Air America Ceases Operations

I have to credit Air America for helping to rope me back into politics, as far as that is a good thing. Today it's not feeling like a good thing.

Air America Media is ending its live programming operations as of today. The company, which blamed a bad economic environment, intends to file a Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code to carry out a closing of the business.

In a memo from from Charlie Kireker, chair, Air America Media, he said the past year has seen a "perfect storm" in the media industry.

Air America Radio, which ultimately ran on 100 radio outlets, launched in April 2004 with both known personalities, such as comic turned Sen. Al Franken, and then-unknown future stars, like Rachel Maddow. It was credited as a rare progressive voice in mainstream radio broadcasting, a medium dominated by conservative talk-show hosts.

Air America is not alone in financial woes; major radio players like Clear Channel, Citadel and Emmis have reported revenue shortfalls. The industry's veteran trade magazine Radio & Records closed last year.

Video- Worst Portrait of President Obama Ever

Portrait at about :20 in. "I am like a blind painter who gropes in the dark". Yeah huh you are.

Headline of the Day

Via the Wall Street Journal no less. h/t Greg.

Did the First Dog Leave a Number Two on Air Force One?

George Bush's poop bag

By GottaLaff

Jerry Seinfeld:

"If aliens are watching this through telescopes," comedian Jerry Seinfeld once said, "they're going to think the dogs are the leaders of the planet. If you see two life forms, one of them's making a poop, the other one's carrying it for him, who would you assume is in charge?"

George Bush:

"And there I was, former president of the United States of America, with a plastic bag on my hand."

-- Former President Bush, quote by the AP, on how walking the dog showed him that "life is returning back to normal."

Perfect.

No Poop For You At The Democratic Convention!!!

Sounds like someone's yard is going to be green, green, green this year!!!

DENVER -- The Denver City Council has passed an ordinance barring protesters from carrying buckets of feces during the Democratic National Convention.

Three protest groups say they've already promised not to toss, smear or spray feces, and they call the new ordinance insulting and excessive.

The council approved the ordinance 12-0 on Monday. It also bars protesters from possessing chains, locks or other materials they could use to create human barricades or cause other disruptions.