Randi Rhodes quits Air America; Air America ratings comes in.

nationaldebate ^ | 05/21/04 | Robert Cox

[Pikamax]

Randi Rhodes announced today that she is quitting Air America. Rhodes made the surprise announcement in a prepared statement at the opening of today's broadcast of the Randi Rhodes Show.

On a related note the Arbitron ratings came out (for New York only) and it is not pretty. Air America on WLIB came in ranked #24 between #25 Mexican Radio and #26 Wall of Voodoo.

LEGAL CLARIFCATION REQUIRED: If you quit on a radio show with no ratings does that count as a resignation?

The Air America message board is in mourning.

In case you missed it...here is the updated timeline of the Air America Death Watch. I won't cheat and post it but I had meant to post a prediction that she would be the first to go. From what I understand she had a bigger audience in Florida then she was getting on AAR's "national" network. I don't think her little "assassination" joke helped. 

[BraveMan]

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[Lockbar]

LOL, good news. Anything related to Voodoo makes more sense than Err America and liberalism.

[CIB-173RDABN]

RHODES: I've been doing talk radio for 11 years. I've always been left, always. I just think that a society is more sustainable if the most vulnerable come first. For instance, people always yell at me about affirmative action. They say "well if a man gets a job just because he is black isn't that reverse racism?" I tell them no, it's justice. I explain that I know it hurts that you and he were almost identically qualified, but that his race gave him an extra point in the "set" of factors considered. It hurts because justice is supposed to exact a price. It is just because this man was left out of all considerations precisely because of the color of his skin throughout slavery, share cropping and 81 years of Jim Crow laws. This is righting a wrong and that is justice.

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If she really believes this, why is she workig. Shouldn't she give her job to a minority.

[kcvl]

Are you kidding? THEIR "rules" don't apply to them! After all they knocked a minority radio station off the air to get their sick show on air.

[corkoman]

This is so fun. Those of us here in northern palm beach county get to listen to the great Rhandi splain why she is skulking back down here a feww weeks after attaining the JOB OF HER DREAMS.

She has wanted a national program for soooo long and now?...

Poor little commie rat.

It will all be Bush's fault, not Err Amerika's.

Cant wait till Rush signs off on Monday to hear her squeal!

[Nataku X]

Its worth mentioning that her ability to avoid hyperbole is not one of her strong suits.

Gotcha. You're quite brave to listen to her.

[TomServo]

[Caipirabob]

LOL! Anyone want to Email Brian?

I'm sure he'll know, but best to give a heads up.

Hope he doesn't drink anything sticky while reading this.

[Caipirabob]

*Evil grin*

[Ichneumon]

(I am so not up to speed on this woman. Who is she?)

Just as you've noticed, she's a nobody.

[Ichneumon]

Reminds me of that movie, "Krakatoa: Way, Way East of Java" ;-)

LOL! Yeah, like about 24000+ miles east of Java.

There's a secret shortcut to the west, though.

[BunnySlippers]

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[Ichneumon]

A face for radio, to be sure.

I wonder what's with the failed Bo Derek impression.

[Soundman4x4]

Lib radio. Dumb idea for too many reasons to name.

[Ichneumon]

That one belongs on the Evil Clowns website. There's just something disturbing about it.

[Ichneumon]

"Air America is experiencing a small amount of turbulence, but expects things to smooth out any moment now, please bear with us":

[ladylib]

Who's the one with the phony English accent?

[Fester Chugabrew]

AIR AMERIKA: ". . . like trying to start a bonfire with a Kleenex and a match."

[Ichneumon]

They say "well if a man gets a job just because he is black isn't that reverse racism?" I tell them no, it's justice. I explain that I know it hurts that you and he were almost identically qualified, but that his race gave him an extra point in the "set" of factors considered. It hurts because justice is supposed to exact a price. It is just because this man was left out of all considerations precisely because of the color of his skin throughout slavery, share cropping and 81 years of Jim Crow laws.

Wow, just how old *IS* that black job applicant?

SNL flashback: "Randi, you ignorant slut..."

[The Scorpion King]

"If Randi does leave she going to leave a 3 or 4 hour gap in the schedule, who do you guys think should replace her?"

Air America just keeps gettin' better all the time! Hee-hee!!