Friday Moonbattery

BOOKISH WIT?

Al Livens The Party, Randi's Suit, Host Afraid Of Israel



From New York socialite phoniness, I don't suppose we should expect much honesty. Al Franken's dinnermates, however, sure were happy to hand over a free pass at this pol-laden Empire State Pride Agenda event:

At the ESPA event, Al Franken, the Air America founder known for his bookish wit, gave the evening’s most moving speech, describing how some of the elected officials most strongly opposing gay marriage in Massachusetts dropped their fight after meeting actual couples and their children.

They came to see, he said, that continuing their battle against that state’s high court ruling would only leave them with a legacy of political embarrassment.

Franken also took on former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich—asking, “Don’t you want for gay couples what you had with your first wife; that sense of commitment you had with your second wife; that bond of fidelity you had with your third wife”—Fox TV’s Bill O’Reilly, for the recent flap over allegations that he made unwelcome phone sex calls to a female employee, and the nation’s leading conservative radio jock, saying if one were to slice out every passage of the Bible in which Jesus talks of the poor with an exacto knife, it would make “the perfect box for smuggling Rush Limbaugh’s drugs.”

This "bookish wit" happens to come from Franken's large support staff, that's where the heavy lifting originates.

As for the attacks on Limbaugh, O'Reilly and Gingrich, at least none of them stood by as an inner-city Boys & Girls Club was raided to the tune of $875,000 to support a financially dubious radio operation.

When liberals loot, it's morally justifiable?

And when it comes to the drug issue, Franken might want to put a lid on the topic until one of his on-air co-workers checks into rehab.


"Morning Sedition" host Marc Maron admits he's afraid to discuss Israel, a key talk radio topic, saying he's not sure of his own views:

As far as the debate over the Middle East goes, Maron says he and Air America tend to avoid the subject. “We get flak for not talking about Israel,” he says. “It’s a Pandora’s box. In terms of my own feelings, I’m on the fence about what I feel is right and wrong about Israel.”

Today Maron divides his time between homes in New York and Los Angeles. He is married to a woman named Mishna Wolff, but –– surprise, surprise –– despite the name, she isn’t Jewish.

It's not a Pandora's Box, Marc, it's called having the backbone to state and defend your views. Or is the real problem that your opinions don't fit with Air America's?

While the story claims "Morning Sedition" has a growing audience, it's actually the most troubled of Air America's floundering lineup. With double-digit audience losses this year, some stations have already yanked the program.

No doubt a fear of stating opinions isn't helping Maron's ratings situation.


A full-scale Ess Eff Moonbat Alert:

On Thursday, October 13, 2005, WorldCantWait.org is sponsoring a "Bush Battle" fundraiser from 8:00 to midnight at Cellspace, 2050 Bryant St, San Francisco, (415) 648-7562), a funky 10,000 square foot interior where arts and media classes are held, and SF artists' talents showcased.

"Bush Battle" hip-hop artists will bend music into protest, grab- bing a phrase or a quote from "Bush Crime Family" members and rapping about it.

They may lay down beats using Bill Bennett's recent Oops on his "Morning in America" radio show, ".. abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down"

Or, Rumsfeld's slam on his critics: "These people stand up and fuss at the United States because there's a baby in the street who was killed by something."

Or, Lady Bountiful Barbara feeling the pain of Katrina victims: "The people in the (Astrodome) arena here...were underprivileged anyway, so ...this is working very well for them."

Emperor Bush himself and his vow to "rid the world of evil doers," may be the delicious raw material for the creative extrapolations of such Bay Area artists as unbelievable rappers, Spencer The Speaker and Wiseproof, who just came out with a new CD.

World Cant Wait's "Bush Battle" rap event has two objectives.

The first is to raise funds for an Air America Radio ad announcing a massive national day of resistance on November 2, the first anniversary of Bush's re-election.

And you think an Air America ad will create a large turnout?


Yes, Randi was sued and she can't stop blabbing about it. Stay tuned for a full report. This was just an annoying tease.


Conservative talker Cam Edwards is getting a lot of well-deserved attention for catching Mike Wallace in the act. From NRO's Media Blog:

After Cam Edwards found out that Mike Wallace from "60 Minutes" had appeared at a fundraiser for the pro-gun control Brady Center, he asked CBS News Public Eye blogger Vaughn Ververs whether he thought that was appropriate and whether Wallace would be covering the gun-control debate in the future.

Well done, Cam!


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