Malloy's first hour has been all about Randi

[Bozita]

Says that AAR has always been run incompetently.

Current management is pro-Hillary. Randi isn't. Randi gave 'em an excuse. She's gone.

He's still going on topic.

[tridim]

1. I'm getting more pissed by the minute

This is really serious shit.

"When did politicians become Jesus?" <-- Right on Mike.

[liberal1973]

28. I agree

Hillary Clinton and her kind are truly unAmerican.


Randi Rhodes is the best host on AAR followed by Hartmann.

[TheDebbieDee]

2. Maybe we'll get 5 days of Sammy back, now!

I miss listening to Sammy everyday.

[VeraAgnes]

17. To be honest with you...I really prefer Sammy.

A caller sort of tried to say that but did it in a crude way today. Sammy cut him off. Sammy is one who is a voice of reason and opens-up discussion. Randi has been pushing her own personal views and feelings with a brutal tone which is not appealing to many Democrats who listen across the nation. This is a business and customer service always comes first.

[liberal1973]

29. Seder is NOT going to be in

a regular slot. The only way would be his old time slot at night.

He's ok. I support Randi Rhodes.

[saracat]

3. BS. All the AAR hosts rant on Hillary. But none stepped so out of line.

Radi went too far and she deserves to be fired. She treated everyone, ebven her callers with complate disrespect. She is obviously very threatened and insecure.It is too bad.She was once a great talk show host.


Edit to change to rant. Since some want to assign and unintended meaning.

[tridim]

4. Rag?

[zalinda]

8. tear up..............you know torn like a rag n/t

[tridim]

15. Uhm no, that's not what "rag" means in this context.

[saracat]

20. I meant tear up.What did"you " mean?

[tridim]

25. Amazing.

You use the term "to rag on" and you don't even know what it means? Really?

[mitchtv]

24. Oh please....

and fucking whore means what in your world?

[tridim]

27. Whore, in the context of political comedy means..

Corporate whore, or compromising one's principles for personal gain.

Always has, always will.

[liberal1973]

32. Bull she did not step out of line

You sound just like a freeper. She will not be fired. "She was once a great talk show host" She still is and still one of the best.

[stevedeshazer]

33. Incoherent

You actually edited your post?

Grammar and spelling are good.

[VeraAgnes]

5. So, she is gone?

Let me turn on Mike.....

[Liberal In Texas]

6. She's not gone yet.

Indefinite suspension. That's code for they're checking with the lawyers to see if they can fire her and not pay the rest of her contract out.

[Yavin4]

9. Fat Chance. They Have To Pay Her

They can fire her, but they have to pay her. What she said was not on the air, so they cannot get out of her contract.

[Bozita]

12. All of those on-the-air folks' contracts contain a morals clause.

[Yavin4]

18. 'Morals Clause' Pertains To Committing A Egregious Act

or a crime. It does not pertain to calling someone a name in public.

[Liberal In Texas]

13. Maybe they'll have to pay her.

If they don't pay her, it'll probably be decided in court. Years from now.

[Yavin4]

21. Opie and Anthony Got Paid by CBS After They Were Busted For A Contest

where a couple had sex in St Patrick's Cathedral. The couple had sex in the church on the air. Not only did they get paid for almost three years, they were allowed to come back on the air. And, they still are on the air.

There's no way on earth that Air America can ever get out of that contract with Randi Rhodes for statements she made off air. Heck, her union would even protest that.

[EFerrari]

31. It really depends on the climate. n/t

[Yavin4]

37. No, It Does Not Depend on the Climate. It Depends On The Contract.

AAR will have to pay her, regardless if they fire her or not. She cannot be fired for expressing an opinion about public figures.

[EFerrari]

38. Yes, it does depend on the climate and on how much will there is

to push on a position or not. Geezus.

She can't be fired for expressing an opinion. She probably can be fired for using obscenities.

[Yavin4]

39. There's No Provision In Her Contract Forbidding Her From Using Obscenities Off The Air

That's ridiculous. Even still, she gets paid. They can fire her, but they will have to pay her. Don Imus still got paid even though he used bad language ON AIR.

[EFerrari]

40. It's not ridiculous. It 's SOP.

How many people do you know in radio?

You don't do that stuff unless you check the rules three times and get permission in writing. Radio is full of control freaks and yes, they can and will fire you for that, regardless if they have to pay you or not.

[Berry Cool]

44. Actually, Opie and Anthony are NOT still on the air, not anymore.

They're on satellite radio, which is a whole different animal.

But what you said about the contract stands, unless AA sues Randi for breach of contract and wins.

[drbtg1]

49. Actually, Opie and Anthony ARE still on the air.

They're on both satellite and terrestrial radio. Left terrestrial after the St. Pat's stunt, went to satellite, now on both.

http://www.opieandanthony.com/stations.cfm

[americanstranger]

53. Oh, they will most definitely have to pay her.

You think Randi left West Palm Beach to go to NYC without a contract completely loaded in her favor?

She was the centerpiece of their lineup, due to her proven ratings record at WJNO, and the fact that she was practically the only 'real' broadcaster on the staff at the time.

It literally took months to negotiate that contract, and if I know Randi she got everything she wanted before committing to the move to AAR - including a clause that if the AAR gig went south, she could go back to her gig at WJNO.

If Mark Green is smart, he'll keep the suspension short and sweet, then put her back on the air with a minimum of fuss (like making her apologize on the air). If he doesn't do that, he will have a fight on his hands that he'll rue the day he took on.

Not to mention that if she leaves AAR, she'll take a lot of listeners and a huge chunk of ad revenue with her. Green better keep his Hillary cheerleading in his pocket and play nice with Randi, or AAR will have to back up the armored truck.

Believe me, this is a fight that AAR does not want - because when they signed Randi, they gave her everything she wanted and signed off on the contract.

- as

[Fredda Weinberg]

14. She committed a bad act. That's show business n/t

[Marnieworld]

16. What did she say or do?

I like randi and I hope that they keep her.

[Bozita]

19. video link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=113908&mesg_id=113908

[Fredda Weinberg]

23. The Goddess will be just fine. She has always carved out her own destiny n/t

[Bozita]

10. imho, you're using the right codebook.

[Liberal In Texas]

11. I worked in broadcasting for too many years.

I know how the suits work.

[EFerrari]

30. Yep.

[MikeNearMcChord]

7. NovaM rules!! AAR Droolzz!!!

I would like to check out that show on KPHX, Project Mayhem!!

[femrap]

22. So when does an AAR get to scream.....

BO has a Super Small Dick for A Black Man? Isn't that pretty equal to what Randi said about HRC and Ferraro?

I'm sick of it. I'll bet $$ Randi was drunk...and I'd bet she has a drinking problem....she has been going downhill for a while now....getting meaner and meaner to her call-ins.

Isn't it great that Randi and others are giving this election to McCain? Are Dems the fucking stupidest assholes on the planet????

Get me off this planet....where there is some intelligent life.

[That Guy 888]

36. Senator Clinton is far more responsible for "giving the election to McCain"

You bet Randi has a drinking problem? I bet you are far too emotionally invested in a politician who probably couldn't give a damn about you or anyone else on this board or this country.

[Name removed]

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[TheWatcher]

47. That's not very helpful.

Your problem is that you actually believe EITHER of these candidates can right the ship.

While it is true also that if McCain gets in, we would all do well to update our Passports and revisit "The Sound Of Music" to ascertain what to do next, the cold hard fact is, that right now, We The People have no real choice.

We are not going to get real change no matter who we choose.

[femrap]

48. The US is over.

And there will be change....it's just not the kind of change that is being discussed. And where did I say that a ship was going to be righted???

My problem is not getting off the grid fast enough.

We're done...kaput...burnt toast...the Greater Depression is upon us.

It's the Rothschild/Rockefellers, Stupid.

[TheWatcher]

50. Ah, one that can see.

Accept my apology for misperception then. :)

No need to call me Stupid, for believe it or not, my eyes are as open, even more so, than yours.

"It's the Rothschild/Rockefellers, Stupid."

You are preaching to the choir here.

And this choir agrees.

[femrap]

51. You do realize that the

campaign slogan is taken from 'It's the Economy, Stupid?'

Why do you take this PERSONALLY??? And of course you are more aware than me....:wtf:

Is there enough room for your ego at DU? Guess not.

[TheWatcher]

43. It's not in your post, that is for certain.

[El Pinko]

26. I only occasionally listen to Malloy and never listen to repug-lite AAR, so forgive my ignorance...

The last time I listened to Randi was when I was living in Florida and she was on WJNO as a local host. At the time, she was SLAVISHLY loyal to Bill Clinton, so I'm rather surprised to hear she isn't supporting Hillary.


But even then she was often rather abrupt even with democrat callers, and I can see how she might annoy some people.

But this was just before and after 9-11, and all the radio stations were 100% Bush-love all the time, to the point where I really felt we had become a nazi propaganda state.

Randi, after briefly rallying behind Bush for the Afghan invasion, was the one voice on the radio I could hear who was critical of the Bush administration, and not in a namby-pamby way.

She definitely has some ego and tact issues, but I will always appreciate her for being my only light in the darkness at that time.

[liberal1973]

34. Yeah Malloy is kicking their ass

It just goes to show you just how desperate the freepers are.

[Horse with no Name]

35. I turned off AAR long ago

and really don't know or don't care what Randi did or said...this time.
My days of defending and supporting the "so called liberal" media are long gone...because sooner or later, they will show their bias.
I dislike bias when it comes to Democrats or republicans...like the bias that Faux shows to republicans.
I expect my media to give me all of the facts and let me decide the truths that I wish to glean from those facts...not force-feed me THEIR truths.

[TriggerGal]

41. PETITION to Reinstate Randi

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/reinstaterandi

[librechik]

42. had to be the 1st hour, cus the 2nd and 3rd are carried by air america n/t

on the xm anyway

[Perry Logan]

45. I'm glad I never wasted my time listening to the foul-mouthed hag.

[liberal1973]

52. Randi Rhodes is a great liberal radio host

[Dreamer Tatum]

54. She's a nasty, condescending, and unpleasant host n/t

[defendandprotect]

55. Never heard Malloy --- and Sam Seder did a lot on Randi yesterday . . .

and there's a great thread with the whole performance somewhere on DU which I haven't had the time to fully listen to yet ---

From reading threads here --- and from what I heard yesterday -- it is HRC supporters who were
already bent out of shape by Randi's move to Obama who are making the most noise ... behind the faux "sexist" claims.

Or with puritanical shock reactiosn to F.U.C.K. ---
which again is only an acronym which means "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" ---

I didn't hear one anti-Randi comment yesterday from people calling in based on anything but HRC
supporters being burned by her coming out for Obama.

And --- of course --- Randi didn't do that until the BIG BOSNIA LIE.

I think we failed here to make enough of that LIE -- cause evidently people here think that HRC
got away with it--!!!

I also take HRC's lie as having done harm to all female candidates --
and to the Democratic Party --- and I want an apology ---

"Miss spoke" . . . ???
An entire delusional dream of a an airplane ride under attack isn't mispeaking --- !!!

[defendandprotect]

56. Sadly, this suspension only helps the right-wing/Bush . . .

Randi Rhodes is the main liberal voice being heard constantly keeping after their shit --- !!!