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HAHAHAHAHI was thinking about

Richard Day — Sat, 28 May 2011 02:10:11 +0000

In reply to Oh, c'mon! Those talking dogs

HAHAHAHAH

I was thinking about you today

hahahahaha

this is exactly where i thought I would see ya.

Oh, c'mon! Those talking dogs

wabby — Sat, 28 May 2011 02:05:49 +0000

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Oh, c'mon! Those talking dogs weren't like the ones on America's Funniest Videos that say "I wruff ooooh" were they?

Thanks for mentioning Ms.

bwakfat — Sat, 28 May 2011 00:36:55 +0000

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Thanks for mentioning Ms. Warren, Ramona.

It's unbelievable. The right has been doing their utmost to smear this good woman, and frankly, I called my Rep, Rosa, and said that she'd better get busy publicly defending the good lady.

I wish everyone else would, too.

Oh, and like Dickon, I do not believe I have ever watched Oprah, but then, I always have had to work for a living.

The Smothers Brothers were

Resistance — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:55:51 +0000

In reply to Yes, I loved Phil Donahue's

The Smothers Brothers were taken off the air for being to controversial

Yes, I loved Phil Donahue's

Ramona — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:40:00 +0000

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Yes, I loved Phil Donahue's early show. It was smart and witty and occasionally silly, but always entertaining. We started watching it when he was still in Dayton. He moved the show to Chicago and was there for 26 years; even longer than Oprah.

He tried to do it again during the Bush years (2002-2003) but was cancelled for reasons having nothing to do with ratings. Not because he didn't have anything to say, but rather, I think, because he had too much to say about what was wrong with this country. He was one of the few during those years who went against the mainstream about getting into a war with Iraq, and of course we couldn't have that, so out he went. (Okay, sometimes his mannerisms were really annoying, and sometimes he couldn't shut up, no matter what, but we needed someone like him and what we got instead were the shows that took us away from reality and into the sideshows. He's gone and they're still there.)

And he and Marlo Thomas were

Elusive Trope — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:16:08 +0000

In reply to Yes, Donohue's show had some

And he and Marlo Thomas were sort of the Susan Sarandon/Tim Robbins for right wing in those days.

Yes, Donohue's show had some

AmericanDreamer — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:05:26 +0000

In reply to In the pre-Oprah days, Phil

Yes, Donohue's show had some heft to it--I thought he was unusually talented in humanizing policy issues, surfacing the stakes involved to help audiences of non-policy wonks understand implications for their own lives or the lives of people they might happen to know. IIRC, Donohue was one of the early shows Reed Irvine and right-wing critics of supposed liberal media bias chose as something of a poster child for the blowback they created.

Really, Richard? Oprah would

Ramona — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:57:07 +0000

In reply to Great cartoon.As an aside, I

Really, Richard? Oprah would find that absolutely unbelievable!

Great cartoon.As an aside, I

Richard Day — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:42:14 +0000

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Great cartoon.

As an aside, I do not think I have ever ever ever viewed an Oprah Winfrey show.

In the pre-Oprah days, Phil

Elusive Trope — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:59:15 +0000

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In the pre-Oprah days, Phil Donohue actually had on guests which spoke to real issues and substantive audience discussion on topic such as feminism, racism, and should kids be taught games that were cooperative rather than competitive. Then came Oprah and suddenly all the talk shows were about entertainment stars and people just telling their emotional stories. In the end all the shows seem to get boiled down to a question once asked by Sally Jesse Raphel to her guest: "So...how did you feel when you walked into your home and found your entire family had been brutally murdered?" Eventually it would all lead to Springer.

I remember one of Phil's show toward the end when he had this guest who had spent a lifetime working in international politics (can't remember who) and he was struggling to find people who had any questions to ask. Finally he blurted out something like "What? Would you prefer that I get [insert famous movie star at the time] on the show." The audience all roared their approval. Phil shoulders slumped and he shook his head slowly in dismay.

dagblog - Comments for "FRIDAY FOLLIES: On Oprah, Elizabeth Warren, Hitler's Dogs, and Assorted Boobs"

HAHAHAHAHI was thinking about

Oh, c'mon! Those talking dogs

Thanks for mentioning Ms.

﻿The Smothers Brothers were

Yes, I loved Phil Donahue's

And he and Marlo Thomas were

Yes, Donohue's show had some

Really, Richard? Oprah would

Great cartoon.As an aside, I

In the pre-Oprah days, Phil

The Smothers Brothers were