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I call bullshit on the IQ numbers.

Galt Wrote:I call bullshit on the IQ numbers.

Presidential IQ's


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Hoon, I was being facetious. I know even the most nefarious government wouldnt go so far to make a buck. (or would they???)

Quote:Bush was wrong about WMD's and I know that.
I do hold him to that but there are a few things that don't allow me to despise him for it.

Actually, I still think there are ( or were ) WMDs in Iraq, and even if there were not, everyone, including Clinton, thought they had it.

I agree.
But it seems to be an anti-war crutch to oppose the war.
I wonder if they were found, what would be thier next token argument?
Would it be that Bush planted them? I'm guessing so.

What about a weapon that could kill say, 20,000 people. WMD? Howd they get in Jordan?

I think you misunderstand my viewpoint.
If I were to assume, I would assume the Jordanian WMD came from Iraq in some way shape or form.
What other possible explanaition is there?

Galt Wrote:I call bullshit on the IQ numbers.

hey, lookie here.

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I love it when the commonly accepted liberal fantasies are refuted.
It's just too bad they're so plentiful and commonly muck up the real issues.

I think it's that way because discussing validity issues between Bush and Kerry is no contest.

when mad linked to the article earlier he recognized it was a hoax

Quote:this will not be a success because liberalism is not based on logic and fact. How interesting can a radio show be when there is no rational thought?
Liberals are also lazy and have short attention spans so the audience will drift away quickly without any explosions or flashes of light.
Finally, liberals are unfunny and therefore the show will be boring as hell.

Quote:This will slowly be off the air in six months or so. It will be blamed on the fact that the republican establishment who own business won't give them funding. And how can they succeed without funding? When in reality the station won't be compelling, people won't want to listen and so there's no reason to advertise.

But they'll whine about not getting a chance.

April ratings: 2.2 share
May ratings 1.7 share
June ratings: 1.2 share

If they don't see a significant jump in ratings as we get closer to the election, that network is kaput after November.

the overall numbers are down but i believe that the numbers for the desirable 24-to45 male (or some age group like that) are up.

While I guess that's possible, it just doesn't make mathematical sense. Unless the initial audience was stacked with old women and little boys, I don't see how when 50% of your audience disappears that ANY significant demographic can improve in any material way.

I haven't seen anything one way or another.

I'm gonna miss seeing Al Franken on the elevator

It's Keyers fault.

Quote:April ratings: 2.2 share
May ratings 1.7 share
June ratings: 1.2 share

If they don't see a significant jump in ratings as we get closer to the election, that network is kaput after November.

Just curious, is that for just one specific market, or a combination of all markets. Because remember, they started on like 3 or 4 stations and since have expanded to 17 (according to their website). That probably has a lot to do with it, plus the fact that there was a ton of media attention surrounding the launch, now they've found new liberal boogeymen to focus on...

those numbers also dont reflect the people who listen to it on the net which they claim is a significant number.

I don't know. The ratings were posted on Drudge's website. There hadn't been a story yet.

of course drudge is going to post it in the worst possible way. he is a republican supporter

<font size="4">Al Franken Beats O'Reilly in NY Radio Matchup</font>
By Steve Gorman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Despite the rocky start of his liberal Air America radio network, political humorist Al Franken surged past conservative nemesis Bill O'Reilly in the first quarterly ratings matchup between the two in New York City.

But before liberals can claim a victory in the battle for ears of listeners in America's biggest city, consider this: Veteran conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh beat them both.

"The Al Franken Show," airing weekdays on WLIB-AM, more than doubled O'Reilly's "The Radio Factor" on WOR-AM among listeners aged 25 to 54 -- the group advertisers prize most -- during the only hour when the two go head to head in New York, Arbitron Inc. reported on Tuesday.

According to its April-to-June survey, the first since Air America's debut, Franken posted a 2.6 share from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., compared with a 1.1 share for O'Reilly in the 25-54 demographic.

An Arbitron share is an average quarter-hour measure of listenership that combines audience size with the amount of time people are tuned in.

O'Reilly did slightly better than Franken in the broader demographic of all listeners aged 12 and up. But they were each eclipsed by Limbaugh in both demographics.

Franken and O'Reilly clashed last year over the political satirist's popular book, "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right," which poked fun at the Fox News Channel and O'Reilly, who hosts a popular Fox show.

Fox News sued Franken and his publisher, claiming the book's subtitle infringed on its trademark phrase "Fair and Balanced." Fox dropped the suit after a judge said its motion for an injunction was "wholly without merit."

Franken launched Air America amid much fanfare on March 31 as a liberal radio alternative to a predominantly right-leaning talk show culture whose ranks include such personalities as Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and O'Reilly.

But the network soon ran into management and financial troubles.

With a new group of executives in charge and investors committing more capital, network insiders have said the venture is bouncing back. Air America now claims 17 stations nationwide, plus a presence on the XM and Sirius satellite radio networks.

you really have become the new teenweek.