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July 06, 2004

College Radio, 2004

I listened to Janeane Garofalo and Sam Seder on Air America last night.

They were interviewing some learned-sounding legal scholar, talking about Antonin Scalia's contribution to the Supreme Court.

They played a clip of Alan Dershowitz calling Scalia a "fascist".

Scholar went off on a three-minute explanation of how Scalia was not, in fact, a fascist, but a brilliant legal strategist who was making a huge contribution to the court, even though it was one he disagreed with.

Garofalo: "OK, but do you mind if I call him a fascist?"

What I wouldn't give to have a NARN/FrankenNet live, on-air smackdown...

Posted by Mitch at July 6, 2004 08:36 AM | TrackBack
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Gee, I am surprised Janeane "I Was Funny Once" Garofalo would call Scalia a fascist. Didn't the Left just slam the Bush campaign's "Coalition of the Wild-eyed" for supposedly invoking Hitler?

Yes, and they say we conservatives are the nasty ones.

Posted by: James Ph. at July 6, 2004 10:14 AM

The main difference between Error America and college radio being that every once in a while college radio is actually worth listening to...

Posted by: Jay Reding at July 6, 2004 05:43 PM

Jay, you wouldn't know that from my old show tapes. Thank God I met Mitch, or I'd still be playing REO Meatwagon.

Posted by: King at July 6, 2004 10:49 PM

Indeed why cant those whiners aspire to the even handed analysis of a rush limbaugh or a micheal savage!?

What is it about the shoe being on the other foot that seems to send you guys into spasms of derision?

Its worth mockery when J Garofolo calls the opposition fascist, but its not when rush calls anyone to the left of hitler a "communist"? When DeLay compares the EPA to the Gestapo? Have you had the ball in your court for so long that any taste of your own medicines is unthinkable?

Get ready, theres quite a bit more of the rights own uncivil methodology coming back at it in the future. As ye sow, so shall ye reap.

Posted by: JasonDL at July 8, 2004 01:08 AM
hi