Today Al Franken leaves the world of Progressive radio and enters the world of electoral politics.
Al will be remembered fondly here at GT12 for providing a face, buzz and a flagship program for Air America which then gave progressive radio a center of gravity around which great non-AA shows like Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller and Bill Press could coalesce (and show AA what real radio sounded like).
Al’s show was all about the guests and they were great. We will miss Jonathon Alter, Lawrence O’Donnell, Norm Ornstein and very very super much, Tom Oliphant.
We long ago of course began missing Al’s humor, which seemed to disappear about two days into Air America’s life. As a radio guy Al was just awful and got progressively (of course) worse. Only Janeane Garafolo could out-whine and out-condescend him. I began to remember Mara Tapp, a horrible Host of a local NPR show here back in the 80’s.. Mara’s dripping upper middle class faux-intellectual condescension made me embarrassed to listen, let alone call myself a liberal.
Al’s growing pedanticism will probably serve him well in the Senate. Of course, he’s going to have to get people to like him again.
Al will be remembered fondly here at GT12 for providing a face, buzz and a flagship program for Air America which then gave progressive radio a center of gravity around which great non-AA shows like Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller and Bill Press could coalesce (and show AA what real radio sounded like).
Al’s show was all about the guests and they were great. We will miss Jonathon Alter, Lawrence O’Donnell, Norm Ornstein and very very super much, Tom Oliphant.
We long ago of course began missing Al’s humor, which seemed to disappear about two days into Air America’s life. As a radio guy Al was just awful and got progressively (of course) worse. Only Janeane Garafolo could out-whine and out-condescend him. I began to remember Mara Tapp, a horrible Host of a local NPR show here back in the 80’s.. Mara’s dripping upper middle class faux-intellectual condescension made me embarrassed to listen, let alone call myself a liberal.
Al’s growing pedanticism will probably serve him well in the Senate. Of course, he’s going to have to get people to like him again.
By Al, and thanks for all the other good shows.
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