Is Al Franken a Big Fat idiot? DUmmies think so!

Liberal Radio Listeners. | Oct. 11, 2005 | RFace

[rface]

There have been plenty of news-sourced articles that discuss the decline of Rush Limbaugh and the enormous exploding success of Air America.....but the success that is touted is non-existant. Even the DUmmies admit that their hero, Al Franken, sucks. He must suck judging by the reviews of his show today:

Walt Starr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Oct-11-05 12:13 PM.
Al Franken seems to be really struggling on his own. He needs a sidekick to do his job well. This is so sad.

MnFats (1000+ posts) Tue Oct-11-05 12:17 PM
I was thinking the same thing. He may yet find his legs......But I wish he'd get a fireball sidekick....dunno who though.

smoogatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Oct-11-05 12:18 PM
What happened to what's her name? I stopped listening to Al months ago.

MnFats (1000+ posts) Tue Oct-11-05 12:18 PM
Katherine Lanpher left to write a book at least, that's what they said...

emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Oct-11-05 12:19 PM
Katherine kept him on track and moving along:he needs a Radio Professional.

nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Oct-11-05 12:20 PM
Been listening to hartmann for months now but they need soembody, personally make Al Joe Conason's side kick, then I woudl go back to Al

Armstead (1000+ posts) Tue Oct-11-05 12:22 PM
Thom Hartman needs a sidekick too However, his presentation sometimes is a bit too pedantic for my tastes. It almost seems more like going to class rather than listening to the radio. I wish he'd get some kind of sidekick who could loosen up the show a bit.

otohara (1000+ posts) Tue Oct-11-05 12:22 PM
No He Doesn't Suck. Turn it off if you can't handle day 2 of Al Franken getting used to being by himself.

Walt Starr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Oct-11-05 12:24 PM
If I turn him off it's for good.

iconoclastNYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Oct-11-05 12:22 PM
Al Franken should be the COLOR commentator....And it' shouldn't be his show. I understand they need a big name but the quality of the product is poor. They need to do something. The guest can't carry the show forever......

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This thread is growing at DUmmyLand, and it is interesting to watch the debate of.... How Bad Al Franken Sucks.

[calrighty]

R O T F L M A O

[wideawake]

Basically, Air America hired Franken because he was the D-list celebrity most enthusiastic about wanting the job.

They should have hired a complete nobody with leftist politics and good on-air skills.

A complete nobody would have required slightly more promotion than the barely-known Franken, but a complete nobody also would have worked for a fraction of Franken's million-dollar salary.

[wideawake]

I wonder how CurrenTV is doing.

[synbad600]

If you have not read "Al Franken is a Gapped Tooth Moron", it's a must.

LMAO

[raccoonradio]

According to Radio Equalizer, Air America put an ad on a radio trade website talking about the great ratings Franken was getting in Providence, RI--3 times as high as before. Guess what: he is no longer on that station (WHJJ). They just dropped him because of LOW RATINGS (and did the same to Jerry Springer). Lying liars.

According to the WHJJ website:
"10:00am-1pm
The Helen Glover Show
(REPLACED SPRINGER & FRANKEN FIRST HOUR)
This former finalist on the TV show "Survivor" spent 18 years teaching survival skills to military officers. Think she can take on the tough issues?

1pm-3pm
The Howie Barte Show
(REPLACED LAST 2 HOURS OF FRANKEN)
920 WHJJ's Newest Show! Howie takes a common-sense approach to the issues of the day.

[Semper Paratus]

Jeanne Garafolo is moonlighting on the West Wing.

Big Al has to think his daily radio gig really sucks now.

[Sometimes A River]

I'm always hoping to see it off the air and replaced with NWI, which was the only decent TV newschannel.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

OH MY GOD!

The DUmmies have gained the ability to criticize their gods!

What's next rational thought?!

We're DOOMED!

[manwiththehands]

ErrAmerica is doing worse than Franken. Anyone ever hear that idiot named "Lionel"?

[tjg]

The couple of times I've listened to him, I didn't think he was that bad. His delivery I mean.

The content was absurd, of course, half truths, and flat out, ridiculous lies. But that's red meat for the party faithful. The DU'ers can't be complaining about that part.

I thought he was fairly entertaining.

[wideawake]

You're about the only person who thinks so, to be honest.

To me he sounds unspontaneous, inarticulate, clunky.

His voice also tends toward the monotonic/whiner end of the spectrum.

[calrighty]

You could replace Franken with the Rubber Band Man and increase the ratings : )

[calrighty]

Al Franken................the worlds most unfunny comedian : )

[.cnI redruM]

They could get Kieth Olbermann. He's really serious newsman....

[tjg]

"You're about the only person who thinks so, to be honest."

I hear you. When both the DUers and the Freepers agree on something, it's worht rethinking.

[Paleo Conservative]

They could get Kieth Olbermann. He's really a seriously deranged newsman....

[mak5]

Current is doing so well that Al Gore is now holding "rallies" in Philadelphia to try to force Comcast to put his network on their cable systems.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Anyone ever hear that idiot named "Lionel"?

I live in NYC.

So unfortunately, yes I have.

[manwiththehands]

I've heard him a few times on my local AM. His show seems to be a filler between our football games and regularly scheduled programming. He sounds like a Lib/'Rat sniveling weasel version of Joe Pesci!