[UPDATED] Premiere Decides to Keep Progressive Talker Randi Rhodes on Air After All

[Tarheel_Dem]

13. I'm elated to hear this. Admittedly, I don't listen to Randi everyday. I have to be in a mood.

I sometimes get pissed at Randi with the way she handles callers; even the ones who agree with her. I think there's a reason she doesn't get a lot of love from some progressive corners. Randi is that honest relative that pisses everybody off at some point, but you still love 'em. She's smart, and she's a gifted talker. I just wish she wouldn't promote idiots like Limbaugh & Hannity so exhaustively.

My main criticism of Randi is how she seems to go out of her way to piss off the folks who are on the same team. She despises Al Franken, and she may have good reason. Same with Ed Schultz. A few days ago she went after Al Sharpton, and Alec Baldwin. I think Randi feels alienated from an industry that she feels should embrace her as a pioneer. She's made less than glowing comments about Rachel Maddow in the past, and while all of her critiques may be justified in her mind, it's just self defeating if she wants to spread her wings outside of talk radio. She doesn't get anywhere near the exposure that Stephanie gets, and there's probably a very good reason for that. Just my .02 cents.