Chip Franklin is a TALK show host, not a professional writer. Why do Freepers want to "prove" to him that we are shallow and hurtful? He is an on-air voice, who has been given through the age of the internet, his own page on which to present ideas, polls, and links to articles. Each of the WBAL hosts has a page. None are controlled by editors.
He was (and still is) a stand-up comic until he started this morning show 5 years ago. His alliance with conservative issues and politicians seems to have evolved during these years as he observed and interviewed people of both stripes in this deep blue city.
Consider that he is still talking about MD4Bush. Is anyone else?
Lets try to keep him on our side. He could bring a lot of new and friendly eyes to FR.
Peace at any price type, are we?
The fact is the guy stinks as a writer and qiute frankly I could care less who's side he is on.
In fact, should he write Dimocrat prose, he may well turn some of them Republican. ;)
After trying to read that article, I'd say he's not even up to speed as an amateur writer. ;-)
Settle down, trigger.
If one cannot speak and/or write properly in Public, they should expect to be called out on it.
I'm not from the "2+2=5 because it feels good" school of math.
Chip Franklin and WBAL are LAZY.
Having listened to him a bit, I am not really sure whose "side" he is on. While I am willing to cut him some slack because I happen to agree with him on this issue, the article reads like a transcript of one of his monologues. I have had to turn his show off several times because he got on my nerves with some of his schtick.