Randi coming up on Larry King

[nadinbrzezinski]

good I stuck around

[Ichingcarpenter]

1. Can you report on it?

I'm willing to help keep it kicked, but don't have the TV on.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. As soon as they go there

[liberalla]

2. I'm watching!

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. And they are going with breaking news... CAN'T WAIT for them

to go to RR

[rocktivity]

5. Uh oh, a breaking news story

they caught that Marine who killed a pregnant Marine he'd raped. Cool, but this could push her aside. This happens to Stephanie Miller a lot!

:headbang:
rocknation

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. I know, and of course they are not giving the death...

if they pushed for it, he'd stay in mexico

[backscatter712]

7. It's a dead white woman!

Fucking typical CNN.

[valerief]

8. Arggh!!!!! Murders happen ALL THE TIME. This is not special.

Randi is special!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[malaise]

30. Never fails

Still Randi clarified the main issue for me. She was railroaded by her owners who wanted to change her contract.

[nadinbrzezinski]

40. Yep, and how many of us said this was for lawyers and a contract dispute?

Apparently they didn't like the contract they got from the original owners... and they used this as an excuse.

[liberalla]

41. I was glad of that, too. Explaining the contract issue...

[sabbat hunter]

50. I highly doubt

that there was language in her contract that prohibited being fired, except for death or being 100% disabled as she put it. No management in their right mind would do that.

Would love for her to publish the contract and show that though ;)

[malaise]

52. She had the most popular show on the station

Doesn't seem unlikely to me, but I too would like to see the contract.

[nadinbrzezinski]

54. She also invested quite a bit of money

on AAR, as a founding investor... which MIGHT give credence to her claim. Al mentioned at one point that he had a similar contract... also he was an investor

Both lost quite a bit on this

[malaise]

66. Thanks for that

I didn't know.

[backscatter712]

Thank God, Larry King's gone to commercial, says he'll be back with Randi.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. DAMN break

com'on Larry, we want to hear some of HER side of the story

And I am sure she will go there if the questions go there

[backscatter712]

10. I wonder if they're using this dead white woman breaking news to truncate Randi.

It's typical of the MSM - they'll spend the top half of the program doing a hatchet job, and go overtime, then in the second half, when she's supposed to rebut, they'll cut her off and go to commercial.

[backscatter712]

20. HA! I CALLED IT!!!

Her interview indeed was truncated so Larry can talk about dead white woman. :eyes:

[NightWatcher]

11. my queen, the goddess of radio

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Here we go!!!!!!!!!

And she looks good.

The contract terminated, their unwavering position was that if she did not amend a contract to give away her right to free speech, they would never give her the microphone back

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Classic he is running the tape, the Larry Johnson truncated tape

let her speak damn it!

and on the apology, this is stand off, in a club, doing stand up... sponsors, and green960 a CC station

[jimshoes]

26. Good, if AAR wants to muzzle their on air talent

they're just another fucked up radio station. I want my speech (and radio personalities) free of constraints, dammit!

[SidDithers]

13. Spin, Randi, spin...nt

Sid

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. You didn't hear it, did you? The Greens wanted to change the contract

she didn't want to

This was an excuse.

Sorry, if you don't get it

[SidDithers]

29. She made it sound like it had nothing to do with her comments...

that it was simply a contract dispute, and the new owners decided to do "market research" by releasing the tape.

She still won't accept the fact that she embarrassed her employers, and, while they might not be able to fire her, they're under no obligation to continue to allow her to represent the station.

Sid

[nadinbrzezinski]

33. You know... since the Greens took over AAR there have been changes

some of us have noticed.

First Malloy... then they brought in Lionel

I hope they do enjoy the loaded gun they're shooting at their foot

And it sounds that the right she wasn't willing to give up was the right to her own opinion off the clock

Now if you want to live in a country where I can fire you for saying something I don't like AT A PRIVAE event, enjoy, you are already there...

Some of us understand that this creeping fascism is not only bad, but extremely dangerous

Enjoy this corporatist nightmare... some of us will do what we can to break those shackles

And to her responsibility? For what? Not folding like a cheap rag?

[SidDithers]

44. Unfortunately, for public figures...

there's no such thing as "off the clock". Just ask Mel Gibson.

Sid

[nadinbrzezinski]

46. Yeah right...

:sarcasm:

I hate what has happened to this country and the blind acceptance of this fascism.

Apparently some folks don't have a problem with it. The acceptance of this is just incomprehensible

Stick a fork in the country, its done.

You only have the rights you are willing to fight for... and not just when convenient

[SidDithers]

51. Like it or not, it's the way the world works...

What bothers me is the acceptance that it's OK to call a woman a "fucking whore" if you don't like or agree with her.

Oh, and who are you accusing of fascism here?

DU has rules against that kind of behaviour. Does that make Skinner, EarlG and Elad fascists?

Sid

[nadinbrzezinski]

53. So you have no problem with the creeping fascism, thank you

and for the record, I have not defended her use of the language... but once we actually demand the same standards from all radio broadcasters on and off the air... call me

For the moment... Rush was never suspended after calling a 12 year old a dog, on the air no less

O"Reilly has committed some serious faux pass on the air as well...

And don't get me started on Savage and the rest

Sad that Sean Hannity got it, but many here didn't

So don't bother me with the double standards and the acceptance of fascistic tendencies in this country

Then again, you like it, so who am I to point out why you are wrong. After all the world has always worked this way, and you are right, it is the golden rule, those who have the gold, make the rules

As to the behavior, we have asked, in jest several times, are we going to ban folks from DU for using terms such as media whores, or political whores?

No...

The only word that is somewhat regulated is bitch. So try to sell this to somebody who actually is not paying attention

The Greens needed an excuse, they got it, courtesy of a former CIA agent, who is a Clinton Supporter... need I mention the Greens are Clinton supporters? It was not about what was said, but who it was said about.

[SidDithers]

58. But it's all about target audience...

Hannity, Rush, Beck, O'Reilly are playing to their target audience. They're saying the things that their employers and audience want them to say. Randi's comments embarrassed her employers. Whine all you want about fascism, but when you piss off the people you work for, you tend to not work for them much longer. And, apparently her rights were so trampled upon that it took here untold hours to find a new gig.

But, now that you're making this personal (by claiming I like fascism?), and dragging a grand conspiracy of former spooks, omnipotent candidates and partisan media moguls into it, I'm beginning to think you've gone off the deep end on this subject, so I see no point in continuing.

Are you sure the Bilderburgs aren't somehow involved too?

Sid

[nadinbrzezinski]

59. Nah, not the binderbergs

anybody who has lived in a country with a controlled media and even a soft police state recognizes the signs

Enjoy your blindness... as usual those who refuse to see it are the last ones to notice...

By the way... there's a baby missing... from a famous aviator's home... I think that was the iluminati, get your conspiracies right

[Ichingcarpenter]

56. I say that all the time about Hillary at my local Bar

Mary Lou Hillary is well known at my local bar
and deserves the title, even her mother calls her that.

Her mother calls me a cheap bastard cause I won't buy her drinks.

[chknltl]

55. Thank you very much nadinbrzezinski for this response.

You are imo, 99% correct*. Some folks accept the fascist incursions, some point it out, some are fighting it. Please keep shedding the light of America's democracy where it is sorely needed in these shadowy areas...maybe some who sleep blissfully there will stir and go "Huh?"

*I still hold on to my HOPE! I am not fully convinced that this country is ready for that 'fork' you mentioned.

[nadinbrzezinski]

57. This last straw convinced me we are there

mostly since we have people on a progressive board no less (so they tell me) going WHOOHOO the witch is dead

Not truly realizing what was done and how

And I don't approve of the language used... but I also understand patterns...

[chknltl]

60. There are many DUers I would never disagree with...

...you are VERY near the top of that list! In spite of the...um...'progressives' who cheered the Randi Rhodes incident as being sexist motivated or even politically motivated there were still the nadinbrzezinski's here who could show us the bigger picture, the critically important ramifications.

Randi Rhodes and her fellow Prog Radio Hosts are doing the same thing, teaching us, you and those few other DUers are no different. You each deserve more recognition than what I can offer for doing this thankless task. American democracy REQUIRES an enlightened electorate. In my heart I feel that this nation will somehow manage to survive this catastrophe and if we do, it will be because of the teachers big and small. Please don't give up on us.
:patriot:

[nadinbrzezinski]

63. You know when I look into the faces of my nephews... I realize

we have to do this for them

[chknltl]

65. PRECISELY!!!!!!

It is indeed for the children. There were those who fought for us when we were children, it is now our turn. It is also for mom and apple-pie, it is for teens scheming to skip math class in order to sneak out back for a cigarette, it is for the elderly at Bingo Thursdays, it is for me and you too.
:grouphug:

[Ichingcarpenter]

61. They supported torture

or defended the media here for so long

The battle has been going on for years
remember

MR. BENCHLEY?

[nadinbrzezinski]

62. Indeed I do

[chknltl]

64. I remember Mr. Benchley

...well I think I do. The DUer I am thinking of was a staunch advocate for hand-gun control. He was much despised by the pro-gun faction of DU and if memory serves, was driven off by them.

[tridim]

19. She spun nothing. Quit lying please.

[NightWatcher]

15. bumped after a minute for "breaking news" what a joke

[Ahpook]

22. Cut her off

What a joke

[The River]

36. Larry K Is Just

another F*&%king media whore.

[nadinbrzezinski]

43. tsk, tsk, tsk, we cannot use the word W... not any more

:-)

After all it might cost us our jobs and some folks have NO Problem with that

[libnnc]

16. that's it?

:wtf:

[valerief]

23. A white woman was murdered. Like that doesn't happen every day.

This is America, after all, the murderingest country.

[valerief]

18. They flushed her off King. They'll probably bring her back with that

turd Glenn Beck or some other clown who won't let her speak.

[Berry Cool]

27. They already had Beck the idiot on.

How much more time does he need?

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. As much as the RW can spare

:-)

[valerief]

35. King begged him several times to come back. It was disgusting. nt

[liberalla]

21. Bullshit! 3 fucking minutes and the *breaking news* !!!!!!!!

Larry is a wuss

[valerief]

24. Censorship lives unfortunately. She's too honest for the airwaves. nt

[Ahpook]

49. She was hip. It was obvious

I am thankful her new gig is secured.

Fuck the snooze news

[malaise]

31. Has Larry every had breaking news when a soldier

died in Iraq?

[libnnc]

34. nope.

[valerief]

38. Ha! Hell would freeze over first. nt

[rocktivity]

25. Well, she said that the new AAR management wanted to change her contract

so she could be fired. She refused, and the standup routine gave them leverage. So it really sounds like she really just a victim of bad timing!

:rofl:
rocknation

[liberalla]

32. I'm glad she got to explain about the contract

before they cut her off.

[ronzo]

39. Indeed.

She was able to say a good bit in the time they gave her.

[Ichingcarpenter]

37. Thanks for the thread

Larry the dumb ass King

Who has never used the internet
TRUE STORY.

[backscatter712]

42. Oh, joy! Dog the Bounty Hunter's coming up.

After Randi got truncated, I'll bet good money that Dog gets his full segment...

LARRY KING, YOU'RE A BIG FUCKING WHORE!!!

[libnnc]

45. Oh fuck me sideways...they've got nothing on this "breaking news"

King's been talking out of his ass for the last 20 minutes! Now he's talking to Dog the Bounty Hunter?!!?

Fuck. Me.

[Ichingcarpenter]

47. So it was his normal head up his ass crap?

He doesn't even use or know how to use the internet!!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

48. I changed the channel as soon as they went away, and turned the teevee off

and then turned on ... the Mike Malloy show