XPost: alt.fan.j-garofalo, alt.atheism, alt.radio.talk   
   XPost: seattle.politics   
   From: smchris@visi.com   
      
   On Fri, 02 Apr 2004 01:21:54 +0000, Fear gan dia wrote:   
      
   > Verily verily I say unto you, it is written by Kate Lampson   
   >  in <0i1n60dq846tktucaf0ucvgdedf9re5aum@4ax.com>:   
   >   
   >> The Liberal "Air America" show is already a flop! Nothing important was   
   >> said, other than the usual lies and propaganda that liberal idiots spew   
   >> out the top of their heads.   
   >>   
   >> Al Franken and Janeane Garafalo are a couple of wanna-bees that never   
   >> have been, and never will be.   
   >>   
   >> Odds are that the show will be cancelled soon.   
   >   
   > How much do you bet that this Man Coulter wannabee hasn't even heard the   
   > show, and is just cutting and pasting from some repug hate website.   
      
   I wouldn't feel secure betting on Franken's success.  I posted this on   
   Lampson's usenet thread alphabetically "above", so I repeat:   
      
   I want him to succeed.  But you may get your wish.   
      
   I was surprised at how flat the first show was.  With the guest list, it   
   should have carried itself but I thought it was clear they didn't make   
   much of an investment in running practice shows.   
      
   Al needs to show some passion.  In that respect, the second show went a   
   lot better.  They had the Imus statement that Franken didn't care about   
   the contractors who were desecrated.  Having done several USO shows, that   
   got him going.  But does he understand that he has to keep it up when it   
   isn't personal?   
      
   It seemed like they had more entertainment breaks in the second show, so   
   they may appreciate that it must be entertainment to fly.   
      
   What really scares me is his cohost Kathryn Lampher.  I've made a point of   
   hating her for _years_ since she personifies the conservative stereotype   
   of the sort of pretentious yuppie bitch who would host public radio.  For   
   sick fun each show, count:   
      
   1) the number of times she mentions that she was a _real_ journalist.   
      
   2) the number of times she tells a caller to quit blathering and state his   
   point.  Insecure control freak perhaps but she has precious little ability   
   to joke with callers, to empathize and build community.  If you had $100   
   for every time in public radio she told a caller to "get to the point and   
   ask the expert guest your question" (Basically, "Your opinion doesn't   
   count.  The opinion of our expert guest counts."), your retirement would   
   be very secure. I don't know.  She needs a practical course in counseling   
   technique, conversational skills or something.  "Shut up and move along"   
   is the one club she has in her bag.  That isn't going to build a community   
   for O'Franken.  I would be really interested in how she got her seat next   
   to him.   
      
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