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1. #1
   On October 23rd, 2007 at 9:32 am, Timothy S. Carlson said:

   No real comment on ERR losing another outlet except - good riddance to bad rubbish.

   But I like how one DU commenter has a picture of JFK for his/her icon. Liberals have no sense of history, do they? If JFK was president today and doing now what he did then - liberals would be apoplectic, probably worse than their reaction to Pelosi.

   Who needs to learn history when you can write your own version?

2. #2
   On October 23rd, 2007 at 9:32 am, mojoe said:

   The 7 libs that listened to KOKE must be in a quandry. They’re probably “activists” or “advocates” for the illegal population in Austin and the station is going Spanish to cater to the very people they work for!

3. #3
   On October 23rd, 2007 at 9:33 am, On-my-soap-box said:

   Left-wing Austin, Texas gives Air America the boot

4. #4
   On October 23rd, 2007 at 9:33 am, On-my-soap-box said:

   Oops, something didn’t work right.

   Boot to the head! Now if we could just be rid of ERR America altogether…

5. #5
   On October 23rd, 2007 at 9:40 am, ajmontana said:

   I wonder if they will take down the pictures of the troops when they clean out their offices.

6. #6
   On October 23rd, 2007 at 9:41 am, meatpieandtatters said:

   Having forced myself to listen to Stale Air America’s slate of so-called on-air personalities, I can without question state that this show has died a most-worthy death. Putrid can’t quite capture the depravity of their programming.

7. #7
   On October 23rd, 2007 at 9:42 am, Regulus said:

   That Air America can’t maintain a foothold in Austin is a surprise. But then again, it couldn’t keep a presence in New York City, either. When you can’t find enough of a lib audience in those two locations, it says something pretty damning.

   When the last Air America station shuts down, I’d be willing to wager that it’ll be in Portland, Oregon. It’s the only mid-sized city I know of that has two rabid left-wing radio stations, one each for the AM and FM dials.

8. #8
   On October 23rd, 2007 at 9:45 am, pickax411 said:

   How appropriate for Liberal Moonbats to abandon their radio Alamo than fight to the last man.

9. #9
   On October 23rd, 2007 at 9:55 am, capitano said:

   I notice that the Air America promos on XM radio (the promos are heard on the stations that people actually listen to) only highlight the radio personalities and the station number, and never, ever mention Air America.

10. #10
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 10:09 am, malkin_fan said:

    Air America is the most vile hate speech I have ever heard on the radio. If they would get rid of the nutjobs who do nothing but spew hate I could and would listen to it but they choose not to do that.

11. #11
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 10:12 am, 30 pcs of silver said:

    Err America’s affiliates are falling faster then Randi Rhodes after 14 bloody mary’s. Ha!!!

12. #12
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 10:13 am, Alphonse said:

    KOKE 1600 AM, has started following a Spanish-language format.

    Maybe there are no Americans left in the Occupied Territories.

13. #13
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 10:14 am, Boomer said:

    Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of America hating moonbats. The best news will be when they finally close their doors.

14. #14
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 10:15 am, 30 pcs of silver said:

    than Randi Rhodes…than

15. #15
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 10:22 am, terrig said:

    Glad to see them lose another outlet. It’s hard to believe that they couldn’t make it in left-wing Austin.

16. #16
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 10:26 am, garyt said:

    Lefties should not worry, they have CBS, MSNBC, ABC, NBC CNN and most of the other mainstream media to listen or view to. What gets me about lefty media is that its so boring and depressing. Also, when they say the Bush/Cheney failed polices are not working in Iraq, you notice they have no alternatives of their own except to surrender to the Islamo-fascists.

17. #17
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 10:27 am, Jim M. said:

    Ah, gee. See whaat illegal immigration does?

18. #18
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 10:33 am, William Teach said:

    On October 23rd, 2007 at 10:09 am, malkin_fan said:

    Air America is the most vile hate speech I have ever heard on the radio. If they would get rid of the nutjobs who do nothing but spew hate I could and would listen to it but they choose not to do that.

    But then it would be Conservative radio!

19. #19
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 10:33 am, LarryD said:

    If they would get rid of the nutjobs who do nothing but spew hate I could and would listen to it but they choose not to do that.

    What would remain if they did?

    Air America is therapy for the BDS sufferers on it. And they get paid. Such a deal. Their dismal ratings show they offer nothing to an audience, even of “liberals”.

20. #20
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 10:41 am, swj719AWG said:

    Err America’s affiliates are falling faster than Randi Rhodes after 14 bloody mary’s. Ha!!!

    Thank you folks, she’ll be here all week! Don’t forget to tip your waitresses!

21. #21
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 10:44 am, Jim M. said:

    What the left seems incapable of understanding is that “democrat” does not mean looney left.

    There are large concentrations of democratic voters throughout the US who registered and vote democrat for various reasons other than a communist bond. For exxample, the rust belt states are typically attracted to the democratic party through organized labor. But for other issues, these voters tend to be middle of the road, similar to most republicans.

    The democratic base is getting a great view of what they elected into power, and based on Congressional approval statistics, they are not liking it. How this impacts the 2008 elections at this point is anyone’s guess; but the recent LA gubenatorial election does provide some light on the topic.

    While republicans cannot seem to figure out what to do with power when they hold it, they are much better than the democrats at maintaining a more mainstream focus and minimizing the imput from extremists on the right.

    The democrats seem to embrace the far left lunacy, and have allowed themselves to be led merrily away from the center all the way to the other side of the looking glass. And this time, the stranglehold they have traditionally held over the flow of information in this country is on the wane. They have been exposed like no other time in the past to the general public.

    So you go dems! Keep on listening to your new masters orders. Keep on trying to pass legislation time and time again which clearly has no support from the majority of voters on both sides. Keep on using children as political human shields. Keep on lying to the American people and getting caught in those whoppers. Keep on exceeding your Congressional authority and visit those leaders of terror states while agitating our allies to such an extent that their parliament votes to invade Iraq within 24 hours of your worthless and ill advised gesture regarding an incident that occurred over 100 years ago.

    Keep on keeping on dems! If the republican party for once can avoid shooting itself in the foot, alienating its voting base again, and once and for all follow the will of the people (that “we the people thing”), 2008 might not turn out all that bad.

22. #22
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 11:07 am, bironetworks said:

    I actually like the fact that Air America’s still around. It means that we have to spend less time keeping track of the loons; they’ve been given radio shows.

    Randi Rhodes is nucking futs.

    Seriously.

23. #23
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 11:20 am, josetheguerilla said:

    ?Como se dece “Air America got canned” en espanol.

    Que pasa, Michelle?

24. #24
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 11:37 am, J S Ragman said:

    Or as we used to say in the biology lab, “Adios, amoebas.”

25. #25
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 11:41 am, davidleerothmann said:

    Yes. When Texas secedes from the union again, this time hopefully successfully, the left coast and the northeast will have a refugee crisis on their hands. Bedraggled Austinites will be streaming in looking for a good transgender studies bookstore, a mocha latte extra skinny made from fair trade carbon neutral beans, and a grant to write poetry about the subjugation of womyn in America.

26. #26
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 12:16 pm, pressto said:

    Okay here is the problem with Air America and it’s target audience.

    These people like to rant and rave to others, but the problem is the others don’t also like to listen to each other. They just want to do thier own ranting, not to listen to each other.

    This is why none of these liberal talk shows succeed and keep an audience.

27. #27
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 12:34 pm, Lefty said:

    Wow. As an Austinite, this is news to me. Not only did I not listen to that radio station, I also don’t subscribe to the Statesman. Same reason for both.

28. #28
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 1:01 pm, Thunderbird 1 said:

    This was an affiliate better than many, not as good as others.

    Now if that ain’t a ringing endorsement, I don’t know what is…

29. #29
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 1:26 pm, reine.de.tout said:

    “Can’t even pull 1 percent in Austin, TX? Amazing but true. don’t ask me why. This is a city that is overwhelmingly Democratic, but the right-wing talk radio stations in town consistently get much better ratings

    Um, the right-wing stations consistently get better ratings, and this guy can’t figure out why? Idiot.

30. #30
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 2:01 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Keep on exceeding your Congressional authority and visit those leaders of terror states while agitating our allies to such an extent that their parliament votes to invade Iraq within 24 hours of your worthless and ill advised gesture regarding an incident that occurred over 100 years ago.

    Jim M., thoughtful comments. I believe the Dems purposefully tried to annoy Turkey in order to stir up trouble in Iraq. It’s a last gasp attempt to derail any progress there. If things are looking better there in 2008, Hillary will have a much tougher time. If there ever was a “question the timing” issue, this would be it.

31. #31
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 2:38 pm, rising21 said:

    That’s funny! I wondered what happened to it. I live in Austin and sometimes I flip from AM 1370 to AM 1600 just to see what they’re talking about. The other day I flipped to 1600 and it was Tejano music. I had no idea what had happened, but I assumed that Air America got canned. Austin is full of very misguided liberals. I’m suprised that it didn’t do better here.

32. #32
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 3:11 pm, greenLibertarian said:

    Hasta la vista, AA!

    I only listed to you here in Austin when I needed a blood pressure boost :p

33. #33
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 4:19 pm, mom2jack said:

    When the last Air America station shuts down, I’d be willing to wager that it’ll be in Portland, Oregon. It’s the only mid-sized city I know of that has two rabid left-wing radio stations, one each for the AM and FM dials

    They took my favorite right-wing talk radio off the FM band and converted it to a Spanish music station. It’s still on AM, but the reception sucks.

    I’ll tell you why “right” radio does well - the hosts are intelligent, the talk is interesting, and it’s incredibly entertaining. That’s because there are no whiners. If I want to listen to people whine, I’ll just listen to my kids.

34. #34
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 5:29 pm, Miss Ladybug said:

    I’m in Austin and had no idea there was an Air America station here. There are too many lefty nutjobs in this town… If AA can’t make it in a town like this, they’re doomed to failure.

35. #35
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 8:00 pm, BobJones-77 said:

    I’ve lived in Austin for over 3 years and never knew there was an Air America station here. 590 and 1370 seem to dominate the AM talk radio and they are conservative, newsworthy and entertaining.

    I’m not surprised, as there are still lots of conservatives on the fringes of Travis County but we’re just outnumbered.

    Ronnie Earle must be crying to sleep every night now.

36. #36
    On October 23rd, 2007 at 8:40 pm, bear1909 said:

    The only competent broadcaster on Air America is Ed Schultz. At least he can argue a point. Other than that….what a joke.

37. #37
    On November 6th, 2007 at 6:28 pm, EHeavenlyGads said:

    Betcha ten bucks Molly Ivins never listened to the junk. Good riddance.

38. #38
    On November 29th, 2007 at 11:21 am, Dimsdale said:

    The is a certain level of humorous irony in this story!