Reminder: Rachel Maddow filling in for Franken this week.

[K-W]

On now.

For the Franken fans and haters alike, a different voice in the afternoon this week.

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Oh joy!!!!

[faithnotgreed]

2. thank you- i had forgotten

[King Coal]

3. If anyone calls her, please tell her to tell Tucker that Cindy did not

say the United States was not worth dying for. She said Iraq wasn't worth it, and Rachel has never told Tucker the truth of the matter to set him straight and it has driven me nutzoid. Thanks.

[kimpossible]

4. OMG, I had forgotten!

Thanks for the reminder. I just turned it on. I rarely listen to Franken, but will tune in for Rachel this week!

[izzybeans]

5. I'm not hater but I'm gonna be more inclined to listen now.

[Riverman]

6. Limo Libs

I stopped listening to Al long ago - too self-promoting, too cozy with dem leadership council (repugs in drag), too many weekly pundits who do not say much!

Rachel, I thought would take on Tucker more, but now that she is a member of the boys club, she wants to be liked and keep her day job. So, she pretends to argue while smiling and gigling. Yuck!

We have to stop looking to these people for inspiration. They are all part of the same club and when push comes to shove they will go to what is comfortable for themselves - which is don't rock the boat, too much, or "I'll be voted off the rich people's island."

[K-W]

7. Black and white thinking.

Limo Libs

Ironic that you would condemn these two hosts for not being oppositional enough whilest you yourself use republican propaganda terms to attack them. You dont think pushing the 'Limosine Liberal" frame hurts the left?

As far as your criticims of the two hosts. You are entitled to your opinion of course. You should listen to those people who you find worthwile.

We have to stop looking to these people for inspiration.

Who said we were looking to them for inspiration? Maybe you look to radio hosts for inspiration. I dont. But regardless, these people dont inspire you. Maybe they inspire other people. Why dont you look for inspiration where you find it and others can look where they find it.

They are all part of the same club and when push comes to shove they will go to what is comfortable for themselves - which is don't rock the boat, too much, or "I'll be voted off the rich people's island."

No, they are not all part of the same club. That is a vicious oversimplification. Should we be wary of the biases of wealth and access, especially in the case of Franken, of course. That is reasonable, but to whitewash over reality by casting him or Maddow as just another insider serves no reasonable purpose.