Liberals Suffer Over Death Of A Friend

There’s an old saying that sometimes people express grief in unusual ways.
Rage, for instance, is one of them.
And right now the liberal loonies are going through a period of rage.
They recently suffered the death of one of their own.
(Truth be told, it was really the only one.)
Liberal talk radio outlet Air America.

Last week, Air America announced its official closure and intention to file Chapter 7. 
For those who had been following news surrounding the weeping willow of talk radio, this was no surprise.  While making a thin-kid splash with pseudo-celebrities back in 2004, the liberal network had a rocky history, replete with scandal, two bankruptcies and acquisitions.

Last week, Big Journalism’s James Hudnall reminded readers that Air America’s problems are not new.  According to Hudnall, “After a scandal involving misappropriated funds from black school children it promptly filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy two years later. Franken, Rhodes and Garofalo abandoned ship.”  (Come to think of it, perhaps that last part wasn’t so bad after all).

While Air America’s demise is surely a sad day for the precious few  who enjoyed leftist radio programming, there’s no need for liberal lamentations.  The left still dominates Hollywood, the university system and mainstream media, where adherents can find ongoing solace and a sympathetic informational stream – a triangular dominance of sorts.

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Air America Is Off The Air…Again

Over the next few weeks, we can expect to hear liberal members of Congress and the media once again begin clamoring for a return of the “Fairness Doctrine.”

That’s because, once again, Air America has gone belly up.

Air America, which  was supposed to be a liberal alternative to the likes of Rush Limbaugh, suddenly went off the air on Thursday and is filing for bankruptcy.

This is the second time in four years that the microphones at Air America have gone silent.

And liberals will be proclaming that we need to renew the Fairness Doctrine so that those on the political left have a voice in talk radio.

However, they continue to ignore one basic point that we here at the Freedom Medium have outlined time and time again:

The reason liberal talk radio stations are not successful is because no one listens!

The federal government can pass all of the laws it wants forcing radio stations to air programming with a liberal point of view, but if such a format doesn’t attract an audience, it will also fail to attract advertising revenue.

Of course, liberals will try and place the blame somewhere else.

In a statement on the shutdown, Air America blamed the “very difficult economic environment” for it’s demise.

That news will surely be a shock to Rush Limbaugh, who has people standing in line waiting to spend their advertising dollars on his program.

Mark Lloyd, Racism, Localism And The Fairness Doctrine

Yesterday we did a report on the apparently racist remarks of President Obama’s latest Czar appointment, FCC Diversity Czar Mark Lloyd.

Among the chilling remarks made by Mr. Lloyd (along with those showing his respect and admiration for Hugo Chavez) is the following:

“We’re in a position where you have to say who is going to step down so that someone else can have power.”

Lloyd is referring to the fact that in his (and probably Obama’s) opinion, the administration is in a position to dictate more minority ownership/control over media outlets.

Which of course is un-Constitutional.

And before all of you members of the Kool-Aid Brigade scream that it is within Lloyd and Obama’s power to do this, because the FCC is a government agency, let me explain something to you.

The FCC grants a license to a media outlet, be it a television or radio station, based upon certain criteria and legalities.

As long as the brodcaster stays within those guidlines, the federal government cannot even impose a fine upon the station, let alone remove it’s ownership.

Liberals as a whole froth at the mouth like a pack of rabid dogs whenever it is pointed out that talk radio is dominated by conservative points of view.

Being socialists, they have no respect for the fact that a free-market economy is the reason behind the popularity of shows hosted by such conservative icons as Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, etc.

The cannot face the simple fact that there are not as many liberal points of view on the airwaves is because, when it comes to liberal talk radio, no one listens!

The multiple bankruptcy filings of Air America are proof of that, despite backing by George Soros and MoveOn.

And liberal Democrat’s hopes of re-instating the so-called Fairness Doctrine have met with such opposition that they haven’t mentioned it in quite some time.

Although there is no vetting process for Obama’s Czars, you can bet that there would be a vetting process for any minority who would be given an FCC license.
And having a politically left-leaning point of view would be the top priority.

Taking yet another page straight out of the Saul Alinsky handbook, the one that tells his followers to “strike hard from an unexpected direction”, the Obama administration will use this ploy to begin it’s war against conservative talk radio.

There is no doubt in my mind that the administration will use the precepts of “Localism” as an excuse to force radio station owners to step down, and to replace them with people more sympathetic to liberal viewpoints.

By this method, the FCC can decide what you need to hear, based on your interests in your town on your local talk radio station.

Therfore, if a radio station in a market with an overwhelming number of registered Democrats (liberals) is airing a conservative talk show, the FCC can revoke or fail to renew that station’s license.
Naturally they then grant that license to new ownership.

Out with Rush Limbaugh.
In with Randi Rhodes.

This free speech stifling government scheme would not totally silence conservative talk radio.

However, it would greatly reduce their listenership, which is what Mark Lloyd and his fellow liberal socialists really want.

As usual. the FCC, Barack Obama, Mark Lloyd and liberals in general are trying not to be troubled by such concepts as free speech, the First Amendment, or other bothersome concepts.
Not to mention the blatant racism they will use as a tactic to try and pull off  their scheme.

They have also closed their minds to one other factor.
The basic tenets of a free-market economy.

Radio talk shows like Limbaugh’s are popular because millions of people listen.
Consequently, dozens of advertisers spend millions of dollars to promote their products on these shows.

Liberal talk radio however, doesn’t attract much of an audience, even in markets where there is no conservative alternative.
Liberal talk radio doesn’t generate advertising revenue because not many people tune in.
No listeners, no advertisers.
No advertisers, no money to pay the staff.

If you doubt this scenario, study the history of Air America, as I mentioned earlier.

It’s almost tragic that Lloyd, Obama, and all of their liberal friends can’t face the reality of one simple fact.

You and the FCC can force broadcasters to air liberal talk radio.

But you can’t force the citizens of America to listen.