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Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 01:02 AM Feb 2018

Remember "Lionel," the shittiest of all Air America Radio hosts?

As you'll recall, Mark Green and co., the final, and easily worst, owners of Air America canceled Sam Seder's brilliant morning show to bring in some guy who went by the name Lionel (and was too cool for last names, apparently).

He was typical of the cranky Boomer douches the final AAR team was filling the line-up with. And he took pride in his "libertarian leaning" form of leftism (whatever the hell that means.)

Anyway, his show tanked and the network followed soon after.

So where is he now?

He's joined the Alex Jones crew and is attacking the student survivors of the Parkland massacre:




His Twitter feed shows the pompous pseudo-intellectual's gone full tinfoil, obsessing over chemtrails and hanging with birther nuts like Corsi:


So we have a tie now for winner of Most Embarrassing New Gig For A Former "Liberal" Talk Show Host. Ed "Putin gave me a private jet to join RT" Schultz is the other title holder.

And for those of you who took the side of "he sucks ass" in the debates about Lionel that took place here (and there were a few), give yourselves a pat on the back. You were right.

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Remember "Lionel," the shittiest of all Air America Radio hosts? (Original Post) Adenoid_Hynkel Feb 2018 OP
I've made the mistake of watching a few of his youtube vids. earthshine Feb 2018 #1
He, Drudge and Levin all sound like cats getting neutered Adenoid_Hynkel Feb 2018 #2
Ha good description lunasun Feb 2018 #3
God, I Remember That Freak.. Grassy Knoll Feb 2018 #4
I didn't even remember the guy... regnaD kciN Feb 2018 #5
I am disappointed with Thom Hartmann. Ive agreed with him since around 2004. rusty quoin Feb 2018 #7
though, to be fair, Schultz was never AAR Adenoid_Hynkel Feb 2018 #8
I remember him. They treated Seder badly at AAR. rusty quoin Feb 2018 #6
Yeah, I remember the guy- He's a douchebag asshole. He destroyed the Air America brand. NBachers Feb 2018 #9
Lionel Richie? Dr. Smith Feb 2018 #10
 

earthshine

(1,642 posts)
1. I've made the mistake of watching a few of his youtube vids.
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 01:07 AM
Feb 2018

He's self-important, sonically irritating (oh, that voice), and inconsistent in his ideology.

He was on the radio before Air America.

 

Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
2. He, Drudge and Levin all sound like cats getting neutered
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 01:11 AM
Feb 2018

Faces for radio and voices for…we'll, I don't know.

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)
5. I didn't even remember the guy...
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 01:24 AM
Feb 2018

...but it's a bit alarming how many AAR hosts have somehow wound up with RT and other, even-more-questionable outlets.

 

Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
8. though, to be fair, Schultz was never AAR
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 02:22 AM
Feb 2018

He was syndicated and a lot of the AAR affiliates ran him in place of Randi and Hartmann.

But, yeah, Hartmann, Lionel, Papantonio, Malloy and RFK Jr, who were AAR, are an embarrassment these days, affiliating with the kooks and bad guys.
I'll give Hartmann a little credit for finally ditching RT, but the damage to his rep is done.

 

rusty quoin

(6,133 posts)
6. I remember him. They treated Seder badly at AAR.
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 02:14 AM
Feb 2018

I still listen to Seder everyday if I can. So much has changed. When AAR first came out it was brilliant.

Sam and Randi (I still listen to her too) were the true progressives and Shultz I never trusted with Lionel I resented, so left wing radio has since those days been like chasing kittens. You don’t know where the good ones always are, and you never expect when the others will damage your furniture.

NBachers

(17,110 posts)
9. Yeah, I remember the guy- He's a douchebag asshole. He destroyed the Air America brand.
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 02:33 AM
Feb 2018

The final nail in Air America's coffin.

I'll say it again - He's a douchebag asshole.

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