It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that this week will be the last week of the Sam Seder Show on Air America. As you know, Air America recently came out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the new management wants to go in a different direction with the 9-Noon (est) time slot. However, as much as I would like to spend more time with Alberto Gonzales’ family, he will be doing so shortly, freeing me up to do a Sunday afternoon show on Air America Radio. The show is tentatively known as Seder on Sundays and I am excited to get it started.
I am very proud of the three years I have broadcast on Air America Radio. I am particularly proud of the Sam Seder Show. We started the show as AAR was entering bankruptcy, when things around here were pretty hectic and insecure. The Sam Seder juggernaut, as no one but me called us, was able to maintain all of our affiliates that stayed with the progressive format through our bankruptcy. While it’s a bit early to judge, (our first full “book” is out in a couple of weeks) our ratings were looking pretty good and we dramatically increased AAR’s streaming numbers during this time slot. Most importantly, though, was the support and response we received from you, our audience. You'll never know just how helpful and motivating your comments, calls, emails and letters have been to me and my family and I greatly appreciate it.
I hope all of you will join me when I begin the Sunday show in the next month and a half or so. Of course, I’ll be maintaining this blog and continuing to promise to fix it. ( I mean it this time, I am serious!) I actually have some rather large plans for this site and its offerings but am not prepared to discuss them at the moment.
Anyway, over the next week I’ll be posting more about my plans, this site, Seder on Sundays and reflecting upon the last three years.
My email address is posted in the left hand column of this blog— drop me an email if you want to receive updates in the future. And tune in this week! I really don’t know how I am going to break this to Dewey.
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«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 1023 Newer› Newest»i guess i'll be listening on sundays now-- but i'm gonna miss my morning show and the sammy cam.
[crawls up into a fetal position and cries]
Jim, I haven't had a problem with the stream at all today. Might be the server in your area that is dropping the stream.
Cost Of Iraq War Filters Down To States And Cities
The cost of the Iraq war is filtering down to state and local budgets, forcing cuts in transportation funding, Medicaid, education and other federally subsidized programs, according to analysts and lawmakers.
management decision = unforgivably stupid money-driven eff-up
I'm just sayin'...
toniD said...
Alice said...
Hi girls!
Jim:
try this 'un!
http://winmedia.voxcdn.net/aar
Chief Justice Harriet Meiers = management decision
tanks T,
how ya doin this AM?
gonna call in this week? you should.
Terrible news, terrible business move. I really can't understand any of AAR's host choices from Unfiltered (we'll, that was just $$$), Morning Sedition (Maron in Howard Stern's spot just as he moved to satellite, are you kidding me) to Malloy, and now this.
The only explanation I can think of is that now that the Democratic party halfway has its act together the ol' lefty circular firing squad has been getting jobs in radio management.
Well, I guess this is it. Time to take 1600 off the car radio preset at the end of the week.
One bright spot: Maybe now the country can get the Seder and Maron / Maron and Seder show it's been needing.
Lindsay in Brooklyn
[crawls up into a fetal position and cries]
April 9, 2007 11:29 AM
u make me feel bad 4 u
Morning Miss B!
In case you missed it...
GOLLUM & SMEAGOL SING BARRY WHITE :)
Anonymous said...
I guess 1 of the irrelevant people at jones network might join. I really have the feeling that Sam's impending firing has to do with Ed Schultz and pissing off a few big money DLC democrats.
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Indeed Anonymous you're right. But I think it also goes back to Joe Lieberman. Sam gave Ned Lamont a voice, and he nearly unseated Lieberman.
Furthermore, Sam's choice for journalists were not from mainstream media. He had real journalist such as Max Blumenthal and Sy Hersh. Also there is no doubt that Sam is responsible making the blogesphere a force to be reckoned with. Treating Blogger's such as Markos and Duncan Black with integrity probably didn't set well with the DLC.
Apparently, not playing footsy with the mainstream media like the Young Turks, Rachel Maddow, and Mark Riley was a no no. What point is there to an alternative media, if you are elevating the same old liars from mainstream? I was appalled when Rachel brought Howard Kurtz on her show. But then again she also had Tucker Carlson on.
There is no doubt that the new Air America wants a Republican bent to it's lineup. Cenk, from the Young Turks, was a Reagan Republican. Ed Schultz is a failed Republican candidate for congress. He is an also a bully opportunist. He found greener pastures from playing a Democrat, which he is not, and, has never been.
You cannot permit Air America to do this to Sam. As Alexander Cockburn said recently on Cspan, and I am Paraphrasing here, "the left gets outraged, but they never complete the fight. "The right is wrong, but they keep on fighting." Cockburn is correct. The right has destroyed the military, the economy, education, journalism and Habeas Corpus, but they insist that they will prevail.
We owe Sam. We owe him big time. You need to email every friend, relative, and co-worker. Ask them to email Air America. Furthermore email every progressive website you can think of. Also, please call Air America and register a complaint.
Without Sam, there is absolutely no reason to listen to Air America.
Out How? Juan Cole on Withdrawing from Iraq
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070423/cole
Mornin BB!
tanks for the link!
whaddya think about encouraging the blog to call in?
Sam - does this have to do with taking a shot at XM 167 and Ed Shultz?
Did XM pressure Air America?
2 trillion and lots of lives
GWB wanna know what yer point is
They came for liz, janine and chuck d. those people were real to me, as are you. I know diff owners/programers.
i would joyfully and eagerly turn on yr show in the morning, every morning, get a chuckle and good info/analysis. you are a special one.
Thom is great for afternoon intellect.
hate young turks/ randi get too strident to listen very long.
but u were perfect..really. you make me laugh and fed my intellect...i listen everyday.
will listen sundays, but podcast would be welcome, like other weekend shows.
I hope to see more of you somewhere or other.
I will go back to wnyc in the morning which i did for decades b4 AAR had those people who understood that radio is a very personal medium. you are a pal and a very smart guy. i will miss you!
Iraqis Protest U.S. Occupation of Iraq
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“The enemy that is occupying our country is now targeting the dignity of the Iraqi people,” said lawmaker Nassar al-Rubaie, head of Mr. Sadr’s bloc in parliament, as he marched, according to the A.P. “After four years of occupation, we have hundreds of thousands of people dead and wounded.”
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bibimimi troll'p said...
[crawls up into a fetal position and cries]
April 9, 2007 11:29 AM
u make me feel bad 4 u
i thought i was being sarcastic. i may not be crying but i certainly need a hug. stupid radio station...
No more weekday show? I feel like I've been kicked in the nuts. Oh well, at least I'll save a few $$ now that I can cancel my XM subscription.
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LINK
whaddya think about encouraging the blog to call in?
April 9, 2007 11:36 AM
just don't say 'fuck' or 'wicked pissah'.
i intend to TRY calling, ha-ha.
Sam
I can hardly believe it!
You actually made me laugh at the ridiculous situation in this country. We need that.Your knowledge and comments are on target.
I will be there Sundays but think it is not enough time.
Thanks for everything!
Carolyn
Hey There Sam!
Just wanted to say that you'll be sorely missed during our weekday mornings and best of luck on your new Sunday slot venture! Before you go, I just wanted to remind your audience and provide some clarity around just what the last election was all about! It was about the anger and outrage of the masses in this country directed against those who so callously wrap themselves in the flag and then go behind "closed doors" and use the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights as toilet paper. It was about terminating with extreme prejudice the structural harm that the neo-cons and their selfish misguided agenda are doing to our country. It wasn't about consensus, compromise or negotiation, it was about putting these guys into a headlock until they collapse. I would even say that in some cases it was about stepping on their necks with our boots until they pass out! It was about removing the fattened, administration friendly pigs of our out of control military industrial complex from the trough of precious newly minted, debt supported, taxpayer dollars. It was and still is about restoring the integrity, dignity & honor of the office of the Presidency by immediately beginning impeachment proceedings against all those in this cockroach infested, incestuous administration... Have no illusions, that's what the last election was about!!!
this is about Israel folks, Sam wasn't towing the line enough...
Sam...it is a shame. Although you started out playing second fiddle to Jeneane you have become one of the best liberal voices on the radio. You are always well educated on the subjects and present interesting and informative discussions. Your morning show will be missed.
Good luck on Sundays.
Regent U. c*cks*ckers Alumni?
hee!
EFFIN A! ;)
To Catch A War Profiteer!!!
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Sam,
You don't give yourself enough credit. 5th best host? No way. You are right up there with Randi Rhodes, Al Franken and Mike Malloy.
The ones who don't know anything about talk radio are Air America's management.
I go out of my way to try and be at a computer so I can listen to you online. I don't know what I'm gonna do now. I can't take 3 hours of Stephanie Miller.
Anonymous said...
this is about Israel folks, Sam wasn't towing the line enough...
April 9, 2007 11:39 AM
Mike Malloy? Hey, man-- hate your show.
What funny is they're keeping Young Turks? Wow this guy Greene is a genius... Pissah
Two out of every three children in India are physically abused, according to a landmark government study.
India is home to almost 19% of the world's children. More than one-third of the country's population - 440m people - is made up of children below 18 years of age.
Sam,
This is terribly disappointing. Your morning show has become such an integral part of avoiding doing work in the morning. This is certainly AAR's loss.
Sam Seder is one of the most intelligent and well-informed talk radio hosts. I have learned very much from listening to his shows. I am very sorry that the new management is going in another direction. We have no choice but to wait and see. I hope this is not a Zionist takeover due to Sam's objective outlook at Peace in the Mideast. I would like to hear more news related shows on Air America on the weekends, so hopefully Sam's new Sunday slot will bump one of the self serving commercial pill pushers off the air.
I really can't imagine what the weeks will be like without you on the radio. Of course we will listen every hour, every Sunday. You will be the only AAR program I will listen to. Promise me these things. Never end your broadcast with "Farewell my friend...farewell. I love you."
Never doubt your professionalism in radio. Call Malloy as he suggested you do last Friday night.
israeli/aipac/jew issue deff part of it
how much is the question.
the motivations are easy to understand.
too bad we can't talk about it.
Sam, you don't need AAR. You could do your own production and take their base with you ... And we wouldn't have to hear Gold Bond commercials.
Sunshine said...
israeli/aipac/jew issue deff part of it
how much is the question.
the motivations are easy to understand.
too bad we can't talk about it.
April 9, 2007 11:45 AM
Don't be a moron.
Are there any sane liberals left who listen to AAR?
mornings will not be the same without sam! sundays will be good. but sam was the best. do you all remember that great lineup which seems eons ago? Randi Rhodes, Sam and Janean and them Mike Malloy. those were the days my friends, we thought they'd never end. well, guess what? and what does that say about AAR management? when i win the lottery...watch out AAR, i'll be comin' for u! get all of the good ones back!
mary in peoria, yes we have peace activists here!
Sam--Bought XM to be able to get you! And now this. Hope AAR management understands how much they are messing with listener loyalty. Learned a lot from you, was inspired, took actions, listened every morning. Look forward to your Sunday show. Is there really nothing we can do?
Wow. Just wow.
What the hell is going on at AAR? I loved Morning Sedition. I loved Marc Maron. And AAR booted him.
I loved the Sam Seder Show. And AAR is booting that.
Sad to say, looks like it is time to boot AAR.
Whoever is making decisions over there is pretty goddam incompetent.
the corp motivation is 'remove the competition'
and for gawds sake don't let em discuss what's really happening...
so... when are randi and rachael leaving? with sam and al gone from weekdays, this station loses it's major players and the 2 biggest reasons i've been listening since Day One as a streamer and tuner, save for randi who makes reason #3. aar- it's like a great band losing its frontman, the prolific songwriter and now, the crazy-good drummer. it just ain't the same band. btw, tom hartman is smart and learned, but he ain't al and he ain't sam. if you lose randi, you might as well pack it in. jettison jerry springer: good idea. trimming back sam seder: horrible idea.
I'll miss you in that am spot out here on the road. But I hope AirAmerica (XM) beef up their weekend line-up. This move might be a blessing in disguise.
Do you still have the "Majority Report" name? I can see al sorts of "fun" you and friends, can get into..Ciao phred
Sunshine said...
the corp motivation is 'remove the competition'
and for gawds sake don't let em discuss what's really happening...
April 9, 2007 11:47 AM
So Zionism is equivalent to corporatism. If so, they would have fired Hartmann weeks ago. Think about it, Einstein.
Sunday is just not enough. Air America you are breaking my heart.
personally
i'm looking forward to what Sam does next.
Sam - You had the coolest music intros in the history of talk radio.
AAR sucks. They probably kept you on the Sunday show to keep you on a leash. Keep you so you don't go out and rip them a new one on DKos and elsewhere.
AAR gives you a Sunday show, probably gives you good money to do it, and you can keep it as long as you keep your mouth shut about the shaft you just got. You have a family so of course you have to accept their deal.
This is about XM and Ed Shultz.
466 Comments on this thread already. It's like the old days.
Keep it up Seder fans!!!
Is War Dog out there blowing some little kid, right now?
i say we all admit we're FUBAR
and get on with it...
... And we wouldn't have to hear Gold Bond commercials.
April 9, 2007 11:45 AM
or Ovaltine, or that lone smarmy asshole they hired to hammer 800 numbers into yer brain.
Sam Seder!
Speaking of threads...
put up a new one will ya?
Sammy - moved upstate - he is running for congress.......
this speech is hurting me
Sam
Sorry to have you leave weekdays. You have developed into one of the best radio people I've heard. Good luck with the new Suday show. We'll be listening.
John Wilson
your voice is much better than when u started.
CLASS ACT...si!
first goldberg comes in and says we need more substance and gets rid of morning sedition, and now Elberg comes in and says we need less substance and out goes sam. Can't win for losin'.
oh man, sam...
now i'm cryin' ... what a crummy monday...
I go on vacation for a week. I turn on my favourite morning show when I get back to work and you tell me you are leaving the airwaves. what are we going to get now? stephanie miller? please no. You and Randi make my day. First Al leaves, now you. soon I will have no reason to listen anymore.
Shocked.
Sammy your my favorite.
What are they thinking?
I'm very dismayed that your daily show is going away. It is the best--your sense of humor, your great guests, your well-placed outrage--all have brightened my mornings since you appeared there. I'll continue to listen on Sundays, but you will be missed!
test
HIGH NOON!
TIME FOR TOKE!
The move of the Sam Seder Show to Sundays is a huge mistake on the part of Air America. When Al Fraken left, I said to myself, at least I can still listen to Sam everyday. Sam is the only person left who adds comedy to politics, which makes it so much more interesting. I’ve learned so much by listening each day and my vocabulary has greatly expanded. I’ve been impressed with Sam Seder from Day 1 and don’t understand why Air America would make such a ridiculous move after having him Sam on the air after 3 years. I hope everyone who listens during the week will also follow Sam on Sundays to prove to the suits at Air America that his show is the best one on the station.
now Elberg comes in and says we need less substance and out goes sam. Can't win for losin'.
April 9, 2007 11:58 AM
amazing ability to detect bullshit there. all that thot, and they suck pretty much the same way.
Wayne Gilman getting fired, too?
Are the Greens f*cking INSANE?! Mark Green is as worthless a radio programmer as he was a politician, and I'm a New Yorker, believe me, I know. What a tool - I'm done with this pathetic excuse for a radio station as of Friday, for good.
I cannot believe aar is so stupid as to let Sam go. Sam is the highlight of my day.
pretty good show bloggie.
some gret comments from folks all over the country.
hope they keep blogging. i'd like to read what they think over the next few years.
the real loss is our ability to speak out and be heard.
The Green Brothers are making a huge mistake. I can't imagine who they have in line to replace Sam.
The current Line up ROCKS! Sam Seder is one of the TOP three hosts on the station, now that Thom Hartman is in the daily line up...
The Green Brothers are ruining a good thing!
Don't feel sad. Get mad! This is war! Email! Call! Write letters!
i guess you can do pretty much anything you want without competition
You want an alternative to the Randi Rhodes/Ed Schultz screaming egos?
Go to shoutcast.com or check itunes and search for the stream of Mike Webb's show from Seattle.
Mike Webb is good and not obnoxious, though sadly his show is only an hour long (but the stream repeats it over and over so you can catch it at any time)
Sam Seder, Rachel Maddow and Mike Webb are my favorites.
follow the logic - maybe Thom hasn't played the same - even though he is good - and they are moving Sammy to the noon - 3 slot. But going to announce as a surprise -
Already negotiated the Sunday show along time ago.... It will be an hour pre recorded thing like
Of better yet - he has landed a slot on MSNBC??????
the sad sammer show
heavy rain outside today
sounds like a million tears.
If they put the fat guy from North Dakota in Sam's spot, I will never listen the AA again.
"georgia said...
i guess you can do pretty much anything you want without competition"
i live for the irony...
(tanks)
Sam,
This is terrible news. I podcast or stream your show every day, and I will miss it very much; one day a week is not sufficient. I fear that AAR is making a mistake in taking one of its main talents out of the daily line-up. Too bad. I'll be a faithful, if unfulfilled, Sunday listener.
AAR just Sucks plain and Simple!!What's next Randi??Sam and Marc Maron Rule!!
Sam
How am I going to tell my husband you are leaving weekdays on Air America?
We are both totally in love with you and are going to have such terrible withdrawal.
We are just like you - or you are just like us - extremely progressive liberal Jewish activists - people who put our actions first instead of just yelling at the radio/TV/media.
We think of you as a member of our family - and believe me, I can't find the words to tell my husband today that you will only be on Sundays.
Please please please come back!
Love
St. Louis Activists
I am very dissapointed to learn of your immiment departure from the morning slot. This is crazy. How can one protest. I can't get through on the comment page of Air America. Jerry Long
Sam doesn't seem to want to talk badly about AAR. He does want the Sunday show.
I wonder who they have in mind? I know that Stephanie Miller is out. And Marc refused. So who will they hire that is "less substansive" than Sam?
VP of programming David Bernstein and owner Mark Green at dbernstein@airamerica.com
mgreen@airamerica.com
CEO Scott Elberg at
selberg@airamerica.com for
someone 'talking headish but sexy'
was the rumour.
things to do!
love ya all, on with the blog!
(wheres Patrioterer when ya need him?)
The "new direction" AAR is moving in is to the right. Maybe Leiberman could fill Sam's spot. Hillary could probably replace Rachel Madow when she loses the election in '08. I knew a progressive radio station was too good to be true.
Hi Anna,
Heard you got married, or is that a rumor? I have been to your site a few but nothing new there.
How are you doing, other than the sadness of Sam's leaving the weekly show.
I am absolutely furious that the management has chosen to take the Sam Seder Show off the air. It is the most entertaining and informative show on Air America.You have disappointed me and I will have to reconsider my support for Air America. Lucy
eya annatopia!
good to read ya!
Good Luck Sam.
I think this is a big mistake!
Sam Seder is a great entertainer and very knowledgeable about politics and articulating the progressive point of view. If the new management doesn't see that, well then the future of AA is clear! I only wish that Sam could get the same time slot in another station... I would dump AA in a heart beat. The NY area could use a second progressive talk radio station to make things more competitive! Too Bad! Who's next RR? Screw you too, Green!
Write to:
David Bernstein & owner Mark Green at dbernstein@airamerica.com,
mgreen@airamerica.com and CEO Scott Elberg at
selberg@airamerica.com
Here is my e-mail:
Dear Misters Elberg, Bernstein and Mr. Green:
I was very suspicious about the motivation of the takeover of Air America by the Green family. I must now object to the change in programming which will take Sam Seder off the air in the Monday to Friday 9-12 time slot.
Sam Seder is one of the most intelligent and well-informed talk radio hosts. I have learned very much from listening to his shows. I am very sorry that the new management is going in another direction. We have no choice but to wait and see.
I hope this is not a Zionist assassination due to Sam's objective outlook at Peace in the Mideast.
I would like to hear more news related shows on Air America on the weekends.
So hopefully Sam's new Sunday slot will bump one of the self serving commercial pill pushers off the air.
David
Hi Kevin! Long time! Been reading your blog.
You have to tell War Dog to quite using your little picture here. See even here you have to put your little circle R.
AAR = All America's Retards?
Fuck You, Air America Radio brass. You are making this station unlistenable. Oh, and thanks for charging me for another year of Premium BEFORE you fuck up the lineup! If you needed 3 hours for someone worthwhile, you could have replaced the unlistenable skank that has the 3 hours from 3 P.M. - 6 P.M. before Rachel's show. Or take away the first "argue with a ditto-head" hour Hartmann wastes with his show. But no, you take one of the 2 shows I can listen to in their entirety. I still like Rachel, but is ONE show worth $70 a year?
recovered conservative
OH NO. We love you Sam. This is Terrible. I am so disappointed to hear this news . Sam makes my day. This is a bad move Air America.
Chris in Calif.
You have no reason to be ashamed, Sam.
You did your best.
But, for God sakes, put this blog out of its misery.
It and the people who post here are an embarrassment.
Sincerly,
Heart Full of Troll
Sam,
I beg you to consider putting together something like a daily podcast, or an internet only version of your show. I know that there might not be a lot of money in this, but we need you to keep going. Please consider doing something like this. There has to be a way to get your voice out there on a DAILY basis. WE NEED YOU SAM!
I'm surprised how many people detest Randi Rhodes. Sure she's angry and shrill, but the way things are going in the U.S., if you're not feeling like Randi, you're not paying attention. She and Mike Malloy are my favorites, and at least Sam came close to spouting their outrage. Ah well, I must be an anomaly.
Don't you dummies get it?
Why do you think the Greens bought this trainwreck?
To make a profit? Hahahaha
They bought it so that Mark Green can have a radio show.
Who do you think is gonna take Sam's place?
Sincerely,
Heart Full of Troll
It sucks! Sam's show is interesting and entertaining he's a great replacement for Al Franken.
It's a mistake of rearranging the late morning time slot again after a year of loyal listeners warmed up to Sam after Jerry! Again I have to get use to someone else? What is Mark Green thinking? I think I'm going to skip whoever you get and go back to listen to music until Randi comes on.
Pissed-off!!!!!!!!
Thom is a decent replacement for Al, but he's just not as entertaining, and I can only imagine who's taking Sam's spot. Sam, buddy, you rock. Your mix of humor to counter the ice cold facts in such a palatable way has always been a great to start my day. You will be missed. They can fill you timespot, but they can't fill your shoes. Damn, why do they always have to mess with a good thing? Bless you and your family and I'll be listening on Sundays
where's Patrioterer when ya need him?
HE LERKS IN THE HEART OF EVERY GOD-FEARING RIGHTEOUS SWORD WILDING HAND OF THEY WITH THE FIRE OF HEAVEN IN THEIR LIONS AND A BBQ PORK SANDWICH AS THEIR FINAL REWARD!!
WITH FRIES, HEATHEN! AND DON'T LET THE PICKLE TOUCH THE ROLL OR I SHALL GIVE YOU SUCH A SMITE YOU'LL WALK FUNNY LIKE THE HOMOILLEGALALIEN SCOFFLAW FENCEJUMPER YOU ARE!!!
hope that made you feel better
/this is the comment I sent on "contact us" page of AAR.
Ok - so yesterday a caller called into Sam Seder and said something like "I have heard a rumor about you maybe not begin on AAR?" Sam of course being the smart astute individual that he is - ensured that his answer was both honest and accurate.
I must say - as new owners - surely you have a clue as to where your future lies. It is with Sam Seder - He is the best voice you have on this network - you should be sloting him into the most exposed place and working him on the syndicated circuit. I tell you - I know that alot of people ask for mark maron, etc. But Sam is your future. Sure there is alot of new talent to be tested. I have been with AAR from the beginning listening over 12 hours a day, premuim, bought XM, and stream (because the 1260 in DC sucks) etc.
I do not throw out idol threats but if you jeopardize Sam Seder show - I will make it my mission in life to ensure all of the progressives I know - do not listen to you.
Making changes to Sam would be the biggest mistake. He is the brighest most intelligent (un egotistical - unlike Randi) person you have. Actually I am a little miffed that he is not on here in DC 1260 so I stream and podcast. You should do everything in your power to market him and that he is the voice of intelligent progressive radio. If you do not - then you have already lost before you start
First Mike Malloy, now Sam. Well, AAR, you can cancel my podcast subscription. I'm switching to Nova M Radio.
Sam,
I will miss your snakebite humor in the mornings. I have learned a great deal from your show. Indeed, your daily commentary was often the foundation for the university policy courses that I teach. I will most certainly listen on Sundays and keep following your entertaining activities.
Another poor business decision by Air America management. All they have to do now is get rid of Rachel & Randi and perhaps just have Ed Schultz bellowing hunting stories 24 hours a day. I would rather be run over by an H2 than listen to that nonsense. Regardless, I am cancelling my XM because AAR is cancelling you.
Thanks again and good luck to you!
I'm in tears! I'm done with you AAR! Done. You will no longer get my money.
I love ya Sam, loved the book. I'll tune in live on Sundays.
this is SUCH a remarkable gift to the
TROLLS!
Bob Geiger has the Senate hearing schedule up at his blog, and one particular hearing note caught my eye:
But the meeting to watch this week takes place Wednesday when Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) presides over a hearing entitled “Responding to The Inspector General’s Findings of Improper Use of National Security Letters by the FBI” in Judiciary's Constitution subcommittee. Feingold may be the Senate's biggest foe of how Team Bush has trashed the U.S. Constitution and this one could be good for some fireworks.
The hearing is scheduled for April 11 at 2:30 pm ET, and I'm hoping that it will be televised for public scrutiny. Indeed, and given the track record of our Attorney General and some of the other Bush fealty minions who ought to have been providing safeguards for civil liberties rather than rubber stamps for roughshod behavior, it ought to be a very, very interesting hearing about a topic which has, for too long in this Administration, been unmentionable.
Never before in U.S. history, we believe, has a president so readily exploited a crisis to amass unchecked and unreviewed power unto himself, completely at odds with the Constitution. This departure from historical practice should deeply concern those in both parties who care for the Constitution. Even in military matters, Congress has considerable authority. For instance, the Constitution specifies that Congress can "make Rules for Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces." Military intelligence, military surveillance and military detention are all matters on which Congress can dictate the terms of how the commander-in-chief's power is exercised.
Debates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, and in the state ratifying conventions that ensued, conclusively undercut the current administration's claim to unaccountable power. Alexander Hamilton, the founding era's foremost advocate of executive vigor, disdained efforts to equate the new president's authority with the broad powers of the English monarchs. And even assuming that Hamilton was wrong in asserting that presidents have less power than English kings, the British monarchy had in fact been stripped of power to "suspend" parliamentary laws after the Glorious Revolution of 1688, about 100 years before the Constitutional Convention. The Constitution simply contains no unfettered executive authority to annul laws on a president's security-related say-so.
More here
Hi Sam,
Good grief! What the hell is going on with the Green brothers? As they say here in Tennessee, they have "shit for brains." Now that Al is gone, your program is the only daily offering on AA I now consider essential. I have no need for my Premium Service anymore.
Anyway Sam, I appreciate the many hours of pleasure your programs have provided to me and wish you well.
By coincidence I saw "Next Stop Wonderland" the other night on the TV and recognized you. You were great, but no Italian, that's for sure.
See you on Sundays.
Charley from TN
TANKS BB!
I FEEL REFRESHEDER!
ER!
GOODBYE SAM - MAYBE YOUR REPLACEMENT CAN ACTUALLY DO SOME 911 RESEARCH INSTEAD OF PROMULGATING THE OFFICAL MYTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WAKEUP TRANCE SLEEPERS AND DAYTRIPPERS.
JET FULL DOES NOT MELT STEEL!
JET FUEL DOES NOT CREATE A POOL OF MOLTEN METAL THAT BURNS FOR MONTHS...
BOTH PARTIES SERVE THE SAME MASTER.
THE DIFINITION OF INSANITY DOING THE SAME THING WHILE EXPECTING DIFFERENT RESULTS.
KEEP VOTING WITHIN THE TWO PARTY SYSTEM AND YOU WILL KEEP GETTING WHAT YOU’VE GOT.
NOTHING CAME OF THE SCOOTER LIBBY CONVICTION AND NOTHING WILL COME OF THESE PSEUDO INVESTIGATIONS IN CONGRESS.
IT IS ALL A DISTRACTION SO YOU WON'T PUT THEM IN PRISON FOR MASS MURDER!!
THE CLOCK IS TICKING YOU ZOMBIES.
THE DEM'S ARE NOT GOING TO REPEAL THE PATRIOT ACT OR THE MILITARY COMMISIONS ACT AND THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE FUNDING THE WAR...
THEY WILL DO THIS BECAUSE THEY ARE PART OF THE PEAK OIL OLIGARCHY THAT WILL SQUEEZE THE GLOBE DRY OF OIL TO PROFIT FROM THE LAST DROP.
WAKE UP.
ALL IN CAPS SCOTT
First, Morning Sedition is killed off. Then Franken leaves. Then Marc Maron gives up in disgust. Now your show is being axed. Clearly this is a right-wing conspiracy to kill Teh Funny and drown progressive talk listeners in a sea of Earnestness and excruciating Boredom!
That's the only reason I can think of for this concerted effort to drive listeners away. I'll hang in there with you for the Sunday show, buddy, though I'm not sanguine about its survival. And they wonder why no one buys into Air America Premium! Sheesh.
I HOPE SAD WAS LISTENING TO THE MIKE MALLOY SHOW LAST FRI. HE WANTS YOU TO CALL. PLEASE CONSIDER GOING TO NOVA M AND TAKE RANDI WITH YOU!!
LOYAL FAN - LAURIE
Taking AirAmerica in a new direction ??? Yeah, spinning out of conrol down the toilet of radio history!!! I cannot fathom the utter stupidity of the BeeGees (Brothers Green) in canceling Sam's morning show. I have supported AirAmerica since Day ONE through ups, downs and bankruptcy. I even pay that monthly fee so I can be an AirAmerica premium subscriber. NO MORE !!! Once I have downloaded Sam's last show, I will be canceling my AirAmerica premium subscription.
The programming when they started up was so much better than now.
Oh, and if they dare bring back Jerry Springer I will never listen to that station again. Never.
YES! SCOTT IS RIGHT! THE GOVERNMENT CAUSED 9/11! BUSH LOOKING LIKE A COWARDLY BOOB WAS ALL PART OF THE PLAN! ALSO THEY FORGOT TO PLANT EVIDENCE INCRIMINATING THE COUNTRY THEY WANTED TO INVADE, BUT CLEARLY A MINOR OVERSIGHT ON THEIR PART!
Sam, this sucks. I haven't gotten over Morning Sedition yet, and now this?
Good job, AAR. You've done away with every drop of enjoyability the network ever offered. Now you can aim squarely for the kind of liberals that even liberals don't like to hang out with.
Is Air America's goal to remove all semblance of humor from its programming?
I just hope the NY 'flagship' station runs Sam's Sunday show instead of some leased time natural supplements crap that takes up most of the weekend schedule.
HAY SOLITARY....
PULL YOU HEAD OUT.
WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY 911 MYSTERIES ON GOOGLE VIDEO.
AS FAR AS PLANTING EVIDENCE, WHY DO THEY HAVE TO WHEN AMERICANS LIKE YOU SWALLOW EVERY BIT OF PROPAGANDA FEED TO THEM?
ALSO WATCH: OIL, SMOKE AND MIRRORS ON GOOGLE VIDEO.
WAKE UP.
BUILDINGS CANNOT "COLLASPE" AT FREE FALL SPEED (10 SECONDS)
IF YOU KEEP CHASING SCOOTER, YOU LOSE. THE CLOCK IS TICKING. PATRIOT ACT; MILITARY COMMISIONS ACT; DEMS VOTED ANOTHER 122 BILLION FOR THE WAR...
ALL IN CAPS SCOTTY
Sorry, Fuck Air America. I must demand partial refund of my Premium subscription.
This is outrageous. What can we do, Sam Seder listeners?
I give this radio station 2 months to realize the error of their ways, and then I will work to make it go bankrupt again. I have supported this network since its inception, but will do it no longer if they marginalize their best talent.
green only knows how to rape good people, in ny his is on a "N" station-will miss you!!!!!!!
LISTEN TO THE BABIES CRY!
SAM ISN'T YOUR FRIEND.
ZOMBIES ALL. IN A CONSENSUS TRANCE.
AWAKE!
BOTH PARTIES SERVE THE SAME MASTER.
KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING AND YOU'LL GET WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING.
PEAK OIL IS HERE AND THEY ARE GOING TO KILL FOR THE LAST DROP.
ALL IN CAPS SCOTT
OMG,
tell me it ain't so... i thought with new management, AA would stop shooting itself in the foot... the old regime did the unthinkable in removing one of their strongest voices: Mike Malloy... and then, one no their most entertining and creative voices: Mike Moran and team... What is wrong with these suits? DO THEY EVER LISTEN TO RADIO? DO THEY KNOW WHAT MAKES GOOD RADIO?
To the Greens: why don't you consult with real listeners instead of high-paid consultants? How can you remove Sam Seder and are you still going to hang on to Armstrong?
Sam should be kept right where he is and if u want a change, bring back Mike Moran and maybe, try teaming him up with Greenfield...
This is so very upsetting... i can't tell you how many college aged students i have been able to get to listen to Air America by recommending that they tune into the Sam Seder show....
Is there any other radio station that changes the hosts so often? Is there any other station that so stupidly dismisses their hosts after they have spent considerable time fine-tuning their show and successfully developing a new and loyal following?
I am so afraid that the next person to go is going to be Randi -- after all, she is very liberal, very good and is amassing a divergent and loyal audience...
This is so discouraging.
"the kind of liberals that even liberals don't like to hang out with"
Good turn of a phrase, Solitary. Is it yours? I'm a liberal; I used to live in San Francisco, and I knew those sorts of people. (Most of them lived in Marin County, actually.) The type who were always so earnest, who wouldn't talk about good restaurants because they served meat, but would go on about their feelings for hours. I'm a Prius-driving, latte-making, fine-wine-appreciating lib, but I'm also a union member who's not afraid to say "FUCK" loudly, especially when I'm slagging Rethuglicans. (I can't stand Ed Schultz, though.)
AAR needs more people like Sam who can speak about the liberal side of things without being all whiny and boring. Too bad it's shit-canning them. Management shot itself in the foot with Malloy, shot itself in the guts with Sam, and now I'm wondering how it will finally drill itself right between the eyes.
Ack! No! Sam CAN'T LEAVE! He is my favorite on Air America. First we lose Al Franken and now this!?!?! The only only left that I really like is Rachel Maddow.
Thom Hartman is smart but a bit dull and a bit too much of a socialist. (Tariffs? Please.)
Randy Rhodes is also smart but a bit shrill. Too much like Mike Myer's Coffee talk character.
Jon Elliot, Ecotalk, and Politically Direct are snoozers. (At least Politically direct has some interesting guests.)
Well, the Young Turks have been growing on me. Cenk has got some balls. Air America needs more loud confident people like Sam & Cenk.
Sam, you are the last voice on AAR I enjoy listing to.
I've lost:
Janeane, Malloy, Marc, Franken, now they're cutting Seder down.
This network has become LAME. Nothing but watered down, lukewarm, crap.
some alternatives
WHAT??!!
I cannot believe that the station is not putting their faith in Sam.
How can a station come to the conclusion that Mark Maron, Janeane Garofalo, and Sam Seder should not be radio regulars?!?
All three of them, could make their audience think while they were splitting a gut in laughter.
When a rational person looks at the state of America one can either laugh or cry; AAR is killing off the laughter option.
Without Sam in the morning, my coffee consumption is going to go through the roof.
Thank you Sam. I will listen to you on Sundays, but it will not be the same.
All the best,
-filmguy3000-
Sam,
I have become an avid AAR listener over the past six months. I was sorry to see Al Franken leave and am equally disappointed to learn of your departure from the weekday slot.
I have come to depend on the honest progressive voice that AAR represents and have enjoyed listening to your fresh insights, always presented with clarity and humor.
I was encouraged to learn of AAR's new management, but I am worrying that it was the beginning of the end of something very special.
Gonna miss you tremendously!!! Can't believe what's happening to this radio station! Ugh!!!
Will listen for you on Sunday's if XM schedule carries you.
The people that originally put aar together did a remarkable job. I know that when I watch cspan or the sunday talkers i've got all these aar voices commenting in my head. Maybe the next rich guy to buy aar will put it all back together. shucks
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=49750&cl=2311553&ch=334515&src=news
Very funny video.... Probably 100 soldiers are fanning out and cutting off the area to civilians
"It's better."
Sam - how do we make sense of the senseless act of pulling your show?
Sad day. The beauty of AAR was it's unique voice.
All the best to you. Keep raising your voice. We will listen Sunday, tho that is hardly enough time for you to cover the issues.
Stay sharp and keep the questions coming. Loved your chats with Dewey. Wish everyone would be a little more tolerant, look at what Dewey gained in chats with you. Maybe exchanging ideas wouldn't be such a polarized event. Thanks for raising the bar. First Malloy, now you. ::::::sigh::::::::
El Tiburon said...
uh, hells yeah.
Maybe AAR is going DNC?
I have no problem losing Malloy & Maron...but Seder? WTF? Now its down to Rachel Maddow.
I no longer care to hear about how famous Randi Rhodes believes she is.
Thom Hartmann is great but the callers waste 1/2 of their time with their sycophantic nonsense.
The Young Turks is like listening to the View.
Eco-blah & Ring of Fire could go away and Laura Flanders is boring as well.
Goodbye progressive talk.
What the FU..?!!
This REALLY SUCKS!!!!!
I'm sorry Randy, you're great but SAM kicks A**!!! Nobody in broadcasting has the raw subtle wit Sam has... Sam needs a TV show on MSNBC... If the Rightards get one, we should get one. He's our voice. Really. Sam is great. Why did this come and hit us so hard? What's up? Are they TRYING to kill AAR?
different direction? you are the different direction after that whiny apologist Springer. I don't get it. I'd like to listen on Sundays but we probably won't be able to in NYC. we get a lot of WRL's crappy local stuff. You're great Sammy! Don't you forget it!
Maybe AAR is going DLC...
Morning Sedition...Majority Report...Sam Seder Show...
14 months in Iraq your anger and information kept my blood boiling, and gave me the info I needed to crush those who thought to oppose me.
Thanks
M
LISTEN UP EVERYONE...AAR IS REPLACING SAM WITH...GET THIS...LIONEL! WTF?!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_(radio_talk_show_host)
This is via a radio industry website...
LIONEL, the veteran talker who has been in syndication through WOR RADIO NETWORKS, joins AIR AMERICA RADIO for 9a-Noon ET, beginning MAY 14. LIONEL (real name MICHAEL LEBRON) replaces SAM SEDER, who moves to 4-7p ET SUNDAYS; his last weekday show will air FRIDAY (4/13).
"LIONEL will be an eclectic mixture of current events and off-the-wall topics infused with his special brand of humor," said AAR President MARK GREEN. "Because he's one of the biggest names in talk radio, LIONEL will be a very important addition to our line-up and affiliate base."
"AIR AMERICA is about one thing: radio. Not about ideology; but democracy. Radio that's an alternative to the usual, bumper sticker RUSH wannabe. Radio that's listenable," said LIONEL. "My goal is to garner and gather listeners. If you've got a radio, I'm your guy. Listeners want smart, funny, thoughtful, thinking, entertaining talk radio.With that in mind, my first show for AIR AMERICA will be 'Great Polkas of the 20th Century.'
I've listened to bits and pieces of his show and I'd hardly define it as liberal. My understanding is he's more of a libertarian. Anyone have any more info on this guy and his show? I know he's currently on some AAR stations at night.
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!
AAAGH SAM WTF! Buddy....PODCAST!
Damn you Air America, removing my favorite talkshow host EVER! @()*#$%#&%
*sigh*
oh well...best of luck sammy, we love yous.
I can't believe it.
Sam is by far the best show on AAR!
I listen to almost all of them via podcast and the only one I really look forward to is Sam.
I am going to have to seriously consider canceling my premium subscription to protest this. I hate to do it as they are my link to sanity and I have no way to get them over the air as I live out of the country, but enough is enough.
I just can't get over this.
Someone needs to wake up those new management types that Sam is among the best.
Regards,
BG
What a freakin' joke! Sam and Randi are the best voices on AAR.
Everytime there's new management, they really make efforts to take away the best shows.
Lame lame lame. I'll be listening on Sundays, though I think he should be on for 5 hours to make up for the week..
This really ruined my day. :-( Sam is my current AA favorite. Sam is the only AA host with a decent sense of humor (Maddow & Turks are OK . . . the rest are pretty dull.) And Sam is the second strongest confident voice on AA (Behind only the loud-mouth Cenk.) Ugh . . . I'm dreading to hear about a lame replacement. :-(
I'm sure (almost) that the bit about polkas is a joke, but even to tell a joke about polkas tells me he's been watching too much Lawrence Welk. Lawrence is dead, so are the kinds of people who relate to polka jokes.
That sucks!
Sam & Randi are my fav ones on AA.
Please don't get rid of Randi, now.
I am beginning to hate AAR seriously, Sam worked very hard to get where he is today, and I really am so so sorry if AAR does not realize what WE the People need, and you know seriously Sam, when you spoke truth to power about the AIPAC lobby, I knew that you were a gonna. Do you think so too?
Is there anything we could do to help?
So who's the replacement? I might forgive the loss of Sam if they put Henry Rollins on the air. Sam was one of the few who didn't take any crap from callers.
To AAR:
I will be cancelling my AAR Premium subscription effective IMMEDIATELY.
Goodbye, Sam, you're the best.
A long-term hunger strike has broken out at the American detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, with more than a dozen prisoners subjecting themselves to daily force-feeding to protest their treatment, military officials and lawyers for the detainees say.
Lawyers for several hunger strikers said their clients’ actions were driven by harsh conditions in a new maximum security complex. About 160 of the roughly 385 Guantánamo detainees have been moved to the complex since December.
Thirteen detainees are now on hunger strikes, the largest number to endure the force-feeding regimen on an extended basis since early 2006, when the military broke a long-running strike with a new policy of strapping prisoners into restraint chairs while they are fed by plastic tubes inserted through their nostrils.
more...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/us/09hunger.html?pagewanted=print
Looks like AAR is taking the first step toward their next bankuptcy, because now that they have fired Maron and pushed Sam off the air (except Sunday's) they have officially killed their most interesting programming, and lost me as a premium listener. What idiots!
All Blackwater does is protect diplomats which is why they work for the department of state. If you watch that video of McCain, Graham, and my idiot of a rep Pence you'll see them in the background if you look really close.
Lionel? That had better be a joke. Lionel is extremely annoying.
I agree that if they got Henry Rollins, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME! Henry Rollins has got real opinions and real balls.
Blackwater guys are all former military, especially Rangers/Force Recon/SF, and Infantry.
tompaine . . . I just took a look at your blog. Bravo! The military needs more thinkers like you.
Lawrence Welk is dead!?
Why didn't someone tell me.
Sam was and IS the Hardest worker at AAR. Randi and Rachael works hard as well but when all other folks left on vacation, Sam is always there to pick up the slack. ...and I looked forward to it... ...and he's the best at answering Rightarded calls. I podcast. ...and I just heard a caller mention Nova M. Heh, Could Sam be going there? Maybe Sam has something up his sleeve? I hope so. Nova M might get my $ if it is so...
Thanks, g.mojoblue. You're welcome.
For those just replying, read my last post to see who AAR has signed to replace Sam.
(It's Lionel.)
NOOOOO!!!! First Sedition, then Mike NOW SAM!! We're done with AAR! The only reason we pay for premium is to get the Seder show... :(
This is a very SAD week indeed.
Sam, I know you must know you have been Bush-AIPACed.
You are one of the strongest voices for fairness in the Middle East... you are a threat to radical Israelis/Lieberman clones directing American policy in the M.E.
The few times i have listened to parts of Ed Schultz, I have heard him just about calling for invading or bombing Iran. He is safe on AirAmerica. It is a disgrace that your voice of fairness has no place in AirAmerica.
So between we got ed, but we don't got sam, what we most likely got, is a tailspin for AirAmerica.
I will press on to get your voice back on the air, more frequently.
Keep the faith (of free speech)!
AAR sucks again! The fact that they employ Armstrong Williams speaks volumes! I hope Sam moves to Nova M. I'll get my Thom Hartman podcasts through Whiterosesociety.org. F-this!
spec said...
tompaine . . . I just took a look at your blog. Bravo! The military needs more thinkers like you.
April 9, 2007 2:35 PM
Thanks for the compliment and for stopping by. And more people in the military agree with me than you would think.
Damn, I am listening to this "Lionel"...what is wrong with AAR, this guys sucks! This is getting close to the "last straw" for me...where else can I tune in to get information, w/o the Shekey Green angle.
I thought that having Mark Green involved might be a good idea, now I know why he couldn't beat a Republician for Mayor in a Demorcratic town like NYC.
God help us!
Phil
You are killin me AAR. Don't take our Sam!
Republicans may be forced to filibuster Bush's Swift Boat nominee Michael Roston
Published: Monday April 9, 2007
If Senate Democrats succeed in invoking an obscure law on recess appointees, Republicans may be forced to filibuster nominee Sam Fox, the controversial pick for Ambassador to Belgium that President George W. Bush appointed last week during the Senate's easter break. If they don't, the president could face a significant defeat in the Senate chamber.
A Senate Democratic aide confirmed to RAW STORY that some Senate Democrats were pushing to invoke legislation requiring the President to send recess appointees back to the Senate for an up or down vote within 40 days of the appointment.
"If it works out, the nomination would definitely be defeated on the Senate floor," the Democratic aide told RAW STORY. "The Republicans might not want to let that pass, and then they'd be in the strange position of filibustering their own nominee."
LINK
I will listen to any show you do-you are still my favorite. Evergreen444
It's true...
This is from Air America:
AIR AMERICA ADDS THE POPULAR "LIONEL" TO LINEUP
Statement:
AIR AMERICA ADDS THE POPULAR "LIONEL" TO LINEUP
NEW YORK – April 9, 2007 – Air America Radio, which celebrated its third year anniversary last week, announced today changes in its programming schedule beginning May 14.
*Lionel -- Veteran radio talk-show host Lionel will bring his nationally syndicated program to Air America M-F, 9am-12 noon ET. He has been performing talk radio for 18 years, starting as a mere caller while in law school in his home town of Tampa and was later given his own weekend show in 1988 on 970 WFLA. Currently heard on 92 stations across the country, Lionel is the #1 rated talk host during his time period in New York, as he was previously in Los Angeles and Tampa.
"Lionel will be an eclectic mixture of current events and off-the-wall topics infused with his special brand of humor," said new Air America President Mark Green. "Because he's one of the biggest names in talk radio, Lionel will be a very important addition to our line-up and affiliate base.”
"Air America is about one thing: radio. Not about ideology; but democracy. Radio that’s an alternative to the usual, bumper sticker Rush wannabe. Radio that’s listenable," said Lionel. "My goal is to garner and gather listeners. If you’ve got a radio, I’m your guy. Listeners want smart, funny, thoughtful, thinking, entertaining talk radio.With that in mind, my first show for Air America will be 'Great Polkas of the 20th Century.'
*Seder on Sunday -- Sam Seder will be moving to Sunday afternoons, 4-7pm ET, with a brand new show, “Seder on Sunday", which will be a recap and review of the Sunday morning talk shows. Seder will focus on two areas that are of high interest to him and AAR listeners -- the networks and the netroots, with a special emphasis on bloggers as guests.
"Sam Seder has been integral to the Air America family since its inception,” said Green. “We're delighted that he'll be staying to launch a new show on Sunday afternoons, where he'll bring his brand of humor and humanity to his favorite subjects of the Sunday political talkfests and the blogosphere. Let the Punditocracy beware!"
"To quote the Carpenters, 'We've only just begun' -- and look forward to more announcements shortly about our 2.0 vision."
http://www.airamerica.com/press
Lionel?! OMG! I listen to him on the KQKE from 12-2am. I'll tune in if nothing interesting on coasttocoastam. He replaced Malloy (fortunately Malloy is back on this station from 6-9pm). Sometimes Lionel is interesting and other times he's an obnoxious yutz. I'd pick Seder any day over Lionel but it's owner's choice kiddies. Glad that Sam is still on even if it's one day a week. I really hated AAR when they booted Maron. Morning Sedition was one of the most brilliant, hilarious, radio shows I'd ever heard in my 61 years but I guess brilliant doesn't pay the bills. His stand-up is doing quite well thank you very much and AAR is all the poorer for it. Now Maron no longer wants to associate himself with AAR. Their loss. Anyway, Stephanie Miller is a good substitute for the Sedition. Hartmann was as good a choice for Al as possible (sure do miss Tom Oliphant though). He's not as entertaining but is very informative. I've learned quite a lot from listening to his show. Rachel Maddow ranks right up there in my top five but her show wouldn't be quite as good without her sidekick Kent Jones. Sometimes it's a toss-up between Randi and Big Ed. Schultz does far more interviews than Randi. I like Randi but frequently it seems her callers are there to jog her memory so she can talk over them rather than letting them make their point. So if I want to listen to Randi I stream her from WWRL. Ed Schulz is on the KQKE line-up. Sometimes I have both on and switch back and forth.
Anyway, Mazel Tov Sam and as the old saying goes "The best revenge is success"!
-Ederlore
You have to be kidding! WTF!
Lionel?!?! A. He sucks B. He's not liberal C. He doesn't even come with affiliates because his show airs at night.
WHY! WHY!! WHY!!!
http://ltradio.blogspot.com/2007/04/lionel-slides-into-seders-slot.html
OH MY GOD! LIONEL?! IS THAT TRUE? i'm going to have to start listening to Stephanie miller ???!!!
Where do all you people hide?
Just sent this to AAR...
Lionel? Lionel is replacing Sam? Munchkin voice?
You are not thinking nationwide!!! You are thinking NYC only!!
Well you did get someone with less substance.
It was nice while it lasted, but I will only listen to Sam, Randi, Rachel and Ring of Fire.
Let's see how your ratings slip.
You've got to be kidding!
ToniD
I will miss you on week days, evventhough we disagree on Middle East matters..
War, Why Can't We Be Friends?
aphex twin, come to daddy
NIN, Survivalism
well, I guess I'm just grateful I didn't sign up for AAR's premium service. I was literally about to when I heard last week about Sam's show going down. Forget it, AAR. I can't support this b.s.. What's the point of premium service when I only get 3 hours a week of sam? and when I'd be supporting such mis-management? I'll tune in on Sundays, but mostly I'm going to Nova M. Lata
Tiffany
Krugman: 'Right-wing noise machine' reverts to its 'little lies' roots RAW STORY
Published: Monday April 9, 2007
The "right-wing noise machine" has returned to its roots, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman argues in Monday's paper, as "little lies" that were in vogue before the attacks of 9/11 have sprouted up again, aided in large part by media outlets friendly to the Bush Administration.
Krugman believes that there is a "political lesson I don't think has sunk in: the power of the Little Lie -- the small accusation invented out of thin air, followed by another, and another, and another. Little Lies aren't meant to have staying power. Instead, they create a sort of background hum, a sense that the person facing all these accusations must have done something wrong."
"The Clinton years were a parade of fake scandals: Whitewater, Troopergate, Travelgate, Filegate, Christmas-card-gate," Krugman continues. "Each pseudoscandal got headlines, air time and finger-wagging from the talking heads. The eventual discovery in each case, that there was no there there, if reported at all, received far less attention. The effect was to make an administration that was, in fact, pretty honest and well run -- especially compared with its successor -- seem mired in scandal."
LINK
Okay, I really can't take all the instability! I really don't think Air America management gets how destructive it is to keep taking off beloved hosts such as yourself. I've been streaming Air America since its beginning and have seen way too many great liberal progressive hosts come and go. It is becoming tiresome and frustrating.
Good luck, Sam. I know you will be okay, but the rest of us will have a heavy heart.
We'll miss you.
Guardians of the franchise in an era of ubiquitous middledom.
...while the French Revolution electrified England, already in a state of advanced political struggle over workers' rights, and those of enslaved Africans, it also produced a certain discourse that, through successive mutations, has become pervasive - and here I'm drawing from Dror Wahrman's book Inventing the Middle Class. For, it was agreed by opponents and foes in the intelligentsia that the French Revolution corresponded to a precise social referent, that of "middle class". Where Burke thought these people were destructive, selfish and nihilistic, the Scottish philosophe Mackintosh saw them as the source of liberalism and antipathy to prejudice. He argued that the middle rank were the repository of "almost all the sense and virtue of society".
http://leninology.blogspot.com/2007/04/guardians-of-franchise-in-era-of.html
Sam SHOULD be on MS-NBC ...
absolutely. It would be awesome to have him there helping them establish the Anti-fox and Anti-Beck.
Wow! Air America makes another stupid decision! I thought the Green Bros were gonna run things more wisely.
Sam is my favorite host on AA. I will be listening to the Sunday show, but still, what a loss... a stupid & unneccasary loss.
We will miss you, Sam! I hope to hear you someday on a network that appreciates what a valuable progressive voice you are.
This is so lame.
Hey, if Clinton wins, won't someone have to take her spot in New York?
If Franken can do it...?
SEDER for SENATE
Hey A, I haven't figured out why there is no Golden Dawn CD7, but I haven't looked into it too much yet. I'll let you know when I get to the bottom of it...
Another by-product of the US Attorneys firing, Dems are looking into alternate email system for White House aides
That's it, I'm done. The intense stupidity of management is staggering. I'll have to cancel my subscription. I'm done.
"Lionel will be an eclectic mixture of current events and off-the-wall topics infused with his special brand of humor," - green...
WTF?!?!?!?
AirAmericaRadio was established purposefully to PUSHBACK against the right wing lying machine...
how can a fluff show with a host named "lionel" be of any use to what is so, STILL so, desperately needed to save this so called democracy and the CONSTITUTION? ... huh?
oh... ... damn... ... i get it...
so now what do we do? ... all that's left for me is the 3 Rs: randi, rachel and ringoffire...
the only benefit to ME - i will get alot more done mornings...
If Sam is on the weekend, the shows are supposed to be free.
Ok...I thought maybe the Golden Dawn had some "thing" about #7....those are interesting recordings...& great pdf files too...Did you see the one about Dr. Strangelove & game theory?
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Most people considered Dr Strangelove to be a far-fetched creation, exaggerated for satirical purposes. The facts suggest otherwise. During the mid 1950s a mysterious figure with a Hungarian accent, his crippled body confined to a wheelchair, would be whisked by limousine from his bed at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington to the White House. Here, President Eisenhower, who had previously commanded the entire Allied forces in Europe during the Second World War, would listen intently to the suggestions of his secret strategic advisor, a man who had never even been in the army. The meeting over, the wheelchair-bound figure would be sped back to his hospital room. Here, two armed guards were posted at his door night and day, and he was attended only by naval nurses with top-security clearance. The patient was becoming increasingly deranged and would frequently wake shrieking and babbling in the night. His military minders were there to ensure that any secrets he blurted out would not find their way to a foreign power.
This was John von Neumann, a brilliant Hungarian who was responsible for major breakthroughs in several intellectual fields, from pure mathematics to practical economics. Indeed, in 1944 he was convinced that he had found a method which ‘solved’ economics.
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Tut-tut-tut....
Gee Sam....maybe Annatopia should have been put in charge of the Arbitraon Company, huh?
Who'd want to podcast Lionel?
Who need's to podcast Lionel?
Taking AirAmerica in a new direction ??? Yeah, spinning out of conrol down the toilet of radio history!!! I cannot fathom the utter stupidity of the BeeGees (Brothers Green) in canceling Sam's morning show. I have supported AirAmerica since Day ONE through ups, downs and bankruptcy. I even pay that monthly fee so I can be an AirAmerica premium subscriber. NO MORE !!! Once I have downloaded Sam's last show, I will be canceling my AirAmerica premium subscription.
Ditto! - Especially since you can download Ring of Fire for free...
Sam - have rights to your show and free downloads like ROF
Come Monday - April 16, the premium subscription I just renewed will be cancelled. I mean shit - you can't even use it with Thom Hartman
State Dept. Blows Off Waxman’s Niger Inquiry, Falsely Claims Rice Has ‘Answered In Full’
Today, House Government Reform and Oversight Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) wrote another letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice requesting her testimony regarding President Bush’s claims that Iraq attempted to procure uranium from Niger. Waxman writes that his previous letters to Rice produced “an insufficient response from the State Department’s Legislative Affairs office.”
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i STOPPED listening to Lionel YEARS AGO. so, why do i wanna listen now?!
BC cartoonist dies while drawing
Cartoonist Johnny Hart, who won awards and acclaim for creating the BC comic strip, has died at the age of 76.
BC, which depicts a world populated by cavemen and dinosaurs, first appeared in 1958 and eventually reached more than 100 million people.
Mr Hart also co-created The Wizard of Id, the story of a run-down kingdom ruled by a tyrannical monarch.
Mr Hart's wife, Bobby, said he died of a stroke on Saturday while working at his New York home.
"He died at his storyboard," she told the Associated Press.
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Sadrists stage mass anti-occupation protest in Najaf
http://leninology.blogspot.com/2007/04/sadrists-stage-mass-anti-occupation.html
pics
http://leninology.blogspot.com/
hey they have the announcement link on the home page with comments - go over there and slam them
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