Air America Radio--Where Every Flight Crashes! (Janeane Garofalo Makes Ralph Nader Cry)

Portland Vanguard ^ | April 13, 2004 | Dylan Tanner

[threat matrix]

I have bad news for Janeane Garafalo: Making Ralph Nader cry is easier than you think, and it's nothing to brag about.

Garafalo's turn at taunting Nader came during the premiere of her new show 'The Majority Report' last week.

She lambasted poor Ralph over the phone for his supposed role in Al Gore's presidential loss in 2000 and John Kerry's upcoming presidential loss this November.

Nader defended himself the best he could, but ended up slamming down the phone with a sob.

A pretty ugly performace for all involved, but a telling opener for the new liberal radio network Air America, home of Garfalo's show.

Garafalo's show is painfully unfunny and as revealed by her attacks on Nader, far from professional.

The hateful agressive tone, (of the Al Franken factor) the pointless and seemingly endless rants, the flat on its face attempts at humour are all the same.

'Morning Sedition,' Air America's take on NPR's long establsihed morning news program, feels more like the Howard Stern Show.

And the Lizz Winstead/Chuck D vehilce 'Unfiltered' claims to put culture and politics 'through the ringer' but intead consists of hosts endlessly talking over the opinions of their guests.

[My2Cents]

Does Jeanine's show have a title? I suggest, "The Passing Wind."

[TUX]

Roaring lions searching for those to devour.......

Vicious is an understatement.

[threat matrix]

How about the 'O' Frumpy Factor!'

[Viking2002]

I predicted that Err America wouldn't last until Christmas. Allow me to amend that - it won't last until The DEMONcRATic National Convention.

[threat matrix]

Especially that hag Rhandi Rhoades, she needs her own broom and kettle.

[threat matrix]

My guess was December 1 of this year.

No way Soros is going to plow 30 million into this disaster over three years!

[perfect stranger]

Is she any relation to Lucia Garofalo?

[goldstategop]

I'm not surprised the plug got pulled in its two biggest markets. Liberalism in its unadulterated form doesn't sell in America and in commercial liberal talk radio, they're preaching to the already converted - in other words, the types who listen to NPR already. They still haven't found a liberal Rush Limbaugh because he doesn't exist. Its not the personality, its not the message, it the product that doesn't work, stupid.

[Army Air Corps]

My guess was December 1 of this year. No way Soros is going to plow 30 million into this disaster over three years! Well, two stations are down due to bounced bank checques. A bit difficult to keep a radio organisation going when your bank account has insufficient funds. Gee, it is so sad I could possibly contemplate weeping - not.

[threat matrix]

They are still down in LA, they did win an injunction about Chicago today.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

This whole network proves that liberals can only rant-- the very thing they've accused conservative hosts of doing. Say what you will about any one of the conservative hosts, but they are not hateful.

[bfree]

I'm lucky-I live in Chicago where we now have the pleasant sound of Mexican music and talk replacing the hate filled left. What a pleasure.

[threat matrix]

And they are just not funny, I havent even listened to Garafalo..but Franknen-Fraud is so awful on the radio!

[threat matrix]

Dont expect it for long..alledegly they say they are coming back!

[John Lenin]

I suggest we rename her Tokyo Rose.

[Izzy Dunne]

'through the ringer'

Try 'through the wringer'.

[gatorgriz]

Not Passing Wind... More like Breaking Wind...

[My2Cents]

Oh yeah! That's actually what I meant. :-)

[Zuben Elgenubi]

George Soros will not allow AirLib to wane. I'm hoping they just keep on keeping on... play to the 40% audience day in, day out.

That way, the 20% in the middle can be influenced.