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Air America Crashes And Burns
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rocket_scientist



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:43 am    Post subject: Air America Crashes And Burns Reply with quote
Just like a B-52 that ran out of fuel and lost gliding speed and dropped like a rock

Liberals congratulate themselves on creativity but this whole effort was built to counter Right talk radio, which would make this qction wholly reactionary and uncreative This is as shameful as the John Kerry creation

I wonder who they will stiff on the bankruptcy
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Fox



Joined: 04 Mar 2009
PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:58 am    Post subject: Re: Air America Crashes And Burns Reply with quote
rocket_scientist wrote:
Just like a B-52 that ran out of fuel and lost gliding speed and dropped like a rock

Liberals congratulate themselves on creativity but this whole effort was built to counter Right talk radio, which would make this qction wholly reactionary and uncreative This is as shameful as the John Kerry creation

I wonder who they will stiff on the bankruptcy


This failed because liberals are no where near as interested in this kind of thing as conservatives are. It's really that simple. Just compare the ratings of guys like Keith Olbermann (the closest the left really has to a Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck), and you'll see this is true.
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Olivencia



Joined: 08 Mar 2009
PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
That show like all other liberal attempts at things like this was boring and stupid to the max.
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RufusW



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
At least liberals absolutely crush conservatives in entertainment. TDS, Colbert, stand-ups, Oprah....Hollywood....
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Olivencia



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
True but they should because that is the world of make believe and fairy tales.
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RufusW



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well comedy is usually actually about true things. This is one reason why The Daily Show is funny, it simply points out political stupidity. You can also argue Hollywood stories are popular because they reflect real life or reflect how people believe it should be. Maybe Republicans don't like the anti-imperialism message of Avatar, but maybe it's popular because it reflects common ideals.

Air America played an important part in helping Franken eventually get his Senate seat, Maddow was also on Air America and has consequently become very popular on MSNBC.

But my favourite spin-off is The Young Turks, who used to do the morning show. You can watch their streaming webcast here - http://www.theyoungturks.com/. Cenq (the host) is very funny and they're real progressives.
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pkang0202



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Liberal talk radio fails because....<drum roll.....> Americans don't want to listen to that crap. Wake up and smell the coffee liberals. Your voice, opinions, and point of views are not popular.

Oh snap! I said it.
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Fox



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
pkang0202 wrote:
Liberal talk radio fails because....<drum roll.....> Americans don't want to listen to that crap. Wake up and smell the coffee liberals. Your voice, opinions, and point of views are not popular.

Oh snap! I said it.


Liberal talk radio fails because liberals don't like that kind of rubbish anywhere near as much as conservatives do. It's pretty much that simple. Liberals are more inclined towards witty satire than the angry ranting that seemingly draws conservative attention so easily. That's why programs like the Daily Show and Colbert Report do so well, while lacking any real conservative analogue. We have our "political entertainment," and you have yours. Enjoy it, because we are.
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Olivencia



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Witty satire? No they are stupid morons. Yeah they make a "witty" (?) comment which makes the liberal sissy audience member slap their knee in laughter but it's devoid of in-depth analysis and critical thinking.
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Kimbop



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
pkang0202 wrote:
Liberal talk radio fails because....<drum roll.....> Americans don't want to listen to that crap. Wake up and smell the coffee liberals. Your voice, opinions, and point of views are not popular.

Oh snap! I said it.


Spot on mate, bloody spot on.

90% of normal Americans want low taxes. (Liberals LOVE redistributing wealth!)
90% of normal Americans don't like repeat offenders. They like DEAD offenders. (liberals LOVE to nurture criminals!)
90% of normal Americans will buy whichever carmaker is best. (liberals LOVE to invest billions of taxpayer dollars in "alternative energy")
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RufusW



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kimbop wrote:
90% of normal Americans want low taxes. (Liberals LOVE redistributing wealth!)
90% of normal Americans don't like repeat offenders. They like DEAD offenders. (liberals LOVE to nurture criminals!)
90% of normal Americans will buy whichever carmaker is best. (liberals LOVE to invest billions of taxpayer dollars in "alternative energy")


I think these statistics may be made up.

Anyway, the supposedly 'liberal' Democratic party holds a large majority in polls, so you can't really argue there isn't a base there. Conservatives seem to prefer to walk in lock-step. An example is actually your use of 'normal Americans' Kimbop. You think anyone with a liberal point of view isn't really American - just like the higest rated Conservative talk show hosts, Beck and Limbaugh.

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