Ginny, were you listening to Rachel this morning?

[whometense]

The show is moving to 6-8 pm. No word as to who will be replacing her in the morning. Have you heard anything?

[TayTay]

1. I guess there are big doings at AAR

Anyone know what is happening with Marc Riley?

BTW Whome, Yankees V. Red Sox today thru Monday. (Ahm, light posting this weekend. Either partying like hell or picking out a spot on the Tobin from which to jump. Either way.... busy, busy, busy. Wonder if a certain Sen will be at the ballpark to catch a game or two?)

[whometense]

2. Maybe....

I do know I won't be seeing much of my son this weekend - the Yankees mean big money for vendors!!!

I'll be watching nervously while peeking out between my fingers, which will be covering my eyes. Wally will be watching nonstop from his adirondack chair, though, a beer in each hand!




Rachel only announced her own news - not a word about the AAR mornings.

[fedupinBushcountry]

3. Go Red Sox

being a native of New York you would think I would be a Yankee fan, but no way. Hope they clobber them. Oh by the way due to a certain Senator I have become a bit of a Red Sox fan. ;-)

But I will put a shout out to the Mets, they are my home team.

[TayTay]

4. Aw, you are so nice.

The New York Times was on the case this morning. They have a great little article about where the fault line is between the Evil Empire fans and Red Sox Nation. (Okay, don't get mad at me Yankee fans, I can't help it. I hear this stuff around here all the time. I actually once said something sort of nice about the Yankees once, so, ahm, they can co-exist I guess.)

Once again: Best REd Sox Story ever: http://www.wror.com/extra05.shtml

Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 7:30 AM
To: Loren and Wally
Subject: Greetings from Iraq
Dear Loren and Wally...

Greetings from the center of the Sunni Triangle in beautiful Iraq!

I live in Pepperell, MA, but I am a member of the New Hampshire Army National Guard. I am currently stationed in Balad, Iraq which is about 60 miles north of Baghdad. Most people here are very friendly and love America.

I have a funny story for you. My platoon set up a checkpoint near Taji, about 20 miles north of Baghdad. We randomly pull over cars to check for weapons and other contraband. We pulled over a car to search it. There were 6 Iraqis in it. Our translator started to talk to them in Arabic as we searched the car. The translator called for me to come quickly. As I am walking over, I thought we found a bunch of weapons or ammo or something. Then the translator asked me "LT you are from Massachusetts, right?" I said yes and the translator talked again to the Iraqi men in Arabic. The Iraqi men started to get very excited. One of Iraqi men asked me in English "You are from Massachusetts?" And I told him "Yes, I'm from Massachusetts." The Iraqi man turned and said something to the others in Arabic. At this point, the Iraq men couldn't even contain their excitement. I'm like, what the heck is going on here.

All of a sudden they started throwing their hands up and they all started yelling "YANKEES SUCK! YANKEES SUCK!” They started yelling it over and over again. Well I almost pissed my pants laughing. Here we are looking for weapons and contraband outside of Baghdad and we come across Iraqi Red Sox Fans. We searched the car, found nothing and released the men. Before they drove away, they began yelling "Yankees Suck" "Yankees Suck" again. Maybe that's why some of the Iraqi's are pissed off, the Red Sox haven't won the World Series yet.

My father, mother and my wife all listen to your show. Please tell them all I said hello and I miss them all. Even though I am not there could you play "Blinded by the Light" (the full version!) that's one of my favorite songs.

Could you send me a Loren and Wally dashboard statue? I want to put it on the dashboard of my armored humvee. That will be the last thing the terrorists see.

Thanks a lot,
Name Withheld

BTW, the parody songs about Boston and so forth are good on this page. And people ask me what Bostonians are like. Ahm, snarky, funny and determinedly downmarket.

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5. What a GREAT story!!

Thanks!!!

:rofl:

[ginnyinWI]

6. really? wow.

I heard her this morning, (but not every minute) and didn't hear anything about it. I guess they can appreciate talent when they hear it. Great for her. But I do wonder who they'll put in her place. I'd like to see Thom Hartmann get a slot somewhere in the regular lineup (instead of only online or on weekends or sub-ing for Randi.)

[whometense]

7. And here's the answer...Sam Seder

Or part of the answer, anyway. Since the Boston signal at night is so weak, I've never really heard his show.

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006/08/23/failure_is_an_option/

...Franken was Air America's marquee name. Most listeners had never heard of Seder, whose ``Majority Report" was promoted this week to the midmorning slot -- 9 a.m. to noon -- on more than 70 stations across the country, including New York and Los Angeles. (Inexplicably, Air America's Boston affiliate broadcasts the show from 1-4 a.m.)

Seder attracted his audience with inane riffs on the news, chats with prominent bloggers, and interviews with upstart Democratic candidates, including Ned Lamont, whom Seder had on long before his campaign against Lieberman was taken seriously.

``When Sam started, he was kind of an asterisk," says Markos Moulitsas Zuniga , creator of the popular Daily Kos website. ``But he's in capital letters now. He's good at finding life's absurdities, and politics is a target-rich environment."

The secret to Seder's success is his preparation. He arrives at his office -- a cramped space with bookshelves lined with works by Noam Chomsky, Stanley Greenberg, and Bob Hope -- several hours early to scour the Web for stories. He and his producer then prioritize the day's news, leading with the items likeliest to outrage conservatives -- or, as Seder calls them, ``the forces of anti democracy."

``Sam works his butt off and does his homework," says Franken. ``The guy's the future of the network."

That is, if it has a future. Air America Radio has not caught on as some predicted, and in many markets, including Boston, New York, and Los Angeles, its signal is weak. A number of network executives have left in recent months, and Jon Sinton, Air America's head of programming and affiliates, did not return repeated phone calls for this story...

[Luftmensch067]

8. I wonder if the decision's been made yet about the morning spot for Boston

Personally, I hope it's not Seder! Not one of my favorites...

Like Ginny, I would LOVE it if it were Thom Hartmann!!

But I'm still mourning Morning Sedition!

[ginnyinWI]

9. except I have to qualify that now.

He was talking about somebody not contesting an election as "pulling a Kerry" ! :mad: :grr: :nuke: etc etc!

[whometense]

10. Was that

Hartmann - or Seder?

[ginnyinWI]

12. that was Hartmann. n/t

[Luftmensch067]

13. You're right, Ginny

Hartmann is not overly nice to JK, which makes me not happy with him!!!! What I do like, though, is that he puts together really amazing shows about progressive issues -- like Randi Rhodes at her best except without the yelling. Very good research and smart synthesis of ideas. I would prefer him to Seder for that morning slot, but I would REALLY prefer someone who "gets" JK and gives him the respect due him. Where are those people in liberal radio? We need them!!!! Ed and Stephanie and Rachel have all interviewed him and been respectful while he's on with them, but when he's not their acknowledgement is too rare.

[cadmium]

14. Hartmann frequently throws in these digs

He has a great fund of knoweldge but he does I think he gets tripped up on rhetorical points by the right-wing guests a lot.

[whometense]

11. I was checking out there website last night

and couldn't find a thing.

I did find their forum, though: http://www.wkoxam.com/cc-common/EMTboard.html

Not a lot of good news for Ed Schultz there. :D

[whometense]

15. oh god

:blush:

I can't believe I typed "there" instead of "their".

I'm SO embarrassed. (pet peeve) :blush: