On Fri, 2 Apr 2004 10:33:05 -0500, "T. Early"
wrote:


"Larry Ozarow" wrote in message
. ..
The number I saw for Limbaugh is about 14 million. Certainly
higher, but considering that he's the keystone of conservative
talk radio, 2/3 of his number is hardly as pathetic as you
seemed to be implying.

I agree that Franken is not so hot so far, but honestly to
me it sounds like he's just trying to imitate Limbaugh's
style. I gather that you are fairly conservative. I'm pretty
liberal - so to me most right wing radio sounds pretty
boring as well. Bush-bashing is certainly more entertaining
to me than Clinton or Rodham/Clinton-bashing.

At least the left wing commentators don't
harp on Richard Nixon the way right-wingers continue to
bring up his opposite number from the 60's - Jane Fonda.
One man's red meat is another's crapola, or whatever.


Fonda has become "relevant" again because Kerry--one of her running
mates in antiwar movement--is relevant. I agree that both sides need
to put to rest some of these obsessions, including Fonda, but, with
Kerry on the scene, bringing her up isn't quite as obsessive as you
make it sound IMO.

BTW, when Bob Edwards was recently canned as host of Morning Edition
(due to market forces from which I thought NPR was supposed to be
immune) I read estimates that put the listenership of that program at
13 million (!).


I really like the fact that Kerry got 5 medals in Vietnam. A lot of
people tried to avoid the war. Doesn't sound like he did. I think
there is a general feeling now that the war was wrong. I guess he
believes that now too. Vietnam was a tough place. I don't know much
about Bush but his service was valuable too at that time. I don't
blame him for missing the "battle". Not his fault - just the luck of
the draw. Either way - I have a great deal of respect for any
veteran. Even if they didn't see combat. Nice to know that they love
their country more than life.

BB