Comments on: Buh-bye, Whoopi: Another failed liberal talk radio venture

By: Flyover State

Flyover State — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:35:58 +0000

Yet another celebrity whose movies I liked before she started talking politics.

By: pokenhorn

pokenhorn — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:56:42 +0000

The market for Whoopi-type talk is saturated. All she does is duplicate what the NYT, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, et.al. are already doing. Stimulate hatred for anyone not to the left of George McGovern, drop snide remarks at every opportunity, snipe at President Bush and conservatives, and belittle (cunningly) those of us with religious values. Hmmm. What could be more anti-American than Whoopi and pals?

By: pokenhorn

pokenhorn — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:24:19 +0000

Liberal talk radio fails because it has all been said. It’s been said by NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, almost every newspaper and news magazine. The Frankens and Goldbergs can do is say what what the MSM has already said, but add malice and wit – or what passes for wit in the liberal universe.

By: Highrise

Highrise — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:13:26 +0000

I have not liked whoopi for a long time. I think she’s rude and refuses to deal with facts. I have real issues with people who will not listen to facts but will go off of ignorant beliefs. How that show even makes it, I dunno. Every time I’ve even tried to turn it on to see a certain guest I liked, I’ve felt dumber. If the show gets yanked, I won’t be sad that is for sure.

By: Bill DeFelice

Bill DeFelice — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:18:49 +0000

When there are no listeners,for the advertizers,the funding ends.Too bad the same can’t be said for commie/puke public national radio.They just keep bleeding tax payers.

By: jeffislouie

jeffislouie — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:19:57 +0000

I like whoopi. She’s a very funny lady.
But as a talk show host, I realized how sadly unqualified she is.
All it took was her explanation of Michael Vick on the View. I needed no more evidence of her silly ignorance, especially as she presented it as fact and deep revelation.
What did she say?
She said that Vick grew up in the deep south.
He’s from Virginia.
Last time I checked, Virginia was in the northeast.
’nuff said.
She’s a very funny comedian. i enjoy her standup.
She should probably have worked a little harder on being funny and dropped the whole sentimental liberal bit.

By: RetFireman

RetFireman — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:05:43 +0000

With Estrich pulling a strong second.

By: RetFireman

RetFireman — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:03:38 +0000

So long as Liberals have Helen Thomas hooked up to re-animator juice, they will always win int the “Ugliest Women” Category.

By: TXRose

TXRose — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:12:43 +0000

Me too, Life.

By: Lifeofthemind

Lifeofthemind — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:29:38 +0000

Well I liked Ghost.

By: Laree

Laree — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:16:47 +0000

This is what started it all days before the incident ever happened Chris Carlin took days off because he was getting married chances are if he was there it may never have happened.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB9YJ6THBDc

They were trying to be edgy and controversial to bring attention to womens college basketball

By: Laree

Laree — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:12:32 +0000

I just want to point out that last April Whoopi thought it was a good idea to fire Imus a radio icon, also Spike Lee and Al Roker.

Whoopi started using the line herself NNH. Bernard McGuirk was quoting from a Spike Lee movie “Skool Daze” for the schtick, they wanted to draw attention to Collegiate Lady’s Basketball (There is a Youtube of the genesis of the idea.) Spike Lee didn’t thank Bernie for plugging his lame movie either

Al Roker thought Imus was just to insensitive and it was wrong to make a joke about these young women..Al Roker would turn around and make fun of epileptics on the Today Show.

Here we are months later and 3 of December Imus is back and Whoopi got the axe I guess radio is more difficult then it looks.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18057333/

By: TexasTiger

TexasTiger — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:59:51 +0000

I don’t understand. She had the perfect face for radio.

By: BOB

BOB — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:41:21 +0000

Making terrorist watch and listen to Whoopi and the others on the View 24/7 could be a lot more effective than waterboarding. Of course, it’s still torture.

By: Moe of MO

Moe of MO — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:11:55 +0000

Lefty radio has no chance because liberals have NPR, courtesy of taxpayers, including high production values, skilled reporters and talkers, big syndication, a measure of decorum that prevents constant, crude spinning, plus some non-political programming. Opera, anyone?

So, Franken and Whoopi were dead on Day 1. Their potential market space is long and well occupied by taxpayer-subsidized lefty radio.

Should taxpayers carry NPR? Of course not. People who don’t listen to NPR shouldn’t pay for somebody else’s radio. Why not raise Pelosi’s taxes and give the money to my favorite country/western station? No? Features on coffee-growing coops in the Third World, that’s a public need? But not Salem news, not Paul Harvey, not Laura?

As long as NPR is around as a taxpayer charity case, out-there leftwing investors who want “real” liberal radio can stop wasting their money. Nobody wins a competitive fight with Congress. Washington prints money. You have to earn it.