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Stew225 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 12:45 PM
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Al Franken has just handled some Texas
RW'ers on the phone extremely well. He was very logical and courteous. Now that's the kind of radio that represents democratic ideals. Way to go Al!

And I'm not an avid fan of AAR, either.
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 12:47 PM
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1. I was pretty impressed too
I guess he'll be going to the texas BBQ place again ...
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lovedems Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 12:47 PM
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2. It sure beats "You have the right to be a moron and express your views
but I am not going to give you air time". Or, "I am going to cut your mic". Tactics the O'Reilly and Hannity use all the time.

It is the difference between spin and smarts!
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PROGRESSIVE1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 12:49 PM
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4. I disagree! I would cut this Nazis mic off!!!!!
This man(freeper) is Un-American, he is a scumbag!!!!!!!!
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lovedems Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 12:51 PM
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7. And play the "I look foolish and can't argue with those who I don't agree
with game?"

When Hannity and O'Reilly engage in that kind of behavior it makes me LMAO because it shows they are incapable letting facts interfere with their spin!

I have taken pride that Air America is above the RW spin artists and would have been very disappointed if he resorted to their tactics.
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kaitykaity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 12:48 PM
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3. I thought he did well as well.

But the question remains to be asked, when the guy said something
like "Bush isn't perfect," Al should have been all over him with
a question about his opinion about the impeachment of Clinton.
"Clinton wasn't perfect, and you impeached him for it."
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 12:49 PM
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5. Degree of difficulty: 10
...of getting any liberal point across in Texas.

A great monologue on the mishandling and misleading involved in invading Iraq.

You could almost hear the crickets chirping in the background when he was finished. (Compared to the raucous applause when one of the rednecks got done talking.)
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Cat Atomic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 12:49 PM
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6. I disagree.
Edited on Wed May-26-04 12:50 PM by Cat Atomic
Those people are venomous, and they should be insulted and marginalized at every opportunity. Their stupidity should be pointed out and mocked non-stop.

It's not like these idiots haven't had their voices heard. The entire media has been parroting their ridiculous, fascist shit for years.
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 12:52 PM
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8. But it's seen as a badge of honor to them
to be ridiculed and insulted by "liberals."

So I guess Al is taking the stealth approach.

Sorry I missed the show. Sounds like they don't know what hit them.
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Cat Atomic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 12:57 PM
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12. They love his lack of response. They're like playground bullies.
They see Franken's desire to discuss things calmly as weakness. And bullies LOVE a weakling.
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movonne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 12:56 PM
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11. I agree
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skypilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 12:58 PM
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13. I like you.
:)
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Cat Atomic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 01:04 PM
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16. I like you back.
:)
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 01:09 PM
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17. hey!!!
can I jump in here in this love fest????

:D
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Cat Atomic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 01:19 PM
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18. *love*
:)
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David__77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 12:54 PM
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9. I found his replies to be a bit "Colmesish."
And I of course don't mean that positively. While the first rightist made a polemical defense of his reactionary politics that was clear and forthright, Franken didn't do the same. Murmering about "international support" doesn't mean a thing to me. The war against Iraq was and is immoral and has made the US less safe--it's a clear matter.
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skypilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 12:55 PM
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10. What was that business...
Edited on Wed May-26-04 12:57 PM by skypilot
...from the last yahoo about us electing Bush for four years not three and a half years? They were not having a discussion about Bush tendering his resignation. Although, that is a discussion that could be had. Freepers are always ever so subltely --and often not so subtlely shifting the focus of the discussion.

Oh, and then, of course, there is the fact that we did not elect that prick.
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Walt Starr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 12:59 PM
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14. You liked that crappy segment?
Edited on Wed May-26-04 01:00 PM by Walt Starr
I turned off AAR for good after that crap. If I wanted to listen to inbred morons discussing why they want to stick their tongues in Bush's ass, I'd watch Faux News.
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-26-04 01:01 PM
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15. There's a difference.
Faux doesn't question Why they want to stick their tongues in Bush's ass.

They just join in.
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