Any idea why Franken changed the name of his show?

[NightTrain]

It's no longer "The O'Franken Factor." Now he calls it "The Al Franken Show."

Please tell me O'Reilly didn't convince Fox to sue again!

[shoelace414]

1. that's the problem

O'reily didn't sue.

[rabid_nerd]

2. He probably tired of it

It's like a joke said every day for a few months.

He probably got sick of it.

[bigbillhaywood]

5. I agree. The joke just got stale, so he prob chucked it on that basis nt

[bossfish]

3. No, O'Rielly didn't sue...

They were trying to bait him into it, he didn't bite.

[VolcanoJen]

4. I imagine he felt that he'd annoyed O'Reilly sufficiently.

:D

[Emboldened Chimp]

6. He probably wants his name in the title...

He's got name recognition...why not use it? It'll boost ratings.

[Canuckistanian]

7. He talked about it last week

He said that he originally named the show to irritate Bill O'Reilly and to goad him into suing.

But he said that his point had been made and several people had suggested that he change it.

[gratuitous]

8. I believe the joke had run its course

But I don't think Franken has ruled out bringing it back should Bill's teeny little brain flee out his ear again.

[NYCGirl]

9. Here's the information from Franken:

O’Reilly made Fox sue me to stop publication of my book, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right.  And, of course, Fox was laughed out of court.  I guess O’Reilly knows that old Texas saying: “Fool me once, shame on…shame on you…fool me, you can’t get fooled again.”  I think it’s an old Texas saying.  I heard George W. Bush say it once.  Once.  I don’t think he could ever say that again.

Other than the absence of a lawsuit, the name “The O’Franken Factor” has served its purpose.  It has annoyed O’Reilly to such an extent that he has broken his self-imposed rule never to dignify my almost daily indictments against him with a response (other than that lawsuit), and now spews crazy-ass nonsense about me pretty much constantly.

And yet, the OFranken Factor has, as a title, had its limitations; its own natural life span.  It has not, by itself, infuriated Rush Limbaugh nor has it aggravated President Bush.  We have been forced to rely on the internal program content to do that.  And while we considered adopting the new name “The O’Limbaugh Factor” or “The O’President Bush Factor,” somehow they didn’t have quite the same ring to them.

http://airamericaradio.com/bin/blogExcerpts.cfm?blogId=1&prg=3

[aden_nak]

10. It was a dig, but it also limited the scope of the show.

To be certain, it pissed O'Reilly off. But even he could see that suing Franken last time only made him more successful, so he and Faux just let it go. And it WAS a funny name for the show. But it also limited the scope, or at least the perceived scope of the show.

As long as it was the O'Franken Factor, it was always clear from the name of the show that AAR is playing "catch-up" or "counterpart" to organizations like Faux News. In order to move beyond that concept, and perhaps attract listeners that are neither die-hard Fauxers nor die-hard liberals, it was wise to rebrand.

[onehandle]

11. He's taking a break to get hooked on OxyContin.

Watch for the launch of the Rush Franken or Al Limbaugh Show.

[Gothmog]

12. The joke was old and served its purpose

Too bad that O'lielly did not sue. That would had really boosted the ratings.

[Yupster]

13. I'm glad he changed it

You don't want your talent to be known by who you aren't. You want to be known for who you are.