if you read my yesterday's entry you know that, 1. i'm in a serious bad funk, and 2. i went to see a filming of Jeopardy in D.C. yesterday afternoon. the Jeopardy taping is the more interesting topic - because, it was two "Power Play" shows they were doing, featuring celebrities playing to raise money for charitable causes, AND one of the celebs on the first show was...AL FRANKEN!!! you can't imagine how excited i was to see him on that stage - the stage, BTW, was in the DAR's historic venue: Constitution Hall.
he was smart and funny and crazy, playing to raise money for the Congressional Hunger Project, and he made that first show a delight. of course Alex Trebec mentioned Al's new radio gig, gave it a good plug. now MoveOn is helping publicize Air America, and according to an email yesterday they and Al have a contest going for us all. from that email: "One of the big aims of this new radio network is to counter the claims of right-wing politicians and media figures. When a major right-wing figure says something misleading or something so full of holes it can only be described as dumb, Al Franken and other Air America hosts will call them out on it....
We can help them out. We're teaming up with Franken on a contest to find the stupidest or most clearly false (or preferably both) statement by a major right-wing figure or Bush administration official. Over the next week, any stupid or misleading comment you hear on the radio or see on TV is fair game as an entry. If your comment is selected by Al Franken as the winner, you'll receive a personalized and autographed copy of Al Franken's book "Lies and the Lying Liars that Tell Them," and you'll be recognized on-air."
what fun, eh? we just keep doing what we do naturally, and we can win Big Prizes, well, okay, Al's book. go here for more info on this contest.
4 comments:
I've heard about his contest! Are you entering anything? Also, what luck to see Al Franken! I hope that helped lift yer mood?
Sounds like fun...I'm gonna keep my eyes open for something good. It should be easy, just about everything they say these days is misleading. Boy, I'd love to see Al Franken. I'm glad you're feeling a little better, it's hard to shake off those blue moods sometime.
I love Al Franken and plan to buy his book anyway.
I love Al! I've been listening to Air America whenever I can and he's great, considering he doesn't have much radio hosting experience. Good to know that MoveOn is teaming up with the station.
Everybody else is predicting its early demise, only because it presents a clear and present threat to the glut of conservative stations on air. If you saw the Nightline show with Al Franken and the laughable conservative radio hosts Blanquita Collum and Cal Thomas, you'll know what I mean.
Anyway, glad you had fun. =P
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