Limbaugh dumped for liberal show (Air America)

[kskiska]

BRATTLEBORO — A southern Vermont-based radio station will trade in the rhetoric of Rush Limbaugh and other conservative talk show hosts for the liberal commentary of Air America next week.

WKVT-AM 1490 in Brattleboro will replace four of its weekday syndicated conservative talk shows on Jan. 17 with programs from the fledgling liberal radio network Air America, which launched in March.

The station will be the second in Vermont to broadcast Air America programs, which include shows hosted by comedian Al Franken and actress Jeanne Garofalo.

The Brattleboro area is highly liberal in its political beliefs and the Air America shows will be a better fit for the station's listeners than the conservative programs hosted by Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly, said WKVT program director Peter Case.

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[sniffa]

1. wonderfuL!!!

:D :D :D :D :D

[metisnation]

76. FUCK CLEAR CHANNEL

these people are rats..got my serius for xmas sportster, I was worried that I wouldn't like it but after having it for a month I love it. Air America...the vault...outlaw country and uncensored howard stern just ahead. Can't wait until howie rips bush a new ass it is going to be great.

[Historic NY]

2. Wow a small victory !!!!!!!!

[Alisa]

3. Yeah!!!!!

:toast:

[Downtown Hound]

4. And so it begins, one station at a time.

[Career Prole]

5. Great news!!

Really great...thanks! :thumbsup:

[bloom]

6. that is great!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[rockymountaindem]

Yessssssss

Today, Brattleboro; tomorrow all of Texas and Oklahoma! Hey, I can hope.

[captainslack]

7. Wow!

That's just too funny!!! :toast:

[Spazito]

8. Wow! WTG AAR!

*

[Just Me]

9. Awesome!!! I do hope they spread further south, though. n/t

[wicket]

10. my freeper relatives in Vermont are going to be pissed!

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[CTyankee]

51. I didn't know

freepers were allowed in Vermont.

[wicket]

53. LOL, there are plenty of them there actually

[jonnyblitz]

63. yeah there are, ask Howard Dean, when he was favoring

all that pro-gay marraige stuff as governor, if there are freepers there. I believe I heard he had to wear a bullet proof vest.

[wicket]

70. Yup. he did have to wear a bullet proof vest

My friends and I got harassed at the state fair for wearing pro-civil union pins. They shouted at us to "Go back to California!". :eyes: Whatever, we'd lived in Vermont all of our lives. They just wanted to believe that there was a huge conspiracy of out-of-staters coming in and trying to "force gays down their throats". :eyes: It wasn't pretty during that time, the bigoted crazy assholes really came out of the woodwork.

[truthisfreedom]

11. BAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

i guess the old hillbilly heroin addled rush's peabrain to the point where nobody wants to listen anymore.

[tsuki]

Please do not insult hillbillies. eom

[davidinalameda]

12. how funny

love it!

[frankly_fedup2]

13. Finally people are getting fed up with his hypocritical BS.

OxyContin Limbaugh needs to be taken down a peg or two.

I just hope Randi really digs Limbaugh about it. Hell, Randi digs into people at her own radio station. (remember the diva disc jockey with the coat?).

Kick his ass Air America.

[proud2BlibKansan]

72. Randi talked about this today

and she really gave it to rush.

[tanyev]

14. Ha-Ha!

We need a Nelson Muntz picture for this. I'm going out the door in a few minutes, so don't have time to do it. Anyone else?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

19. HAHA!

[bunny planet]

15. w00t w00t w00t!!!!!!!!

Good news!

[Rainscents]

16. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Best News I've heard in a long time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is "GOD"!!!

[NYCGirl]

17. There's sure a lot of great things in Vermont! NT

[dkofos]

18. When do we get AAR in Dallas??

[no_to_war_economy]

20. yes bring m.malloy to dallas

I live in Dallas and couldnt imagine AAR in the city of the future * presidential library

[Art_from_Ark]

74. The * "presidential library"

consisting of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Pet Goat

[tsuki]

22. Get Sirius. Clear Channel hates that.

[nashville_brook]

24. sirius freakin' RULES!

it's ought to be crime, what has happened to commercial radio -- but sirius has really made me a happy happy girl. at nite i can switch between pure jazz and bluegrass and air america! the tv is hardly ever on.

well, it wasn't ever really on before.

[Rainscents]

25. Me Too!!!

I had Sirius since last March when Air America launched!!! It's great to hear 2 left talk station I can choose from!

[nashville_brook]

34. AND really great music. it's been so long, dear friend, Radio

i wish sirius would carry all three hours of thom hartmann live. he's such a "voice in the wilderness." like a combination of your fave history teacher and Dr. Dean Adell. (sic, O'dell?).

[Maat]

68. They do - at different times.

They break it up, but is is there. Oh, darn it. Now I'll have to look it up! I'll get back to you. Do wish they wouldn't break it up, though.

[LizW]

75. Got Sirius for Christmas!

Whoo-hoo!

[Skittles]

36. YES, WHEN?

IT IS STILL NON-STOP CONSERVATIVE GARBAGE HERE

[LibDemAlways]

21. That's great.

Now if we could only get an AA station in the LA area I'd be thrilled. The second largest media market in the country has damn few liberal voices.

[Maat]

69. Get Sirius!

n/t

[mattclearing]

80. Or football teams.

[LibDemAlways]

85. True.

My family have adopted the Raiders, but after this season, we're ready to let Oakland have them!

[Orsino]

23. This proves it...

The media *must* be liberal. The vast sourther Vermont AM audience is *ours*! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Cha]

26. I HEART Vermont!

I gotta visit that state before I leave the Northeast!

[ozone_man]

59. Anytime.

You're always welcome here zidzi. Brattleboro is the SE corner of our SE/NW liberal axis. From over the mountains. :hi:

[Cha]

60. Thank you so much, ozoneman!

:hi: from New York!

[noamnety]

27. My kid will be thrilled!

She's applying to Marlboro College out there - which I suspect is filled with a bunch of very happy students right now. :)

[PleadTheFirst]

28. Go go AAR!!!

:yourock:

[seito]

29. Can you hear me now : ^ )

[Gloria]

30. If it weren't so cold, I'd say Vermont is in the running as my

dream destination (following France)!!!

[Redstone]

31. I'm really surprised

that a radio station in The People's Republic of Brattleboro would have been carrying that fat fuckhead's show in the first place.

(PS: I use that name for Brattleboro fondly, so no complaints, please.)

Redstone

[Mad_Dem_X]

32. Good for them!

:bounce: :headbang:

[nell2323]

33. Excellent!!!

Yes!!! :bounce:

[leesa]

35. Woo Hoo!! Way to go Air America team!

[Laurab]

37. It's the little victories

and they seem to be adding up. Bye bye Limpbag.

[SodoffBush]

38. The radio station made Rush hold "the stick" in his urine stream

for a few seconds. It wasn't until the red line in the paper window appeared that Rush admitted what we'd known for years: He was a "man in trouble."

[sellitman]

39. That is.....

"One Small Step for man , one giant leap for mankind"

[sonias]

40. Way to go WKVT-AM 1490!

Excellent choice. No the people in southern Vermont will have good talk radio in on their air waves. Not just the hate radio and misinformation that Limpballs & O'liely spew. Congratulations southern Vermont!

I love my Air America, and I have to pay to get it on Sirius. Can't wait to hear the welcome Al Franken gives them on day 1.

Sonia

[Pawel K]

41. Lol, Franken taking over O'Reilly

I wonder what O'Reilly will say about this.

[Julius Civitatus]

42. HA HA!!!!!

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!

This really made my day!!!

JuliusBlog

[deacon2]

43. Lovely news. Thanks!

[0007]

44. The ancient old man sez, every journey begin with the first step

So long Rush, see 'ya on the late late hour shift

[blondeatlast]

45. I never thought progressive radio could succeed in Phoenix, but I

know someone in advertising who says that KXXT is making some of the local RW radio a bit nervous.

Woo-effing-HOO!

[Bethany Rockafella]

46. It's not like it was Texas or anything.

Vermont? Not surprising.

[hollywood926]

47. That's wonderful! YAY! n/t

[AuntiBush]

48. Cya Rush, Hello Democracy!

I smell something new coming our way, folks! Rush hasn't got a chance in hell against Franken! Yi-pee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NVMojo]

49. one small step for a radio station ....one giant step away from facism

rhetoric...

[Q3JR4]

50. That's great!

I'm just waiting for AAR to come to the sea of red I currently live in.

[Megahurtz]

52. Good!

I hope others follow suit and give him the boot.

[xxqqqzme]

54. this is great....

meanwhile....out in sunny(finally), southern left coast.....we need a station. Hello????? AAR???

[okieinpain]

55. great news. beautiful

[AgadorSparticus]

56. niiiiiiiiiiice! now if only Tucson can get Air America, I'd be a really

happy camper.

[Nancy Waterman]

58. January 20 it comes to the DC metro area!!

I am so happy!! The word of truth is spreading!!

[AgadorSparticus]

61. I'm jealous. But it couldn't have come to DC on a better day. ;)

[Roon]

57. Impossible

Air America wasn't suppose to last 6 months. Someone is lying...

[Arkana]

62. Ha HAAAAAA!!!!

Fuckers are being tuned out already.

[stepnw1f]

64. I'm Not Surprised

Most people can stand him anyway. Once there is a comparison, people soon realise how much of a lying nut job he is. How much money do you think he gets from the RNC?

[DrZeeLit]

65. I'm excited -- ready to retune my car radio... this is great news! n/t

[ignatius 2]

66. Woohoo..some good news for a change. Between this endless war, Kef's

death and the inaugaration for our fake president, there has been a dearth of positive news lately.

[Vidar]

67. Yeehaw.

[Coloradan4Truth]

71. Very Cool - Write your local conservative talk radio stations

and ask them to put on Randi, or Ed Schultz, or Mike Malloy, or all of them. Let's knock 'em out one by one!

C4T

[bushisanidiot]

73. Yeah, baby! America is finally standing up to the loud mouth repukes!

i expect we'll see more and more of these stories as the next few years go by and americans see what president AWOL is planning to do to their social security, etc..

[stlsaxman]

77. Lucky, lucky people...

I'm so happy for you folks in your town with your AAR when here in ol' saint loo we get
all the hate radio you could ever wish for....

When, dear Koresh! when is OUR turn to get AAR????

[njdemocrat106]

78. Yeeearrrgghhhh!

(Hey, it's Vermont! Dean land! :-) ) Hope this trend definitely continues. Down with Limpballs!

[seafan]

79. When AAR hits Orlando, FL, it will be one fine day! n/t

[buddysmellgood]

81. In your FACE. Ah HA HA HA HA.

[Swamp Rat]

82. Yaay! Lizard Limpballs takes a hit!

[progressoid]

83. Now that's some good news

[UTUSN]

84. Well, AlRIGHTy, Then!! n/t

[lavenderdiva]

86. didn't think I'd live long enough to see this happen! n/t

[belle]

87. Aw yeah!

Finally, some good news...