Posted on 03/28/2006 6:54:03 AM PST by RonDog
he is a comedian
Really? Could've fooled me.
Ron did you see Ann actually EAT something?
The problem is that the comedian doesn't understand that part of his job on the radio is comedy. He's too busy being a self-righteous twit to stop and spend a little time figuring out how to entertain people. My favorite radio shows aren't just talk. They are entertainment. Rush or Laura Ingraham, for example, make people laugh. They have fun while discussing politics. But the Frankens of the world don't know how to have fun when it comes to politics. On TV, I'd say Jon Stewart is an example of a liberal who knows how to entertain while doing political schtick. But they are rare.
As I mentioned on another thread, it was embarrassing. Regardless of the partisanship of the crowd, Ann failed to garner the support of anyone except her die-hard loyalists. She deserves credit for being fearless, but Newt Gingrich, debating in the same setting against John Edwards last month, was light years ahead of Coulter. She had fewer facts, less verbal acuity, and a dodgier grasp of logic than Franken. Her performance was like watching bad stand-up comedy. Painful.
You mean you can't live on Beer?
u joined today to malign our beloved divine Ms. Coulter???? ;-)
Yo don't get to make statements alluding to Ms. Coulter's lack of command of facts without citing examples, paraphrases or verbatims.
I hope you wore your Nomex ;-p
You lucky dog!!!
I was there last night. I don't know how she was at the after-party, but Ann seemed out of it last night. She was not her usual sharp and cheerful self. She was tense and on the defensive. Franken was more relaxed. Perhaps it was the hostile crowd, but I understand that Ann thrives in front of hostile crowds. She seemed under the weather.
Franken's pitch was pretty much the standard liberal BS talking points. Bush lied to get us into Iraq, gave tax cuts to the wealthy, we need universal health care. He threw in a few cheepshots against Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich too. He's an *******, pure and simple.
The crowd was unbelievably rude and I was stuck right in with a bunch of Franken fans. There was one lady in particular who sat right in front of me. She hooted throughout the performance. I felt like telling her to STFU but I didn't.
Enjoy the picturesPictures should be up soon!
Just a casual FYI:
It's a significant "career limiting maneuver" here at FR to make your very first posts unfounded negative assessments of established conservatives; eVen if you're absolutely 100% right.
So, n00b, take my neighborly (for the time being) advice, and hammer out some substantive legs for your as-yet-unsubstantiated assertions; and don't take too long, either. At least, not if you plan to stick around.
BTW: That howl in the background is the sound of the big generators winding up. Ever actually SEEN 1.21 gigawatts before?? Well, get typing, or you WILL.
Is it true they eat with their butts and crap out their mouths?
They sure were crapping out of their mouths last night. BTW, Franken said he was considering a US Senate run (from Minnesota).
Thanks for validating what I observed as well. It's certainly not a popular opinion on here, but it's coldly accurate. Ann did not acquit herself well in last night's debate. Sorry for not wanting to go into the particulars - it would take too long. But it would be next to impossible for an unbiased observer to say that she was the winner - or even that she tied. You really had to be there.
For whatever reason, she was not on top of her game last night. Sometimes people have bad nights. She had one. She's human. She's not a machine.
Well...umm...where's the new pix?
I thought exactly the same thing last night. If Franken had spewed those same tired old talking points, Dennis would have thrashed him.
I only wish she had. He said nothing original.
Did anyone video tape?
Private cameras were not allowed in but I'm guessing that it was taped by the event holders. There were two large TV screens for those of us who were sitting far away.
It was a predictable debate.
The debate they had 2 years ago was better.
I guess when you hear both these people all the time on the cable shows.
You pretty much know what there going to say.
Like fish in a barrel for Ann even though she's still wrong on UAE's DP World.
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