Al Franken does the greatest Rush imitation !

[kentuck]

He's got him! I wish he would do more of "Rush" and have Rush saying some really stupid things - that would blow the minds of the dittoheads if they were to hear him. :)

Also, he has Col. David Hackworth on as his guest. He said he was 74 years old! Wow! I thought he was about 58-60?? The guy sure looks great for his age. He went into service at 14 years old....served in the Korean War...then Vietnam. Was at Fort Campbell, KY...

[soleft]

1. Did you ever notice they both sound like Vincent Donofrio from MIB

"Where do you keep your dead?" Edgar I think the character's name was.

[LifeDuringWartime]

5. the giant cockroach

LOL!

[kentuck]

2. My critique of Al's show.....

His co-host sounds like one of the NPR broadcasters....nothing wrong with that - just not very exciting.

Listening to Al interview Col David Hackworth, I thought the Colonel was making devastating comments about General Myers, Rumsfeld, and others but Al did not pursue it properly. For example, Hackworth pointed out that Myers was a lapdog to Rumsfeld and would never have called Dan Rather to stop the photos without checking with his superiors first. Al just let that go... I thought he should have amplified the great points that Hackworth was making...but it is easy to look at the faults of others... :)

[Anarcho-Socialist]

3. Katherine Lanpher

Katherine Lanpher formerly worked for Minnesota Public Radio, so I suppose that's where her radio style comes from.

[NewJeffCT]

6. Didn't we hear recently that Rummy was a micro-manager?

he got into every possible detail about the smallest thing... and then the illogic he didn't know the extent of the prison abuse?

[gratuitous]

7. Useful comments, kentuck

You might consider forwarding them to Air America. Most of the "critiques" I read around the internet just aren't very helpful. "Al Sucks! Franken's The Greatest!" but actual instances and suggestions are a rarity.

Franken's not a radio host by trade, and he's only been at it a couple of months. Suggestions like yours could help him out.

Although, considering he's kicking Rush's pasty white wherever they go head-to-head, maybe he doesn't need much advice. But with a little help from listeners, Franken will remain atop the ratings.

[Taylor Mason Powell]

4. Does anybody have an mp3

or .wav that i can hear? I keep hearing about Al's amazing Rush impression and I want to hear it!!!

[ThoughtCriminal]

8. Why imitate?

"I wish he would do more of "Rush" and have Rush saying some really stupid things"

Why imitate when you could just play a tape of Rush talking about just about anything?

[kentuck]

9. Well, in Rush's voice he could say, for example...

"You know, I have a lot of followers, the dittheads, and I have played them for fools for almost 15 years..."

or

"You know folks, George W Bush is really a moron. I say all these good things about him because I make money and he keeps my taxes low so you people can keep me supplied with Oxycontin.."

or

"OK, ladies and gentlemen, I have a confession to make. I went down today and changed my registration to the Democratic Party. I know some of you may be angry but I have to stay on top of the wave..."

:)
Those are the type of comments I was thinking of....I don't think you will hear them from the real Rush....