I admit it: Randi Rhodes annoys me

[brentspeak]

She's been going on and on and on for almost a week about what John Kerry meant when he said he would vote the Iraq War resolution even if knew now that there no WMD. She berates listeners who tell her they don't understand/appreciate Kerry's comments by calling them "hopeless" or "stupid"; even el Rushbo doesn't use that terminology when he speaks down to his Dittoheads.

She doesn't seem to understand that Kerry screwed up royally with his comments: if it requires voters to consult "subsection 5" of the Senate resolution with a fine-tooth comb in order to fully get what Kerry was trying to say, then obviously Kerry needs to be kindly/quickly/rudely reminded by his supporters that he needs to can the legalese and make his public comments on the campaign trail completely unambiguous. Does Randi take us for morons because Kerry failed to provide a clear explanation?

As much as I despise Sean Inanity and the lies that he shills, he doesn't scare off average listeners. I can't imagine Randi appealing to anyone who doesn't already share her political views. Isn't Air America supposed to win people over to the correct side?

[LittleApple81]

1. I am blinded by Randi love. Sorry. Nothing chinks my armor. n/t

[Khephra]

2. I don't like Ed or Randi

Which, I guess, is actually pretty good, as love each and every other daily show on AAR. Having a block of free listening time in the afternoon is a blessing for me.

[Cleita]

Strange

My husband thought she was a loudmouth. When I pointed out that it was her NY accent that might be the problem, he said yes she reminded him of his loudmouth American aunt from Brooklyn. Now that he's gotten past that, he has started listening to what she says and is impressed.

[blondeatlast]

19. It bugged me too at first, but it was that or listen to the disgusting

eruptions a coworker made. She's a smart cookie, IMHO, and I like hearing from more "earthy" type LWingers.

[deutsey]

37. My problem with her is her shouting down people who disagree with her

I'm not talking about about that nut who called in and was yelling Hezbollah, or whatever. I mean anyone who disagrees with her even if they are liberals themselves. I still regularly listen to Randi, but when she does that kind of stuff I just turn her off.

[jimshoes]

3. How long you been listening to Randi?

Just curious.

[brentspeak]

10. Off and on ever since Air America started

And I've noticed her tendency to insult perfectly decent callers. I'm almost afraid they'll turn to the Dark Side after being berated by her. Occasionally, she'll even go so far left I can't but cringe. Like one time when she implied that the Iraqi insurgents who roadside bomb our troops were just acting in a patriotic fashion for Iraq.

[Cleita]

13. She's got a crust.

She brushed off a guy talking about Osama and dialysis rather rudely one time because she doesn't know anything about it. I tried to call her to straighten her out on this but I couldn't get through. But, I figure that if you can make your case with her she will respect your opinion so I guess I can take some rudness even if grating.

[Djinn]

17. I'm not really a fan of Randi's

or even of Air America - waaay to many commercials for my liking - but if she did imply that "the Iraqi insurgents who roadside bomb our troops were just acting in a patriotic fashion for Iraq." then I don't see the problem with that statement.

If a foreign country bombed and invaded the US and then occupied it don't you think the American citizens who attacked those foreign troops would be considered patriotic??

[brentspeak]

21. Would patriotic American citizens also blow up their own?

Who are standing in line for jobs, or just shopping at the vegetable market? Please don't confuse the scum who suicide bombing everything in sight in Iraq with the Minutemen.

For the record, I don't support the Iraq mission, and I would dearly love to see Bush frog-marched to the front lines along with Oil Can Cheney and the whole sick crew. But I am passionate in my defense of our troops. None of this is their fault.

[Paulie]

23. How many medals/awards did Tim McVeigh have again from GulfWar 1???

I forget....

[brentspeak]

26. OK, touche

McVeigh escaped me.

[Cheswick2.0]

28. yes they would

Tim McVeigh did.

[Djinn]

30. yeah probably

they'd most likely go after soldiers of the occupying army but the chances are that some US citizens who worked with the occupiers and those just passing by would get hurt or killed as well.

war's a nasty thing

[jimshoes]

18. I wouldn't worry about someone turning to the

evil dark side just because of something Randi says. She opens far more eyes than she closes.

[Cheswick2.0]

25. You almost had me there, but you blew it

I agree about Randi and her tendency to treat callers like idiots and yell over them. But her point about the Iraqi soldiers is correct. What would you do if some other country invaded and occupied us because of our WMD and penchant for attacking other countries?

[robbedvoter]

4. I love her - so I won't listen until after the election so I can still

respect her in the morning... :shrug:

[fudge stripe cookays]

5. I understand.

My favorite show on AAR is Unfiltered.

Rhere are times I really like Randy, and others she bugs the ever-living crap out of me.

While I understand that we need our own pit bull to counter the bullshit we've been dealing with constantly the last decade or 2, sometimes it's a bit much for me as well.

FSC

[Ducks In A Row]

6. Randi is intelligent and understands the facts.

that's diffcult for some.

[GregW]

7. So stop listening then ...

I mean ... why TORTURE yourself :wtf:

[Ducks In A Row]

9. I agree

I mean, I can't stand the RW talk radio, and hey I don't bother listening.

[brentspeak]

15. I just want Air America to move her time slot

Have her go head-to-head with Limblow. The Bushites get most of their information these days from Sean Hannity. In my opinion, O'Franken is just the kind of personality that would draw people away from Shill Boy and win people over to our side.

[BeHereNow]

8. Been there, done that

and I don't recommend it here at DU.
It is a human flaw, sure to undo us all,
to fail to recognize the fact that that which we dislike about
others is alive and well in ourselves.

Between you and me though, I feel Randi is a left wing O'Really,
and therefore, equally repsulsive to me.
I don't like the behavior in anyone- "left" or "right."
It is WE situation and extremist hate mongering is
detrimental to all.
Our culture thrives on the lowest common denominator
mentality. Left and Right.
It's equally ugly on both sides.
My advice?
Don't listen...to either.
BHN

[LittleApple81]

11. Sorry. Randi has her facts in a row. O'Reilly has his ego. Not comparable.

She is loud,obnoxious, in your face... a necessary part of the liberal radio mix. We got NOWHERE WITH NPR and that type of radio... we need the randis, the malloys, and the other milder forms of good liberal radio.

[BeHereNow]

16. She is obviously intelligent-

so my question is, why must she resort to
vulgarity and base behavior?
I feel the message is overshadowed when
the messenger resorts to commonality.
I see no reason why she can not deliver the truth
with strength and GRACE.
I think she would be ever so much more effective.
However, that is simply my opinion and if she is effective
in attracting listeners, the point is, the truth needs to
be heard.
I simply can not listen to it from her.
I am too distracted by her manner to hear her message.
The fact is, the truth needs no adornment.
BHN

[janx]

27. Agreed. The truth certainly doesn't need

"bounce your boobies"--that's for sure.

I can't listen to her. She tries far too hard to be funny.

[nostamj]

12. I admit it: "Randi Rhodes annoys me" threads annoy me

see, I bought one of the radio with that dang fangled OFF button...

[latebloomer]

14. i find her obnoxious and grating

Her criticisms of Bush are fine, but I don't like her treatment of callers, her glaringly obvious egocentricity, or the way she defends every Democrat to the death. Including fawning over Madeline Albright, who thought the deaths of a million Iraq children was an "acceptable sacrifice."

Other than that, I adore her.

[lectrobyte]

20. Then why do you tune in? Life is too short to purposely annoy yourself

[brentspeak]

22. I don't know!

I have very poor self-discipline. I tell myself "I won't listen to this or that", and yet, I invariably do!

[Tatiana]

24. The constant excuses she makes for Kerry annoy me.

BUT, on the other hand, who else does Kerry have to defend him? He certainly doesn't get fair coverage in the media. So, I understand the reasoning, if I feel Kerry's IWR vote was wrong.

[WillyT]

29. JESUS FUCKING CHRIST !!! - Talk About The 'Perfect' Being...

The 'Enemy' Of The Good!!!

Some of you are just unbelievable. These people took a progressive fantasy, and made it into a reality. And they did it at a time when it looked impossible, and in time to help get the word out for the upcoming election. They had forces try to sucker them into failure, and they managed to avoid that death trap and remain on the air. They are expanding in more cities as we speak. They have all sorts of important guests willing to be interviewed, and indeed participate on a regular basis. They've survived all sorts of technical foul-ups, growing pains, and attempts at humiliation...

and now we have people HERE of all places putzing posts about how they find some of it ANNOYING???

Some of you guys seem like the types that invite people over to watch a movie, start the movie, and then spend the first fifteen minutes of the show fiddling with the controls (while blocking the screen) trying to get the 'perfect' audio\visual experience.

While those of us on the couch, trying to SEE the movie, silently wish for a dart-gun with animal tranquilizers with which to drop you so we can.

:wtf:

And no... I'm not trying to suppress your right to discuss, as much as I'm questioning your motivations in this case. Wassa matta, you can't find any stories that will enlighten and motivate people for the cause? You had a hard day walking precincts, and are just in a bad mood?? That big check you wrote for your candidate got lost in the mail???

Look, I'm not asking for people's bona fides in order to criticize or discuss, but hell man, there are people at AAR, all over this board, and all over America working their asses off (way more than I am, BTW) for this election. And it just galls me to hear such small potatoes criticism when there are so many bigger fish to fry.

And I don't know if there is such a thing as a 'chickendove', but it seems to me, that if you ain't willing to put your money, blood, sweat and tears into this years election...

IOW - 'Willing To serve', then get out of the way of those that are.

"Randi is annoying" - Ain't THAT the pot calling the kettle black!!!

</rant>

:bounce::bounce::nuke: oops!

[Tom Kitten]

31. She's ok...

When she's on she's on , when she's off I listen to something else....nobody's perfect, especially the hosts on AAR (I even get annoyed at Al Franken's "ahem...um, er ers...") But I still listen!

and KPOJ better start some better weekend programming, I do not ever care to hear reruns of shows I heard a couple of days earlier!

[fudge stripe cookays]

34. Just a quick observation....

some of us work our asses off for this cause and STILL are annoyed by Randi.

I'm the most pugnacious, in-your-face annoying Yellow Dawg Democrat there is. I've pissed off a lot of people whit what I've said and what Ive worn.

But when she has callers she could potentially get to hop over the fence because they're RIGHT THERE wobbling, she yells at them, angers them, and causes them to completely retreat, (and most likely run back to the Bush camp because it's where they're comfortable).

Sorry, but I don't think THAT'S helpful. And that's from someone who works hard trying to convince people how bad Bush is for this country.

We're all entitled to our opinion.

[Must_B_Free]

32. She's the most exciting listen

for her dependable hijinx and her high level of raucaus.

[nomatrix]

33. Welcome to DU, Brentspeak

Did you know until Air America, there were no carriers on radio of anyone other than the RW? There was a time, and in some places, you had choices....then silence. We finally have a voice. Frankly, if you listen to, say, C-Span, Washington Journal, where there are a balance of calls, you get some idea of the buzzwords that are used by the RW. You may not recognize then, but Jon Stewart did a bit on how they will keep repeating these words over and over again whether they are true or not.
Today, Randi was saying how no one knows or should say aloud how many meetings Kerry attended on the Intel Committee. It is secret, and anyone who speaks about it, is in violation of their office.

You can figure that whatever comes from the RW has been researched to be effective.
Not with facts. Seasoned with just enough dirt that when you attempt to correct the record, you will have to bring witnesses and documents.

I think Randi has her ducks in a row. She knows who she is dealing with. Time is too precious to have to coddle every caller. She has been on radio a long time. It is easy to lose patience with someone you know is headed for a long rant. I have read just about every book out there on the BFEE, and I never fail to learn something new from her everyday.
She is more of a professor with an advanced course. Perhaps RW 101, like Al Franken might be easier.

BTW, I don't think he screwed up. Now here's where this gets tricky....think of what they would have said if he DIDN'T support the IWR? Weigh out which has more damaging effects on your political career.

[Malikshah]

35. I admit it: Anti-Randi Threads

Are a dime a dozen. Just a small commentary and a suggestion before I leave.

The button can turn.

[skypilot]

36. She had a caller on last week...

...who was simply trying to tell her that Kerry hadn't expressed himself in the clearest way and had left himself vulnerable to attack and misinterpretation from the right, she shouted the guy down. He wasn't disagreeing with anything she said about Kerry, he was simply trying to say that Kerry should have said something less ambiguous. After listening to Randi yesterday where she explained the resolution that Kerry signed it was obvious to me that even she hadn't thought that Kerry had expressed himself in the best way and thus she felt the need to explain exactly what he had signed off on. I actually like her a lot but she doesn't always seem to understand that her callers aren't really saying anything much different from what she herself is saying.