Re: (And a pretty face too!)
> > >
> > > I think it's just hard for some people to accept that
> > Randi
> > > Rhodes is talented and influential. (And a pretty face
> > too!)
> > >
> >
> > Influential? How?
> >
>
> Very simple, she was a key participant in the resurgence of
> liberal radio....she was one of the first people along with
> efforts from others like Sheldon Drobny and to approach the
> Democratic members of congress, testify, and to get them to
> take a real look at how conservatives had run off with talk
> radio and was using it to be effective in delivering their
> message. She got some movement and she was going to be the
> original resource for Democracy Now...the first organization
> that was designed and funded to provide a way to get a
> liberal nationaly exposed and on the air....She decided that
> she did not want to "owe" the democratic party if she
> accepted money from them...so she turned down the
> money...that Ed Schultz ended up taking to launch his
> national show....this was documented and revisited during
> her appearance on Q and A with Brian Lamb.
>
> Before the AAR days, many dems looked to her show for
> exposure...and she has interviewed and supported many dems
> ....she is even more popular in liberal circles now...
>
> She doesn't claim to have started the new liberal radio
> movement...but she has influence....her efforts also
> contributed to the launch of AAR which was the second
> organization to launch with the desire to bring the
> liberal/democratic view to the airwaves...
>
> Like it or not, she is one of AAR's long term stars, along
> with Rachel Maddow.
One correction for your post. You have confused
(the new program with hosts Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez) with <a target="_blank" href=http://www.democracyradio.org/>Democracy Radio (the former organization run by CEO Tom Athans).
