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FRANKENFLUFF LIVES -- Pitfalls Of Endless Fawning Coverage, Cut Bush Slack?
The Radio Equalizer- Brian Maloney ^ | November 27th, 2005 | Brian Maloney

Posted on 11/27/2005 10:00:48 PM PST by chuckpez

Isn't nonstop fawning press coverage wonderful?

Other than entrenched, well-connected liberals like Al Franken, of course, who exactly would have an idea of how that feels?

For the Radio Equalizer, the toughest task is weeding through it, otherwise we'd cover nothing but Frankenfluff (a term we coined to describe the particular level of positive press Al routinely enjoys).

Even this mainstream media lovefest can have pitfalls for unsuspecting recipients, however.

Why? Because it eventually leads to carelessness and overconfidence.

Particularly during recent television interviews, we've already seen that in Franken, who can't seem to understand why anyone wouldn't find the idea of Bush Administration executions funny. While a bit more subtle, he also tends to undermine himself in newspaper interviews, as well....

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