Cranks and Crackpots

Published on June 1, 2004 By blogic In Blogging

I was listening to Air America Radio this morning.

They announced a new show from a guy with the unlikely name "Bobby Kennedy Jr.". Since I'm lazy, I'm not going to bother checking if he's the BKjr, but I'm guessing no.

On the other hand, he is a crank. So far, AAR has been good about having funny hosts, but this guy just sounds nuts. Like he's stepped out of his house for the first time in thirty years, to find out that the world has gone to hell.

I don't even remember what he said. He sounded screechy. In fact, he sounded just like lots of people from my hometown, Berkeley (B-Town in the House!) . Sure, the world may be going to hell, but that doesn't mean we have to lose our senses of humor.

Trust me, no one wants to listen to yet more Really Serious Lefty Doomsayers (tm). Anyway, if you did want to listen to that, you could just tune into Democracy Now!

This Bobby Kennedy Jr. sounded like he was just one minute of airtime from suggesting wearing tin foil hats.

Adam

Comments

greywar

on Jun 01, 2004

A friend of mine once suggested that the only thing holding Liberal Talk Radio from taking off was that there are currently no laws requiring that the public listen to Liberal Talk Radio.

blogic

on Jun 01, 2004

That's funny.

Actually, in the New York City market, Al Franken's show on Air America Radio is now beating Rush Limbaugh's, during the hours they go head to head; according to the Arbitron rating service.

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