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Lies, Damn Lies, and Limbaugh’s Press Release About Progressive Radio

Yesterday, Rush Limbaugh, through his radio syndicator Premiere Radio Networks, sent out a press release titled “Limbaugh Leads the Race Against Liberal Talkers,” purportedly comparing his ratings to those of progressive talk stations.

The release lists ratings info for five cities — Austin, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, San Antonio, and Memphis — for Spring 2005 (March 31 to June 22). In two of those cities, New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the stations that Rush claims he “defeated” didn’t switch to the progressive talk format until July 2005 — after the ratings period in question ended. Two of the other comparisons are also misleading. Rush claims to have won the ratings battle in Austin — but the progressive alternative is a low-watt station that broadcasts not out of Austin, but 20 miles away in bustling Pflugersville, Texas. The same is true of Rush’s performance in San Antonio, where the weaker progressive talk station is actually based in suburban Devine, Texas.

In other words, of the 591 stations on which Limbaugh broadcasts, he chose to highlight four where his “victories” are at best misleading, at worst plain dishonest.

The reality is that in several major markets, ratings for progressive talk are booming. In Denver, Air America’s ratings are up 500% from one year ago. “Seattle’s newly talk-formatted KPTK, doubled in the winter [ratings] book, Portland’s KPOJ-AM grew 1000% in audience share. In conservative San Diego, KLSD-AM went up 73%. … Other markets with similar success include: Boston, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Sacramento and Columbus.” Rush is even on the verge of being overtaken in his own home state.

An even more interesting comparison is found when looking at stations with integrated lineups that carry both Rush and a progressive host. In that apples-to-apples comparison, we see that Rush Limbaugh and Ed Schultz are actually very competitive.



386 Responses to “Lies, Damn Lies, and Limbaugh’s Press Release About Progressive Radio”

  1. Flamethrower says:

    Heavy oxycontin usage messes with your sense of time. Didn’t you know that?


  2. Robert says:

    The Pied Piper of Right Wing Propaganda misleads?

    (In my best Elaine: GET OUT)


  3. yankeluh says:

    Hell, this just proves that Paul Hackett was right. Rush is just a fatass addict that can’t read or count.


  4. James B says:

    Oh how the jealous whine and moan. As you point out — Limbaugh is on in 591 stations — Air America is on 44.

    Maybe lefty talk is booming, but booming where?


  5. paddykraska says:

    I live deeep in the heart of redstate (Indiana), and on a weekly basis there are letters to the editor in my paper (South Bend Tribune) begging for an alternative to the Mike/Rush/Bill radio monopoly.
    I think people would be surprised to see how badly those of us here need a voice, and would be willing to financially support it!!


  6. paddykraska says:

    Um, sorry- 69 stations.
    And Rush started out small and ignored at firts too!


  7. paddykraska says:

  8. Krazny says:

    read the article james it tells you where air america is doing well.

    Rush is unhappy that he may slide into irrelavance, or at least we can hope.


  9. The Janitors, American Federalist Urinal says:

    Lies! Liberal lies! We are all legends in our own minds! This is my brain on Oxycotin!

    Rush Limbaugh

    I sense an anti-drug PSA in there someplace.


  10. progressive and proud says:

    Yes, Rush (which he probably does) is on many more stations. I suppose it’s that “liberal” media you speak so much, out of both sides of your mouth, about. Trolls better start typing even slower. Hey troll, read before you post. You sound ridiculous.


  11. The Janitors, American Federalist Urinal says:

    James B. Wake up and die right. You died right after you stole the second election and everybody freakin’ knows it, soon we may even be proving it in a court of law, so… STFU and after you extricate your head from your ass with a crowbar, go and soak it. It’s covered in shit..


  12. Karla Rover says:

    Isn’t he attractive? I want to do him.


  13. Jealous of Jeff says:

  14. paddykraska says:

    Yeppers, I want to do him too…. with a shiv or dull machette….


  15. PlacitasRoy says:

    Albuquerque market:
    The big 50,000 Reich-wing boomer – Down 5% (9.2 to 8.7)
    Air Am Affiliate Up 10% (2.2 to 2.4)
    The new talker station(since 4-1) anchored by the old big boomer morning guy (They have already changed line-ups and gotten even worse. They really suck.)Down 37% (2.4 to 1.5)


  16. Brian says:

    Rush (paraphrase): Hackett is insincere about his military service and a profiteering lawyer.

    Paul Hackett: Rush “is a fat ass drug addict� who is losing support with military listeners.


  17. Brian says:

    Rush also claims he doesn’t know who Glen Mitchell is…


  18. Robroy says:

    Its no secret that limbaugh is quoting polls. Its also no secret that air america is doing extremely poorly in almost every market. It may also be no secret that “air america” will soon be closing its doors for stealing from poor kids and old folks. I might add that “air americ” lasted about a month here.


  19. Flamethrower says:

    Keep in mind about Denver, the station is based in Boulder, and it carries all the way to Colorado Springs, where I get it quite clearly – 100 miles away.


  20. John the Elder says:

    #18 is clearly the work of a Limberger clone…Obviously “the mouth” never heard that ot quote the late Pat Monyihan “everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.” When the facts don’t support neocons like Limpberger he makes them up. He is a classless buffoon.


  21. Michael Jones says:

    Welcome to the United States of Portland, red-staters. AAR is kiking ass here, and rated highly in various time slots among all radio stations, not just talk. Randi Rhodes is number one in the 4-7 drive time slot! When the bloody states finally get pulled from the life support of RNC money, AAR will flourish there too.


  22. Oliver Willis » Of Course He Has To Lie says:

    [...] Nobody disputes that liberal radio has a long, long, long way to go before it can compete with Limbaugh’s 20-something year reign as a serial liar, but why is it that he feels he has to issue a press release chock full of deceptive language? The only conclusion one can come to is that Rush knows progressive radio has an audience and that he’s no longer alone on the airwaves. [...]


  23. christopher says:

    How does CNN’s Daryn Kagel manage to do the nasty with this fat, cigar smoking pig???

    Maybe they just get high together and she forgets she has 350lbs. atop her???

    . . . .


  24. Jesus Christ God of WAR says:

    Its kind of funny to watch as the ReichWingNuts wriggle when whinge when their drug addicted Mouth starts slipping in the ratings.


  25. Jesus Christ God of WAR says:

    I need to read my posts more carefully before I hit “send”. Sorry.

    Its kind of funny to watch as the ReichWingNuts wriggle and whinge when their drug addicted Mouth starts slipping in the ratings.


  26. kindness says:

    Maybe rush is a really a bendover boyfriend….


  27. Keith H. says:

    I was in hope that his scumbag a$s would have to retire when he became deaf.
    Maybe he’ll come up mute next.


  28. Jeff Gannon says:

    You owe me one, Rush!
    Call me! Follow the scented candles. :)


  29. Thought Mechanics » Lies, Damn Lies - subjective opinions on political news says:

    [...] Rush Limbaugh lies about is ratings… Yesterday, Rush Limbaugh, through his radio syndicator Premiere Radio Networks, sent out a press release titled “Limbaugh Leads the Race Against Liberal Talkers,â€? purportedly comparing his ratings to those of progressive talk stations. [...]


  30. Sigmund Freud says:

    Sometimes a cigar is more than just a cigar.


  31. Robroy says:

    WLIB (New York) has now had a full year, a generous amount of time in broadcasting, to build an audience and figures are still flat compared with the previous niche Caribbean format the station featured. Often in radio that would mean imminent cancellation, but backers continue to be so noisy, they have generated enough industry hype to sustain poor performance a tad bit longer….
    My contention is that if liberal talk radio can’t find an audience in New York City, it certainly doesn’t have a chance in San Antonio, Reno, Fresno and other places now gaining Air America stations that have small “progressive” populations.


  32. Brian Schnau says:

    Why would anyone care what that feloniously overmedicated windbag has to say? Perhaps he and Bush can share a room when they enter rehab!


  33. Paul Perez says:

    This is no joke. Limbaugh is a danger, because he apeals to intelligent people, who are missinformed.
    We need to fight back, and start a LIBERAL TELEVISION STATION. It took Fox 10 years to brainwash half the country, we need to catch up and educate. Provide people with directions on where to go if they want to talk to their representatives, provide them with factual quotes, and factual surveys. People need a push in the right direction. Rush is pushing oppinion for fact, and the people who listen to him do not know. What is our job then?


  34. Brian says:

    Robroy seems to know more than the rest of us. Where you getting your numbers? Non-opinion stuff generally gets some sort of footnote.


  35. Jay says:

    Paul,

    I have a hard time with your characterization of Limbaugh listeners as intelligent but misinformed. While they are certainly misinformed, how intelligent can these people be? They’ve watched this administration take us to war based on lies, destroy our economy, runup our trade deficit, steal from the poor to give to the rich, war-profiteer, stifle all dissent, bully the minority in Congress, pay “journalists” to parrot their policies, create mythical war heroes, pander to the evangelical know-nothings…and on and on. At what point does “intelligance” become stupidity?


  36. M. Thatcher says:

    Odd that there are no hard numbers in this entire article. Ratings can be up 500 percent, 1000 percent, whatever, but unless one knows what the starting point is — that is, actual ratings points or audience numbers — these statements reveal little.


  37. Liberal, Progressive. Angry and Lethal says:

    My contention is that if liberal talk radio can’t find an audience in New York City, it certainly doesn’t have a chance in San Antonio, Reno, Fresno and other places now gaining Air America stations that have small “progressive� populations.

    Robroy has no idea how many disenchanted Bush voters frequent this site (but are not too keen on admitting it, for obvious reasons). Keep dreaming bobboy. When you wake up it wall all be over but the painful part.


  38. Robroy says:

    Liberal, Progressive. Angry and Lethal
    Lethal to whom? Bobboy? Painful, i’m not hiding under my covers..


  39. Some Busy Student » Blog Archive » Why I read/listen to Progressives says:

    [...] Why I read/listen to Progressives Posted by Don under Politics  Think Progress » Lies, Damn Lies, and Limbaugh’s Press Release About Progressive Radio Yesterday, Rush Limbaugh, through his radio syndicator Premiere Radio Networks, sent out a press release titled “Limbaugh Leads the Race Against Liberal Talkers,” purportedly comparing his ratings to those of progressive talk stations. [...]


  40. Jay says:

    Pardon me Lady Thatcher, but you may be missing the point. Limbaugh is distorting the truth by issuing a press release that is unflattering to his opponents by comparing numbers from a period of time in which the “progressive” station wasn’t even in existence yet in those markets. He using bogus data to tout a dishonest message. Which, as I think about it, is his forte.


  41. M. Thatcher says:

    Pardon yourself. I’m simply commenting on the story journalistically. There are precisely zero facts stated to back up the point you think the article is making. That leads me to conclude that the writer here didn’t want to focus on the data available because it was dismal for his/her argument — for instance, in the one link provided above on the Denver ratings that are “up 500%” — if you actually follow the link to the Denver Post article, you’ll see the Arbitron ratings went from a zero point four (0.4) to a two share (2). In radio, a 2 share is poor.


  42. Jay says:

    Thatch,

    What part of:

    In two of those cities, New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the stations that Rush claims he “defeated� didn’t switch to the progressive talk format until July 2005 — after the ratings period in question ended.

    ..don’t you undertsand? That is not a guess, an assumption or a distortion. It’s a fact, so pull your head out of your ass and read it again.


  43. Brian says:

    M. Thatcher,
    The 500% was 0.4 to 2.0 share.

    AA will draw listeners from Rush before they pull from NPR.


  44. Robroy says:

    Uhhh… you might want to look up an undoctored Arbitron rating.


  45. nobody says:

    It’s mind-boggling that Republican pols and MSM celebrities are still allowed to be allied with Rush and his smelly ilk with no consequences. They need to be called on it. Again and again, until it’s a major story — because it is a major story.


  46. Robroy says:

  47. reliant says:

    This is yet another example of right wing hypocrisy. When will principled conservatives condemn hypocrites like Limbaugh?

    And when will the radical right wing stop whining and grow up

    Truth and Lies: Blog for A Better America: The Whiny Right Wing


  48. M. Thatcher says:

    The article makes the following argument in order to support the thesis that Limbaugh does not, as he claims, “[Lead] the Race Against Liberal Talkersâ€?: “The reality is that in several major markets, ratings for progressive talk are booming.” It attempts to back up this argument about “the reality” of “booming” progressive talk with statements that purport to be data-based but are in fact not data based. Statements about 500 percent increases and 1000 percent increases are essentially meaningless unless one provides the hard numbers to answer the question: 500 percent and 1000 percent increase over what? An analogy: Next Christmas I shall give you 500 percent more cash than I gave you last Christmas. This sounds like a lot, but in fact is not, since last Christmas I gave you zero. So a 500 percent increase sounds like a lot, but in fact is not, since it is a 500 percent increase over a 0.4 Arbitron rating. A 2.0 Arbitron is dismal. If you are going to “prove” that Rush does not “[Lead] the Race Against Liberal Talkers,â€? you must demonstrate factually and with numbers that Rush does not lead the race against liberal talkers. The writer of this piece has not done so, and in fact the numbers provided in the link confirm his press release.


  49. Robroy says:

    Lies, Damn Lies, and Limbaugh’s Press Release About Progressive Radio.
    As a Liberal “turning, because i can read and research things” I have to say that the above examples of “name calling” is very reminisence of my experience in the third grade as the new kid, which only bolsters my inclination to get the hell out of this party. Whether or not you agree with the rating as put out by Arbitron (you have to admit you can always pick up linbaugh and its really difficut to pick up aa, when you do its just whining).. Arbitgron report is on their web site. I cant beleve the anger expressed here, its interesting to see some of the responses, more name calling…. What do we want? Just complaints…. bitching…. name calling…. what can you do for me … threats….
    by the way i served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc.


  50. TAC says:

    I’m, sorry. I simply can’t resist. It just begs to be said…

    TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT LIMBAUGH’S PHOTO ABOVE.

    If you study that image of Limbaugh eagerly sucking on an oversized cigar, taking in the vastness of his oral fixation, can you NOT imagine a long, stiff-as-steel, velvet-tipped, “purple headed warrior” schlong being excitedly welcomed into Rush’s warm, wet, so-sweet lips? With a faux-manly persona to maintain, he’d never admit it for a second of course, even at gunpoint, but you know that, in the privacy of his own bedroom, loosened up with a triple-shot of Wild Turkey and a couple oxy-contins, he’d be suckin’ on that man-rod faster than a starved pit bull could stuff a sirloin steak into its snout. Come on, Rush, lay up on the rainbow crowd. You know you’re one of ‘em. Just be honest for once and admit it…


  51. Brian says:

    You’re correct, Robroy. Here’s an informative link as well:http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0421/p09s01-coop.html
    Mr. Anderson also attributes NPR among other things, but not to the level I did. But what is also missing from Anderson’s article is blogs.
    I know from my personal experience that I was NPR 100%, then 50% NPR/50% AA, then AA all the time excluding Diane Rehm.
    Now I’m Diane Rehm and Internet. And I actually like Franken. Go figure.


  52. Robroy says:

    The cigar is a double corona…. was that your fixation or what


  53. Wilma Cline, ex-maid says:

    Not only did I have go out and score oxycotin for Rush, but he used to hold my head under the covers when he farted. Jumbo the elephant could not have rippled the covers like Rush.

    … and talk about Rush’s bathroom habits, they would have made Jackson Pollock himself, proud.


  54. Jay says:

    That was harsh TAC, but extremely well said :) Seems obvious why Rush would have to lie about “blowing” away the competition.


  55. Brian says:

    As I’ve said before, scared centrists and moderates put this gov’t in power, and they don’t do Rush, AA, NPR, or Thinkprogressive. My 2 cents.


  56. billy says:

    robroy is a liar. putting out the republican fake troll routine.

    “im a dem, but you keep calling those nice repuiblicans names, im leaving if you dont stop it, i cant get aar, but limbaugh comes in loud and clear.”

    screw you liar or get out, we dont need you.


  57. Robroy says:

    cant handle it…. more name calling…..
    by the way i served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc.


  58. dicky says:

    rush is an evil smarmy racist richtWing piece of shit.
    people who call themselves ditto-heads may not be evil
    but with all that jay posted on # 34 – they are either in some sort of cult like trance – or aliens from space. from planet Stupid.
    Air America has been adding stations on a monthly basis, Ed shultz has far more coverage than the 69 stations. I remember both O-Really and the druggie limpPaw predicted that AAR would not last 6 months. Now they are getting a tad worried because they sense people are fed up with being lied to. It is an insult to ones intelligence when they are told our soldiers died for a noble cause – and then REFUSE to say in no uncertain terms what this noble cause is.


  59. Jay says:

    I think Franken came out of the gates slowly but if you really listen to his show now and don’t get distracted by the Oy-yoy-yoy nonsense (and such), he’s incredibly well-informed on policy, has an great knack for recalling minute details and names when he needs to make a point, he’s fair almost to a fault but in the end he calls liars out and counters their bullshit with the truth. Just like this website. I must say that in my opinion Al Franken has turned out to be the most likable of the lot. I think Randi Rhodes is better with the acid-toungued, red-meat…but Franken’s show is loaded with substance.


  60. Brainster says:

    “The 500% was 0.4 to 2.0 share.”

    Considering that Arbitron doesn’t release information on stations with a 0.4 share (their cutoff is 0.5), your information seems mistaken. You can get Arbitron ratings for any market in the top 100 at FMQB.com. Denver actually went from a 0.5 to a 2.0, which is an increase of 300% (doubling is an increase of 100%, tripling an increase of 200%, quadrupling an increase of 300%), but there are asterisks on that–AA wasn’t on in Denver for the entire quarter of the 0.5, for starters. Their first full quarter was 0.9, so they do seem to have shown growth in their audience.

    However, the only market in the top 20 where they are among the top 20 stations is Minneapolis, where they are 18th (and last).

    AA will draw listeners from Rush before they pull from NPR.


  61. Brian says:

    Franken is top notch. If I’m on the road, it’s Franken.
    He has commited himself to the truth in the truest sense of the word. And yes, sometimes to a fault.

    Randi Rhodes is a liberal version of Rush, and hard to listen to sometimes.


  62. Jay says:

    Brian, isn’t amazing that the right has painted their typical picture of Franken as a leftwing loony and in fact he is more worthy of being taken seriously than any of them. Franken would croak ANY of the righties in a debate, and I don’t think it would be close. He thorouhgly embarassed O’Reilly on stage at that event in L.A. a couple of years a go. If you haven’t seen it, it’s dynamite and I can probably find a link.


  63. Brian says:

    I’ve heard Franken talk about it. If you find the link fire it up. Thanks.


  64. Robroy says:

    He faked being a comic then… be intering now


  65. dryveby says:

    georgie porgie pudding and pie
    gives gifts to the rich while the poor’s son’s die
    while cindy sheehan waits outside his ’stead
    georgie porgie hides under his bed


  66. Robroy says:

    #63
    and where are you when all this is happening….
    making up poems…. this is great… glad your helping..


  67. Robroy says:

    #63
    by the way i served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc.


  68. dryveby says:

    robbie roy
    is a sad little boy
    who sits in the corner
    and plays with his toy

    but the damn thing’s not working
    despite all his jerking
    yet this little toy soldier
    keeps the president smirking


  69. Robroy says:

    I keep forgetting to say that


  70. Wilma Cline says:

    Someone had to make the meals Robroy.


  71. Robroy says:

    At least let you poems make sense..
    by the way… look at your structure.


  72. Wilma Cline ex- maid to Rush says:

    What a coinkydink I serve too.


  73. Robroy says:

    By the way i served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm. I keep forgetting to add this, sorry.


  74. dryveby says:

    give up the pretense
    my poems do make sense
    unless, of course
    you’re too sodding dense

    come, gaze in the mirror
    draw ever so nearer
    your visage gapes back
    it couldn’t be clearer


  75. billy says:

    congratulations robroy, you served your country well. now just admit you are a republican posing as a fake disgrunteled democrat and we can go on our merry way!


  76. Wilma Cline ex-maid says:

    I served Oxycotin.What did you serve Mr.Robroy?


  77. Robroy says:

    So your queer?
    By the way i served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc.


  78. Robroy says:

    More name calling… just as i expected.. My name is Robert Roy… you can check my affiliation if you want
    i’m regerested in NC.


  79. Wilma Cline ex-maid says:

    No. It’s you’re QUEER. Even I know that with my 8th grade education.


  80. Robroy says:

    By the way i served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc.


  81. dryveby says:

    lil robbie seeks those
    of the limp-wristed kind
    but alas all these here
    will only give mind


  82. Robroy says:

    #77
    Cool… you go for it fag.



  83. Robroy says:

    Keep forgetting this:
    By the way i served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc.


  84. Wilma Cline ex-maid says:

    A women can’t be a fag. Even I know that with my 8th grade education.


  85. Robroy says:

    Depends… I’v known a few


  86. Robroy says:

    Forgot again:
    By the way i served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc.


  87. Wilma Cline ex-maid says:

    Need a maid? Like I said, I serve too.


  88. Robroy says:

    Thanks… and thank you for your service. Starting up two new businesses and trying to remain sane. Going from NC to Ga and Fl now… house gonna have to fend for itsef…..


  89. Martooni says:

    Actually, he was a rent-boy who serviced in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc…


  90. Robroy says:

    #88
    Never been outta the city have u…
    By the way i served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc.


  91. void where prohibited by law says:

    they didnt call him red-light robbie fer nuthin, ya know


  92. Robroy says:

    OK..
    By the way i served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc.


  93. cynical ex-hippie says:

    Were you also secretary of state? And when did we invade etc?


  94. lord haw haw says:

    McRobbie’s: over ten thousand serviced…


  95. Robroy says:

    Nope just a soldier….
    By the way I served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc


  96. billy says:

    you served in vietnam the way jeff gannon serves karl rove on an overnight press pass to the white house.


  97. G.S. says:

    Back to the original thread .What was it?… something like…Rush Limbaugh’s ratings are sinking like a lead zeppelin.That’s it.


  98. Robroy says:

    And what is your problem… not discussing press passes…
    By the way I served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc


  99. Robroy says:

    if youre like me and you lack a message, cut and paste can be your friend too


  100. Robroy says:

    #98
    not my message
    By the way I served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc


  101. Robroy says:

    next week: the snazziness of copy and paste for when the usual repetition just wont “cut” it lol


  102. Robroy says:

    #100
    Not my message.. Just shows you how easy it is to mimic and ridicule.

    By the way I served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc


  103. dryveby says:

    lil robbie’s gone cranky
    someone fetch him a hanky
    hello! robbie’s boyfriend!
    you’d best give him a spanky


  104. Robroy says:

    No more yanky on my wanky.


  105. Robroy says:

    #102
    Honey your mind is really on a homo relationship… sorry.. cant help you with your problem but if you call homosrus you can get some help.
    not my message
    By the way I served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc


  106. The Real Robroy says:

    Some jerk wants to be me..
    not my message
    By the way I served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc


  107. dryveby says:

    sad robbie by name
    tried a rhyme but was lame
    best to stick with faux-tours
    safe with more of the same


  108. Justin says:

    Ok we GET IT you served in lotsa wars. Good for you. although wasn’t vietnam like 40 years ago? wern’t you way past manditory retirement by desert storm?


  109. The Real Robroy says:

    Sorry
    cant answer an idiot…
    not my message
    By the way I served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc


  110. Justin says:

    I’m asking a legitimate question as someone who doesn’t know anything about the military.


  111. The Real Robroy says:

    #107
    actually retired in 87….. called back for desert storm…

    By the way I served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc


  112. Justin says:

    Ok. So now what does your military career have to do with this post?


  113. The Real Robroy says:

    Kerry said he was in vietnam every time he spoke…. thought it was relivent…

    By the way I served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc


  114. Justin says:

    This post has nothing at all to to with John Kerry. It’s hardly relevant.


  115. The Real Robroy says:

    Great… Go back to my earlier comments… You just happened to appear when all the snippers were stealing, namecalling, just generally being assholes.

    By the way I served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc


  116. Marie says:

    Rush Lintball, who called a Marine, who had served in Iraq “puke” because the Marine was a Democratic candidate. This is the man who vilifies the ACLU yet he is the same man who is supported by the ACLU because his medical records were being supoenaed. This is the man who criticizes Democrats who may say Nazi and Abu Grhaib in one sentence, while he is known for his coining of the slur “femi-Nazi” when speaking of women who assert their rights.
    This is the man who brought about his own deafness in recent years (later cured with surgery) because he was addicted to drugs. The same man who sent his housekeeper to the street to procure his prescription drugs for him.
    This slime, this slug, this loud-mouthed blowhard who managed to evade service in the military because of an infected boil on his ass, yet feels justified to criticize Kerry and Cleland, who did serve in Viet Nam, this pond scum is feeling the heat from the popularity of the new-born liberal radio stations and so he misrepresents his ratings share so as to protect his giant ego.
    The new Air-America radio station is doing remarkably well in its first year on the air. It usually takes several years to build an audience in order to sell the commercial time so the outlets can grow, and AA has performed admirably in its short life.
    I think the Lintball is scared, and his pals at Fox News are a little worried also.


  117. G.S. says:

    Robroy. Why don’t you say , I ran from National Guard duty, I went AWOL in Georgia, I didn’t finish my 4 years, I asked not to be sent to Vietnam.


  118. The Real Robroy says:

    #115
    What was that dribble.


  119. The Real Robroy says:

    #116
    Sorry you sorry f… but i get my retirement check every month…


  120. Justin says:

    So you’re just repeating the same line over and over? That’s hardly forwarding the debate. In a crowd you have to be able to take shots, it comes with debating on the internet. However I sympathize. I can’t argue with you on your points because I don’t have any facts and thus cannot debate properly, but I will assert my opinion that if he did in fact use facts from before progressive radio shows were active in said areas then it is quite low for someone who asserts his moral integrity.


  121. G.S. says:

    The word is drivel, mental retard from N.C.


  122. the all-seeing eye says:

    from #114

    “…namecalling, just generally being assholes.”

    the hypocrisy above is clear for all to see…except lil robbie evidently…


  123. The Real Robroy says:

    Sorry but the debate is over… Arbitron issues the numbers… i dont… therefore no debate… you can look at the spin.. conservative or liberal and find your own conclusions. im jus looking at the numbers and not stating any conclusions… just stating what i think.


  124. Marie says:

    Dryveby, your poems (limericks?) are very witty. Thanks.


  125. Justin says:

    So what exactly IS your opinion then?


  126. The Real Robroy says:

    air america will be history w/i 6 months


  127. Justin says:

    Interesting. Are there economic precedents to lead you to that belief? Or do you not believe that there is a market for progressive radio? I would argue that there is.


  128. fake but accurate says:

    Deal: I won’t defend Rush, who sucks. You don’t defend airhead amerika, who STOLE money from Gloria Wise.


  129. Justin says:

    I don’t know enough about the station to defend it. All I’m saying is that there is a market for both conservative AND progressive radio. This is not winner take all.


  130. The Real Robroy says:

    I agree there is a market.. I agree that there is a need.. I agree that there is a requirement to voice a seperate view.
    But I believe looking at recent media reports that air america could be in serious troule.


  131. G.S. says:

    It is to Nazi boy. Everything is.


  132. dryveby says:

    He would be witty if he could
    Alas! his head is made of wood
    If only he were a real little boy
    Instead of a witless lil robroy


  133. Justin says:

    Could you be more specific Rob? What did said reports say? Is it just for Air America?


  134. The Real Robroy says:

    Who are these lil wooses? G.S, dryveby


  135. Marie says:

    #117 — Do you mean “drivel”? Was that too many words on topic for you to read?


  136. Jay says:

    fake,

    There is no defending Rush. He’s not only a liar and a hypocrite, he’s a coward. Your Air America story is fake, just like your President.


  137. The Real Robroy says:

    Go to google, lookup “air america”


  138. Jay says:

    What’s a woose?


  139. Justin says:

    Hmmm so there were alleged illegal money transfers… ok.. Have these been proven in a court of law? If not then you could wait and see how they pan out. I agree with you though that this could be trouble for the station.


  140. Jay says:

    Riiiight….AirAmerica is about to die (even though they expand to a new market about twice a week) and GWB’s approval rating is in the high 80’s. How does it feel to be on an island?


  141. The Real Robroy says:

    A woose is a keybord error… a jerk is #137


  142. The Real Robroy says:

    Oh… we have to wait until they proven????? damn… great concept… did i see that applied tonight?


  143. Jay says:

    A keyboard error? You weren’t even in the ballpark on that one buddy. I think the only error there is between the keyboard and the chair.


  144. Justin says:

    The key word is could though. Even if there was a scandal such as this, I would wager that the station would survive and continue to expand. Air America is a catchy name after all.


  145. The Real Robroy says:

    I am a log cabin republican and proud of it.


  146. Justin says:

    I didn’t know we were in a court of law.


  147. The Real Robroy says:

    Yep you got me…. damn… thought youd never find out. still stand by #140 as you have nothing substatial to say;


  148. Jay says:

    Take a joke and stop being such a woosey about it.


  149. Robroy says:

    Had to change names again….. someone cant take it.


  150. Condi Rice says:

    I’m an Aunt Jamimah Republican Robroy.


  151. Robroy says:

  152. Justin says:

    ok so does anyone have an opinion on topic? Anyone? *listens* I guess my work here is done then.


  153. southern belle says:

    well ah declare, Robroys getting woosey…quick, someone fetch the smelling salts….


  154. Robroy says:

    Sorry Justin
    Too much name calling to get anything accomplished. enjoyed talking to you, you had points.
    thanks


  155. fake but accurate says:

    My blog details some of the AA stuff, and you wish it was fake. Tell Franken it’s fake he admitted they knew and the NY authorities say they found out without AA telling them. Now using the same standard YOU guys set for Rove, AA is guilty. We can say they are just as guilty as Rove is, now can’t we. Funny how now you remember innocent until PROVEN guilty, LOL ; >


  156. Justin says:

    No worries Rob.

    Fake, I’ve never commented on Rove. Don’t paint everyone with my arguments.


  157. col. sanders says:

    anyone who laffs at themselves is as lame as a lexington june day is long…


  158. G.S. says:

    Rush Limbaugh had to resort to twisting facts,twisting ratings and twisting the truth to convince people he is on top. Clearly,when you resort to such tactics with a lame press release you are worried.


  159. Brandy says:

    Get a grip you jerk… He’s only quoting a press release… you only wish franken could suck your cock.


  160. jenny says:

  161. Justin says:

    Fake, Why is your blog addy “ryanneatisapussy”? Isn’t that rather childish?


  162. Jay says:

    First off, the supposed AirAmerica scandal implicates NONE of the on air talent and only calls into question the ethics of one of the original (and long since departed) founders. If you listened to AirAmerica or you folowed the stations successes and failures since its inception you might have an idea as to how much the talent sacrificed (including financial) and endured to make the network a success. Most of them are pretty hard-core liberals and if you expect anyone to believe that ANY of these people were involved in a scandal that ripped-off inner city kids, you’re friggin nuts. That flies in the face of logic and everything that these people stand for.

    Rove on the other hand, made his bones crushing opponents, slinging mud, destroying families, etc.

    Now shove that story up your deluded ass.


  163. G.S. says:

    He sent out a press release through Premier Radio Network hose bag.Learn how to read dipshit Brandyand you nazis are real the bone smugglers.


  164. fake but accurate says:

    AA lost a station last week. I emailed the Station Manager, he told me they are for profit : )
    Hell you guys got NPR and we help you pay for that, hell beyond taxes I’m still a member. AA is just a Lib answer to Rush, Rush who you see is a propagandist. So propaganda is OK is you agree with the message?


  165. Jay says:

    The truth is OK under any circumstance. Facts are too. Bullshit and lies, not allowed. Keep trying though.


  166. oillio says:

    163

    yeah, yer a member alright


  167. Justin says:

    It’s ok to be liberal and for profit. It doesn’t prove any of your points though Fake.

    Also, there’s a difference between propaganda and journalism. Even if it’s op/ed.


  168. Sandy says:

    Rush is bloated child .


  169. Jay says:

    Franken and Stephanie Miller dedicate pretty significant portions of their shows debunking the lies of Rush, O’Reilly, Hannity, et al. and they do a hell of a job. If you listened you would understand how foolish it sounds to defend that trio of misinformation.


  170. Truth Teller says:

    RUSH LIMBAUGH LEADS THE RACE AGAINST LIBERAL TALKERS IN
    CLEVELAND, DALLAS, MINNEAPOLIS, AND HOUSTON

    – Numbers Don’t Lie –

    LOS ANGELES, July 28, 2005 – Mr. Rush Limbaugh continues to consistently beat liberal talkers, according to the Arbitron Spring 2005 ratings survey for Cleveland, Dallas, Minneapolis, and Houston. In Cleveland, Mr. Limbaugh’s Persons 12+ audience is twice the size of Mr. Jerry Springer’s audience and four times its size for Adults 25-54. In addition, The Rush Limbaugh Show is #1 in its timeslot for Persons 12+. Heard Monday through Friday on WTAM-AM from noon – 3 p.m., The Rush Limbaugh Show scored, among Persons 12+, a 10.1 share with an average quarter-hour audience of 38,000 listeners. Among Adults 25-54, he has an 8.9 share with an average quarter-hour audience of 19,800 listeners. Mr. Springer, who airs at a different time on the same station, has a Persons 12+ share of 4.5 with an average quarter-hour audience of 16,300 listeners. With Adults 25-54, he has a 2.3 share with an average quarter-hour audience of 4,800 listeners. Mr. Al Franken and Mr. Ed Schultz do not air in this market.

    ARBITRON NUMBERS FOR CLEVELAND:
    Host Share
    (Persons 12+) Avg. Quarter Hour
    (Persons 12+) Rank (all AM/FM programming-persons 12+)
    Rush Limbaugh 10.1 38,000 1
    Jerry Springer 4.5 16,300 6
    Host Share
    (Adults 25-54) Avg. Quarter Hour
    (Adults 25-54) Rank (all AM/FM programming-adults 25-54)
    Rush Limbaugh 8.9 19,800 2
    Jerry Springer 2.3 4,800 17

    The Rush Limbaugh Show, heard Monday through Friday from noon – 3 p.m. on WBAP-AM in Dallas, is the #1 radio show in the timeslot for Persons 12+. Mr. Limbaugh’s Persons 12+ audience is nine times larger than Mr. Franken’s audience. For Adults 25-54, Mr. Limbaugh’s audience is nearly six times larger than Mr. Franken’s. In addition, Mr. Limbaugh’s audience is greater than Mr. Springer’s audience by 12 times for Persons 12+ and eight times for Adults 25-54. Mr. Schultz does not have an affiliate in this market. Mr. Limbaugh scored a Persons 12+ share of 6.5 with an average quarter-hour audience of 61,600. Among Adults 25-54, he holds a 4.4 share with an average quarter-hour audience of 26,200 listeners. Mr. Franken, who airs at the same time on KXEB-AM, scored among Persons 12+ a 0.7 share with an average quarter-hour audience of 6,800 listeners. Among Adults 25-54, his share is again 0.7 with an average quarter-hour audience of 4,500 listeners.

    ARBITRON NUMBERS FOR DALLAS:
    Host Share
    (Persons 12+) Avg. Quarter Hour
    (Persons 12+) Rank (all AM/FM programming-persons 12+)
    Rush Limbaugh 6.5 61,600 1
    Al Franken 0.7 6,800 38
    Jerry Springer 0.5 5,000 42
    Host Share
    (Adults 25-54) Avg. Quarter Hour
    (Adults 25-54) Rank (all AM/FM programming-adults 25-54)
    Rush Limbaugh 4.4 26,200 4
    Al Franken 0.7 4,500 35
    Jerry Springer 0.5 3,200 40

    In Minneapolis, The Rush Limbaugh Show is heard Monday through Friday on KSTP-AM from noon to 3 p.m. and scored a Persons 12+ share of 5.4 with an average quarter-hour audience of 29,200 listeners. Among Adults 25-54, he has a 4.3 share with an average quarter-hour audience of 14,100 listeners. Mr. Franken, who airs at a different time on KTNF-AM, scored among Persons 12+ a 2.6 share
    with an average quarter-hour audience of 13,700 listeners. Among Adults 25-54, his share is 2.9 with an average quarter-hour audience of 9,400 listeners. For Persons 12+, Mr. Limbaugh has twice the audience as Mr. Franken. Mr. Springer does not have an affiliate in this market.

    ARBITRON NUMBERS FOR MINNEAPOLIS:
    Host Share
    (Persons 12+) Avg. Quarter Hour
    (Persons 12+) Rank (all AM/FM programming-persons 12+)
    Rush Limbaugh 5.4 29,200 6
    Al Franken 2.6 13,700 18
    Ed Schultz 0.9 5,100 24
    Host Share
    (Adults 25-54) Avg. Quarter Hour
    (Adults 25-54) Rank (all AM/FM programming-adults 25-54)
    Rush Limbaugh 4.3 14,100 11
    Al Franken 2.9 9,400 13
    Ed Schultz 1.3 4,200 21

    In Houston, The Rush Limbaugh Show is #2 in its timeslot for Persons 12+. Heard Monday through Friday on KPRC-AM from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., The Rush Limbaugh Show scored, among Persons 12+, a 5.7 share with an average quarter-hour audience of 51,100 listeners. Among Adults 25-54, he has a 4.4 share with an average quarter-hour audience of 24,200 listeners. Mr. Schultz, who airs at a different time on a different station, has a Persons 12+ share of 5.5 with an average quarter-hour audience of 22,600 listeners. With Adults 25-54, he has a 4.4 share with an average quarter-hour audience of 9,000 listeners. Mr. Franken and Mr. Springer do not air in this market.

    ARBITRON NUMBERS FOR HOUSTON:
    Host Share
    (Persons 12+) Avg. Quarter Hour
    (Persons 12+) Rank (all AM/FM programming-persons 12+)
    Rush Limbaugh 5.7 51,100 2
    Ed Schultz 5.5 22,600 5
    Host Share
    (Adults 25-54) Avg. Quarter Hour
    (Adults 25-54) Rank (all AM/FM programming-adults 25-54)
    Rush Limbaugh 4.4 24,200 4
    Ed Schultz 4.4 9,000 5

    In Tampa, the three liberal talkers previously mentioned do not have affiliates in the market. However, The Rush Limbaugh Show, heard Monday through Friday from noon to 3 p.m. on WFLA-AM is #1 in its timeslot for Persons 12+ and #2 for Adults 25-54. Overall, Mr. Limbaugh’s Adult 25-54 audience is up 25 percent from one year ago.
    Known as the media pundit who reshaped the political landscape with his entertaining and informative brand of conservatism, Mr. Limbaugh is also widely credited with resuscitating AM radio by many industry experts.


  171. Robroy says:

    Real argument? bloated child?………..


  172. Jay says:

    I don’t know who AA lost, but they just added Missoula MT, Lafayette LA, and Victor Valley CA. 69….and counting!


  173. fake but accurate says:

    I was pissed, but it is my Address, if he was big enough to apologize for calling my wife names I could be big enough to change it. We will let the authorities sort out who it involves. Franken knew before the NY authorities. Franken paid how much for that new house in MN? By the way, the staff didn’t get paid last week on time at AA. Any way you cut it, it hurt that charity. Funny how the NYT gave AA so much free ink, but now they are like, AA who?


  174. G.S. says:

    Then why does Rush have to resort to such cheesey misleading tactics.


  175. Robroy says:

    Thank you truth teller for the numbers. You have added a few of your own observations but they are accurate according to what i have seen.


  176. the lewd timbit says:

    If the above numbers can be taken as gospel (insert yer own religious joke here), they merely confirm what we already knew; that collectively, this is a nation populated by uninquiring minds who really just DON’T wanna know.


  177. Brandy says:

    All these naught nicknames


  178. Jay says:

    Maybe I’m reading those numbers wrong but I see Rush and Ed Schultz in a virtual tie in Houston. That’s bad news if you’re a winger. Houston is Big Bushie, Oil-loving, GOP/Midland type folk. That’s much better than I thought for Big Ed.


  179. Mandy says:

    Any stats on oxycotin addicts in Florida Truth Teller?


  180. Shandy says:

    I’ll have a Brandy and a Robroy barkeep.


  181. fake but accurate says:

    For profit meaning they, the station needs ad revenue AA was not bringing in. They don’t have any friends placed in high positions at charities I guess. Yes a member, for years. All things considered is a good program, but I miss Bob. They lost Tahoe, NV.


  182. Brandy says:

    Cheesy tactics. Rush says oh I’m number one. oh forgot to tell you I’m number one. The radio polls today say I’m number ONE. Can Rush tell you one more time “I am number one:


  183. Kandy says:

    Read the article again. Salty Dog


  184. Jay says:

    fake,

    Your website is a hopeless mishmash of truths and half-truths, but hell, at least you have a site. Good job.


  185. the lewd timbit says:

    funny, ive always thot of rush as number two…


  186. Jay says:

    lewd, lol…stop you’re killing me!


  187. Kandy says:

    ” He (Rush) chose to highlight 4 markets where his victories are at best misleading. Why? If you are #1,#1 #1


  188. Brandy says:

    I always thought you had to have a brain to vote.


  189. the lewd timbit says:

    sorry bout the friendly fire there jay


  190. Brandy says:

    Pardon me sweety but if your #1, #1, #1 you want to gloat. I would.


  191. Steve J. says:

    Wasn’t it just a few months ago that O’Reilly said AAR was about to go out of business?


  192. the lewd timbit says:

    not if you intend to vote republican, you dont…


  193. Brandy says:

  194. fake but accurate says:

    jay it was began in anger, but now I try to put stuff up that is not just a rehash. I’m trying to start a non-profit to recycle computers for rural kids to use. We moved to a small town from Denver last year, kids out here are soo far behind. Been learning about starting up non-profits, it seems there is alot of fraud in that area, it is sad. Anyway, I hope to improve the blog, I want to change the address, but then I might as well start over. Anyway, later.


  195. Nandy says:

    The post is about Rush Limpwrist being a worried jackass, not # 1. He is lookin’ over his shoulder and pissin’ himself. Hope he doesn’t go into Oxycotin relapse.


  196. Brandy says:

    Yeah… nonprofits? No such thing. Town out side denver, oh cool, got to the land of the have’s. what about appalacia? what about the adroniacs, blue ridge, hell, what about new york city. Another ripoff. But were all use to it


  197. Brandy says:

    Ooooooooooo someone else calling names.


  198. the lewd timbit says:

    sink me, but ive suddenly become completely lacking in mind, body and spirit. Farewell all, I must go and join the republican party post haste, ere I rediscover my humanity and veer once more to the left.


  199. Norman says:

    I always thought you had to know the difference between you’re and your to vote Brandy. Go listen, and get dumbed down by Jumbo the Blowhard all you want.


  200. Norman says:

    Have any of YOUR own teeth Brandy?


  201. Brandy says:

    Sorry norman speak english. I only finished college in florida, and must have missed your session.


  202. Brandy says:

    bet my clit is bi


  203. Brandy says:

    bigger than your you know what


  204. Norman says:

    Now.. Go.. Brush… that tooth…..Brandy


  205. Brandy says:

    Norman. Norman. Norman. Help me, oh damn. my english is failing.


  206. Brandy says:

    tooth done. what u done for enneweeney


  207. Norman says:

    You are the one who brought up measures of intelligence to vote.


  208. Brandy says:

    Sorry I know you call eneweener “noseemem”


  209. Norman says:

    I’ll tip you well if you clean up my room real nice.


  210. Brandy says:

    Woops, dont remember that. I think you did.


  211. Brandy says:

    Be glad you have a room


  212. Norman says:

    I live in the box my computer came in. You are right, I am small.


  213. Zwack says:

    Glad to know that Robroy serves grenadine and desserts up a storm… But I wish he wouldn’t steal the name of a great rustler and bandit…

    The real Rob Roy MacGregor would never have stooped so low as to support the current American administration.

    Z.


  214. Justin says:

    Fake, there are ways to transfer your blog without having to start over. If you’re really serious about helping the less fortunate then I am with you 100%


  215. Brandyk says:

    Norman…. tisk tisk tisk
    you want to call me names and you dont even know me but you think all you have to do is put a hanle on me and ill go away. you my dear are a the worst kind of a jerk. nomatter what anyones oppinion is your against it. i worked hard and i expect most others did to to survive. thank you for your attitude.
    Hey u playing with “noseemem”


  216. Robroy says:

    Zwack
    Sorry you dont know much bout anything… just to let you know Zwack is polish for queer bitch.


  217. Justin says:

    Rob, It’s not nice to use gay as an all purpose insult. It’s also not productive to throw insults at each other… It’s too bad people don’t recognise this.

    “Now are we going to bicker all day or are we going to act like the REAL UN?”


  218. Robroy says:

    Oh damn.. sorry but I thought I was being attacked by some idiot who has no idea of history. His reference to some outlaw and my name has no relivance to any discussion on this board. Just more name calling. If name calling is the norm here, lets get it on. If issues are on the table lets talk about them but keep the spin away.. only facts which are easy to find using google.


  219. Justin says:

    I agree. Just don’t give in to name calling and present your side with facts. I’m sure it’ll stop eventually… *looks skeptical*


  220. Justin says:

    Ok to all my fellow progressives. Rob’s trying, he isn’t a troll and he wants an actual debate. Isn’t this our goal? To win people over to our side? Now stop with the childish name calling.


  221. SpudgeBoy says:

    Let’s get back on topic. We were talking about that worthless piece of crap Rush Limbaugh. What a hypocrytical bastard.

    “It is fine to take it, if it is a perscribed drug.”

    Screw Rush.


  222. liberal, Progressive, Angry and Lethal says:

    Ok to all my fellow progressives. Rob’s trying, he isn’t a troll and he wants an actual debate. Isn’t this our goal? To win people over to our side? Now stop with the childish name calling.

    Comment by Justin — August 11, 2005 @ 1:14 am

    What’s to debate, Justin? Immigration policy perhaps, some economic issues. Nothing else is on the table, it’s all been decided by the public and popular opinion. This will be painfully (to some) and glaringly (to all) apparent during the midterm elections.


  223. liberal, Progressive, Angry and Lethal says:

    Oh damn.. sorry but I thought I was being attacked by some idiot who has no idea of history. His reference to some outlaw and my name has no relivance to any discussion on this board. Just more name calling. If name calling is the norm here, lets get it on. If issues are on the table lets talk about them but keep the spin away.. only facts which are easy to find using google.

    Facts are not so easy to find using Google.


  224. liberal, Progressive, Angry and Lethal says:

    Truth Teller. Numbers do lie. That’s what they are there for.

    According to some critics, the data collected by Arbitron may not be as accurate as the data collected by Nielsen or other companies. Critics base their opinion mainly on two arguments. First, Arbitron’s surveys have a relatively low response rate of approximately 30 percent. Second, the written diaries may not accurately reflect the programming actually listened to by the survey participant. For example, the participant may not remember exactly when they started or stopped listening, or they may forget to record an entry in the diary altogether. In addition, it is difficult (and unsafe) to record the listening done in automobiles while driving, though a large proportion of radio listeners primarily tune in while in their cars.


  225. liberal, Progressive, Angry and Lethal says:

    Facts are impossible to find if you are biased and stupid, even if you have a Nexis-Lexis account, if you are fat, dumb and Republican, you are also blind to the painful truth.


  226. liberal, Progressive, Angry and Lethal says:

    Hating Republicans and supporters of the neocon and GOP agenda is an important part of the political process, as is the anger and broken bones that may ensue in the next few years. glad I’ve never been a Republican. I’ve never had a broken limb and I wouldn’t want to spoil my record.


  227. Robert says:

    What UNITS were you in when you served in vietnam, panama, grenada, desert storm, etc. ?


  228. Brian says:

    It would seem a greater number of Republicans listen to Rush than Liberals listen to AA. Liberal radio’s failure would not earmark the progressive movement.


  229. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    Brian,

    It’s the moderates and centrists who are listening, and to what, that count. Judged on that criteria it is safe to assume that the right is in a crash dive and the left is in the ascendent and in a steep climb.


  230. Brian says:

    All things aside, LPL, the thing that I’m really worried about is Fitzgerald finding that this gov’t is so corrupt and widespread that it would threaten national security to bust these guys. I couldn’t care less about Rush. This is my short term attitude.
    Long term, I have faith the elections will be the referendum on these criminals.


  231. Gary Kleppe says:

    Long term, I have faith the elections will be the referendum on these criminals.

    Only if the election is fair and honest. Past precedent suggests that it will be nothing of the sort.


  232. Brian says:

    As of yesterday, from the Al Franken Show on Air America,
    25 states now require paper ballot backup system. I have faith in the direction of voting, also.


  233. Jim says:

    Has anyone heard about the military nuke terrorist exercises begining today in S.C? Scarey stuff. All military leave suspended. The Pentagon was conducting terrorist exercices on the morning of 9/11 and exercises were being held in London at the attacked train stations on 7/7.
    Infowars.com has the story


  234. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    Elections have to be very close, within 4%, for the tampering to work. Any margin over that, and the elections will reflect the will of the people. It’s only feasible when close enough, yet wide enough of a margin to avoid a hand recount.


  235. Jay says:

    Lib,Prog, Leth,

    Could you provide some data to back up the conclusion that: Elections have to be very close, within 4%, for the tampering to work.

    There are so many variables involved in election theft, I think it’s hard to put a finger on the math. I’m open to all theories and conclusions but we need more than just your say-so.


  236. kindness says:

    Wow, 233 posts on Rush of all issues. Who’da thunk that a fat drug addict would attract such attention?

    Well, yea Jerry Garcia did, but at least he created stuff that was beautiful. Rush, he just panders to folks who are WILLFULLY IGNORANT and prefer to be misinformed.

    example – “Of course Emperor dumbya is wearing clothes! And isn’t that war in Iraq just going swell!”. See what I mean?

    Stick a fork in this baby, it’s done. I say time for a new thread.


  237. Brian says:

    Agreed, Kindness.
    How about Paul Hackett describing the military as being used as “beat cops” by Bush on Hardball lastnight?


  238. cynical ex-hippie says:

    Jay, I think if the margin is big enough, people simply talking to each other will be able to figure out that the results don’t represent reality. Right now we have a bunch of red states telling us we’re wrong, and in many places known as “Bush country” this view appears to be near 100%, so we know at least a great number of people support Bush. But if dissent were common in every state, and Bush supporters didn’t honestly believe they were in the majority, then such a fraud would be more obvious. It has happened in other countries.

    As for me, I find talk radio boring, whether right or left. I don’t like the interrupting argument format, it gives me a headache. I find TV mind-numbing. I would honestly rather read, so although I probably support Franken’s views I can’t be counted on to increase his ratings.

    Perhaps Rush could really only honestly say he attracts a majority of couch potatoes and people who enjoy arguments. I’ll take Howard Dean’s advice and agree to disagree with them on whether corruption, lies, debt, and unecessary war is a good thing.


  239. kindness says:

    I didn’t see it. I’ll go over there and see the transcripts (if they’re up yet).


  240. Phil Davis says:

    LET US ALL HOPE THAT HERR LIMBAUGH IGNORES THE DEATH
    OF JENNINGS DUE TO LUNG CANCER AND INHALES THOSE
    $25 CIGARS DEEPLY EACH DAY. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND I
    WILL PLAN A PARTY SO WE MAY ALL DANCE ON HIS GRAVE
    AT THE CEMETARY. I CAN HARDLY WAIT.


  241. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    Jay,

    BradBlog, BlackBox Voting, there are so many election sites to pick from but use common sense. Extrapolate from the points Billmon makes about the recent Ohio race. When such an excellent and serious blogger as Billmon talks of tin foil hats, you know that cat is not only out of the bag, it’s dead and stinks to high heaven.

    http://billmon.org/archives/002073.html


  242. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    The race must be close enough to tamper with and provide a victory margin big enough to not be questioned ot justify a recount. It’s a very small window that must be jumped through for their little fraud to be perpetrated successfully without detection. The fact that everyone is suspicious, and rightfully so, does us no good unless someone on the inside flips. And that may yet happen.


  243. Brian says:

    Rush seems to be a man of vices, huh Phil?
    Drugs, tobacco…I’ll bet it’s the tip of the iceberg.


  244. Jay says:

    ex-hippie,

    You believe that in a country of 300+ million people, that covers as much physical terrain as does the U.S. with hundreds if not thousands of media outlets and divergent opinions, cultures, etc. that we would get a solid feel for the results of an election based on “people simply talking to each other to figure it out”? With much respect, that seems far-fetched. Sure there are millions of hard-core, reliable supporters on both sides, but this last election didn’t add up and we know there is ample evidence that crimes were committed. When I hear Democrats say “get over it”, it makes me sick to my stomach. That’s like someone stealing your wallet and raping your wife and fleeing the seen and the cops telling you to “get over it”. I’m not getting over it and I don’t think anyone should. (sorry for the rant)….

    The media and the voting machines must be fixed. Congress must be forced by the will of the people to put the brakes on their greedy, self-serving ways.


  245. crew says:

    Oxycontin has adled his brain. If the ratings period ended prior to July 30, progressive radio did not begin in Baton Rouge or N’awlins until after that date.

    Prior to July 30, he beat Dr. Laura.

    Big whoop!


  246. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    Exit polls. Don’t listen to the bullshit spin. They are used successfully everywhere, (but here) to monitor elections for fraud and tampering.


  247. Jay says:

    LPL,

    My point is that there are many tactics used to change the outcome of an election, some applied before, some applied during and others applied after all the ballots have been cast. I would submit that disenfranchisement of the voters in minority communities starts with harassment when they try to register, trashing of Democrat registrations once they do register, intimidation by local law enforcement based on previous offenses, bogus phone calls from political operatives that misdirect voters, the well-reported lack of voting machines in Democratic strongholds, purging of voter rolls, etc. At what point can you measure the true margins effectively? I don’t think the vote totals paint the full picture.


  248. Susan says:

    Check out the list of podcast stations if you can. There are some wonderful progressive stations there too. I cant find any that support BushCo.


  249. Brian says:

    Can you be more specific, Susan?


  250. Concerned Conservative says:

    If Air America is doing so well why did they have to take a $875,000 loan from a Boys and Girls club in the Bronx? And btw, the original source of most of that dough is the federal government — taxpayer $$ earmarked for disadvantaged children is now going to prop up AA? That is pathetic.


  251. Jay says:

    Concerned, please refer to post #161 on this thread for your answer.


  252. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    All true, Jay. Start here, there are links to all the other sites, just google and click around some weekend.

    http://www.bradblog.com/

    You will get up to speed on the election fraud issue in no time. It’s not a completely lost cause and it does deserve immediate attention, no one is minimizing the danger.


  253. Jay says:

    OK, I’ll check it out. Thanks


  254. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    Comment by Concerned Conservative

    You bet your ass you are concerned, and it ain’t about inner city kids, neither.


  255. Brian says:

    Concerned Conservative, Robroy=FAKE.


  256. Concerned Conservative says:

    Jay,

    My comment was not about the integrity of the on-air talent, it was in reaction to the posts claiming that AA is doing better than Rush claimed. They can’t be doing very well for the management to pull this stunt.

    I’m pretty sure the on-air talent had nothing to do with this.


  257. Concerned Conservative says:

    LPL,

    Thanks for letting me know what I am not concerned about.

    Brian,

    huh?


  258. Jay says:

    Right, it was a FORMER investor. I fail to see how this has anything to do with what AA is doing now.


  259. kindness says:

    Talk about willful ignorance.

    Why do you bushies keep acting like the Air America fraud is going on now? The PREVIOUS director was caught with his hands in the cookie jar & fired. Air America has agreed to pay back the loans. What more would you want?

    I see righties denying rush, rove, dumbya ever say or do anything wrong & thus they don’t have to apologize for squat. I tell you, sticking your head in the sand or covering your ears and yelling LALALALALA while someone is pointing out known facts isn’t the sign of a responsible and mature adult. It’s the sign of a foolish spoiled little bratty kid. Sound like bush 43? it does to me. His minions (rove, rush et al) are worse.

    I think Bush41 should tan all their asses and make america better.


  260. Concerned Conservative says:

    They are not doing well financially — which in radio means they don’t have the audiences to bring in the ad revenue to pay the talent. Not a big deal unless you want to stay in business…


  261. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    Piss off, concerned. The only thing you are concerned with is looking like a fool, but it’s already too late.


  262. Brian says:

    My mistake, Concerned.


  263. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    You hope they don’t have the money. Spit in one hand and wish in the other, see which fills up first. Better yet, you should shit in your hand.


  264. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    Don’t listen to his bullshit. They have plenty of sponsors.



  265. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    Conservatives and Air America. They shit in their pants and wish the stains don’t show.


  266. Concerned Conservative says:

    kindness (misleading name btw),

    I can just imagine if the director of Rush’s network got caught taking taxpayer $ from a Boys & Girls club to help meet payroll. I’m sure you’d drop it after the guy resigned and they agreed to pay it back.

    Sure.


  267. Concerned Conservative says:

    LPL,

    First you want me to piss off. Then you want me to shit in my hand.

    I’ll be right back — need to run to the bathroom.

    Heh.


  268. Brian says:

    If “ifs” and “buts” were sugar and nuts? We’d all be eatin’ cookies?


  269. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    When you use wiki as a source always click the discussion tab and the history tab to get an idea of the battle that goes on between the folks who want a truthful neutral point of view and the idiots like concerned who want to mislead, distort and spread disinformation, the GOPstapo’s prime function. Air America radio is doing fine. Where was Rush in 1994? Same place he will be in a few more years. Nowhere!


  270. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    If I had my ‘druthers, I’d want you to drop dead, concerned. Literally. But I’m really not that concerned about you.


  271. xqqu says:

    Rest assured AA will be protected by us conservatives least we be forced by the “Fairness Doctrine”. The revelation of “facts” concerning AA finances poses no threat to its existence.


  272. Brian says:

    Conservativism is already dead, sadly.


  273. Concerned Conservative says:

    Nice LPL.

    Wishing me dead.

    Is that what qualifies as discourse on this site?


  274. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    Where did Rush get his start up money? It wasn’t from ad revenue. It was from rich corporate fvcks who poured money into that pig to get it where it is today. The people will put Air America on the map. Not Scaife and Olin family money.


  275. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    Fvck you is the closest thing to intercourse you’ve had in awhile.


  276. Concerned Conservative says:

    LPL,

    Do your parents know you visit this site?


  277. Concerned Conservative says:

    All,

    I hope AA does keep growing — we need a balance of messages out there. That’s why I come to this site and other “progressive” sites — to get a different viewpoint.


  278. Jay says:

    Concerned,

    Just out of curiousity (and since you’re open to alternate viewpoints) what are you concerned about?


  279. Jay says:

    And concerned, the thrust of your initial argument was in reference to their ethics regarding stealing money from a children’s organization. So now it’s about them not having enough funds? Which is it?


  280. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    He’s a liar and an agent provocateur. We don’t need to be nice to attract adherents. Bush drives them away in droves.


  281. Concerned Conservative says:

    Jay, it is really about both but I am more ‘concerned’ with the ethics issue.

    In general I am concerned about:
    1. The amount of misinformation coming from both left and right
    2. The lack of knowledge that most Americans have about the world and politics
    3. Mainstream media bias
    4. The failure of the US to seriously address terrorism due to politically correct policies


  282. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    I never apologize for being highly partisan in this matter. Any alignment with the GOP is treason, not tantamount to, but actual treason in my book. I intend to see the GOP buried before I die.


  283. Jesus the leftist says:

    Just keep bashing the mongoloid nazi boys over the head with facts and intelligent argument. You can sit back and watch as they boil over.
    Don’t you just love the “attack,attack,attack,I’m reasonable” strategy. Don’t get sucked in.


  284. Concerned Conservative says:

    “Just keep bashing the mongoloid nazi boys over the head with facts and intelligent argument”

    Jesus, please clarify: does ‘mongoloid nazi boys’ qualify more as a fact or an intelligent argument?


  285. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    It’s not possible to have an intelligent argument with anyone who self-identifies as a “conservative” these days. Concerned or not, you are anything but conservative.


  286. David B says:

    Rush, Bill, et.al. are the worst kind of scum. They comment on everyone’s life yet think they are not accountable for their own twisted choices and mistakes. These sick individuals are the attack dogs for the big business interests that now run the country and that pay their bidding. They have no concept of the facts or fables they speak about. If you listen, most times their rhetoric is merely misguided babble. They just spue hate-filled and charged lies and half truths to stir reaction from the weak minded individuals with a 6th grade IQ that watch and believe this crap.


  287. Jesus the leftist says:

    CC,
    I believe Gore Vidal coined the term in one of his essays from the 80’s.
    “Do your parents know you visit this site” qualify as intelligent argument?


  288. cynical ex-hippie says:

    So, CC… Bush refuses to stand up to the Saudis, or pursue bin Laden into Pakistan, or shut down Pakistani terrorist training camps, because he’s too PC?


  289. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    He’s an idiot. He should also ask for his money back from the IAS. He should use it to buy adult diapers if he is going to keep crapping his pants in public like this.

    http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/02TRAINING/008ILS/008ILS.cfm


  290. The Truth Hurts says:

    O’Reilly — the self-aggrandizing loudmouth buffoon that he is — plays this same game all the time. There has been countless claims for over a year that liberal radio is “doomed” or “failing”. Isn’t it odd that this “doomed” format is still growing in stations, and in most areas, ratings? I suppose that Rush would have used “last throes” if Cheney hand’t already made a mockery of that phrase.

    Liberal radio is nowhere near Conservative radio, that’s clear. We’ll never completely catch up, either. They’ve had a 20-year head start, are excessively well-funded by greedy millionaires and station owners who want to push a political agenda, and they appeal to people who are closed-minded and unwilling to listen to other opinions. Fair enough, even if it is unfortunate.

    But the trends are clear — liberal radio is growing, and the monopoly of opinion radio is ending. Desperate and misleading press releases will not change this. You can’t fool all the people all the time, no matter how loud you screech. Press releases like this merely prove that they are scared that they have lost their monopoly, and makes them look pathetic.


  291. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    1. The amount of misinformation coming from both left and right

    Only comes from the right

    2. The lack of knowledge that most Americans have about the world and politics

    That’s what the right wants

    3. Mainstream media bias

    LMAO!

    4. The failure of the US to seriously address terrorism due to politically correct policies

    ROTFLMAO!


  292. Jay says:

    Conservative,

    OK, since you’re making an honest attempt to define your position, I’ll make an honest attempt to respond.

    By all accounts Michael Moore is the rightwing poster-boy for leftwing lunacy, misinformation and lies. The extreme left, a total nutjob…correct? So lets take his claims and see if has backed any of them up with investigative journalism, facts, or the truth.

    http://www.michaelmoore.com/books-films/f911reader/index.php?id=16

    There, an entire series of references that back every claim he made in Fahrenheit 911.

    If you can provide a similar source of credible references for Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity or any of the far right propagandists, I’m all ears. If you’d like to move a little further to the right of Moore, it’s even easier to provide data to back up the long litany of complaints regarding the Bush adminstration and the GOP. Pick any topic, and story and I’d be happy to debate it on its merits. If I’m wrong, I’ll admit it. Unfortunately for today’s conservatives, nearly everything their leadership asserts these days is completely dishonest so I’m not too worried about that debate.


  293. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    Liberal radio is nowhere near Conservative radio, that’s clear. We’ll never completely catch up, either. They’ve had a 20-year head start, are excessively well-funded by greedy millionaires and station owners who want to push a political agenda, and they appeal to people who are closed-minded and unwilling to listen to other opinions. Fair enough, even if it is unfortunate.

    It’s a zero-sum game. Every listener we gain is a loss for them. We will, given time, knock them down and out. Be patient.


  294. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    OK, since you’re making an honest attempt to define your position, I’ll make an honest attempt to respond.

    An honest conservative? Where? Not since Eisenhower, Goldwater, maybe.


  295. Jay says:

    LPL, I like you, you’re fired up and bringing something to the table. How long have you been raging against the wingnut machine?


  296. Liberal, Progressive & Lethal says:

    Just a hunch, a sincere and disenchanted conservative will not sign on to comment here advertising himself from the get-go as such. I have noticed many here that fit that bill, but they never self-identified.


  297. Jay says:

    Perhaps sincere and disenchanted conservatives are now going by another name? They’re gonna have to kick those Diebold machines into another gear for 06.

    The tide has most definitely turned.


  298. Concerned Conservative says:

    “So, CC… Bush refuses to stand up to the Saudis, or pursue bin Laden into Pakistan, or shut down Pakistani terrorist training camps, because he’s too PC?”

    Yes, that is correct. Or rather that Bush would not have the support to do these things because he is surrounded by too many PC politicians (on both sides).


  299. kindness says:

    Let’s not get all bent out of shape over bushies that come here and post inflamatory stuff. That is their modus operandi and they mean to distract us from our discussions and our message to the others reading blogs for the first time.

    Don’t get wildly angry at fools. That only means they have succeded in their actions. Speak frankly and honestly to those that show a willingness to converse. This rules out the ned trolls, but cc, I’ll answer him. He’s parroting half truths. If he doesn’t know they are half truths, it’s up to us to tell him we know the whold truth and tell it like it is.

    The Air America thing is ugly. But they handled it with grace and responsibility. We all only wish dumby was capable of the same thing. Unfortunately bushco has shown over and over that partisainship trumps action and true leadership. It worked for them for 1 term. it ain’t workin’ any more & the bushies are freaked. They aren’t sure what to do.

    Honesty, open-ness & being rational will show us the majority in 06. let’s go out and get it.


  300. kindness says:

    bte cc – yea, I do think getting bin laden is more important than getting Saddam was & I think we should cross Pakistans borders to do it. Get him & get out. Will that piss off a whole lot of folks? Yes, too bad.


  301. Jay says:

    So was Bush “PC” when he ignored the UN, ignored many of our staunchest allies and pre-emptively invaded a sovereign nation anyway? Was he “PC” when he was booting Democrats or non-supporters out of his campaign events? Or how about when he was paying journalists to lie about his programs? Or suppressing the black vote? What about when he wouldn’t testify under oath for the 9/11 Commission?

    Oh he’s “PC” alright.


  302. Concerned Conservative says:

    Jay,

    Glad to see you are open to real dialogue.

    Re. Michael Moore, I’m not qualified for that debate as I have not seen his films. I did check out this website though and it seems like some of what he does is misleading, if not distortion or even lies.

    http://www.bowlingfortruth.com/index.htm

    Re. Hannity et al — I listen to them occasionally and would be happy to talk about their accuracy if you like.

    But I’ll pick a topic to get us started. How about “Bush lied about weapons of mass destruction”. I hear that one all the time from the left. The FACT is that the UN, France, Germany all believed Iraq had them — virtually ALL intelligence at the time indicated that Saddam had them. Clinton’s adminstration issued a report stating that he had them and was working on nuclear capability.

    If you believe something is true, then you aren’t lying when you say it. If it is proved untrue later, then you were wrong but not a liar.


  303. Concerned Conservative says:

    Jay, Bush is not very PC at all — as your evidence suggests (don’t agree on the black vote suppression one, btw). Without advisors and other politicians restraining him I think he would be even less PC than he has been.


  304. progressive and proud says:

    The UN wanted proof, Bushco doesn’t care. He has an AGENDA.


  305. Jay says:

    Ok, here is some proof to back up the assertion that the Bush admin lied about WMD:

    Please read the text and also watch the video. I’m pretty saure that both Rice and Powell were clued in to what the administration knew…but maybe not?

    http://www.thememoryhole.org/war/powell-no-wmd.htm

    On suppressing the black vote, you may be right in not blaming Bush….but I can blame the GOP:

    http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/08/1520204


  306. Concerned Conservative says:

    Seems like the position kept changing over time. From the Clinton admin. (”definitely had WMD”) to early Bush admin. (your reference here — “limited ability to use WMD”) to after Afghanistan (imminent threat). Not sure if this constities lying — could be based on shifting intelligence reports — but it is awfully inconsistent, I’ll grant you that.

    Re. the suppression of black votes in Ohio — I’d go after the people in charge in those voting districts on why they don’t have a better process in place. BTW, I’m pretty sure that you’d find those people are mostly Dems.


  307. Pat says:

    Mr. Rob Roy served in old Vietnam
    Now he takes every needless new war with aplomb

    Of course he was there in the fight at Grenada
    Which served to distract from the Beirut bomb slaughter (this rhymes in Boston)

    And lo, when a Bush turns against an old crony
    He’s all for the cause, no matter how phony

    Noriega, Saddam, for Bush One and Two
    When they screw an old pal he’s the tip of the screw

    He tells himself now that he fought for our freedom
    Not to dispose of old thugs when we no longer need ‘em

    But wars make our country less free, it’s fact
    Don’t take it from me, read the Patriot Act


  308. republican and proud says:

    In response to post 304, here’s the major flaw with your statement, All of the speeches that stated Iraq was a threat were stated in 2002-2003. The speeches that said Iraq was not a threat were given in 2001. That means that there is at least one (1) year for Iraq to become a threat to the US. It may be hard to believe but it is possible for a country to become a threat within a year. Take Japan for example, in 1939 Japan was not a threat to the US, however in 1940 they were when they joined the axis, (and in 1941 they made a big mistake) See how in one year it is possible for a country, who originally posed no threat to the Us to become a threat?
    In order for your statement to have any merit you need to prove that after the speeches of 2003 were given, Bush was given information that clearly opposite to current intelligence that showed Iraq was not a threat to the US, but still lead us to war anyway.


  309. Pat says:

    drveby…I got your back lol


  310. big dave says:

    For every 2 conservatives in America there are 2 progressives, 2 liberals and 1 moderate. The problem is that the 2 out of 7 own the media and thus control the spin, advertising, and air time.

    If a lineup of Ed Schultz, Thom Hartmann,and Randi Rhodes went head to head versus a lineup of Limbaugh, Hannity and whatever conservatives you conservatives want with the same equipment with the same amount of money from advertisers and in the exact same markets, Limbaugh and Hannity would get their butts kicked EVERYWHERE.


  311. dicky says:

    it is well known that Scooter Libby ran an operation that had a name what was it? Office of Special Ops or some such. They cherry picked all data – and when all else failed used Chalabi’s b.s. propaganda.
    It is a fact that this adminstration was gunning for war with Iraq as step one of PNAC. It is also clear that they would use all data supporting that goal. So no surprise the trolls regurgitate here. France, Germany the entire world “thought”. oops sorry about that. Clinton thought so too. oops we bombed killed and maimed thousands. oops we were all fooled. Only those doing the fooling and many of those being fooled cling to that notion.

    Who cares? Clinton is not in office. Not the UN nor any other country can commit our forces to war. Only Bush can (as congress blew off it’s war making duties.). And he did. I hope in the end he succeeds in making the middle east a beacon of democracy. But nothing so far shows that we are headed that way. If he fails – we all fail. I do not like our chances based on his track record.


  312. happy guy says:

    Ratings, shmatings! People can manipulate numbers to suit their agenda.

    If you want to see the influence of an Al Franken ignore his numbers and look at how they come out for him.

    Anybody remember the anti-Bush shout out that Franken spent a week promoting before the Repubpican convention? He stated that anything under 100 million people would be considered a failure. So how many people actually participated?

    Remember Franken’s birthday wish – for his fans to make a financial contribution to the Wellstone memorial fund? Anybody remember how many donors there were? No? Okay I’ll tell you. About 160 people contributed a measly $8000+.

    So I don’t care what his ratings are or aren’t. the fact is even his listeners don’t respect him.


  313. dittoless says:

    Happy guy is full of it. He got his talking points from alanskorski.blogspot.com. A dittohead lying sack of sh** who is writing a smear book on Franken


  314. Jay says:

    Yes dicky, it was called the Office of Special Plans and the term that’s used in CIA circles (according to all of the articles that I read on this topic) is stovepiping.

    So republican and proud you lead me to my next point. Not only did Rice and Powell report that we had Hussein boxed in, but there were a number of voices inside the intelligence community, the military, and the adminsitration itself that knew that there were no WMD and they reported that to the administration. The degree to which Cheney, Rumsfled, Wolfowitz, et al. were willing to fabricate evidence on WMD (in conjunction with the PNAC goals), while ignoring evidence to the contrary has been highlighted by a number of leaked documents. Read Richard Clarke’s book for an insider account. Go back and look up Larry Johnson’s warnings before the invasion of Iraq. Look at what happended with Joe Wilson when he decided to serve his country before the liars in power and told the truth about the uranium deal. Who forged documents and ensured that they reached the hands of Italian intelligence?

    Dude, the evidence is unassailable. Are you telling me that the preemptive warrior isn’t the one that needs to present the evidence to support his case? No fvcking way. They cherry-picked the intelligence they needed to justify their ideological goals. It’s imperialistic, it’s stupid, it’s a crime and it’s wrong. Period, end of story.


  315. Liberal, Proressive&Lethal says:

    Are you still wasting your time with this idiot? Drop the dead weight. He’s not concerned about anything except losing power and he’s no conservative. A real conservative dumped Bush before the 2004 election.


  316. Jay says:

    Here is more evidence that they knew full well that there were no WMD, from David Sirota and Christy Harvey herself:

    http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/they_knew_0802/


  317. Liberal, Proressive&Lethal says:

    Ignore them. Jack Abramoff has been indicted. They will be joining him soon. Don’t drop the soap, girls.


  318. Jay says:

    LPL, I prefer not to argue with people that agree with me wholeheartedly. There are surely people out there that have not yet been exposed to the truth (no idea how that’s possible but…c’est la vie). Let’s at least pretend we’re making an effort to change peoples minds here. OK with you?


  319. Liberal, Proressive&Lethal says:

    LPL, I like you, you’re fired up and bringing something to the table. How long have you been raging against the wingnut machine?

    Comment by Jay

    I was for the invasion of Iraq, am still convinced we should have gone into Afghanistan, I figured out we were played for patsies about june of last year. I never vote Republican, am registered Dem, but am politically independent. Wouldn’t register indie with this GOP. They must be buried. Forever.


  320. Liberal, Proressive&Lethal says:

    Just so long as you realize they are plants, not sincere, have at it.


  321. Liberal, Proressive&Lethal says:

    And have yerself a good old time.


  322. Jay says:

    LPL,

    In that case (you were for the Iraq war), I may be further along in the “our democracy is on its deathbed” grieveing process. I knew these guys were dangerous, lying frauds long before Iraq and as angry as I get at times (and justifiably so) if there can be no discussion and no listening at all, to anyone….we gain nothing. I honestly don’t think everyone that supports Bush on this or any blog is a plant. Some are surely only here to gum up the works but others just don’t know the truth and I don’t mind repeating it, over and over again if that’s what it takes. Besides, repetition is how the rightwing has managed to convince its masses about untruths….it will work with truths too. Until they blow themselves up (and they usually do) I give them the benefit of the doubt if they seem civilized.


  323. Liberal, Proressive&Lethal says:

    I am very pro-military and hawkish, but only for legitimate defense. I was taken in like many Americans. I am angry about that, like many Americans. Our Dept. of Defense in really a War Dept. And it makes war at the behest of Corporate interests, not security interests. They should all hang, and I hope the military brings the rope.


  324. Liberal, Proressive&Lethal says:

    Some are surely only here to gum up the works but others just don’t know the truth and I don’t mind repeating it, over and over again if that’s what it takes.

    And you are doing an excellent job. You be the good cop, I’ll be the bad and we can get a confession out of all the scumbags.


  325. Jay says:

    Works for me, ultimately we have the same goal. Put these lying, murderous scumbags out of their misery (not the misinformed masses mind you…only the rightwing political/media machine). Just when they expect us to pull our heels off of their throats, we should press them further into their windpipes. I have no problem being bad cop if necessary. Glad you are on our side.


  326. Jay says:

    BTW, if you have not yet discovered buzzflash.com, it’s an essential bookmark if you want to stay on top of every move these criminals make. Constant updated links to every media outlet imaginable. They’re the best.


  327. Liberal, Proressive&Lethal says:

    I know about Buzzflash, I check them all out.


  328. Liberal, Proressive&Lethal says:

    Robert Parry’s

    http://www.consortiumnews.com/

    And Greg Palast’s site are good, too.

    http://www.gregpalast.com/

    Palast was one of the first to get on the election fraud stuff back in 2000.


  329. big dan says:

    Message to anyone who listens to Rush Limbaugh:

    “YOU’RE AN IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”


  330. republican and proud says:

    Hey Jay….
    When and where did Powell and rice say we had Hussein Boxed in, who are these “number of voices” inside the intelligence community… You are claiming things as if they are evidence that directly contradict me without proof what so ever simply adding things like “the evidence is unassailable” doesn’t make it true…

    http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110004893
    this is all I have to say on Clarke.

    Bush didn’t act on unclear intelligence from Johnson about pre 9/11 possible attacks…”Bin Laden Determined To Strike in US” doesn’t really provide any of the major informational points such as: what, where or when I don’t understand where your stance is. The US should attack based on poor intelligence or not.. Because when we act on intelligence from a bunch of other nations you throw a hissy fit and say Bush made that up, but brutally clear intelligence like “Bin Laden Determined To Strike in US” is definitely something to act on.

    As for the Wilson Deal… Wilson’s wife asked the CIA to send hubby on unpaid trip to Africa to see if Saddam. tried to purchase Uranium(unprocessed) Wilson finds nothing, Wilson reports that he found nothing, Bush use’s British intelligence to the contrary of Wilson. Thus Wilson assumes Bush was talking about his report because clearly Wilson was the only person in the entire world who could have possibly done any research in the area on that particular subject.


  331. Jay says:

    repub and proud,

    Did you read the quotes from Rice and Powell in link I left above from 2001? What wasn’t clear about Powell’s quote regarding Hussein and Iraq: “He has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbors.”?
    Are we working with the same language? To me, unable to project conventional power against his neighbors certainly precludes him from doing the same against the USA (in fact, claiming he was a threat to our safety seemed patently absurd at the time and even more so now)…and this was their rationale for invading. It’s slap you in the face evidence whether you like it or not. I would say that members of Bush’s cabinet making statements that clearly and directly contradict their rationale for war within a year of their starting their drumbeat is pretty damning evidence.
    If you didn’t read Richard Clarke’s book yourself I suggest you do so and draw your own conclusions. I finished it this spring and it’s facts have not been disputed. In fact, the book had to be cleared with the White House and if their were errors or mistakes they would have corrected. Read the book and get back to me, he lays out the Bush admins response to 9/11 pretty clearly. They were waiting for an excuse and they got it.
    I’ll be back to debunk your other claims latrer…fatherhood calls.


  332. Eat The Lazy Rich says:

    Republican and Proud! LOL! Nice try! Why not just admit you wear a white sheet and have SS and Swatstika tatoos!


  333. Eat The Lazy Rich says:

    Hey Jay….
    When and where did Powell and rice say we had Hussein Boxed in, who are these “number of voices� inside the intelligence community…

    Hey, Republican and Stupid. Rent F 9/11 and watch them say it for yourself. Fvckwad!


  334. Eat The Lazy Rich says:

    Dumb, stupid, ignorant, useless piece of fvckwad trash. Thank you. I feel much better.


  335. Bubba Ram Dos says:

    “WLIB (New York) has now had a full year, a generous amount of time in broadcasting, to build an audience and figures are still flat compared with the previous niche Caribbean format the station featured.”

    1. Tell us how strong a signal WLIB has, and what its range is.
    2. Tell us how strong the signals are of WLIB, and what their ranges are.


  336. Bubba Ram Dos says:

    “air america will be history w/i 6 months”

    Wrong. It will be history in a month…after it started in March 2004.

    Remeber how all your winger buddies were saying that last year?


  337. Bubba Ram Dos says:

    Correction:

    ““WLIB (New York) has now had a full year, a generous amount of time in broadcasting, to build an audience and figures are still flat compared with the previous niche Caribbean format the station featured.â€?

    1. Tell us how strong a signal WLIB has, and what its range is.
    2. Tell us how strong the signals are of WLIB’s competitors, and what their ranges are.


  338. republican and proud says:

    Hey, Republican and Stupid. Rent F 9/11 and watch them say it for yourself. Fvckwad!

    Comment by Eat The Lazy Rich — August 11, 2005 @ 7:57 pm

    I would never rent that POS movie because the WSJ said they could see Michael Moore’s hand up Condi and Colin’s ass making their lips move, just like Karl does for Chimpy! Neener! Neener! Neener!


  339. big dan says:

    This is for all you unPatriotic Republicans, who put your party’s interest ahead of America’s interest:

    How Republican Senator Pat Roberts “fixed” the 9-11 investigation:

    http://rawstory.com/news/2005/HowSenate_Intelligence_chairman_fixed_intelligence_and_diverted_blame_fromWhite_House__0811.html

    http://rawstory.com/robertsintel.htm

    http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00001684.htm#comments


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  341. big dan says:

    repub and proud: What do you have to say about your party???


  342. Terri in S. FL says:

    Regarding message 33, No, the BFI (big fat idiot) appeals to moron souless cretons who are totally UN-informed.

    Liberals don’t need Faux TV to brainwash people. What we need is to keep the net free and open.

    The Revolution Will Be Blogged!!!


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  344. Bill Clinton says:

    Hey! I think that’s the cigar I gave Rush after I used it on Monic..Oh, never mind.


  345. Jay says:

    repub and proud,

    The August 6th PDB that you refer to (Bin Laden determined to strike within U.S.) was a serious warning and as Tenet put it at the time, the warning lights were flashing red. If you recall, Bush not only didn’t respond with action, he remained on vacation in Crawford. Of course when the wingnuts in Congress wanted to pass an 11th hour bill to keep Terry Schiavo on life support Bush flew back from the ranch in the middle of the night so that he could sign on. Talk about fvcked up priorities…but that’s another story. The issue with the PDB was the fact that after 9/11 the Bush administration (Condi specfically) claimed that they had no idea that terrorists were planning a large-scale attack using aircraft as weapons. The Aug. 11th PDB put the lie to that.
    Finally, as for your claims on Wilson, I don’t care if Underdog sent him on that mission to Niger, he was sent to gather intelligence on whether or not Iraq was in the process of trying to obtain urnaium from Niger. He reported back to the administration with a definitive answer that posed a significant roadblock to their Iraq plans. When they decided to discard that intelligence and made the false claim on “significant quantities of uranium”, Wilson wasn’t going to stand by and let that lie stand. So he went public with the truth and we all know how the Bushies responded.

    Any more questions?


  346. Blog of Doom » Blog Archive » Lies, Damn Lies, and Limbaugh’s Press Release About Progressive Radio says:

    [...] Lies, Damn Lies, and Limbaugh’s Press Release About Progressive Radio: Yesterday, Rush Limbaugh, through his radio syndicator Premiere Radio Networks, sent out a press release titled “Limbaugh Leads the Race Against Liberal Talkers,” purportedly comparing his ratings to those of progressive talk stations. <snip> The reality is that in several major markets, ratings for progressive talk are booming. In Denver, Air America’s ratings are up 500% from one year ago. Seattle’s newly talk-formatted KPTK, doubled in the winter [ratings] book, Portland’s KPOJ-AM grew 1000% in audience share. In conservative San Diego, KLSD-AM went up 73%. Other markets with similar success include: Boston, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Sacramento and Columbus. Rush is even on the verge of being overtaken in his own home state. An even more interesting comparison is found when looking at stations with integrated lineups that carry both Rush and a progressive host. In that apples-to-apples comparison, we see that Rush Limbaugh and Ed Schultz are actually very competitive. (Via Think Progress.) [...]


  347. Judy says:

    When Rush and his compatriots who placed themselves in government through equally dishonest and illegal conduct whine, one can only wonder just what they’re afraid of. The truth? Facts? Even more astounding…those who believe that the same “religous right Christians” who now control just about every vestige of power of government and corporate America are “victims” of the so-called secular liberals. When fear and victimization are necessary for public support, public awareness and awakening cannot be far behind. Congrats to Air America as it expands that awareness with clear and frank talk radio.


  348. yoda says:

    Much hate in these posts…


  349. Brandi says:

    -”[Saddam Hussein] will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has 10 times since 1983.” – National Security Adviser Sandy Berger to President Clinton, 1998

    -”If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction program.” – President Bill Clinton, 1998

    -”[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq’s refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs.” – Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., Tom Daschle, D-S.D., John Kerry, D-Mass., and others in a letter to President Bill Clinton, 1998

    -”Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology … ” – Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., (now House minority leader), 1998

    -”Hussein has … chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.” – Secretary of State Madeline Albright to President Clinton, 1999

    -”Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He … is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them.” – Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., 2002

    -”We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction.” – Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., 2002


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  351. The Truth Hurts says:

    Yoda — allow me to correct your syntax to be more, well, Yoda-like:

    “In these posts, much hate, there is.”


  352. The Truth Hurts says:

    Brandi — You are correct! Yet still wrong.

    You are correct in the sense that many people felt that Hussein had, or was working on, WMD, throughout the late 1990s. Also, after the Bush administration (with some help from Judy Miller of the NYT, who were both getting their information from the same source — a person that the CIA had long identified as being “untrustworthy”), started sensationalizing the evidence.

    But here’s where your argument falls apart. One, evidence has since come out there there were many, many known questions at that time within the Bush and Blair administrations about the “proof” being offerred about their WMD programs. Evidence that the Bush administration ignored or purposefully suppressed.

    Second, it is a known fact that Cheney, Rumsfield, Wolfowitz and Perle all advocated an invasion of Iraq before even the 2000 elections — and not necessarily for WMD reasons.

    Third, Wolfowitz has even admitted on the record that the WMD rationale was a convenient one, not one out of true urgency.

    The truth hurts — it’s that the Bush Administration was determined to go into Iraq all along — regardless of the facts. This is consistent with how they govern. Ideology first, facts be damned. They wanted to go in for a combination of imperialism, war profiteering for their associates in the defense and energy industries, and genuine belief that the world should be like the U.S. Likely, in that order.

    And here’s why I KNOW that you’re wrong. Why on earth would you invade Iraq if the WMD issue was at issue IF WEAPONS INSPECTORS WERE IN IRAQ CONDUCTING INSPECTIONS? One thing is clear — if Saddam DID have a program, it certainly would have been on hold while inspectors were combing the country.

    But the U.S. kicked the inspectors out, ignored the questions about the validity of the WMD claims, and started bombing. Why? Because they wanted to go into Iraq the whole time, and they feared that their rationale could be exposed as a fraud.

    Keep in mind, Brandi — You could genuinely believe that Iraq had WMD and still be lying about the evidence and the urgency. At the least, that’s what the Bush Administration did.

    But here’s the entire Iraq scandal, simplified: FOLLOW THE MONEY. Who has made money on this? Not the brave but screwed-over U.S. Soldiers who are dying and getting wounded, while the Bush administration nicely cut their medical and family benefits. Not the thousands of Iraqis, many innocent, who have been killed, wounded, or tortured. Not the Iraqi people, who are living in a civil war and whose electrical and water service is worse that it was before the U.S. came in.

    No, it’s been defense contractors, Oil companies, and the young-and-untrained College Republican graduates that the CPA brought in to run the country and hand out billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars. Billions of dollars are unaccounted for from both the CPA activities and Halliburton contracts. Nothing in this paragraph is a coincidence. That was the intent all along, and it’s the only thing — short of Saddam’s arrest — that has actually been accomplished in Iraq.


  353. William Tecumseh Sherman says:

    She doesn’t care. She hates those “dark people” with the suicide bombs. If only they would just learn to be exploited and exterminated dociley, like the Jews were by the Nazis and the negro slaves before them, by other white men..


  354. No Hypocrites says:

    VERBATIM QUOTES FROM WHEN CLINTON WAS COMMITTING TROOPS TO BOSNIA:

    “You can support the troops but not the president.”
    —Rep Tom Delay (R-TX)

    “Well, I just think it’s a bad idea. What’s going to happen is they’re going to be over there for 10, 15, maybe 20 years.”
    —Joe Scarborough (R-FL)

    “Explain to the mothers and fathers of American servicemen that may come home in body bags why their son or daughter have to give up their life?”
    —Sean Hannity, Fox News, 4/6/99

    “[The] President . . . is once again releasing American military might on a foreign country with an ill-defined objective and no exit strategy. He has yet to tell the Congress how much this operation will cost. And he has not informed our nation’s armed forces about how long they will be away from home. These strikes do not make for a sound foreign policy.”
    —Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA)

    “American foreign policy is now one huge big mystery. Simply put, the administration is trying to lead the world with a feel-good foreign policy.”
    —Rep Tom Delay (R-TX)

    “If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy.”
    —Karen Hughes, speaking on behalf of George W Bush

    “I had doubts about the bombing campaign from the beginning . . I didn’t think we had done enough in the diplomatic area.”
    —Senator Trent Lott (R-MS)

    “I cannot support a failed foreign policy. History teaches us that it is often easier to make war than peace. This administration is just learning that lesson right now. The President began this mission with very vague objectives and lots of unanswered questions. A month later, these questions are still unanswered. There are no clarified rules of engagement. There is no timetable. There is no legitimate definition of victory. There is no contingency plan for mission creep. There is no clear funding program. There is no agenda to bolster our over-extended military. There is no explanation defining what vital national interests are at stake. There was no strategic plan for war when the President started this thing, and there still is no plan today”
    —Rep Tom Delay (R-TX)

    “Victory means exit strategy, and it’s important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is.”
    —Governor George W. Bush (R-TX)



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