All three Janeane Garofalo fans are abuzz about a new comedy special she'll be starring in on June 26. It will be broadcast on a cable TV channel that most people don't get (Epix) and which will probably fold shortly thereafter.
Here's a sample, with her making a joke involving being mistaken for herself at Starbucks. Prime stuff:
DOUBLE MOCHA FRAPPE LATTE UPDATE: If you can't get enough of Janeane's jokes about Starbucks, see peekURL.com/vjtfag1 Note: that's from 1995, back when she was cute and somewhat wholesome.
Showing that his comedy on the Senate floor is just as excruciatingly bad as all the other comedy throughout his career, Al Franken uses satire to try to make a point, explaining a political cartoon:
Next to this, throwing chairs would be almost welcome: it might degrade the World's Greatest Deliberative Body even less. As an added slap, this video is from Franken's official Senate Youtube channel.
Comrades: the reactionary forces of evil-doing have now gone too far. Not only were they responsible for causing the bankruptcy of Air America, but even WWRC in Washington DC - formerly an Air America Radio station known as "Obama 1260" - has been bought by the ultra-conservative Salem Communications (press release link). The station will be all ultra-reich-wing talk with some "news".
This is yet another sad day for Amerika. But, wait, it gets worse:
In addition to its radio broadcast business, Salem owns a non-broadcast media division. Salem Web Network is a provider of online Christian and conservative-themed content and streaming and includes websites such as Christian faith focused Christianity.com, Christian living focused Crosswalk.com(R), Online Bible Study at BibleStudyTools.com, and Christian radio ministries online at OnePlace.com. Additionally Salem owns conservative news leader Townhall.com(R) and conservative political blog, HotAir.com providing conservative commentary, news and blogging. Salem Publishing(TM) circulates Christian and conservative magazines such as Homecoming(R) The Magazine, YouthWorker Journal(TM), The Singing News, FaithTalk Magazine, Preaching and Townhall Magazine(TM). Xulon Press(TM) is a provider of self publishing services targeting the Christian audience.
Are you on Air America Radio's mailing list? If so, you might need to prepare for an avalanche of "special offers": AAR's Chapter 7 bankruptcy auction includes their mailing list. The auction catalogue is here and the site that broke the news is here.
According to AAR's terms:
The Air America site has a newsletter distributed via e-mail. If you choose to subscribe to this feature, you must provide a valid e-mail address. Your e-mail address will be used only by Air America for the distribution of the newsletter and any promotions or marketing that we feel may be of interest to you and will not be divulged to any third party, except as required by court order.
The problem, of course, is that AAR no longer exists; looking up case law on selling mailing lists is left as an exercise.
Note also that you might be able to pick up AirAmerica.com, their name, and their phone numbers, so have at it bargain hunters.
New York Magazine had nothing to do so they recently asked Janeane Garofalo for her thoughts (link). As it turns out, she's acting in an off-Broadway play "Love, Loss, and What I Wore" which she accepted because she wasn't getting many other offers:
It's been hard in entertainment as a 45-year-old woman to find jobs...
She then reveals that she regularly takes Botox and wears Spanx, which are slimming undergarments. She then begs for work:
I'm actually going to England in March to film Ideal, [a] British show I love... I would do anything over there, Ireland, Scotland. I'm a sucker for any guy with an accent with any kind. Then I'm going to Australia for stand-up. And coming back to America and getting a job, with your help.
Consider this an open thread, perhaps with links to accent reduction services.
Big Dumb Ed Schultz has a career in professional wrestling, specifically the part where they pretend to fight. He said the following at an event yesterday:
I told [White House spokesman Robert Gibbs] he was full of sh*t is what I told him... And then he gave me the Dick Cheney f-bomb... I told Robert Gibbs, I said "And I’m sorry you’re swearing at me, but I’m just trying to help you out. I’m telling you you’re losing your base. Do you understand you’re losing your base?"
The other thoughts of Big Dumb Ed can be obtained on the video: peekURL.com/vnmt9j7
P.S. This is the first post after Air America went bankrupt. As you can see, that event was as inconsequential as most of the other things they did.
UPDATE: Now, Comrade Gibbs has challenged Schultz to the Gorilla Steel Cage Match live at WWF2010! From this:
Asked about Schultz’s account, Gibbs emailed that in their private talk, he strongly took issue with Schultz’s claim that the health care bill is a gift to the insurance industry.
Gibbs adds that he demanded Schultz tell him “why he’d tell his viewers something so completely and knowingly wrong in an attempt to get people to watch his show.”
Effective immediately, Air America Radio will be shutting down operations and filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. According to a statement that takes up the front page of their website:
It is with the greatest regret, on behalf of our Board, that we must announce that Air America Media is ceasing its live programming operations as of this afternoon, and that the Company will file soon under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code to carry out an orderly winding-down of the business.
The very difficult economic environment has had a significant impact on Air America's business. This past year has seen a "perfect storm" in the media industry generally. National and local advertising revenues have fallen drastically, causing many media companies nationwide to fold or seek bankruptcy protection. From large to small, recent bankruptcies like Citadel Broadcasting and closures like that of the industry's long-time trade publication Radio and Records have signaled that these are very difficult and rapidly changing times.
It's unfortunate that megastar talent like Lionel couldn't turn them around, and this site sincerely wishes them the best of luck in their future endeavors. It's sad to see that one of the few ways for liberals to get their message out has been silenced; perhaps they'll be forced to turn to mimeographed samizdat in order to counter-act the establishment's lies.
As for this site, we started the day before Air America, and we'll still be around. Will we convert this into a site containing pictures of Janeane Garofalo when she was cute? A site keeping you up-to-date on Lionel's latest thoughts? Will we monitor CSPAN at 3am to see the moment when Al Franken throws his first chair on the Senate floor? All those are under consideration. Stay tuned.
On yesterday's Ed Schultz show, he said the following about the upcoming election in Massachusetts between Scott Brown and Martha Coakley (audio here):
I tell you what, if I lived in Massachusetts I'd try to vote 10 times. I don't know if they'd let me or not, but I'd try to. Yeah, that's right. I'd cheat to keep these bastards out. I would. 'Cause that's exactly what they are.
On Tuesday, Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota announced he won't be seeking reelection. Now comes word that MSNBC host Big Dumb Ed Schultz is considering a run for his seat (link):
[He] told the Huffington Post that "there is a lot to think about" after he was approached by Democratic leaders in the state about a possible run. But the possibility is there, even if a decision is far off.
"The phone call from [North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party leader] Merle Boucher is certainly new territory for me," said Schultz.
The MSNBC host, who has lengthy ties to the state, said he was called last night by Dorgan who, in a rather suggestive question, asked Schultz how old he was. Hours later Boucher was on the phone asking Schultz to consider a run for the Senate seat.
"I asked him very point-blank if this was an official ask." Schultz said. "He said, 'Yes it is'. I'm flattered. I'm honored."
