Randi Rhodes Suspended -

Good, and I'm an Obama supporter.


STATEMENT OF AIR AMERICA RADIO, FROM CHAIR CHARLIE KIREKER
By air america

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 3, 2008

New York - Air America has suspended on-air host Randi Rhodes for making inappropriate statements about prominent figures, including Senator Hillary Clinton, at a recent public appearance on behalf of Air America in San Francisco which was sponsored by an Air America affiliate station.

"Air America encourages strong opinions about public affairs but does not condone such abusive, ad hominem language by our Hosts," said chair Charlie Kireker.

Someone posted a link to it here yesterday. Try political videos.

AAR has been axing hosts who have anti-Hillary leanings, like The Young Turks and now Randi. Not surprised. Mark Green claims to be neutral but he leans towards Hillary and his brother who owns AAR was a major fundraiser for Bill Clinton.

...MAJOR MISTAKE HERE.......

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO HERE

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/03/air-america-ho...

Wow, she should go ahead and quit AA and do standup...

Randi Rhodes ROCKS!!!!!!!!

You have to watch the whole video..laughing my ass off

"Hillary is probably a line jumper"

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I haven't listened to her in a long time...because I kind of "got out of Air America." I couldn't stand the rants and carrying on. But, I did like Randi...I just couldn't take the angst of her every day.

I'm sorry to hear that this happened to her, though. Every liberal site is for Obama so I don't know why Randi got suspended over her comments. Buzzflash, The Nation, TPM, Daily KOS, DU and other sites are mostly for Obama these days. I can't see why she would have a problem going after Hillary. Why Her?

Rhandi is a highly paid entertainer on a network that sells adtime to make the money they pay her. She is probably paid more than the entire staff of the Nation, which sells no ads.
AAR sells advertizing time for a living. Rhandi's job, and that of the others there, is to draw and hold and audience that will then buy the products advertized. I have heard Thom Hartmann tell the audience that they OWE it to the advertizers to buy from them, this he said on a for profit show, and while I love Thom, I think listening to the as is what I owe them. Thom Hartmann makes sooo much more money than I do. So much. He's rich. I'm not. I don't buy imported organic wine, from that Thom commercial that is at the same time a commercial for commercials on Thom's show. Too much marketing even with Thom is my point, so obviously money and profit is a major element of what they do- they sell things. Thom's the best of them and he is a former adman, a specialist in psychological marketing techniques. That is also part of what he is doing on the air. Selling things to you and me.

The other businesses you mention do not rise and fall by adtime sold and by the results seen from those ads. Rhandi is in a business and she makes big bank for that. Her job is not to elect anyone, or to prevent the election of anyone. Her job is to sell adtime. Shall we have no AAR because Rhandi wants to spit at the candidate SHE does not like, but huge parts of her former audience does like? Do you think she is winning minds and votes for Obama that way? I don't. I think she is costing AAR and Obama.
I too could not deal with the stress of her show and her baggage begining over a year back. If one does it, figure thousands did. Ears, ads, dollars.

IT's too bad that her speaking the truth is now causing her to hurt. What the fuck is the point of Air America without Randi Rhodes? None of their other talent holds a candle to her.

Mike is on http://www.1480kphx.com/DynamoPages.php?PID=22 (Air America Phoenix) .

He was fired from Air America - never said why, but I SUSPECTED.....that it was because he was critical of Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton - and this was BEFORE Hillary started running for president. He called them republicans...

He's saying right wing thugs took over AAR....financially....because left wing liberals didn't support AAR.

Anyway, Stephanie Miller is on Air American Phoenix too, and she's been against Hillary, or maybe I should say, for Obama since the beginning of the the election cycle. Also Jeff Farias is on AARP, also for Obama. Randi Rhodes is on too, as are most of the Air America people.

Try it. I game up Air America long time ago, only listen to 1480.

http://airamerica.com /

The YouTube of her calling Sen. Clinton, and Geraldine Ferrero fucking whores is on YouTube - I don't want to hear one second of it again, so you're on your own on finding it.

I can't understand how anyone would enjoy listening to her show. So much nonsensical shouting.

when Randi's show is followed by someone as substantive and professional as Rachel Maddow you really see the difference. Maddow puts a ton of work into the show to bring in a lot of factual information. She does excellent interviews and she isn't full of herself. She really is awed by important people. She has bias but she acknowledges it. When she came to Madison to do live shows- our local guy said he's never seen anyone work so hard to prep for a show and he was just totally impressed by her. She has a lot less radio experience than Randi- BUT she takes this opportunity very seriously and doesn't just show up and shoot her mouth off.

in my humble opinion Rachel Maddow is the MVP of AAR

Best thing about Randi: her military background helps a lot in explaining certain things

She talks to the audience like they're in kindergarten and VERY whiney.

person that has ever watched C-SPAN, thinks Oberman won't have her on his show because all he does is steal her material, etc. I find her offensive and rude. But, while I do not agree in the slightest with what she said, if this wasn't said on the air, why has she been suspended?

On edit: Never mind. I re-read the OP and see that she was at an event on behalf of Air America. Duh.

If they keep Sam in her spot, I can go back to listening to AA between 3-6 PM. His show is much better.

More informative, less annoying! And for God's sake, lose the "bounce your boobies thing...." Joke records are not the type of thing you can listen to over and over!

this is not fair

Randi Rhodes can still stand in the public square or on her web page and say whatever she likes. On the other hand, nobody is obliged to give her a broadcasting platform - if her employers are embarrassed by what she says, then they can suspend or terminate her contract.

You need to remember that the ACLU addresses legal violations of peoples' civil liberties, it doesn't get involved in commercial disputes.

when you are representing the company you work for and say stupid crap, you should be fired.

AAR is letting her off easy with a suspension.

Most people would be fired for breaking that rule. And, let's face it, she's been in radio long enough to know not to do that.

Look at us all agreeing on stuff...just one big happy family!

I'm afraid the Last Days are upon us!

Except that her job is to broadcast a friggin political opinion. So your PR "you are representing your company" answer is really all wet.

And, Randi was not giving her "political opinion," nor was she in a venue were that's what she was supposed to be doing.

The poster is also NOT an HRC supporter.

I guess nobody understands the term 'at will employee' anymore.

and you are SO right about that last line....

They all come back.....

Silly people.

The ACLU will be of no help. Her employer has every right to punish her.

I think she must have health issues and is always in a rage. It doesn't even matter that she's an Obama supporter...she just attacks her callers even when they agree with her.

I hope her time away will allow her to work out whatever is going on behind the scenes.

That's usually when I change the channel.

indimuse (1000+ posts) Thu Apr-03-08 10:07 AM
Original message
Obama Shill Ed Shultz Gets The Axe At WINZ 940 South FL
Edited on Thu Apr-03-08 10:18 AM by indimuse
Obama Shill Ed Shultz Gets The Axe At WINZ


"Big Head Ed" Schultz has been canceled from http://940winz.com Miami/Fort Lauderdale

radio. Miami, one of radio's largest media markets has seen the slipping ratings of the Ed Schultz show for months and replacing him with a Live show of Thom Hartmann.


I told you...Randi could (should) be next! Then...Steph M..you know..all the radio f's perpetuating lies about Hillary and promoting Obama as a saint, the ones who hate Hillary supporters enough to openly insult on national radio. Democracy haters who scream Hillary should quit...how dare she!


Toodle f'ing loo!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqHIPY7lRfE&eurl=http ://... /

Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Thu Apr-03-08 09:30 AM
Response to Original message
89. Get on board the Clinton train or you're going to be laying on the tracks.

Edited on Thu Apr-03-08 09:43 AM by Cant trust em

The Shillbots won't get their way until we're out of democratic pundits on the air. If you're not for Clinton then we don't need you. Just like they don't need me and Obama supporters and the anti-war left wing of the party.

does have health issues. Please note, that I have no proof and only speculating, here.

I think her health issues are the same health issues that caused her to have that nasty fall in the park or off the barstool or whatever, a few months ago.

I haven't listened to her in quite a while just for that reason. It's too shrill.

On to my Ignore list!

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to suspect there's perhaps something going on personally to make her lash out unprofessionally.

It's sad, really; I used to listen to her all the time. But she needs to get it together. Her faithful listeners aren't her enemy, and yet that's how she treats them sometimes.

PS: I can't wait to hear what Malloy has to say about this.

...RR would say Bill Clinton told her once that we fall in love in the primary and fall in line in the GE, which I believe is the biggest bunch of horseshit I've ever heard. Vote for the person who you think is the best candidate, not for any piece of trash with a (D) in front of its name. Letting the DNC decide who you are going to vote for is giving away your power as a voter.

...then good. There is no excuse in sinking to the level of Reich Wing radio.

And I'm an Obama supporter as well.

Is it the whore statements that caused the susupension?

it was a AAR sponsored event. But as a former radio gal, I suspect even if it weren't an AAR sponsored event, she still would have gotten in trouble. I figured when she wasn't on the air yesterday, something was up.

I worked at the Denver station that carried Howard Stern - Columbine shootings had just happened and Stern said "they should have had sex with the girls before shooting them" or something like that. The station stood by him for a while, but the uproar just continued So, AAR was smart to nip this in the bud right-away.

SAMMY CAM!

I genuinely like her. I've tuned out during the primary because of her leanings in the campaign, but I think she's an outstanding individual and I'm sad that this has happened.

for being in radio for as long as she has, to step out this far is just asking for a suspension or firing. Stupid, stupid, stupid thing to do.

I used to listen to her also, but I just can't find any excuse for the degree of Hillary bashing she has engaged in. I also heard her saying things that were not true.

I'm just sorry she's apparently put herself here. I read partway through some comments and other things from her show yesterday and I really can't find any resemblance to anything which attracted me to her program so long ago.

The publicity from her suspension will probably mean that when she comes back her ratings will be better than ever.

We don't need democrats doing this to other democrats.

A man who had to go on satellite radio because the regular airwaves couldn't contain his viciousness and misogyny.

Also why does one have to be a Clinton supporter to be enraged at hearing strong women repeatedly called whores?

Plenty of Obama supporters here are agree she was WAY out of line.

He's also a disgusting hateful pig. He recently switched from supporting Ron Paul (there's a shocker ) to HRC. That's all I'm saying.

Then you have to accept there is something heinously wrong with Obama because Farrakhan endorsed him.

Can't have it both ways.

He basically said he had interesting ideas about getting out of Iraq and that he'd never really heard about the guy before. He's always been in Hillary's corner though.

http://www.marksfriggin.com/news08/3-17.htm#mon

I love Randi. I haven't listend to her for a while because of her attacks on Hillary.

As for Howard. Anyone that takes Howard Stern serious, needs help.

Wouldn't that be 'Howard Stern Sirius?' Or is he on XM?

I haven't listened to Randi or anyone else on AA for a long, long time. And Ihave a password someone gave me to listen to Stern on the web, never used it.

Talk radio kinda bores me lately.

Re Randi: I get the feeling that she's become dissatisfied with the AA gig, and is looking for a way out. Not an informed opinion, just a guess.

- as

He's for Hillary.

When he was on FM. I think his show is funny at times. For a while we lost our AAR station in LA and I listened to him because he trashed Bush.

Farrakan supports Obama, maybe you'll like him.

do you have a point?

...If we don't like what a radio host says or does on their show, we can use our power as a consumer to switch to another station. I support both RR and Howard Stern in their free speech rights...but I don't like listening to either one.

What makes this really bad is that RR wasn't on AAR when she said it.

She deserves to be suspended.

prerequisite for inclusion as free speech.

stream would work for me. Grrrr.

I think like MANY of us....she needs a little vacation from it all.

(Now if only RW radio would do the same to the gasbag.)

That is great news. Actually, she needs to be fired!!

I stopped listening to her a few weeks ago. The pointless show was a non-stop Obama-fest and anyone that had a word to say in support of Hillary or even questioned Obama-the-great was vilified and marginalized. I am sure the the station cringed at the possibility of "Hangover Rhodes" arguing with the dwindling listeners for the next seven months. Even Obama supporters want to hear some other views. Good riddance.

I'm glad to see that kind of behavior isn't ignored by LEFT-WING media outlets.

I like Sam better.

While she may have had a good reason, she clearly stepped over the line with the remarks.

Something os going on with Randi - the suspension makes sense and I hope she gets herself sorted out. I am an Obama supporter but I agree - we need to respect all democrats and remember who the real enemy is.

media people who are sympathetic to the left and won't lift a finger to the likes of Limbaugh and Hannity.

Free speech, indeed.

So what if a bunch of liberals hate them, they won't get fired or suspended because it's not their target audience.

But if you piss off some of your target audience, then you're done for.

You would have stood by Imus had he not been fired?

Because you are willing to stand by Glenn Beck.

saying CNN chose to stand by him so you would too?

If you want Imus and Randi fired, but it's OK for Republicans
to say disgustingly racist stuff because "that is their target audience"?

I thought racism was not OK in America.

There's no need to point the finger elsewhere if our own house is a mess.

I'm always surprised at the magical thinking practiced by most Americans
when they stoop to defend a supposedly popular "principle" in this country.

as many of these radio hosts do.


You would not like it if it were BO who they were thrashing!

Her bosses were offended and embarrassed that an employee of theirs, while representing said company,

spoke trash, so they suspended her.

It reminds me of when Michael Richards went out of control, and someone (can't remember who) said it sounded like the classic symptoms of somebody coming out of a drinking or drug binge.

This was described yesterday as "some standup routine" that she did, but apparently she was appearing on behalf of a station, so I think suspension is appropriate.

Of course, I'm sure that Obama supporters are going to relate it to the Shuster incident, and insist that the Clintons "had this done". Well, I think things have gone too far. I haven't listened to Randi Rhodes in seven or eight weeks, likewise Stephanie Miller, because I think they've lost all semblance of neutrality and see no good in Hillary and no bad in Obama. They are incapable of nuance right now.

I met Randi Rhodes at a station event once and she was charming - quiet, and cute, and really nice. She took tons of time with each individual. She was great! It was hard to rectify that with the person I've heard ranting on the radio the past couple of months.

The most aggravating thing is that some of these people are completely fragmenting their own audience, which could kill Air America. The lure of liberal talk was supposed to be that it listened to all viewpoints, not that it suddenly became lockstep, which it did.

If you've never had the opportunity to listen to Thom Hartmann's show, you should do so - he absolutely practices this concept every day, with wingnut guests calling in regularly to debate him, as well as his willingness to engage RW-callers...

Personally, I know I was the MOST irritating and offensive while under the influence of (you name it), even though I thought I was the MOST clever and entertaining at the time.

I've only listened to her a handful of times and I thought she was an idiot.

I turned Randi Rhodes off a long long time ago. She opens her mouth and just lets 'stuff' run out. She gives false information, and now she's calling names. It just proves she doesn't think one bit before she speaks. Air America is better off without her. We need intelligent fact givers not uncontrolled mouth floppers.

I quit listening to her back in early '05. I was working my tail off, along with loads of other people, trying to rectify the stolen election here in Ohio. She gave coverage to the effort, but constantly stated as "facts" items that were just rumors or had been debunked. No matter how many times the involved parties tried to correct her, she wouldn't clarify and would repeat the falsehoods. She came off like a nutjob and damaged the credibility of our efforts. Playing fast and loose like that does not help liberal causes. She just gives ammunition to the right-wingers.

Boo urns?

I was saying, "boo-urns."

ROFL.

She's been really impossible to listen to for some time.

a daily show somewhere in liberal talk radio world...

Clinton shill Mark Green, you people play the victim better than any democrats I have ever seen in my fucking life.

What is this, another paranoid Hillary supporter fantasy?

She crossed the line and for being in radio for as long as she has, she should have known better. She's lucky they didn't fire her. This is about business, ratings, ad dollars. I imagine that AAR stations in PA, MT, and other states where primaries are still to come, this has come as good news to them. If AAR had done nothing, every schedule from the Hillary campaign would have been yanked.

if she had said the same thing about Obama-go ahead and deny it you shameless hypocrites

she threw herself under the proverbial bus called suspension. She should have known better for someone who's worked in radio as long as she has.

I don't quite get your post?