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Air America Attacks Radio Station Owner: "We're going to slam Liu’s head in a car door"
Err Amerikka ^
Posted on 04/15/2004 11:41:32 AM PDT by GulliverSwift
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After just two weeks on the air, Air America Radio, the fledgling liberal talk-radio network featuring Al Franken, Janeane Garofalo, and that really loud woman from Florida, appears to have encountered serious cash-flow problems.
Stop the presses!!! Theres nothing more exciting than half a story from a third hand source!!!!
Insiders tell SLUDGE, that the reason the network was pulled off the air this morning in Chicago and Los Angeles, the network's second- and third-largest markets, was because, the owner of both stations, Arthur Liu of Multicultural Broadcasting, said, the network bounced a check and owes him more than $1 million! The run-on sentence, tortured grammar and the exclamation point clearly means its true!!
Only it isnt.
Normally wed let this go because habitual liars like Drudge are laughable, and ridicule is our business.
But Arthur Liu --- not funny. He lied to us, he ripped us off and now were chasing him down with a pipe wrench. Its a metaphor.
Heres what really happened:
This Liu-ser was ripping off our boss Evan Cohen big time (he cant do that, thats our job). Evan found out about it and he stopped payment on a check to keep Liu-cifer from ripping him off even more. You can touch Evan for the occasional meal or drinks but a million bucks is crossing the line. And if we ever get low on cash, we can always call Barbra Streisand. Or any of the Baldwins. Except Stephen.
So we got screwed, Liud, and tattooed. How Liu can you get? In Liu of payment. Liud and lascivious behavior. These write themselves. What were getting at is that we hate him.
So now everyones saying were going down the dumper in Chicago and Los Angeles, but what they dont tell you is that were still on in Portland. And we OWN Portland. And lets not forget Riverside and Plattsburgh. And New York. And streaming on the internet. And XM. And Sirius. Actually were fine.
So cool your jets. Air America Radio isnt dead, were in court and were going to slam Lius head in a car door. Another metaphor. We hope to be back on the air tomorrow or the next day in those markets.
In the meantime, why dont you give Arthur a call at (212)966-1059, or check out his website www.mrbi.net
Arthur Liu, I wouldnt show your face around here.
Or Riverside. Or Plattsburgh.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: plattsburgh; scareamerica; theradioofpeace
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To: SandyInSeattle
He needs to move to a place where REAL people live, like Fresno. I bet he wouldn't be able to remain a liberal for very long. (I do have hopes for him, btw. He listens to a lot of talk radio, and his favorite is Lars Larsen up in Portland. From what I've heard of Larsen in subbing for Michael Medved, my brother may come to his senses yet.)
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posted on
04/15/2004 12:25:07 PM PDT
by
My2Cents
("Well...there you go again.")
To: Pukin Dog
They gave the man a check, then stopped it?Sounds like they gave him a check that had no funds behind it, and asked him to hold it for a short while before cashing it. Perhaps they thought that an avalanche of advertisers, throwing money at them would make the check good.
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posted on
04/15/2004 12:31:06 PM PDT
by
per loin
(This tagline has not been censored!)
To: GulliverSwift
Hehehehe!
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posted on
04/15/2004 12:31:54 PM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: admiralsn
Were all used to seeing the evolution of "Progressive" movements from a professed desire to serve the common man to "Up against the wall" for the minorities. History has shown us that this is what happens, time and time again. Usually this process takes years. Air America has made this transition in a mere two weeks. This has to be some sort of a record.
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posted on
04/15/2004 12:33:56 PM PDT
by
bondjamesbond
(Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown)
To: John Jorsett
The liberals are saying Bush is lousy at diplomacy. Shutting the guys cash off that controls your outlet isn't the most diplomatic move. It sounds like a Texan Cowboy with no self control.
THe smart move is to first keep the program on the air and second negotiate a refund.
To: GulliverSwift
Plattsburgh? Plattsburgh? NY? Good grief! Talk about your far-flung frozen over hell-holes!
I can say that, I used to live there, and survived the liberal swill served at the local SUNY, as well as the rotgut of downtown (and Teddy Zachary's MOST EXCELLENT cuisine!)
At least I was responsible for the eagle staying on MacDonough monument that year....! (and several other years. Ex-SUNY-ites know what I'm talking about!)
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posted on
04/15/2004 12:48:32 PM PDT
by
Dubh_Ghlase
("Every man dies, but not every man truly lives...." Braveheart)
To: borkrules
Naw.
Morford's wrong in almost everything he says, but he's highly talented; that's why he has a following, even around here. We enjoy reading him even though we disagree with everything he says, because at his best, he has wonderful expressive flair.
Whoever wrote this press release has no flair. It was written in the badly forced pseudo-humourous style that's so appealing in lefty circles. It's about as unfunny as you can get.
In other words, it has "Air America" written all over it, which I suspect is why Air America has not been a notable success so far. Turns out Michael Moore's writing style is too grating to carry a three hour show. Heck, I can't even stand ten minutes of reading it; three hours of that smarmy pap would be unendurable, even if I was a lefty.
D
To: GulliverSwift
What?.....could there be just a little trouble in Paradise? Bwahahahahahahahaha What a bunch of girly-whiny losers.
Red
To: Dubh_Ghlase
What's really surprising is the Riverside station. Riverside is in a heavily conservative area in SoCal. Can't get the station in, I tried. Probably 1000 watt station.
Red
To: GulliverSwift
A native of China and longtime resident of Taiwan, Arthur Liu graduated from the Newhouse School with a master's degree in public communications in 1966. He then built a media empire that now includes more than 30 radio stations, three cable networks and a weekly publication.
Liu's Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc. broadcasts daily in dozens of languages and has stations across the U.S., including major cities such as New York, Dallas, Los Angeles and Seattle. Yet Liu remains cognizant of the challenges faced by those starting out. "I am basically a very simple man and a practical one," Liu says. "I know only too well that without financial support, a good education and therefore, a rewarding job, can be difficult to attain. I had to work 60 hours a week to support my graduate studies; now I seem to be in the position to help others devote more undivided time to their studies."
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posted on
04/15/2004 2:44:14 PM PDT
by
kcvl
To: GulliverSwift
Hi! I am a long time liberal democrat and I always listen to your show, but I have a problem with your
@##^+!@% attitude and am going to vote for Bush now.
To: GulliverSwift
Libs are the party of pieces--kissin cousins to terrorists.
First they advocate shooting Rumsfield and now violence against Liu. What is wrong with this picture?
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posted on
04/15/2004 4:25:01 PM PDT
by
freeangel
(freeangel)
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