Populist Talk Radio

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Griff

I would like to welcome the Democratic Party to the anti-war side, too bad they waited for 1800 dead and a drop in Bushes poll numbers to climb on board.

What do you mean by "Democratic Party"? Progressive radio has been against the war pretty much the whole time. It's the DLC-types who were mealy-mouthed about it, and most of them still are. But, thanks to stuff like progressive rado and blogs, I'm hopeful that progressives will regain control of the Democratic Party, and the politicians who sway with the wind will sway in the right direction again.

As for the actual radio, I agree pretty much with what you said. I haven't listened to Franken in a while, but he is not a polished radio voice. Republicans have mastered the art of repeating propaganda over and over, but Franken repeats lengthy anecdotes over and over. His cohost tries to help him out, but as he's gained confidence he seems to overrule her advice a bit too much. Franken gets the best guests, though, and I enjoy his bit with his Dittohead friend.

Stephanie Miller is fun to listen to, but she's pretty fluffy - not too much substance.

Randi Rhodes is abrasive. You can get used to it, but every once in a while she'll say something unjustified.

Ed Schultz isn't with Air America, but he's carried on many of their stations. He's closest to unaffiliated. IIRC, he was Republican until Bush.

In the DC area, or on the web, WJFK has a new guy after Don and Mike, Peter Rosenberg 7-11pm, who is interesting. He's not too polished, this being his first radio gig, but he seems pretty thoughtful and open to opposing views.