"Liberal network" signs Al Franken

[Mark Laurence]

On Wednesday, January 14, 2004, at 09:44  AM, SteveOrdinetz wrote:

>  So many liberal hosts seem to miss this and tend to come across as 
> "blame America first"ers.  While they may have valid points at times, 
> very few people want to hear Saddam's side of the story.

There are moral issues on both sides of the spectrum, and the Globe had 
a good column yesterday about how Howard Dean is making forceful 
political morality statements work for him.  Nobody but the most 
closed-minded right-winger would truly believe the liberal point of 
view is "Saddam's side of the story."

But I agree with Tony that a talk show based only on liberal politics 
is doomed to failure.  Rush Limbaugh is a talented RADIO broadcaster, 
and that is more the source of his success than his politics.  How many 
times have radio stations - including here in Boston - put well-known 
celebrities on the air who know nothing about broadcasting, and 
watched, astonished, as their shows flopped?

Mark