[BushisTheMan]

Someone needs to record the Clarke interview. I'm hoping he says something stupid that he could be brought up on perjury for soon.

The more Clarke appears, the more the chance that he will slip up and be caught in his lies.

Ignore the losers. Hopefully no one but McCain will appear from the Pubbie side. Soon they will tire of slappig themselves on the back.

Besides, Liberals only want to prove others that they consider less smart than themselves wrong. How can they do that if it is only Liberals.

Can one Liberal liar be less smart than the other Liberal liar?

[woofie]

I cant wait for Craig Livinstone to appear on his show

[Inyokern]

I listened to segment when Kerrey was on. It was pathetic. Franken kept trying to goad Kerrey into saying that 9/11 was all Bush's fault and Kerrey kept resisting.

Kerrey would say that both the Clinton and Bush administrations made mistakes and Franken would reply, "Yes, but let's talk about Bush..."

And, by the way, this "O'Franken" crap is going to get old REALLY fast. I predict that, if this station lasts more than a couple weeks (which is no sure thing) they will drop that stupid name.

[Pharmboy]

I was in the car and able to listen to about 40 minutes of his second hour--the interview with Kerry. He was not as wild-eyed and crazy as I thought he would be, but whenever he tried to get a bit out there with Kerry, Kerry would not bite and brought him back.

All in all, it was just more of the mainstream media run by a guy who always was the class clown and wise*ss. No big whoop.

They're doomed.

[Richard Kimball]

bump for later

[TexasCajun]

I like to hear Rush & Hannity address the "The O'Franken Factor" as the "The Stewart Smalley Show".

Stuart Smalley is a caring nurturer, a member of several twelve-step programs, but not a licensed therapist. His show "Daily Affirmations" is on a cable access channel. The show is geared to help people with mental disabilities, such as overeating, drug abuse, and alcoholism.

Stuart himself grew up with a dysfunctional family. His father was "a big stinking drunk" who called chubby Stuart, "a waste of space." Stuart's mom is "a total loon and in complete denial about Dad's drinking," while his brother is a dope addict. Still, Stuart maintains a good and positive attitude throughout his show, while helping people solve their problems

[The Radical Capitalist]

The only purpose for this show, as Franken has admitted, is to stop Bush's re-election. This is a fatal flaw for success. Why? Because the basis for all mass media is entertainment.

And if there is anything the Franken show lacks, it's entertainment value. Does he want to solidify the hard core? OK, it may do that, for a small minority. Will it garner swing votes? Not a chance in hell. It was the most unentertainig half-hour I ever suffered through. He says he's a comic, but the show had all the hilarity of a root canal.

He spoke about how 9/11 brought the country together, and then how Bush cynically used 9/11 for political purposes. When making his point, Franken talked about a "good friend" who on the day after 9/11 went to the closet and dug out his "America" shirt to put on. "Of course," Franken said, "it took him four hours to white out the word "sucks."

How in the world is Franken going to attract swing voters with that? Does he really think that most Americans think that America sucks? You might say, "Well, he was just making a joke." But how does that joke help? All it does is reinforce the (correct) perception that Franken and his ilk hate America, and all things considered "American."

Everyone who supports Bush should be overjoyed...the show will convince no one, potentially turn off many, and burn money at the same time.

[bigjoesaddle]

I think he used to be a witer for SNL, and that he may have been somewhat humorous

Yes, he was on and a writter for SNL. He was with Davis as the "Franken and Davis Show"

My favorite writter for SNL was Michel O'Donoghue, and he has a very FReeperesque opinion of Franken. O'Donoghue was one of the geniuses behind National Lampoon Magazine, and was hired as a senior headwritter for SNL, and he also played "Mr Mike", the small bald guy with round sunglasses with very dark stories, if any of you remember that.

He hated Franken. Davis said "He thought Al was an obnoxious, egomaniacal a**hole," and made Franken the target of many putdowns. Whenever Franken submitted an idea or sketch, O'DOnoghue would label it "SHIT", or dismiss it all together.

In one writters meeting, Franken and Davis pushed for a sketch they thought was funny, but O'donoghue and Sargent (another senior writter) disagreed. When Franken openly disputed O'Donoghue's opinion,he, the senior writter, walked over to Franken, grabbed the script from his hand, took it to the window and let it drop 17 floors to the pavement. End of discussion. This angered Franken, but delighted Davis: "Franken was always trying to bully me, too, and it was great to see him get kicked in the nuts" he said.

(I just put this on another thread, thought is was good for this one also).

[woofie]

Rush should call him live during his own show ......

[Yaelle]

Someone said Excrement in Broadcasting, and that sounds about right.

Guess what, little Al? Rush didn't start in syndication when he didn't know a mike from the back of a baboon. He knew how to do everything in a radio station before he left his teens, I am quite sure. Then he worked his way up, only moving to national syndication when his audience DEMANDED it and his sponsors BEGGED for it.

Guess what, little Al? It was Rush's positive message that got people to tune in the next day and the next. Teasing and putting down opponents is just a fun interlude for Rush, NOT his main event. Rush actually has insight, Al! Whoa! And Rush also explains some of the complex news stories of the day, and why events mean things. Whoa!

Guess what, little Al? Your audience gets daily affirmation for their views in most other media sources. They will not respond to you like a lost hiker to a clear brook, as Rush's listeners respond to him.

Guess what, little Al? Your name recognition only means that the people tuning you in want to hear something really funny. No one on daily radio is constantly funny. Since you can't be, you have to have something else people love. Like heart. People will tune in to hear a man with heart and an interesting take on the day's issues, and will enjoy them more if he has a wit. The wit is the spice, Al. Anyone trying to do 100% wit on the radio will fail miserably.

Al, as your show flails and flounders, just remember that you love using the titles of your books to make a point. More vicious than clever, but you try. Yet as your show does a Titanic on the floes of the radio waves, I can only think of Rush's book title.

[BenLurkin]

"By the second hour, when former 9/11 Commission member Bob Kerrey came on, Franken found a comfort level, although the interview itself was a slightly more informal version of what you’d get on public radio."

[Ichneumon]

At least for the time being, Lanpher is cast in a kind of Mother Hen/Voice of Reason role. She kept Franken on his cues, introduced and re-ID’d guests and cut to commercials.

Translation: Franken couldn't handle a simple call-in radio show, so they provided him with a babysitter.

The first hour provided dollops of palpable, opening night jitters. [...] Franken, [...] was clearly feeling the pressure of being the tent-pole of the much-publicized new network. His first few minutes, reading a script promising, “A battle for truth, justice and indeed America itself … not to be too grandiose,” was funny enough, but was read with enough tension in his voice you’d have looked away in embarrassment were he performing stand-up in front of you.

The author of this piece appears to be trying to make excuses for Franken's lame performance ("opening night jitters") but Franken is a veteran of live TV (SNL) and live stand-up comedy. If he's this much of a stumblebum just because he's sitting at a microphone in a studio, a much easier task, the problem isn't "opening night jitters", it's a general incompetence and inability to think and respond in realtime (both the live TV and the stand-up routines were pre-scripted, this is not).

[PsyOp]

Franken? Isn't he a character played by the Smalley guy on SNL?

[My2Cents]

Preaching to the choir.

[cyborg]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Cuttnhorse]

Sounds like goofy Al's show has little hope of going anywhere. Watching this thing die a sloooow agonizing death will be great sport.

[Tribune7]

It's sounds like a show that might have peaked in its first hour

[YankeeReb]

BWAAHAHAHA .... Al Frankin is a Big Fat Idiot... Remember how they said once Rush no longer had Clinton in office to bash, his show would go off the air. Well it's almost 4 years poct Clinton and Rush has over 600 stations. Lets see where Frankin will be a year from now. He was lame on SNL, and he's even worse doing political commentary.

[Incorrigible]

All traitors, all the time.

[reg45]

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