Al Franken and everyone at AAR are sellouts!

[ClarkUSA]

Al Franken is only at AAR for name recognition so he can run for Senator in 2008. What a media whore. How can he possibly explain working for Clear Channel?

Lost all respect for AAR.

Clear Channel is protecting themselves from their critics and will use Al Franken, Randi Rhodes, Mike Malloy, and the rest of the money-grubbing crew at AAR
as their pawns when Democrats start going after Clear Channel hate radio's Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Bill O'Reilly with the "Fair Reporting Act."

It must be good money, because there is no other way to describe them other than sellouts. We all know that hate radio is brainwashing America, it's a 24/7 ad for the Republicans. They must be stopped. If not, sooner or later, we would have a one party system style dictatorship.

AAR just lends credibility to Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly when they use Clear Channel to broadcast their progressive messages.

Clear Channel is a GOP propaganda tool! CC's owner and upper management are top contributors to BushCo, so why is AAR sucking up to make a buck off of the media pimps? If they were real Democrats, they'd never let themselves be broadcast by ClearChannel.

AAR are media whores!!!!

Don't listen to AAR on any Clear Channel broadcasting stations, even if it's the only station that carries AAR's so-called truth to power message - that will only boost their market share!

AAR is a sellout! You know, I never believed they were for real.

And to think I used to like Al Franken.

If you listen to anything or anybody on Clear Channel, then you're just part of the problem, not part of the solution. Any guest who books AAR is a traitor to the progressive cause, too, because they are only lending credibility to Clear Channel's hate radio lineup.

Clear Channel has AAR to thanks for making them fair and balanced, dammit.

Thanks, Al - Randi - Mike - Laura - you're all stinkin' sellouts!

:sarcasm:

[ladjf]

1. Al Franken was never qualified to be our spokesperson.

[liberalnurse]

2. I love Air America.......

Your entitled to your opinion but will not have my ear.

[Jim Sagle]

3. Then how do you explain Clark's lending credibility to Fox by appearing

on its network?

[applegrove]

4. What happened? We were separated from MSM now we need to

be separated from AAR?

[BlueWolff]

11. Al Franken is a media whore

And Katherine LanFART is hideous in all ways. She is a pretend journalist with a HIDEOUS laugh. I can't wait till Franken runs so he can get off AAR...I believe he brings it down. As for Clear Chan we need them now...Listen, Randi and Mark and Mark, Jeaneane-Sam and Malloy are cranking out the right stuff. Let's give them a break...they are on to Franken ...they are waiting for him to leave too...they get in their daily digs about him constantly....I hope Franken wins a senate seat because we could use the vote..but other than for the vote he is a JERK and NOT funny...and Katherine is just plain HIDEOUS...!!!!

[Trajan]

18. Hideous laugh ? ...

Oh fuck: ... watch out for the 'hideous laugh' ...

children are starving, old folks cannot buy medicine, families have their utilities shut down: and YOU are worried about someone's 'hideous laugh' ....

I think the fact you needed to create a scatological reference in your polemic says all one needs to know ...

[BlueWolff]

23. HMMM

Did I say JUST a hideous laugh..I said that she along with Franken bring down AAR...BUT...the others I mentioned bring out the real topics we need to discuss..AND..LanFART DOES...have a hideous laugh to the pooint you need to turn off the radio when she laughs ...which is every 2 min or so!!!

[KittyWampus]

5. Why Are You Doing This Copycat Thread? The Other Poster Is

OBVIOUSLY intent on disrupting and fomenting distrust of Clark.

You aren't making a valid point by attacking Franken, you're just feeding the other asshole's stupidity.

PLEASE, ask the mods to lock this thread.

[Mountainman]

6. Wes Clark, Al Franken who's next on the list? Could it be that the

wing nut media smells some change coming on the wind? My guess is that with the shrinking admiration for the right wing they are positioning themselves just in case they need us for ratings numbers in the future.

[Puglover]

7. Take a very very

deep breath.
:eyes:

[Trajan]

8. Al Franken is a committed liberal ...

And an articulate mouthpiece for our cause ...

Yeah: some question the clear channel connection, as some question some of the advertisements ran by AAR ... but that is business: they HAVE to survive, and they are yet nascent and young as a station ...

No .. you are wrong: Franken is an EXCELLENT spokesman for us, as is a number of other 'jocks' at AAR ... He speaks our mind well enough ...

[BlueWolff]

16. I don't agree

Franken is a spokesman for himself...yes he agrees with most liberal values...but he has one agenda ....to further his own cause. He does have great guest but he also has hideous ones...and that ditto head nonsense...I would like to see LOONbaugh have a segment like that...it only gives the REPUGlicans ammo to use against us and the ditto head comes on the show and just repeats the REPUG talking points of the day...

[Trajan]

20. But what about his laugh ? ...

How is his laugh ? .. is it acceptable ? ...

I dont buy it one bit: Franken deserves our respect ....

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[Trajan]

33. But wait: .. his laugh MUST be important ! ...

Because you made such an issue of it just a few minutes ago ....

What kind of assinine and profane reference could use use for HIS name ? ... FrankFART ? ... Hmmmm ... FrankPOO ? ... cmon: outdo youself ....

[Name removed]

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[lynch03]

9. I think your insane

AAR is a great thing, no matter what company is broadcasting it. It's a good counter point to all the neo-con tripe that lurks throughout the air waves, would you rather the whole media be controlled by all republican pundits? Lack of media and voice is what we've been complaining about and when we actually get a chance to voice our side, you complain about it.. I don't get you, AAR is a great thing especially if it expands..

[MadisonProgressive]

10. You're fucking nuts!

[Sparkly]

13. It's sarcasm. n/t

[Trajan]

24. There is no indication this is sarcasm ....

If it is: the poster should be castigated for wasting our precious time ... and misrepresenting their own position ....

I dont have time to be deceived ...

[Sparkly]

12. I think we should just leave all the airwaves to Republicans.

Broadcast media is polluted by Republicans. If Democrats use it, it's just enabling Republicans by being part of the big money, corporate sponsorship game the rightwing feeds off of.

And no more articles to help the corrupt print media, either. Should we be part of something that publishes people like Bob Novak? Let's not enable that.

Anything seen by people who voted for Bush last time should be off limits. We don't need their stinkin' votes!!

I think isolating ourselves will really help stop the rightwing from its propaganda. Don't you?

:sarcasm: ;)

[patdem]

28. Yes, a VERY good idea, lets crawl into a hole and pull in the dirt over us

that way we can get alot of attention! Just let lush limpball and his ilk own the airwaves..that way we will be sure to win the hearts and minds of the American sheeple.

A BRILLIANT MOVE! :sarcasm:

[Sparkly]

35. The Ivory Tower market is hot right now, too.

That'll show 'em. ;)

And I agree, crawling into a hole could really help get our message across!! :headbang:

[Webster Green]

14. You can't be serious...

Thats one of the most idiotic posts I've seen on DU.

Air America is expanding, and getting the truth to places where it was hitherto unknown. Clear Channel is broadcasting liberal views on the radio.

These are bad things?

[Sparkly]

21. She's NOT serious. n/t

[NYCGirl]

15. You're absolutely wrong. First of all, Clear Channel does not sign Al's

paychecks. Clear Channel does not own AAR.

Clear Channel buys AAR's product, like a bookstore would purchase Al's books. Get it?

Your argument is absolutely off the mark.

[Botany]

17. Drop the tofu and sprout sandwich .....

..... Franken did miss the boat on the election being stolen but he is good
and gets the message out .......

Who made you the one to tell everybody what is right or wrong.
LIGHTEN UP!

[AlwaysDemocrat]

19. Who needs to hear our message?

Is it the those of us who spend the time reading the real news on the internet and already support the activities of progressive politicians like John Conyers - or is the "average joe" in the middle who know something is wrong but doesn't hear about it on the MSM? I listen to Air America online. There isn't a station in my "red state" and probably never will be. Personally, I'm grateful that the public airwaves are a little less tainted by right-wing hate radio - no matter who owns the channel that sends the broadcast. Al Franken and the rest of the AAR staff are a breath of fresh air to me.

[Pepperbelly]

22. wtf are you talking about?

:wtf:

[Sparkly]

27. This, I think.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1864879

[Sparkly]

25. ClarkUSA, please add the sarcasm tag!! n/t

[flpoljunkie]

26. If Clear Channel had AAR on in central FL, I would gladly listen!

It's about the money for Clear Channel. I am pleased that they see AAR as a money maker, and hope AAR comes to central Florida soon.

[MaineDem]

29. How quickly some of us turn on our own

Makes me question commitment.

:shrug:

[IChing]

31. I hate clear channel but they look at the bottom dollar

They see an expanding market and the bottom dollar is that it will make them
money, which means more listeners, an alternative to the right

If they can make money they will, even if clear channel doesn't like the message they still
love the money. Rush and O'really are losing listeners to the left.

[Jade Fox]

32. Slow much? This is a joke, folks.

And a damned good one, I might add.

[Trajan]

36. Is every post and thread a joke ? ..

How do YOU know it is ? ... I hate deception .....

[maddezmom]

37. look at this one

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1864879&mesg_id=1864879

[NMDemDist2]

38. Locking

for flamebait original post.