tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post3095182197037975787..comments2023-10-23T16:12:01.685-05:00Comments on LTR - Watching Alternative Media for Five Years: Lionel slides into Seder's slotUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-20586027935558164092007-04-17T13:36:00.000-05:002007-04-17T13:36:00.000-05:00I used to listen to Lionel (emphasis on past tense...I used to listen to Lionel (emphasis on past tense) years ago, and he didn't even pass for "progressive" radio when there wasn't any alternative to Rush (anyone remember "Bob Grant" in New York?). He's a totally unoriginal,boring, dumbed-down version of mediocre talk radio. You won't learn anything, NOR be entertained by him. Great combination for radio. What a joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-12041109659339272882007-04-12T16:43:00.000-05:002007-04-12T16:43:00.000-05:00Sorry folks. I absolutely LOVE Sam Seder. LOVE Sam...Sorry folks. I absolutely LOVE Sam Seder. LOVE Sam Love The show.I am sorry to hear that he is being bumped. But Lionel is great. He is smart and funny, acerbic and doesn't take crap from either right wing nut jobs or mealy mouthed progressives. <BR/><BR/>In Seattle I have to listen to Sam via podcasts. The management of KPTK never ran The Mjority Report in it's normal timeslot with the vivitivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883426650651928850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-4122549680834607002007-04-12T00:15:00.000-05:002007-04-12T00:15:00.000-05:00Sam is Air America's top talent. The Greens are fo...Sam is Air America's top talent. The Greens are fools not putting him on-air 15 hours a week.Missy Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669592991418774996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-41414595877903402692007-04-11T23:24:00.000-05:002007-04-11T23:24:00.000-05:00I guess I'm a different kind of progressive than m...I guess I'm a different kind of progressive than most.<BR/>I like diversity of opinion... AAR often gets boring, with the same drumbeat every minute, even if I agree.<BR/>We don't have to be like the right-wing, where there's no diversity of opinion. We're supposed to be the ones with open minds.<BR/><BR/>I don't agree with everything Lionel says, but he's reasoned in his opinions, and if peopleUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704110124731752834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-55534877297743660872007-04-11T10:12:00.000-05:002007-04-11T10:12:00.000-05:00First of all, I like Sam and I'm sorry to see him ...First of all, I like Sam and I'm sorry to see him go. Second, AAR is a commercial business and has to be run like one. I'm finally hearing ads from mainstream advertisers on WWRL, not the usual real estate seminar crap. Third, I listen to Lionel at night on WOR because, although I live 30 miles from WWRL's transmitter, I can't get it at night. I've never called AAR shows, but I called Lionel Uncle Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411766035634923484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-31387107281280444232007-04-11T04:54:00.000-05:002007-04-11T04:54:00.000-05:00The good thing is that Sam will make it. He's good...The good thing is that Sam will make it. He's good as anyone will verify if they've listened to him. I'm a loyal listener and premium aar subscriber but that may end when Sam is only on Sundays.<BR/><BR/>What was Green thinking. Of course, it's about ideology it's liberal talk radio, duh. Call 212-871-8290 and tell aar what you think about Sams demotion.rondinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583416251362222176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-50930939301471469782007-04-10T18:08:00.000-05:002007-04-10T18:08:00.000-05:00AA needs me. Clueless Drew. QUESTION EVERYTHING....AA needs me. Clueless Drew. QUESTION EVERYTHING. Pass it around.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tv1grFvJWcMr. Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922265558678641716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-8536374387909357932007-04-10T11:00:00.000-05:002007-04-10T11:00:00.000-05:00nylefty, didn't you opine on kosthat you couldn't ...nylefty, didn't you opine on kos<BR/>that you couldn't stand seder's voice?<BR/><BR/>it's not just that lionel is a limbaugh syncophant<BR/><BR/>it's also that he's as much of a dim bulb as steve malzberg is, "libertarian" or not, and a substantial downgrade from seder's talent and forward-looking vision<BR/><BR/>air america is toasthashfanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212552514036799573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-87784437256154427922007-04-10T10:43:00.000-05:002007-04-10T10:43:00.000-05:00I am one of the few Progressive Talk listeners I k...I am one of the few Progressive Talk listeners I know who actually likes Lionel. He is an "acquired taste", IMO. That being said, Sam is 1000 times better than Lionel, when it comes to hitting the nail on the head.<BR/><BR/>Sam's head must have exploded when he heard he was being replaced by Lionel. Remember back in The Majority Report days, when they signed off at 10 PM? Sam would say, "If batguanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15348294065802585677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-22838369419704359312007-04-10T10:01:00.000-05:002007-04-10T10:01:00.000-05:00David Bernstein left WOR in March 2002. Lionel st...David Bernstein left WOR in March 2002. Lionel started at WOR in 2003.<BR/><BR/>And Lionel doesn't "spout the same thing that everyone else is." He's far more liberal than 90 percent of the talk show hosts now on the air.NYLeftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617605999507417742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-54231422602805393492007-04-10T04:17:00.000-05:002007-04-10T04:17:00.000-05:00I agree with above commenters that Sam has been ed...I agree with above commenters that Sam has been edgy, funny, and consistently kickass progressive. <BR/><BR/>Lionel is definitely a softer touch type of show in his current slot and distribution. He can be interesting, and I think he is worth a listen. <BR/><BR/>Maybe not a kickouttheguywhowastherefromthebeginning, but a listen. As listeners, we can make good decisions following AARCORP's Steve Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112362104027669621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-72254608393686703832007-04-10T00:02:00.000-05:002007-04-10T00:02:00.000-05:00surehttp://www.airamerica.com/node/3459sure<BR/><BR/>http://www.airamerica.com/node/3459hashfanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212552514036799573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-47918401130773364072007-04-09T23:37:00.000-05:002007-04-09T23:37:00.000-05:00Scott, I referred to the article here -- can you p...Scott, I referred to the article here -- can you provide a link?will_in_chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468337654400802576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-28833194061501929212007-04-09T23:35:00.000-05:002007-04-09T23:35:00.000-05:00I see. So the argument is that liberal radio doesn...I see. So the argument is that liberal radio doesn't attract listeners - so the way to make liberal radio successful is to make it NOT liberal radio.<BR/><BR/>Even Green says so - no ideology, just radio. Well, that's fine as far as it goes, but there's plenty of "just radio" already out there, and I don't listen to any of it. So I guess I'll just not listen to AAR too.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to Jafafa Hotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18118393055149305460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-81393504802740713952007-04-09T22:49:00.000-05:002007-04-09T22:49:00.000-05:00william?from mark green's article, at air america'...william?<BR/><BR/>from mark green's article, at air america's website<BR/><BR/>"Mr. Bernstein is a 32-year radio veteran, having held programming and news management positions at leading stations such as WOR, WBZ, WRKO, and WDBO."hashfanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212552514036799573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-43647610789444731562007-04-09T22:27:00.000-05:002007-04-09T22:27:00.000-05:00The article that ltr posted about Bernstein indica...The article that ltr posted about Bernstein indicates that he did not come from WOR. See http://ltradio.blogspot.com/2007/03/air-america-hires-talk-radio-veteran-as.html#linkswill_in_chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468337654400802576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-43663980991109272662007-04-09T22:22:00.000-05:002007-04-09T22:22:00.000-05:00Tiny listernership? Judging from comments on Seder...Tiny listernership? Judging from comments on Seder's blog the listernership wasn't necessarily tiny. And not to mention that radio stations were afraid to pick it up, as you yourself point out. You can't blame the listerners who stuck around and attempted to keep the station afloat when there was a lot of blowback from radio stations themselves who wouldn't pick up the shows. You made your own Eldertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615608319962629848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-59957122182884819772007-04-09T22:20:00.000-05:002007-04-09T22:20:00.000-05:00i was under the impression that aar's new program ...i was under the impression that aar's new program director CAME from wor<BR/><BR/>so does lionel<BR/><BR/>could it be that each man's success<BR/>hinges directly on the success of the other?<BR/><BR/>this simply defies all logichashfanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212552514036799573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-66580133691926961322007-04-09T22:14:00.000-05:002007-04-09T22:14:00.000-05:00Great Polkas of the 20th Century!!!??? Malloy bea...Great Polkas of the 20th Century!!!??? Malloy beat him to the polka joke long ago.. Are we in for recycled jokes now?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238959535922926893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-78581453250318639512007-04-09T21:12:00.000-05:002007-04-09T21:12:00.000-05:00Saying that Mark Green is a "righty pretending to ...Saying that Mark Green is a "righty pretending to be a lefty" is ridiculous. Mark Green is a life-long liberal who probably would be mayor or a U.S. Senator today if he were more "moderate." <BR/><BR/>And the problem with those "loyal original AAR listeners" is that they are such a tiny group that AAR went into bankruptcy and will never make a profit if it continues to air programs that most NYLeftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617605999507417742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-32722501848374390662007-04-09T20:38:00.000-05:002007-04-09T20:38:00.000-05:00Jill, I am not too familiar with Mark Green. Why ...Jill, I am not too familiar with Mark Green. Why did you think that the Greens running the show would be bad?will_in_chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468337654400802576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-62041216472490403662007-04-09T20:32:00.000-05:002007-04-09T20:32:00.000-05:00Well, AAR has lost this premium subscriber for goo...Well, AAR has lost this premium subscriber for good. I put up with it when they screwed over Maron, but this is too much. F*** Air America. They can fail without me. I'll listen to Sam's show, but that's it. No more paying for premium, no listening to their awful WWRL morning show.<BR/><BR/>And I was there at the very beginning.<BR/><BR/>If they think that the geezers who listen to Lionel onJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865082576641051315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-87905736878144723562007-04-09T20:22:00.000-05:002007-04-09T20:22:00.000-05:00Hey gang, let's keep the Israel stuff outta here. ...Hey gang, let's keep the Israel stuff outta here. These things get messy. Nobody ever wins those arguments. Same with abortion and favorite sports team debates. Let's agree to disagree, okay?ltrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543747185734895102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-11958320239717904472007-04-09T20:09:00.000-05:002007-04-09T20:09:00.000-05:00williami'm well aware of who is aipac-positive, an...william<BR/>i'm well aware of who is aipac-positive, and who supports Middle East peace<BR/><BR/>I'm talking about what happens behind the scenes, where decisions are made<BR/><BR/>neither randi nor mike<BR/>are a quarter of the threat<BR/>sam represents to the israeli lobby<BR/>with his left-blogosphere savvy<BR/>and ties to kos, atrios, etc.hashfanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212552514036799573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697187.post-45701688058400036992007-04-09T19:59:00.000-05:002007-04-09T19:59:00.000-05:00ltr, actually a few people there who have commente...ltr, actually a few people there who have commented do like you and the blog. (I am will in chicago over there.) We tend to debate loudly but still are friendly to each other despite this. (I have argued that Ed Schultz does some good for some causes despite his tendency to shoot himself in the foot.) Feel free to post there any time. <BR/><BR/>I will look forward to the analysis, as I suspectwill_in_chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468337654400802576noreply@blogger.com