Note To Al Franken:

[Blue Belle]

Can you please extend us the common courtesy of not eating while you are on the air?!! You're diction is slurred enough without the obstruction of chicken, or whatever you're stuffing in your face at the time. I appreciate your show and listen to it often, but I cannot stand the sound of lip smacking and food chewing in my ear. It's rude when people do it while talking on the phone and it's rude to the thousands of listeners who are listening to your show. Your show is only 3 hours long, surely you can find time to wolf down your chicken during the male enhancement and Wendi Freisen adds or wait until you're off the air.

Thanks...

Belle

(Sorry... had to rant.)

:rant:

[Kire]

1. THANK YOU!!!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=2436529

[lies and propaganda]

2. grosssssss.......

does he do that often?

Hilarious that you mention the Wendi Freisen ads.

[Blue Belle]

9. I've heard him do this on more than one occasion...

It's a HUGE pet peeve of mine...

Note: I only mentioned Wendi Freisen because it's all I could think of at the time - but I find her ads equally annoying (like we're supposed to really believe that hypnotism is better than AA - PLEASE!)

:eyes:

[TwentyFive]

3. Good call! This is totally rude behavior..I am surprised Al doesn't know!

Loud eating people is a huge pet peeve of mine! Rumpling bags of potato chips, lip smacking, crunching, etc. If he has some kind of health issue where he has to eat at certain times, maybe Al could find something 'quieter' like a fruit smoothie.

[K-W]

4. Are you sure you didnt tune into a sketch.

He does the eating while talking sketch every once in a while.

[Blue Belle]

10. No... he was talking to David Brock at the time.

It wasn't a sketch...

[eleny]

5. Can you see him in the Senate...

Walking up to the podium and pulling out a sandwich and thermos?

[K-W]

8. That would be amazing.

[Blue Belle]

16. That's a funny image...

Don't get me wrong... I would love to see him in the Senate (and oust that Nazi Norm Coleman), but I just can't stand this peccadillo of his. You're on the freaking radio for God's Sake!! Have some decorum!!

[Green Mountain Dem]

6. You might want to....

to listen to Thom Hartman instead..he's a vegetarian!

[Blue Belle]

12. I do listen to Thom...

But he's on before Franken on KPOJ in Portland...

I love Thom.

[Swamp Rat]

15. HAHA! Good suggestion!

Anyway, Thom Hartmann is MUCH better in this medium than Al Franken. I listen to him all the time via Internet... has he recently moved from Vermont to Oregon? I remember him saying something about broadcasting from Oregon now.

[Blue Belle]

17. Yep, he's here...

And I'm very happy about that!

:bounce:

[shoelace414]

7. I CAN'T STAND

hearing people chewing or crunching.. I get annoyed when someone is eating potato chips next to me, even with their mouth closed.. I can still hear the crunching and it just annoys me to no end (I don't say anything because they are doing nothing wrong, it's an illogical annoyment)

[Swamp Rat]

11. I love Al, but I stopped listening because of this.

I CANNOT STAND LIP SMACKING WHEN PEOPLE EAT!!! ... though, sucking the brains out of a crawfish doesn't bother me. :D

[napi21]

13. I can't say that it really bothered me, but I did notice today.

You are all right on this one. You may have your own show Al, but you need to use the comercial breaks to have your snack. It's just good radio demeanor.

[Ioo]

14. It was chicken!

It sounded gross on the Air, <Smack> <slurp>

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[Blue Belle]

19. Well... I think he has to dumb down

some of the hard number facts with props just in case any Repugs might be catching the show.

:+

[LizW]

20. I love Al, but

I turn him off every day when Mark Luther comes on.

People who are just ignorant and listen to Rush and are taken in are one thing, but Mark's ignorance is willful. He knows Rush lies, and he still adores him. He likes the crap Rush spews because it serves his world view (white male entitlement).

To me, that is inexcusable and immoral, and I just don't get how Al can stand to talk to him.

I have friends and family who are right wingers, but we don't talk about politics, because I can't stand knowing how they think!