As bad as Lionel is (one of the worst, actually), listening to him "interview" that nutjob Bill Donohue is the final straw for me. As a devoted AAR listener since day one I just can't take it anymore. NOBODY should be giving a disgusting person like Donohue a forum to spew his hate-filled rhetoric.

If this is the new direction AAR is heading, I don't want to be a part of it.

Good luck!

This guest is rather unbelievable.  The Catholic Church is continuing to reap what it has sowed for more than a thousand years.  Indeed, the Roman Catholic position is CONTRARY to what Bill Donahue is saying.  The Church condones intolerance, including encouraging its members to speak out about the private religious and moral decisions of non-Catholics.  Any doubts, read the following from the Catholic Encyclopedia at NewAdvent.org (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07256b.htm):

The Church's legislation on heresy and heretics is often reproached with cruelty and intolerance. Intolerant it is: in fact its raison d'être is intolerance of doctrines subversive of the faith. But such intolerance is essential to all that is, or moves, or lives, for tolerance of destructive elements within the organism amounts to suicide. Heretical sects are subject to the same law: they live or die in the measure they apply or neglect it. The charge of cruelty is also easy to meet. All repressive measures cause suffering or inconvenience of some sort: it is their nature. But they are not therefore cruel. The father who chastises his guilty son is just and may be tender-hearted. Cruelty only comes in where the punishment exceeds the requirements of the case. Opponents say: Precisely; the rigours of the Inquisition violated all humane feelings. We answer: they offend the feelings of later ages in which there is less regard for the purity of faith; but they did not antagonize the feelings of their own time, when heresy was looked on as more malignant than treason.

Telling, not discussed in this section was the wholesale slaughter of tens of thousands of men, women and children for heresy during the Albigensian Crusade (one of many examples).  Indeed, acts of intolerance, violence and extremism are essentially excused in the passage above.  The world is the product of people kowtowing to religious and political authority.  You reap what you sow, Bill.

Sometimes listening to people you disagree with helps you reestablish your beliefs. Lionel is not promoting what good old Bill has to say. It amazes me how many of you AAR listeners just don't get it. I agree with your political positions, but you seem to just like sitting around listening to people you agree with continuing to say things you agree with. That doesn't interest me and it doesn't make for good radio.

Freedom of expression, Listener. You aren't interested in what people like BD have to say in a controlled environment? How do you even know what you're "against" if you just plug your ears and scream "lalalalala" when you have a chance to hear them and even respond?

 Yeah, maybe you should go and find somoene to tell you how to feel about people like Donohue without actually having to experience what he says first hand.

I am sure thaat more people than bloggers listen to Lionel.     

I think you're right, Nicky. I ususally pod cast because I'm at work or in class during this time-- and lionel is way better w/o commercials. 

 Anyway, speaking of listeners-- I wish the Unofficial Mayor of West Tampa would call in.

Hate to say this, but generally what I've seen from AAR listeners has been pretty consistent. There are smart ones who get what is going on here, and then there are the clueless ones who seem to think that Lionel is here to destroy the station and offend them, rather than teach them how to be critical thinkers.

Of course I'm aware that everyone is an individual, but as a group, half of the AAR listeners, as I've heard call Lionel and post on this blog, are as crazy in a left wing sort of way as the craziest right wingers I've seen anywhere.

And of course Lionel is going to be civil with Donohue while he's on the air. Lionel will tear him apart afterwards, if he just gets into an argument with him then we don't get anything out of it.

I love listening to the Professional Catholic trying to save the Church from the downward spin in this country. The best way to combat this bunk is to stop going to church and stop putting your money in the little brown basket, eventually they won't have enough money to even pay this a-hole to save face with the more informed public. Can you hear the pompous self-righteousness in his voice? Thats what America hates, so keep it up Mr. Bill, your proving our point and you don't even see it! I love it!

I miss Sam more than ever! Bring Sam and Marc back!

Hear! Hear! on Seder and Maron . . . 

. . . especially Maron.  "Morning Sedition" was the best thing AAR ever had going.  It was the closest thing we've had to "The Daily Show" for radio.  Too bad the AAR management didn't know what do with it.

I visited Seder's blog the other day and saw dozens upon dozens of insane, one sentence posts, by the same couple of people. The amount of posts on a blog is not symbolic of ratings in any sense.
I blog there.  I was a big fan of Seder in the morning, BTW; now I listen to Lionel.  He's different, but interesting.

Yep, you've got me. Lionel pays me to defend him here. I should have been more subtle with my defense. Lionel cares so much about what people say on this blog that he absolutely needed me here.

So you all sound pretty upset by what Donohue is saying. So you agree that you disagree with him? Don't you feel more firm in your beliefs now? Especially how Lionel is going to hear Donohue apart when this is all said and done the same way he did when he had that pro-war guy on a couple weeks ago?

Clearly you do not understand what this show is about so maybe you should stop listening and constantly visiting the blog of the host you claim to dislike so very much.

I wasn't trying to suggest you're a moron because you post on Seder's blog, I'm merely reporting exactly what I saw when I visited it. It's kind of like Lionel's thoughts on Florida. Not everyone in Florida is stupid, but the stupidest people live in Florida. Well, not everyone who likes or posts on the Seder blog is a moron, but a lot of morons like and post on Seder's blog.

Oh, now we can't disagree! Do you sense the disdain for the Church and the bullshit they spew? Its the archaic non-sense the masses are fed up with. We want reason not superstition. The church just wants to hold onto power and control the flock. Maybe the end is near...for the church, that is!

So you admit you're a one trick pony? If that's going to be your contribution, then I have nothing more to say to you.

And Nicky, you seem like a good dude. Please don't think my arguments necessarily include you.

That's the best compliment I've gotten all day.

You're my favorite poster here. Thank you for your great contributions.

And Nicky, you seem like a good dude. Please don't think my arguments necessarily include you.
I don't care. I am merely commenting.

She is streaming.

So what's your point? Am I not progressive enough for you?

I think Lionel is a breath of fresh air. He questions everything and encourages you to think and he is completely hilarious. He is a welcome addition to AAR in my mind at least.

Sean from Buffalo?

Looks like every group can have its elitist snobs.

Does Lionel ever talk about politics, in the conventional sense.  (New Orleans can, and should be a (very) political topic)

Lionel is a hate monger?  I don't get that. He tries to elicit clearer thinking from callers. That sort of thing.  Does he ever get explicitly political?

Can the general manager post here?, I guess so.

I assume he would since it's blog and all, but what made you say that?

AAR put lionel on the air to force us to go premium.  finally it all makes sense.

My jury is still out on your show... nothing personal.

This morning you took a contrarian view on Islam and women, using Rice of all p