Steve Young

Al Franken Is Leaving, All Right... for Iraq
by Steve Young

Nov. 19, 2006 -- HOLLYWOOD (apj.us) -- Right wing media outlets in the know about liberal talk reported the breaking "news" that Al Franken would be leaving Air America on December 8.

Newsbusters, Brian Maloney's Radioequalizer, and a number of other sites all gleefully reported Al's departure from AA.

One right wing site announced that they only reported on the story because it could be "verified via the affiliates."

Perhaps they got the info from the same guy at the Quake in San Francisco who has posted premature and inaccurate news of Al's departure in the past.

Even an idjut who sometimes uses my body took off with the story.

Yessir, they were right on the money -- except for a couple little things.

1. Al is leaving, all right...for Iraq and Afghanistan, on a USO Tour.

This is Al's third trip to entertain the troops in the war torn area. You know, like Sean Hannity and O'Reil... Oh, yeah. Better nix those last two. I forgot. It's only the ones who undermine the troops who head over to the front lines with our guys. The ones pushing to send them over...well, you know. Busy, busy.

2. While some have said he's leaving Air America, he himself hasn't. As Al told me, at this point, he's "made no decision on leaving the show." And it is up to him. Which means, as of today, when he returns, he could just as well be back at the Air America mike as begin a run for Senate or study the history of bakliva. Nothing has been determined.

So, if you've heard of Al's AA demise, it might serve well not to believe everything you read.

It's kind of like believing right wing talk radio. You'll only get misinformation and, quite possibly, lose an election. Better to listen directly to Al. And depite what you might have heard, you still can.

Steve Young is a Senior Fellow at the Extreme Far Centrist Foundation' Political Husbandry Conservation Centre and Stereo Repair. In his spare time, he is also an author, comedy writer, columnist, LA talk show host and author of "Great Failures of the Extremely Successful."(What? You STILL haven't bought it? Then visit http://www.greatfailure.com/) and the new "15 Minutes". You can also check out the satirical side of Steve every Sunday in the LA Daily News.

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