the reports of Air America’s demise are a bit premature. Sorry to deflate your chubby, Stephe! [http://www.alternet.org/story/26178/](http://www.alternet.org/story/26178/) ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108/84 "2005-10-01T03:29:02Z")
> [@Psycho Pirate](#): > > I am no fan of Limbaugh, but mocking him for a drug problem is hateful. No. It’s called karma. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108/85 "2005-10-01T03:34:54Z")
> [@Frostillicus](#): > > Sorry to deflate your chubby, Stephe! Look, we’re already hateful, angry and vicious. Do you have to be a liar, too? ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108/86 "2005-10-01T03:35:07Z")
> [@Frostillicus](#): > > No. It’s called karma. It isn’t even that. It’s just giving him a taste of his own bile, which he had been gleefully swewing on other druggies. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108/87 "2005-10-01T03:56:56Z")
When one thinks of the likes of Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly…those cooing, tender doves of the reactionary airwaves…brutally savaged by the sarcasm of Al Franken…one would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh out loud. ---
**Author:** ![zeeny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zeeny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeeny)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108/88 "2005-10-01T04:00:31Z")
> [@RedFury](#): > > Having said that, the few times I’ve listened and/or watched Franken on radio or TV, I’ve found him an almost total bore both lacking in charisma and substance. In short, a nerd whose more than likely to elicit a cult-like following and little else. That just might be his goal. Franken doesn’t want to be the next Rush Limbaugh. He wants to be the next Senator from Minnesota. > [@](#): > > Say what you will about Rush – and I have; nothing good as far as content – but there’s no doubting he _commands_ his craft. Here’s a sad irony to consider: Rush Limbaugh doesn’t seem very happy to be reknowned as _the_ “Rush Limbaugh, Broadcasting Icon”. Is it really something to aspire to? Generally speaking, Radio Personalities are a very sad breed of people. But I guess that’s another thread topic. ---
**Author:** ![fushj00mang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@fushj00mang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fushj00mang)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108/89 "2005-10-01T20:20:42Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > …“Doctor” Frist… No quotes necessary. Sen. William H. Frist III is a doctor. MD and fancypants and everything. ---
**Author:** ![fushj00mang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@fushj00mang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fushj00mang)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108/90 "2005-10-01T20:22:19Z")
> [@FinnAgain](#): > > “A conservative is a man who believes that Government can do nothing right, and sets out to get elected in order to prove that point.” “A liberal is a man who thinks that no man can do right without the Government.” ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108/91 "2005-10-01T22:30:14Z")
> [@fushj00mang](#): > > No quotes necessary. Sen. William H. Frist III is a doctor. MD and fancypants and everything. I was referring to Frist’s amazing ability to make a medical diagnosis via videotape clips. It was an attempt at sarcasm. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2005, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108/92 "2005-10-01T22:33:07Z")
> [@fushj00mang](#): > > “A liberal is a man who thinks that no man can do right without the Government.” Post that in that “misconceptions you’re sick of” thread; I’m sure much fun will result. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2005, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108/93 "2005-10-02T01:21:44Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > As for Air America, I’ll just say that [Stephanie Miller](http://www.stephaniemiller.com/) and her two no-men are the funniest crew on the “progressive” airwaves over here. They’re not technically part of Air America ( **nor is Ed Schultz** , IIRC), but the station has them interleaved with some of the AA programming. If Air America helps these other talented folks get more exposure, I say more power to 'em. Those of us in Grand Forks remember ole Schultzie when he was a right-wing radio host. About 6 years or so ago he started really railing against UND and talking about how much better the Bison were. Most knew at that point he was losing touch. And assuming you don’t know what I’m talking about (who the hell outside North Dakota would in this matter) you have no idea who he is and what he stands for. Neither does he. Don’t take a word he says at face value. Al Franken is more trustworthy than that ass-clown. Just saying is all. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2005, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108/94 "2005-10-02T02:23:43Z")
North Dakota? Jeez, **Duff** , I had no idea. Look, I take back all the suff I might have said about you. Well, half anyway. Wow. North Dakota. Really, had no idea. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108/95 "2005-10-02T02:25:42Z")
> [@](#): > > It seems that the reports of Air America’s demise are a bit premature. Sorry to deflate your chubby, Stephe! > > [http://www.alternet.org/story/26178/](http://www.alternet.org/story/26178/) Our sad experience suggests that Stephe won’t be deterred by mere facts. The linked article indicates that one can buy all sorts of Bill O’Reilly-related stuff from his website: keychains, umbrellas, etc. But neither loofas nor filafels; what a missed opportunity. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2005, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108/96 "2005-10-02T03:00:18Z")
Some conservatives must really feel threatened by Air America. First there was that other thread, I think in GD, where some righty thought AA had some kind of scandal (I remember s/he put “Wow!” in the title, like a kid seeing a bike under the Christmas tree), and now this slavering thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108.md?page=4)