She makes a valid point. Ant's irresponsibility does have the potential to fuck over Jimmy & Opie financially if SiriusXM does not re-sign them.

Yep which is partially why I h haven't subscribed to Ants podcast yet. And I'm seriously considering reupping my Sirius.

I love Anthony and think he's a funny fuck. But I've noticed a difference these past few shows. I find myself listening to the ENTIRE show a lot now versus skipping around like I used to. Whenever I saw "race" or any other title on the ondemand app that I knew would just be Ants political rants I'd just skip it and lose a good hour or so of the show. Anthony has his moments and I miss the movie references / impressions but if I wanted a racial tirade I'd just go talk to my dad.

I listen on my break at work, driving home , while at the gym , doing housework etc. and I listen to be entertained not annoyed - which was usually the case when they went an hour long on shitty PC topics.

If Anthony can keep his show to comedy and phoners I'm all in, but until I get a taste of his show I'm sticking with OJ

If we've learned nothing from the past 20 years is Ant doesn't do phone calls. He'll deal with them for a little at the start cause he needs to "connect" with his fans but as soon as the callers disagree with his opinion its over.

is that bad? we're all boring.

Anthony is appealing to a very small audience, which people tend to forget. Anthony is great when he is around equally talented people in terms of wit and humor, but on his own, what does he have to offer? Race discussions? Political discussions? Gun discussions? I'm speculating here of course, but if I'm correct, you can find these topics being discussed on AM radio, 5 days a week, for free. I never unsubscribed to SXM, and am happy I didn't. The shows these past two weeks have been better than they have been in a long time.

I love on Nopie shows then ant will talk about tv shows and stuff from childhood with Travis

I'm the same way. I have nothing against Anthony's politics but if he makes this a politics show I am dropping him. Once again I am a true fan and have nothing against his politics what so ever but if he discusses them I am leaving.

I have nothing against Anthony's politics

Your username has determined that that is a lie!

In other news, paying taxes sucks.

Oh geez, don't get Anthony started on taxes.

At least he won't have to pay NYC taxes anymore right?

Wrong. He'll still be a millionaire, so him and the other millionaires will be paying 99% of the taxes while us working schlubs pay nothing. ugh.

I thought he had to pay NYC taxes, state and LI taxes. Now wouldn't he just have to pay state and Long Island taxes? Then again he has his NYC apartment.

You only pay state and federal taxes. Not city income taxes. One city may have higher sales tax or an additional tax on cigarettes or gas. Chicago has a bottled water tax. But the location of where he works within the same state has no effect on his income taxes.

Dude, I have no idea about taxes in NY. Just going along with the old myth that Gene Simmons was perpetuating this week and got called out on, that millionaire pay 80% of the taxes.

I'm so sad that he's has to give back to society instead of blowing it all on blackjack and overpriced trinkets to put around his 90 degree pool. That's a burden nobody should carry. :(

He has been working at Sirius XM for ten years telling jokes for a living and should have at least earned 10 million a piece since 2004. Did a recent article say he made 3 Million a year?

Even Opie said that number was bullshit.

"They might've stretched the numbers a bit. Little stretching of the numbers. Oh yeah. They stretched the numbers. ... Stretched it out a little bit. They may of stretched the numbers..."

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His income won't be millionaire anymore.

She doesn't have a valid point. SiriusXM shouldn't have fired him. At this point Opie seems to be doing fine. He has his solo show he seemed to want backed up by Jim and a good assortment of comedians.

He really shouldn't say bad words when a fist hits his face next time.

He shouldn't say them on the most popular social media site when he is employed by a publicly traded company.

Some people say freedom of speech, some people say freedom from consequences. The only thing I care about is a free cup of coffee down at the job site.

Joe, you have a refreshing outlook on the world. So simple, yet so eloquent.

But Regular Joe, don't you think a free cup of coffee is entitlement?

Yeah, this don't sound like the real Joe.

The Joe I know always brought his own thermos fulla mud. He wasn't lookin' for no handouts.

Don't forget your buttered roll.

You're right, but when you're angry because an insane hooker punched you in the face, these things don't cross your mind as easily.

I guess he should have read the "Words Hurt And Harm" booklet.

Sure, but even Jim and pretty much everybody else agrees, he shouldn't have said that shit on twitter and saved it for the show. There is no denying Anthony put an end to the Opie and Anthony Show. SiriusXM did what any other publicly traded company would have done in this situation, which was to protect their brand and remove any threat attached to their name that would potentially lower their stock value.

That's ridiculous. How would it be any different had he said it on the show? Isn't that a representative speaking on SXM air? Their stock value didn't start going down until after they fired him.

Yeah, the spin on that is fucking disgusting.

Opie was the one who said it would be different if Ant had said it on the air. Because they would have made it humorous.

JCP said "pretty much everyone agrees". I don't agree.

My argument with JCP's post is that Anthony put an end to O&A. He didn't - SXM did that. If SXM did what any other publicly traded company would have, they would have fired him had he tweeted it or said it. If anything you can make an argument that saying it over their air is much worse than on his private social media account.

If anyone cares, this is the lady from Opies videos, Lonley Enjoys Bacon Sundae, McLobster, Scared of automatic doors, Trolling OWS and NYC marathon.

Hahahahahaha. That's really depressing.

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I don't know why he's so twitter sad-face; Opie has said, several times, that he doesn't need to work anymore.

He also says how sxm doesn't tell them how many people listen. So why would he care if people cancel?

Not even Tucker Max would believe that one.

She has no valid point. Opie was doing a lot better than he had any business doing, and if you don't believe me, check the "Opie has a new viral video" thread.

Are we really saying people deserve to get fired over racist tweets? It's like the world's gone mad. If Opie clings to this stupid company that he's complained about for years I'm done.

Well, as Opie said to Shawna Lenee...

BOO HOO!

BOO HOO!

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I love Ant. But @OpieRadio did NOTHING and his life was f**ked. All this "stand with Ant" stuff. I get it. But What about Op? WHAT ABOUT OP?

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2014-07-24 16:48:14 UTC

. @kelleyiskelley cue crickets :(

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Guise?

Guys?

Gays?

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I turn on the tube and what do I see  A whole lotta people cryin' "Don't blame me"  They point their crooked little fingers ar everybody else Spend all their time feelin' sorry for themselves  Victim of this, victim of that  Your momma's too thin; your daddy's too fat 

Get over it  Get over it  All this whinin' and cryin' and pitchin' a fit  Get over it, get over it 

You say you haven't been the same since you had your little crash  But you might feel better if I gave you some cash  The more I think about it, Old Billy was right  Let's kill all the lawyers, kill 'em tonight  You don't want to work, you want to live like a king  But the big, bad world doesn't owe you a thing 

Get over it  Get over it  If you don't want to play, then you might as well split  Get over it, Get over it 

It's like going to confession every time I hear you speak  You're makin' the most of your losin' streak  Some call it sick, but I call it weak 

You drag it around like a ball and chain  You wallow in the guilt; you wallow in the pain  You wave it like a flag, you wear it like a crown  Got your mind in the gutter, bringin' everybody down  Complain about the present and blame it on the past  I'd like to find your inner child and kick its little ass 

Get over it  Get over it  All this bitchin' and moanin' and pitchin' a fit  Get over it, get over it 

Get over it  Get over it  It's gotta stop sometime, so why don't you quit  Get over it, get over it

A simple "get over it" would have bombed, but you really took it the extra mile. Great job

In true Opie fashion

You should get over it as well.

all of a sudden my username feels relevant

Where have you been buttercup?

Oh god. I can't believe you did this.

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I thought he had to pay NYC taxes, state and LI taxes. Now wouldn't he just have to pay state and Long Island taxes? Then again he has his NYC apartment.

I'm so sad that he's has to give back to society instead of blowing it all on blackjack and overpriced trinkets to put around his 90 degree pool. That's a burden nobody should carry. :(

Gays?

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His income won't be millionaire anymore.

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