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caledesi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 02:29 PM
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Who else cannot stomach Katherine Lanpher (Al Franken's co-host)
I find her voice so grating. We are talking "nails on the blackboard" folks! When she talks, she sounds so phoney....trying to be humorous.

So what do you think?
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Book Lover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 02:32 PM
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1. She's the professional
and he's not. Sorry, but I love Katherine.
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 03:28 PM
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12. Me too!
I think she's great.
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 02:32 PM
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2. I haven't heard her on AAR
But listened to her program daily when she had a gig on MPR. She was fine.
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caledesi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 02:34 PM
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3. Although I loved Al on SNL etc. I find his voice just as grating.
Edited on Fri Mar-18-05 02:34 PM by caledesi
Maybe my ears are "challenged?" LOL!
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 02:40 PM
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4. I like her a lot.
I like her throaty, raspy laugh, too.
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jackster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 02:47 PM
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5. I think she's WONDERFUL!
She is a professional - knows her stuff - and keeps Al from wandering off to never-never land ....
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4_Legs_Good Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 02:49 PM
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6. I like her a lot, though I kinda think her laugh is forced sometimes
It's become the signature of the show, really, and sometimes when she laughs at the very begining I think she's doing it on purpose.

Still, the show would have died in the early days if not for her. She kept it moving and kept it from being a plodding failure.

david
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 03:15 PM
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11. That laugh is her trademark, unfortunately
And I agree, it sounds very insencere at times. But that's just because I can't stand her :P
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Floogeldy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 02:51 PM
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7. She doesn't have the greatest voice in the world
But I like her.

B-)
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caledesi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 03:03 PM
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8. She is smart and I do appreciate that. nt
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bvar22 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 03:12 PM
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9. She keeps Al on the track.
Edited on Fri Mar-18-05 03:13 PM by bvar22
The show needs her, and I like her!
Without her, Al's show would suck.
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 03:14 PM
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10. Glad she's on AAR now (and no longer on MN Public Radio)
I've never liked her. She fits the stereotypical "whiny guilty white liberal" mold way too well. She used to be a columnist at the St Paul, MN, newspaper, and then got a weekday show on Minnesota Public Radio.

For some reason, everybody thought she was just the bees knees. I found her irritating, uninformed and just plain unbearable. I remember calling her show several times, and her whining over the top of me while I tried to make a point that didn't fit her agenda.

AAR can have her-- good riddance.
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Lindsey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 03:30 PM
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13. I used to get their show on Sundance and really grew to
appreciate her. Watching them is a little different than listening to them. I really like her.
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WoodrowFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 03:45 PM
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14. Sorry, I like her better than Al.
Edited on Fri Mar-18-05 03:52 PM by WoodrowFan
I understand what you mean about her voice, but it doesn't bother me.
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