Unplug Air America!

[muchacho]

Has this site been posted yet. It's ridiculous!

From the site:

Air America, a "liberal" radio network, is owned in part by Al Franken. Mr. Franken also hosts the mid-day show, The O'Franken Factor. Mr. Franken is an admitted, unabashed Communist. This is no secret. He has said this on many occasions and makes no attempt to hide it. That being said, we are asking all Americans who believe in this country to avoid patronizing any company that sponsors "Air America" programming. Following are a list of current sponsors. We ask that you avoid purchasing their products and services until they cease and desist support of this Communist radio network. We also ask that you write to these companies asking them to discontinue their support of "Air America". Click on each link below to obtain the appropriate contact information.

http://www.unplugairamerica.com/uaa/

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I say you click on the advertiser list and THANK each of them.

[mouse7]

1. Yeah, Franken and John McCain are communists.

Whatever, dude.

[xultar]

56. Here are the email addys for Air America Sponsors, the rest were web forms

[e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

Email the sponsors and thank them for supporting AAR!!!!

[BlueEyedSon]

2. Bad link?

[muchacho]

7. Hmm

try this:

http://www.unplugairamerica.com

[democratreformed]

16. Nope. That one doesn't work either

[muchacho]

27. see rooboy's post

Apparently they are using less than optimal server software and we are crashing their site.

[democratreformed]

36. Okay, thanks for the info. n/t

[John_H]

3. LOL! Nice try.

[demsrule4life]

4. To set the record straight

I have never called Al Franken a communist.

[Bill McBlueState]

5. ah yes, the boycott

Boycotts: Making losers feel powerful since 1833! :D

(with the exception of the two or three that actually *have* resulted in progress!)

[NMDemDist2]

6. ok i'm working thru the list

will finish it off tonite

what a goober that guy is

[rooboy]

8. Hmmmm... interesting error from his website - could he be "illegal" ?

"There are too many people accessing the Web site at this time"

Looks to me like somebody's using a copy of Microsoft's IIS which is limited to 10 concurrent visitors when it is a "development" version. That means the owner of that website is ILLEGALLY using Microsoft's IIS to host their server.

And just in case somebody wants to google UNPLUG AIR AMERICA , here is the URL http://www.unplugairamerica.com . Let's hope the software police don't find this post!

[muchacho]

10. Ooooo

Good catch!!

[Toucano]

31. Could that be what Midnight Software is?

A piracy outfit?

The link to midnightsoftware.org doesn't work.

[deportivoI]

9. Right

and Jesus talks to Bush, and God is a U.S. Citizen



:wtf:

:thumbsdown:

[Name removed]

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[Q]

11. The Big Lie perpetuated by fascist wannabes...

- Just one of the many tactics used by those who belong to a minority that can't get a mandate from a majority of Americans.

[Phelan]

12. You could have their domains revoked if you'd wanted to

Here is the info on the nice people that own that site

Notice that the FAX number is not real, that IMO opinion is a violation of the Domain Registration TOS specificly Schedule A: 10 in the agreement.
In my experience NetworkSolutions likes cancelling domains that have false whois information... so if y'all wanna play that game here is the info:
btw- I'm just providing this as educational information. What y'all do with this information is up to you. Ohh yeah, and I cannot be held accountable for misuse...blah blah blah blah


Midnight Software, Inc. (NYFMMPXSRD)
428 Norman Ct
Des Plaines, IL 60601
US

Domain Name: UNPLUGAIRAMERICA.COM

Administrative Contact:
Kaufman, Bob (15298007I) [e-mail]
Midnight Software
428 Norman Ct
Des Plaines, IL 60016
US
312-735-2044 fax: [phone]

midnightsoftware.org

Registrant:
Midnight Software, Inc. (WWQZDDKDOD)
428 Norman Ct
Des Plaines, IL 60601
US

Domain Name: MIDNIGHTSOFTWARE.ORG

Administrative Contact:
Midnight Software, Inc. (Q20429-OR) [e-mail]
428 Norman Ct
Des Plaines, IL 60601
US
312-735-2044 fax: [phone]

(Source: Networksolutions.Com)

[onehandle]

13. "The page cannot be displayed"

"There are too many people accessing the Web site at this time."

They must have a crappy, crappy cheap host if this one post overloaded them.

ha ha

[Toucano]

18. We crashed them!

That was an unexpected benefit! :)

[Phelan]

23. I have a feeling its a 15 year old with a cable modem

[KoKo]

14. ROFL, they are trying to push that old "Red Menace" scare thing to folks

who don't even know what a Communist is and why they should be scared. :eyes:

[HFishbine]

15. Boycott Midnight Software

the registrant of unplugairamerica.com.

[wtmusic]

21. His name's Bob Kaufman

and the doofus didn't even bother to screen his contact info on whois:

Bob Kaufman
[e-mail]
Midnight Software
428 Norman Ct
Des Plaines, IL 60016
US

[radwriter0555]

54. Here's a phone number for bob... [phone]

hmmm.

[radwriter0555]

55. but he links on his WHOIS to VOICEDATAGROUP.COM

which is AT&T???

http://www.voicedatagroup.com/

[samsingh]

17. i think its copied from a memo from the 1950s

nice of him to provide the links though, i've sent positive emails to the sponsors to thank them for supporting air america.

[muchacho]

37. Ha!

he just forgot the word "Godless".

[wtmusic]

19. Write 'em back at [e-mail]

Dear UAA.com,

Thank you so much for the links to aa sponsors. I will immediately GIVE ALL MY BUSINESS TO THEM, WHENEVER I POSSIBLY CAN. Al Franken, contrary to your asinine meanderings, has never said he was a communist, and you are a fascist who supports GWB's rape of America.

Sincerely,

"wtmusic"

[southerngirlwriter]

20. Just sent them all thank-you letters.

:D

[muchacho]

24. excellent

[Vladimir]

22. If only he was... n/t

[sendero]

26. Is this not actionable?

Franken should make this person prove he is a Communist or eat dirt in the form of a huge monetary settlement.

[NMDemDist2]

29. shall we email it to al?

ooops I already did hehehe

[ProfessorGAC]

28. Franken & Chuck D. Millionaire Communists.

Yeah, that makes SOOOOOO much sense.

"There are lots of millionaire communists, right? Right? Right? What do you mean that there is no logic to that at all? Sincerely yours, Bob Kaufmann." (Quote not actual. Meant to be illustrative of what a dumbass this guy must be.)
The Professor

[kodi]

48. fifth columnists, obviously

its their wealth you see. they can't stand the hypocrisy of having it, so they dont want anyone else to feel as bad as they do about being wealthy.

[havocmom]

30. Any chance one of you who got to the site before evilDUer interest crashed

it, saved the list of sponsors and could post it? The rest of us late risers would probably like to thank those sponsors (well, the ones we haven't already thanked) for their support of AAR and let them know we will support their businesses.

[Phelan]

33. List of sponsors

* American Capital Access
* American Express (Platinum Small Business Card)
* AutoZone
* Borders Books and Music
* Children's Tylenol
* Comedy Central
* CortiSlim
* Flonase
* Marriott Hotels (Marriott Canada)
* Lending Tree
* MATCH.COM
* McDonald's
* Mission Pharmacal (Citracal)
* OnStar
* PetSmart ( Web Submit Form ) • ( Alternate EMail Address )
* Sears Auto Centers

[Toucano]

35. Here's their list

American Capital Access

American Express (Platinum Small Business Card)

AutoZone

Borders Books and Music

Children's Tylenol

Comedy Central

CortiSlim

Flonase

Marriott Hotels (Marriott Canada)

Lending Tree

MATCH.COM

McDonald's

Mission Pharmacal (Citracal)

OnStar

PetSmart ( Web Submit Form ) • ( Alternate EMail Address )

Sears Auto Centers

[oldleftguy]

38. Here's the list:

American Capital Access
American Express (Platinum Small Business Card)
AutoZone
Borders Books and Music
Children's Tylenol
Comedy Central
CortiSlim
Flonase
Marriott Hotels (Marriott Canada)
Lending Tree
MATCH.COM
McDonald's
Mission Pharmacal (Citracal)
OnStar
PetSmart ( Web Submit Form ) • ( Alternate EMail Address )
Sears Auto Centers

THANK ON....:bounce:

[havocmom]

43. many thanks to those who posted the sponsors!

Gads, I love evilDUers! You guys all rock.

[billyf65]

32. The boycott began long ago...

...if I am not mistaken -and I don't believe I am- the US Armed Forces run ads (PSAs?) on the station.

Conservatives have been expertly avoiding military service for generations.

[Kitsune]

34. Al Franken is a Communist?

If he's a Communist, what the hell does that make me? :crazy:

[Butterflies]

39. Communist? Yea, OK.

What the hell is wrong with these people? Paranoid little worms.

[ejcastellanos]

40. Does he listen to conservative talk radio?

I know that I personally had never heard of CitriCal until I heard of it while I was screaming at the radio during Rush Limbaugh. I notice at least one other advertiser on that list that also advertises with diarrhea mouth. I've actually agonized about purchasing at that company because I have received great service from them but they support rich, white drug addicts in Florida. I'm not sure I could live with the guilt of enabling Mr Limbaugh's addiction.

[Suziq]

41. I work for . . .

American Express (it will be 30 years this September) and am extremely proud that they are sponsoring Air America. I heard their commercial for OPEN Small Business Network on Air America's first day of broadcasting and was beaming with delight!

I went to the link and thanked them (especially CEO Ken Chenault) for keeping free speech alive.

:bounce:

[Bandit]

42. Ooooo the Communist bogeyman ~ I sooo scared

:shrug: whatever

[K8-EEE]

44. Yeah Everybody Thank The Sponsors....

Cracks me up for them to think that people won't tune into Comedy Central because they are scared of Commie Al Franken. Morans! LOL!

[K8-EEE]

45. "There's No Market For Liberal Radio?"

BUT WE HAVE TO SHUT IF OFF!

[Devils Advocate NZ]

46. This dumbarse has proven that there is no Liberal media bias!

Think about it - if there was a "Liberal Media" wouldn't this arsehole have been calling for a boycott of their sponsors?

So where is unplugcnn.com? or unplugnbc.com?

What a moran!

[proud patriot]

47. Get busy writing the sponsers

Praising Air America

[funkybutt]

49. I want a list of Rush advertisers!

anyone have a list. we should start an email ccampaign to discourage people from advertising on Limbaugh's show.

[pstokely]

52. takebackthemedia.com has a list

but it hasn't been updated in over a year

[Poor Richard]

53. Lets Boycott Rush and Hannity Sponsers!!!

Let start a DU letter writing campaign and boycott! There are a lot of people here and we should learn how to use that power. People power, that is.

[Wilber_Stool]

50. I'm in the South East

and it opens right up when I click the link.

[pstokely]

51. a lot of the sponsors are also hate radio advertisers

?

[xultar]

57. Done!

[kayell]

58. The "Communist" accusation is SO '80s

This guy needs to get more up to date with his mudslinging. Any real, Gawd fearin', red blooded, he-man republican would know to accuse Franken of being a terraist.

[No2W2004]

59. I can't believe this, but....

here is where this idiot is getting his information....(I think)

In the early days of SNL, Al Franken & Tom Davis had a running skit called "The Franken & Davis Show". It was sponsored by the Communist Party of America, and in most of the skits, Franken & Davis would proclaim their Communist pride, or how evil the American system of govt. was. So, there are video clips of Al Franken saying "I'm a Communist", but one would have to be either a complete loony to take it seriously, or is trying to twist things for their own purposes.

I'm off to McDonald's for lunch, then to Autozone for some stuff for the car!

[rocktivity]

60. Can you say, "running scared"?

They know what will happen in AirAm catches on, and they know it's happening now. Too bad Al Gore's TV station fell through.

:headbang:
rocknation

[OpSomBlood]

61. The site has been, ahem, "updated"...

Damn that pesky WHOIS registry! They weren't supposed to find out what company I work for!

>> Midnight Software apologizes to listeners of Air America for the unauthorized actions of a single employee. He has been reprimanded for this behavior. Midnight Software does not take positions on such matters and believes in everyone's right to free speech.

:Bob Kaufman,
IT Director
Midnight Software, Inc. <<

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

62. hee-hee!

that is too funny!

[WilliamPitt]

63. Ha! Busted!

Midnight Software apologizes to listeners of Air America for the unauthorized actions of a single employee. He has been reprimanded for this behavior. Midnight Software does not take positions on such matters and believes in everyone's right to free speech.

:Bob Kaufman,
IT Director
Midnight Software, Inc.

:)

[daa]

64. Too funny nt

[American liberal]

65. you guys are awesome!

I have no idea how you were able to get all the information you did about that fake web page, but I am in awe! way to take action! I know I'm a newcomer to this board, but you have been an endless source of insight and entertainment and thought-provoking...absolutely amazing work.
Kudos!

[Skittles]

66. unbelievable how threatend these pinheads are

they are very threatened by the truth.

[leesa]

67. These guys that constantly cry "communist" haven't a clue what communism

is. They also don't have a clue as to what true capitalism is, which is why our economy is failing today. They just MUST have an enemy at all times or they cannot feel alive. Wierd.

[Djinn]

68. ummm

even if Franken WAS a Communist...isn't the US the bastion of "freedom" doesn't that also mean freedom to be a communist?

[rocktivity]

69. The morning after

As of 9:48AM EST, the Unplugairamerica.com page says:

Midnight Software apologizes to listeners of Air America. The opinions formerly expressed were the result of unauthorized actions of a single employee using corporate resources without consent. He has been reprimanded for his actions. Midnight Software, Inc. does not take positions on matters of political or social opinion and firmly supports everyone's right to free speech.

Bob Kaufman,
IT Director
Midnight Software, Inc.

Good job DU-ers! We were handed a lemon, and we made lemonade! Let's all e-mail AirAm's sponsors and thank them for their support!

:headbang:
rocknation

[HootieMcBoob]

70. Excellent Work!

:toast: :toast: :toast: