10/13   Air America files for bankruptcy:
        http://tinyurl.com/ydmfdx (cnn.com)
        \_ From Sep 14: "If Air America had filed for bankruptcy every time
           someone rumored it to be doing so, we would have ceased to exist
           long ago," Jaime Horn, a spokeswoman for the liberal talk show
           network, said in a statement. "It may be frustrating to some
           that it hasn't happened."
           http://csua.org/u/h76
           \_ Don't let reality kick you in the ass on the way out:
              http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1013062airamerica1.html
              Air America ceases to exist.  Thanks for the yucks, AA.
              \_ You misunderstood my post. I was just pointing out that they
                 were denying the bankruptcy rumor as they were preparing to
                 file.
        \_ Liberals don't want to listen to annoying blowhards on talk radio!
           Who'd a thunk it?!
           \_ I think the second part may be more important than the first.
              The portions of AA I've heard were abysmal.  I'd rather put a gun
              in my mouth than listen. -emarkp (And I can't stand Rush,
              Hannity, O'Reilly, or Savage even though I'm conservative.)
              \_ Is there any talk radio, political or not, that you like?
                 \_ Yep. Out of Sacramento, Armstrong & Getty (6-10am) KSTE 650
                    and KNEW 910 and Tom Sullivan (1-4pm) KFBK 1530.  Out of
                    LA, John and Ken (3-7pm) KFI 640 and John Ziegler (7-10pm)
                    also on KFI.  All shows are streamable.  -emarkp
                    \_ Oh, and all the above shows have free podcasts.
                       Nationally I like Glenn Beck.  Podcasts of the other
                       stations:
                       http://www.910knew.com/pages/podcast_podbridge.html
                       http://www.kfbk.com/cc-common/podcast.html
                       http://www.kfi640.com/cc-common/podcast.html
              \_ Yes, but the difference is that Hannity, O'Reilly, Savage,
                 etc. apparently have found an audience of conservatives
                 that DO like to listen to annoying blowhards.
                 \_ So I drop my car off for service.  The TV is blissfully off
                    for all of three minutes before a 50-something female
                    customer shows up, turns it on, and starts hunting for the
                    Fox News Channel.  I know because she repeated like 4x
                    "Where's Fox News?  How do I get Fox News on this thing?"
                    Sigh.
                    \_ Fox News: "We don't make idiots, we just entertain them"
                    \_ Liar.  You don't have a car.  You're a conservative
                       troll posing as a well educated and erudite liberal /
                       moderate / normal person.  But we've seen through you.
           \_ Really? Then how do you explain NPR?
              \_ More boring than anything else.  As biased and content free
                 as Fox News, but with the gritty taste of unsweetened bran
                 cereal with skim milk, with some ground up vitamins mixed in,
                 so it feels like news.
                 \_ Um, content-free?  Try actually listening to NPR.
                    \_ No, thanks.  I've heard enough.  I'd rather memorize
                       another 50 digits of pi than listen to NPR. Booooorrrrrr
                       rrrrrriiiiiinnnnnggggggg.  Stupid humor, biased news,
                       poor journalism, shitty music, annoying dull-voiced
                       pompous ass DJs, and non-stop whinning about money
                       in spite of the fact that they're better funded that
                       just about any college station, all of whom provide
                       better content. Fuck NPR.
                    \_ NPR has its moments, but frequently it's extremely
                       pompous and tiresome.  There really isn't much in
                       the way of consistently good, unbiased broadcast
                       radio that I've heard so far, but then again I have
                       a really short attention span.  -John
              \_ O'Reilly and Savage are not the equivalent of NPR, but thanks
                 for trolling anyway.  At least the above poster is even in
                 the same ballpark when he compares it to Fox News.